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Corporal Sheli Godbold died as a result of contracting COVID-19 in the line of duty.
Corporal Godbold had served with the Pantego Police Department for over five years and had previously served with the Euless Police Department for eight years.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Corporal Sheli Godbold died on February 10, 2022 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. She was 54.
She 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
She is survived by her daughter.
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Corporal Godbold gave the Pantego Police Department 13 years.
Thank you for your service to the Pantego community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Corporal Godbold.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Illness
Pantego Police Department has lost 2 officers; 1 of them lost to illness.
Sheli is one of 204 officers lost to illness in TX, 8.4% of the 2,423 remembered there.
Sheli is one of 2,028 officers lost to illness in the United States, 7.4% of the 27,552 remembered there.
Sheli 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
Sheli 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. Sheli had served 13 years; the middle length of service was 17 years.
Sheli 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. Sheli had served 13 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.
Sheli 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. Sheli had served 13 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.
When
February holds 8.3% of these deaths in TX; September holds the most, 16.7%. Thursdays: 14.7%.
February holds 6.1% of these deaths in the United States; October holds the most, 14.9%. Thursdays: 15.7%.
February holds 6.6% of these deaths worldwide; October holds the most, 12.6%. Thursdays: 15.2%.
How
Illness deaths account for 50% of all 2 deaths at Pantego Police Department, the most common cause.
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.
Her people
Pantego Police Department has 2 officers remembered here, Sheli among them.
Where
Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 41-W
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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