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Kyle Melancon
Incident
Deputy First Class Kyle Melancon died from complications as the result of contracting COVID-19 in the line of duty while assigned to the Corrections Transportation Division.
Deputy Melancon had served with the Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office for seven years.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Deputy First Class Kyle Melancon died on August 1, 2020 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 33.
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 son.
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Deputy First Class Melancon gave the Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the Gonzales community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy First Class Melancon.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Illness
Kyle is the only officer of Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office remembered here.
Kyle is one of 28 officers lost to illness in LA, 4.7% of the 595 remembered there.
Kyle is one of 2,028 officers lost to illness in the United States, 7.4% of the 27,552 remembered there.
Kyle 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, 19 officers in LA 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
Kyle was 33. Of the 28 lost to illness in LA whose age is recorded, half were between 39.8 and 65; the middle age was 56. Kyle had served 7 years; the middle length of service was 22 years.
Kyle was 33. 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. Kyle had served 7 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.
Kyle was 33. Of the 2,916 lost to illness worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 39 and 56; the middle age was 49. Kyle had served 7 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.
When
August holds 17.9% of these deaths in LA; April holds the most, 25%. Saturdays: 14.3%.
August holds 10.2% of these deaths in the United States; October holds the most, 14.9%. Saturdays: 13.9%.
August holds 9.5% of these deaths worldwide; October holds the most, 12.6%. Saturdays: 14.8%.
How
Illness deaths account for 100% of all 1 deaths at Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office.
Illness deaths account for 4.7% of all 595 deaths in LA, 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
Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 52-E
What is kept
Photographs, film, sound and papers — what survived a life.
Also Remembered
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