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David M. Ragle
Incident
Correctional Officer David Ragle died as a result of contracting COVID-19 while serving at the Northpoint Training Center at 710 Walter Reed Road in Burgin.
Officer Ragle had served with the Kentucky Department of Corrections for 20 years.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Correctional Officer David M. Ragle died on December 19, 2020 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 66.
He is one of 885 officers honored here, and one of 4 at Kentucky Department of Corrections.
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, daughter, and two grandchildren.
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Correctional Officer Ragle gave the Kentucky Department of Corrections 20 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Kentucky. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Correctional Officer Ragle.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Illness
Kentucky Department of Corrections has lost 17 officers; 4 of them lost to illness.
David is one of 21 officers lost to illness in KY, 2.1% of the 984 remembered there.
David is one of 2,028 officers lost to illness in the United States, 7.4% of the 27,552 remembered there.
David 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 2020, 7 officers in KY were lost to illness, more than in any other year.
In 2020, 346 officers in the United States were lost to illness, the 2nd heaviest of 108 years on record. The heaviest was 2021, with 564.
In 2020, 347 officers worldwide were lost to illness, the 2nd heaviest of 197 years on record. The heaviest was 2021, with 566.
Who
David was 66. Of the 21 lost to illness in KY whose age is recorded, half were between 40 and 63; the middle age was 50. David had served 20 years; the middle length of service was 11 years.
David was 66. 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. David had served 20 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.
David was 66. Of the 2,916 lost to illness worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 39 and 56; the middle age was 49. David had served 20 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.
When
December holds 23.8% of these deaths in KY, more than any other month. Saturdays: 14.3%.
December holds 9.6% of these deaths in the United States; October holds the most, 14.9%. Saturdays: 13.9%.
December holds 9.6% of these deaths worldwide; October holds the most, 12.6%. Saturdays: 14.8%.
How
Illness deaths account for 23.5% of all 17 deaths at Kentucky Department of Corrections, the 2nd most common cause.
Illness deaths account for 2.1% of all 984 deaths in KY, the 4th 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
Kentucky Department of Corrections has 17 officers remembered here, David among them.
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George L. Ball
May 8, 1884
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H. Edward Taylor
Jul 12, 1899
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Hodge Cunningham Oct 3, 1923
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William Gilbert Oct 3, 1923
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V. B. Mattingly Oct 3, 1923
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William Moneymaker Apr 21, 1931
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L. R. Gumm
Dec 17, 1945
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Julius R. Cummins
Jul 21, 1949
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Owen Davenport Jul 18, 1956
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Patricia Ross
Mar 1, 1984
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Charles Frederick Cash
May 9, 1986
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Thomas Anthony Brooks
Aug 13, 2020
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David M. Ragle
Dec 19, 2020
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Jonathan Howard Tosh
Sep 8, 2021
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Thomas Alan Beard
Sep 29, 2021
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Hunter Scott Miller
Jul 25, 2024
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George Ramirez
Mar 10, 2025
Where
Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 4-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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