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Sergeant Tommy Cudd died from complications of contracting COVID-19 in the line of duty.
Sergeant Cudd had served in law enforcement for 37 years.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Sergeant Tommy W. Cudd died on January 28, 2021 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 60.
He is one of 885 officers honored here.
Beginning in early 2020, law enforcement officers across the country contracted COVID-19 in the course of their duties. While much of the nation sheltered at home, they kept answering calls, making arrests, transporting prisoners, and working face to face with the public. There was no distance to be had from the job.
Corrections officers were hit hardest. Confined facilities and large populations meant constant, close, unavoidable exposure.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and two sons.
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Sergeant Cudd gave the Union County Sheriff's Office 37 years.
Thank you for your service to the Union community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Cudd.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Illness
Union County Sheriff's Office has lost 3 officers; 1 of them lost to illness.
Tommy is one of 11 officers lost to illness in SC, 2.5% of the 442 remembered there.
Tommy is one of 2,028 officers lost to illness in the United States, 7.4% of the 27,552 remembered there.
Tommy is one of 2,979 officers lost to illness worldwide, 8.7% of the 34,103 remembered here.
34,103 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 2021, 6 officers in SC were lost to illness, more than in any other year.
In 2021, 564 officers in the United States were lost to illness, more than in any other year.
In 2021, 566 officers worldwide were lost to illness, more than in any other year.
Who
Tommy was 60. Of the 10 lost to illness in SC whose age is recorded, half were between 39.8 and 57.8; the middle age was 53.5. Tommy had served 37 years; the middle length of service was 35 years.
Tommy was 60. Of the 1,996 lost to illness in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 42 and 58; the middle age was 51. Tommy had served 37 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.
Tommy was 60. Of the 2,916 lost to illness worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 39 and 56; the middle age was 49. Tommy had served 37 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.
When
January holds 18.2% of these deaths in SC; August holds the most, 27.3%. Thursdays: 9.1%.
January holds 9.5% of these deaths in the United States; October holds the most, 14.9%. Thursdays: 15.7%.
January holds 9.9% of these deaths worldwide; October holds the most, 12.6%. Thursdays: 15.2%.
How
Illness deaths account for 33.3% of all 3 deaths at Union County Sheriff's Office, the 2nd most common cause.
Illness deaths account for 2.5% of all 442 deaths in SC, the 4th most common cause.
Illness deaths account for 7.4% of all 27,552 deaths in the United States, the 3rd most common cause.
Illness deaths account for 8.7% of all 34,103 deaths worldwide, the 3rd most common cause.
His people
Union County Sheriff's Office has 3 officers remembered here, Tommy among them.
Where
Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 62-E
What is kept
Photographs, film, sound and papers — what survived a life.
Also Remembered
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial — requiem.nw →
Others Who Wore This Badge
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