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Robert Alan Williams
Incident
Police Officer Robert Williams from complications as the result of contracting COVID-19 in the line of duty.
Officer Williams had served with the West Palm Beach Police Department for over 20 years.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Police Officer Robert Alan Williams died on August 16, 2021 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 47.
He is one of 885 officers honored here, and one of 2 at West Palm Beach Police Department.
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
Officer William is survived by his wife and two stepsons.
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Police Officer Williams gave the West Palm Beach Police Department 20 years.
Thank you for your service to the West Palm Beach community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Williams.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Illness
West Palm Beach Police Department has lost 13 officers; 2 of them lost to illness.
Robert is one of 81 officers lost to illness in FL, 8% of the 1,007 remembered there.
Robert is one of 2,028 officers lost to illness in the United States, 7.4% of the 27,552 remembered there.
Robert 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, 55 officers in FL 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
Robert was 47. Of the 79 lost to illness in FL whose age is recorded, half were between 40 and 53; the middle age was 48. Robert had served 20 years; the middle length of service was 16.5 years.
Robert was 47. 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. Robert had served 20 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.
Robert was 47. Of the 2,916 lost to illness worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 39 and 56; the middle age was 49. Robert had served 20 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.
When
August holds 33.3% of these deaths in FL, more than any other month. Mondays: 13.6%.
August holds 10.2% of these deaths in the United States; October holds the most, 14.9%. Mondays: 14.2%.
August holds 9.5% of these deaths worldwide; October holds the most, 12.6%. Mondays: 14.6%.
How
Illness deaths account for 15.4% of all 13 deaths at West Palm Beach Police Department, the 3rd most common cause.
Illness deaths account for 8% of all 1,007 deaths in FL, the 3rd 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
West Palm Beach Police Department has 13 officers remembered here, Robert among them.
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William Morgan Payton
Feb 9, 1924
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Jack Grace Wadlington
Mar 31, 1935
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Lewis Allen Conner
Aug 7, 1937
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Festus Alvah Tatum, Jr.
Mar 28, 1959
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Clarence Leo Wagner
Feb 10, 1967
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William Harold Fletcher
Apr 6, 1967
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David Richard Van Curler
Apr 6, 1967
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Robert Dennis Edwards
Jan 21, 1984
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Brian Heywood Chappell
Aug 22, 1988
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Thomas Joseph Morash
Oct 17, 2003
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Robert Alan Williams
Aug 16, 2021
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Anthony Christopher Testa
Sep 25, 2021
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Jeremy Boykins
Sep 10, 2024
Where
Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 53-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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