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Lindal Dewayne Hall
Incident
Chief Deputy Sheriff Dewayne Hall died from complications as the result of contracting COVID-19 in the line of duty.
Chief Deputy Hall had served with the McIntosh County Sheriff's Office for 22 years. He was survived by his wife, son, and two daughters. His wife also passed away from COVID-19 complications one week after his death.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Chief Deputy Sheriff Lindal Dewayne Hall died on December 14, 2020 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 63.
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 was survived by his wife, son, and two daughters.
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Chief Deputy Sheriff Hall gave the McIntosh County Sheriff's Office 22 years.
Thank you for your service to the Eufala community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Chief Deputy Sheriff Hall.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Illness
McIntosh County Sheriff's Office has lost 4 officers; 1 of them lost to illness.
Lindal is one of 21 officers lost to illness in OK, 3.6% of the 582 remembered there.
Lindal is one of 2,028 officers lost to illness in the United States, 7.4% of the 27,552 remembered there.
Lindal 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, 4 officers in OK were lost to illness, the 2nd heaviest of 8 years on record. The heaviest was 2021, with 8.
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
Lindal was 63. Of the 21 lost to illness in OK whose age is recorded, half were between 44 and 57; the middle age was 52. Lindal had served 22 years; the middle length of service was 18 years.
Lindal was 63. 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. Lindal had served 22 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.
Lindal was 63. Of the 2,916 lost to illness worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 39 and 56; the middle age was 49. Lindal had served 22 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.
When
December holds 14.3% of these deaths in OK; August holds the most, 23.8%. Mondays: 14.3%.
December holds 9.6% of these deaths in the United States; October holds the most, 14.9%. Mondays: 14.2%.
December holds 9.6% of these deaths worldwide; October holds the most, 12.6%. Mondays: 14.6%.
How
Illness deaths account for 25% of all 4 deaths at McIntosh County Sheriff's Office, the 2nd most common cause.
Illness deaths account for 3.6% of all 582 deaths in OK, 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
McIntosh County Sheriff's Office has 4 officers remembered here, Lindal among them.
Where
Where the Name Is Cut
What is kept
Photographs, film, sound and papers — what survived a life.
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