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Police Officer Chris Berry died as a result of contracting COVID-19 in the line of duty.
Officer Berry had served with the Vidor Police Department for six months and had previously served 26 years with the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office, over one year with the Pinehurst Police Department and the Newton County Sheriff's Office.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Police Officer Christopher Wayne Berry died on January 25, 2022 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 54.
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 children.
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Police Officer Berry gave the Vidor Police Department 30 years.
Thank you for your service to the Vidor community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Berry.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Illness
Christopher is the only officer of Vidor Police Department remembered here.
Christopher is one of 204 officers lost to illness in TX, 8.4% of the 2,423 remembered there.
Christopher is one of 2,028 officers lost to illness in the United States, 7.4% of the 27,552 remembered there.
Christopher 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 2022, 19 officers in TX were lost to illness, the 3rd heaviest of 20 years on record. The heaviest was 2021, with 99.
In 2022, 135 officers in the United States were lost to illness, the 4th heaviest of 108 years on record. The heaviest was 2021, with 564.
In 2022, 140 officers worldwide were lost to illness, the 4th heaviest of 197 years on record. The heaviest was 2021, with 566.
Who
Christopher was 54. Of the 201 lost to illness in TX whose age is recorded, half were between 45 and 59; the middle age was 53. Christopher had served 30 years; the middle length of service was 17 years.
Christopher was 54. 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. Christopher had served 30 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.
Christopher was 54. Of the 2,916 lost to illness worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 39 and 56; the middle age was 49. Christopher had served 30 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.
When
January holds 9.3% of these deaths in TX; September holds the most, 16.7%. Tuesdays: 17.6%.
January holds 9.5% of these deaths in the United States; October holds the most, 14.9%. Tuesdays: 13.3%.
January holds 9.9% of these deaths worldwide; October holds the most, 12.6%. Tuesdays: 13.8%.
How
Illness deaths account for 100% of all 1 deaths at Vidor Police Department.
Illness deaths account for 8.4% of all 2,423 deaths in TX, 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 24-ET
What is kept
Photographs, film, sound and papers — what survived a life.
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