In memory of
Donald Richard Gotthardt Jr.
2025
- Died of it afterward
- October 16, 2025, aged 66
- The day
- The Years After
Master Police Officer Don Gotthardt died as a result of cancer that he developed following his response to the Pentagon on the morning of September 11, 2001, and during his subsequent assignment to the search and recovery efforts after the 9/11 Terrorist Attacks.
Officer Gotthardt had served with the Fairfax County Police Department for 25 years. He had previously served with the Arlington County Police Department for nine years.
Survived by
He is survived by his wife, two stepchildren, and grandson.
What people have said 1
You are not just a name on a list to me. You are in my thoughts and prayers.
S. Vincent Anthony 11 September 2026