It is with profound sadness that Putnam County Sheriff Donald B. Smith reports the death of Mark R. Gilmore, Senior Investigator in the Sheriff’s Office, who died suddenly on Wednesday, March 1, 2017. Senior Investigator Gilmore was 54.
Sr. Inv. Gilmore was off-duty and was exercising at a gymnasium in Dutchess County on Wednesday evening when he collapsed from an apparent heart attack. He was rushed by ambulance to Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie, where valiant efforts by the medical staff to revive him were unavailing. An official cause of death has not yet been announced.
Sr. Inv. Gilmore was a distinguished member of the Sheriff’s Office throughout his career of more than 28 years. He served as a correction officer, deputy sheriff, sergeant and, most recently, as the Senior Investigator in charge of the Narcotics Enforcement Unit. He was a member of the Emergency Response Team and was a motorcycle officer, and was the recipient of several Letters of Commendation and Unit Citations during his career. He also formerly served in the U.S. Army Reserve.
“Mark was a consummate professional,” said Sheriff Smith. “As head of the Narcotics Unit, Mark worked hard every day at trying to keep dangerous drugs away from our most precious resources–our children and young adults.”
In addition to his wife and daughter, Sr. Inv. Gilmore is survived by his father, John B. Gilmore and his wife Eve; brother John B. Gilmore, Jr., and his wife Karee; sister Cynthia Teddy and her husband James; mother-in-law Ann Van Derwerker; and brother-in-law Bill Van Derwerker.
A Wake will take place Monday, March 6th, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. and from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. The Funeral will be held Tuesday, March 7th, at 11:00 a.m. All services will take place at Cargain Funeral Home, 10 Fowler Avenue, Carmel, New York (tel. no. 845-225-3672). Parking will be available at the municipal lot at the Putnam County Office Building at 40 Gleneida Avenue in Carmel and at the Carmel Volunteer Fire Department at 94 Gleneida Avenue in Carmel.
Photo here of Gilmore taken at his graduation from the FBI National Academy in 2009.