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Detective Jose Mora died after contracting COVID-19 while transporting a homicide suspect back to Fresno County from Oklahoma.
Detective Mora had served with the Fresno County Sheriff's Office for 16 years and had previously served with the Firebaugh Police Department for four years.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Detective Jose Cruz Mora died on September 7, 2020 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 44.
He is one of 885 officers honored here, and one of 2 at Fresno County Sheriff's Office.
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 four children.
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Detective Mora gave the Fresno County Sheriff's Office 20 years.
Thank you for your service to the Fresno community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Mora.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Illness
Fresno County Sheriff's Office has lost 15 officers; 3 of them lost to illness.
Jose is one of 75 officers lost to illness in CA, 4.1% of the 1,839 remembered there.
Jose is one of 2,028 officers lost to illness in the United States, 7.4% of the 27,552 remembered there.
Jose 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, 15 officers in CA were lost to illness, the 2nd heaviest of 19 years on record. The heaviest was 2021, with 25.
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
Jose was 44. Of the 75 lost to illness in CA whose age is recorded, half were between 36.5 and 53; the middle age was 48. Jose had served 20 years; the middle length of service was 19 years.
Jose was 44. 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. Jose had served 20 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.
Jose was 44. Of the 2,916 lost to illness worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 39 and 56; the middle age was 49. Jose had served 20 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.
When
September holds 8% of these deaths in CA; January holds the most, 13.3%. Mondays: 13.3%.
September holds 11.2% of these deaths in the United States; October holds the most, 14.9%. Mondays: 14.2%.
September holds 9.8% of these deaths worldwide; October holds the most, 12.6%. Mondays: 14.6%.
How
Illness deaths account for 20% of all 15 deaths at Fresno County Sheriff's Office, the 3rd most common cause.
Illness deaths account for 4.1% of all 1,839 deaths in CA, 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
Fresno County Sheriff's Office has 15 officers remembered here, Jose among them.
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Joe Dodd Price
Mar 13, 1907
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John J. O'Leary
Mar 31, 1931
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William Harry Collins
Feb 25, 1937
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Richard Thomas Bain
Nov 16, 1961
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Harold Hurst
Oct 2, 1968
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David G. Graves
Nov 5, 1982
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Jeffrey Sean Isaac
Sep 8, 1997
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Erik Jon Telen
Aug 21, 2001
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Dennis Earl Phelps
May 20, 2002
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Joshua Clyde Lancaster
May 29, 2003
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Joel Brian Wahlenmaier
Feb 25, 2010
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Rod Barron Lucas
Oct 31, 2016
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Jose Cruz Mora
Sep 7, 2020
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Toamalama Scanlan
Oct 12, 2021
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Juan Cruz, Jr.
Nov 5, 2021
Where
Where the Name Is Cut
What is kept
Photographs, film, sound and papers — what survived a life.
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