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Police Officer Les Graves died from complications as the result of contracting COVID-19 during a presumed exposure while on duty.
Officer Graves had served with the Perryton Police Department for two years.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Police Officer Leslie L. Graves II died on December 3, 2020 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 32.
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, six children, and eight siblings.
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Police Officer Graves gave the Perryton Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Perryton community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Graves.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Illness
Perryton Police Department has lost 2 officers; 1 of them lost to illness.
Leslie is one of 204 officers lost to illness in TX, 8.4% of the 2,423 remembered there.
Leslie is one of 2,028 officers lost to illness in the United States, 7.4% of the 27,552 remembered there.
Leslie 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
Leslie was 32. Of the 201 lost to illness in TX whose age is recorded, half were between 45 and 59; the middle age was 53. Leslie had served 2 years; the middle length of service was 17 years.
Leslie was 32. 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. Leslie had served 2 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.
Leslie was 32. Of the 2,916 lost to illness worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 39 and 56; the middle age was 49. Leslie had served 2 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.
When
December holds 11.3% of these deaths in TX; September holds the most, 16.7%. Thursdays: 14.7%.
December holds 9.6% of these deaths in the United States; October holds the most, 14.9%. Thursdays: 15.7%.
December holds 9.6% of these deaths worldwide; October holds the most, 12.6%. Thursdays: 15.2%.
How
Illness deaths account for 50% of all 2 deaths at Perryton 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.
His people
Perryton Police Department has 2 officers remembered here, Leslie among them.
Where
Where the Name Is Cut
What is kept
Photographs, film, sound and papers — what survived a life.
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