Marcus Zeigler
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Deputy Sheriff

Marcus Zeigler

Illness
End of Watch May 26, 2023
Age 36
Tour of Duty 9 mo
The Vigil Panel 181 ›
Gender Male

Incident

Deputy Sheriff Marcus Zeigler passed away after suffering a medical emergency during participation in mandatory running activities at the Great Oaks Police Academy in Sharonville.

He was transported to a local hospital where he passed away two days later.

Deputy Zeigler had served with the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office for nine months as a corrections deputy and was assigned to the Patrol Academy.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and five children.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Zeigler served with the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Cincinnati community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Zeigler.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Type Sheriff's Office
Location Cincinnati, Hamilton County, OH
Platform Identity hcso.hamilton.oh.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 26, 2023
Tour of Duty 9 mo
Age 36
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness
Cause Detail Duty related illness

The Sacrifice · Illness

Marcus is one of 2,028 officers lost to illness in the United States, 7.4% of the 27,551 remembered there.

33,917 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 2023, 60 officers in the United States were lost to illness, the 5th heaviest of 108 years on record. The heaviest was 2021, with 564.

Every year on record · United States
II

Who

Marcus was 36. Of the 1,996 lost to illness in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 42 and 58; the middle age was 51. Marcus had served 0.7 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.

Age at death
Where he stood among them
Age by years of service
III

When

May holds 6.2% of these deaths in the United States; October holds the most, 14.9%. Fridays: 14.8%.

By month
By day of the week
IV

How

Illness deaths account for 7.4% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 3rd most common cause.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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His people

Hamilton County Sheriff's Office has 14 officers remembered here, Marcus among them.

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Where

Deputy Sheriff Marcus Zeigler

Hamilton County Sheriff's Office · End of Watch May 26, 2023

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 34-E

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