Brooke County Sheriff's Office, West Virginia
End of Watch: Thursday, March 8, 1979
Age: 58
Tour of Duty: 38 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Date of Incident: March 8, 1979
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Lieutenant Joseph Campagna suffered a fatal heart attack while responding to a domestic disturbance at a home on Boyd Road in Hooverson Heights.
He and the sheriff had responded to the call together. As suddenly collapsed as he spoke to the subjects involved in the disturbance.
Lieutenant Campagna was a U.S. Army World War II veteran and had served with the Brooke County Sheriff's Office for 38 years. He was survived by his wife and children.