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Joseph Brandon Gore
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Joseph Gore died from complications as the result of contracting COVID-19 in the line of duty at the Brunswick County Animal Control Shelter.
Deputy Gore had served with the Brunswick County Sheriff's Office for almost four years and was assigned to Animal Protective Services.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Deputy Sheriff Joseph Brandon Gore died on April 3, 2021 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 30.
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 parents and two sisters.
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Deputy Sheriff Gore gave the Brunswick County Sheriff's Office 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Bolivia community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Gore.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Illness
Brunswick County Sheriff's Office has lost 3 officers; 1 of them lost to illness.
Joseph is one of 37 officers lost to illness in NC, 5.6% of the 664 remembered there.
Joseph is one of 2,028 officers lost to illness in the United States, 7.4% of the 27,552 remembered there.
Joseph 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, 19 officers in NC 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
Joseph was 30. Of the 37 lost to illness in NC whose age is recorded, half were between 41 and 57; the middle age was 50. Joseph had served 3.7 years; the middle length of service was 16 years.
Joseph was 30. 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. Joseph had served 3.7 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.
Joseph was 30. Of the 2,916 lost to illness worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 39 and 56; the middle age was 49. Joseph had served 3.7 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.
When
April holds 5.4% of these deaths in NC; October holds the most, 29.7%. Saturdays: 13.5%.
April holds 6.9% of these deaths in the United States; October holds the most, 14.9%. Saturdays: 13.9%.
April holds 7.6% of these deaths worldwide; October holds the most, 12.6%. Saturdays: 14.8%.
How
Illness deaths account for 33.3% of all 3 deaths at Brunswick County Sheriff's Office, the 2nd most common cause.
Illness deaths account for 5.6% of all 664 deaths in NC, 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
Brunswick County Sheriff's Office has 3 officers remembered here, Joseph among them.
Where
Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 24-W
What is kept
Photographs, film, sound and papers — what survived a life.
Also Remembered
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial — requiem.nw →
Others Who Wore This Badge
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