Jan 23, 2021
Former Wareham Police Officer and Selectman Dennis Damata died from coronavirus complications on Jan. 19.
Damata served as a member of the Wareham Police Department from 1985 until 2010, and worked as a special police officer after his retirement until he fell ill.
“His loss is deeply felt among members of the police department and other public safety agencies that he worked so closely with,” reads a post by the Wareham Police. “Rest in peace, Dennis, from your brothers and sisters at the WPD.”
Damata was a selectman from 1998 until 2003. In recent years, Damata also worked as a housing inspector.
At the Jan. 19 Board of Selectmen’s meeting, Selectman Patrick Tropeano spoke in memory of Damata.