CUYAHOGA COUNTY, OH. (THECOUNT) — Anthony Joseph D’Apolito, of Canfield, Ohio, has been identified as the Ohio State Highway Patrol dispatcher who died suddenly while on-duty Wednesday in Cuyahoga County.

D’Apolito, 47, passed away unexpectedly while on duty after an undisclosed medical emergency Wednesday.

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According to an OHSP Facebook post:

“There are no words that can express our immense grief over the loss of Dispatcher Anthony D’Apolito,” said Colonel Richard S. Fambro. “We are forever grateful for his service to the Patrol and the State of Ohio. Our thoughts are with his family, friends, and coworkers.”

A cause of death was not provided.

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Geo quick facts: Cuyahoga County is a county located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, across the U.S.-Canada maritime border. As of the 2019 United States Census estimates, the population was 1,235,072, making it the second most populous county in the state – Wikipedia.