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Director Kyle Coleman died after contracting COVID-19 while coordinating the county's emergency response to the pandemic.
Director Coleman had served in law enforcement for 46 years. He had retired from the Bexar County Sheriff's Office before joining the Bexar County Fire Marshal's Office, where remained a sworn law enforcement officer and served as the county's director of the Office of Emergency Management.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Director N. Kyle Coleman died on July 14, 2020 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 wife and two stepsons.
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Director Coleman gave the Bexar County Fire Marshal's Office 46 years.
Thank you for your service to the San Antonio community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Director Coleman.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Illness
N. is the only officer of Bexar County Fire Marshal's Office remembered here.
N. is one of 204 officers lost to illness in TX, 8.4% of the 2,423 remembered there.
N. is one of 2,028 officers lost to illness in the United States, 7.4% of the 27,552 remembered there.
N. 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, 63 officers in TX were lost to illness, the 2nd heaviest of 20 years on record. The heaviest was 2021, with 99.
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
N. was 69. Of the 201 lost to illness in TX whose age is recorded, half were between 45 and 59; the middle age was 53. N. had served 46 years; the middle length of service was 17 years.
N. 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. N. had served 46 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.
N. 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. N. had served 46 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.
When
July holds 9.3% of these deaths in TX; September holds the most, 16.7%. Tuesdays: 17.6%.
July holds 7% of these deaths in the United States; October holds the most, 14.9%. Tuesdays: 13.3%.
July holds 7.3% of these deaths worldwide; October holds the most, 12.6%. Tuesdays: 13.8%.
How
Illness deaths account for 100% of all 1 deaths at Bexar County Fire Marshal's Office.
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
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