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Shawn Paul Hennessee
Incident
Location: Nevada Incident Date: Not available
Senior Federal Air Marshal Shawn Hennessee died as a result of contracting COVID-19 in the line of duty.
Senior Federal Air Marshal Hennessee was a United States Air Force veteran who served 18 years with the United States Department of Homeland Security - Transportation Security Administration - Federal Air Marshal Service and was assigned to the Las Vegas Field Office.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Senior Federal Air Marshal Shawn Paul Hennessee died on August 26, 2021 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 51.
He is one of 885 officers honored here, and one of 2 at United States Department of Homeland Security - Transportation Security Administration - Federal Air Marshal Service.
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, brother, and sister.
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Senior Federal Air Marshal Hennessee gave the United States Department of Homeland Security 31 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Senior Federal Air Marshal Hennessee.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Shawn Paul Hennessee served in the U.S. Air Force (1989â2002) before joining law enforcement.
The Sacrifice · Illness
United States Department of Homeland Security - Transportation Security Administration - Federal Air Marshal Service has lost 3 officers; 2 of them lost to illness.
Shawn is one of 204 officers lost to illness in TX, 8.4% of the 2,423 remembered there.
Shawn is one of 2,028 officers lost to illness in the United States, 7.4% of the 27,552 remembered there.
Shawn 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, 99 officers in TX 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
Shawn was 51. Of the 201 lost to illness in TX whose age is recorded, half were between 45 and 59; the middle age was 53. Shawn had served 31 years; the middle length of service was 17 years.
Shawn was 51. 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. Shawn had served 31 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.
Shawn was 51. Of the 2,916 lost to illness worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 39 and 56; the middle age was 49. Shawn had served 31 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.
When
August holds 14.7% of these deaths in TX; September holds the most, 16.7%. Thursdays: 14.7%.
August holds 10.2% of these deaths in the United States; October holds the most, 14.9%. Thursdays: 15.7%.
August holds 9.5% of these deaths worldwide; October holds the most, 12.6%. Thursdays: 15.2%.
How
Illness deaths account for 66.7% of all 3 deaths at United States Department of Homeland Security - Transportation Security Administration - Federal Air Marshal Service, 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.
His people
United States Department of Homeland Security - Transportation Security Administration - Federal Air Marshal Service has 3 officers remembered here, Shawn among them.
Where
Military Service
Shawn Paul Hennessee served in the U.S. Air Force (1989–2002) before joining law enforcement.
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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.
Others Who Wore This Badge
2 officers from United States Department of Homeland Security - Transportation Security Administration - Federal Air Marshal Service are honored on badge.nw.
