In memory of
Thomas Patrick Compitello
- Died
- December 16, 2022, aged 87
- Died of it afterward
- The Years After
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.
You walked into it and it took years to finish the job.
Chief of Patrol Compitello gave the Suffolk County Police Department 47 years.
Thank you for your service to the Yaphank community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Chief of Patrol Compitello.
S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Survived by
He was survived by his wife, three children, and seven grandchildren.