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Police Officer Art Villegas died from complications as the result of contracting COVID-19 in a presumed exposure while on duty.
Officer Villegas had served with the Alamo Police Department for two years. He had previously served with the Lyons Police Department and Oak Park Police Department for 19 years.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Police Officer Arturo Villegas Sr. died on January 10, 2021 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 59.
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 six children, sister, and three brothers.
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Police Officer Villegas gave the Alamo Police Department 21 years.
Thank you for your service to the Alamo community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Villegas.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Illness
Alamo Police Department has lost 2 officers; 1 of them lost to illness.
Arturo is one of 63 officers lost to illness in GA, 7% of the 905 remembered there.
Arturo is one of 2,028 officers lost to illness in the United States, 7.4% of the 27,552 remembered there.
Arturo 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, 43 officers in GA 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
Arturo was 59. Of the 62 lost to illness in GA whose age is recorded, half were between 42.3 and 57; the middle age was 54. Arturo had served 21 years; the middle length of service was 21.5 years.
Arturo was 59. 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. Arturo had served 21 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.
Arturo was 59. Of the 2,916 lost to illness worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 39 and 56; the middle age was 49. Arturo had served 21 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.
When
January holds 15.9% of these deaths in GA; September holds the most, 30.2%. Sundays: 11.1%.
January holds 9.5% of these deaths in the United States; October holds the most, 14.9%. Sundays: 14.2%.
January holds 9.9% of these deaths worldwide; October holds the most, 12.6%. Sundays: 13.2%.
How
Illness deaths account for 50% of all 2 deaths at Alamo Police Department, the most common cause.
Illness deaths account for 7% of all 905 deaths in GA, 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
Alamo Police Department has 2 officers remembered here, Arturo among them.
Where
Where the Name Is Cut
What is kept
Photographs, film, sound and papers — what survived a life.
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