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Constable Cecil Nunley died from complications as the result of contracting COVID-19 in the line of duty.
Constable Nunley had served with the Sequatchie County District 7 Constable's Office for 16 years.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Constable Cecil Nunley died on January 2, 2021 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 69.
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 two daughters, four granddaughters, and one grandson.
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Constable Nunley gave the Sequatchie County Constable's Office 16 years.
Thank you for your service to the Dunlap community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Constable Nunley.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Illness
Cecil is the only officer of Sequatchie County Constable's Office remembered here.
Cecil is one of 43 officers lost to illness in TN, 5.6% of the 769 remembered there.
Cecil is one of 2,028 officers lost to illness in the United States, 7.4% of the 27,552 remembered there.
Cecil 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, 19 officers in TN 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
Cecil was 69. Of the 43 lost to illness in TN whose age is recorded, half were between 38 and 54.5; the middle age was 45. Cecil had served 16 years; the middle length of service was 16 years.
Cecil was 69. 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. Cecil had served 16 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.
Cecil was 69. Of the 2,916 lost to illness worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 39 and 56; the middle age was 49. Cecil had served 16 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.
When
January holds 7% of these deaths in TN; September holds the most, 30.2%. Saturdays: 14%.
January holds 9.5% of these deaths in the United States; October holds the most, 14.9%. Saturdays: 13.9%.
January holds 9.9% of these deaths worldwide; October holds the most, 12.6%. Saturdays: 14.8%.
How
Illness deaths account for 100% of all 1 deaths at Sequatchie County Constable's Office.
Illness deaths account for 5.6% of all 769 deaths in TN, 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.
Where
Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 7-E
What is kept
Photographs, film, sound and papers — what survived a life.
Also Remembered
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial — requiem.nw →
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