Inscribed
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Panel 26-E THOMAS PATRICK COMPITELLO
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Chief of Patrol
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U.S. Army
In memory of
Thomas Patrick Compitello
Chief of Patrol · Suffolk County Police Department
- Their service
- Suffolk County Police Department
- Also served
- U.S. Army
- Their nation
- United States of America
- Died of it afterward
- December 16, 2022, aged 87
- The day
- The Years After
Their life
Chief of Patrol Thomas Compitello died as the result of cancer that he developed following his assignment to the search and recovery efforts at the World Trade Center site following the 9/11 Terrorist Attacks.
Chief Compitello was a United States Army veteran who had served with the Suffolk County Police Department for 44 years and previously served with the Amityville Police Department for three years.
Survived by
He was survived by his wife, three children, and seven grandchildren.
Media
Panel 26-E
What people have said 1
I did not know you, but I know what was taken that day. You are in my thoughts and prayers.
S. Vincent Anthony 11 September 2026