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Ricky Neal Roberts
Incident
Police Officer Ricky Roberts died from complications as the result of contracting COVID-19 in a presumed exposure while on duty.
Officer Roberts had served with the McLennan Community College Police Department for three years and had previously served with the Texas State Technical College Police Department for 15 years.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Police Officer Ricky Neal Roberts died on July 19, 2021 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 51.
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, daughter, parents, and siblings.
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Police Officer Roberts gave the McLennan Community College Police Department 18 years.
Thank you for your service to the Waco community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Roberts.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Illness
Ricky is the only officer of McLennan Community College Police Department remembered here.
Ricky is one of 204 officers lost to illness in TX, 8.4% of the 2,423 remembered there.
Ricky is one of 2,028 officers lost to illness in the United States, 7.4% of the 27,552 remembered there.
Ricky 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, 99 officers in TX 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
Ricky was 51. Of the 201 lost to illness in TX whose age is recorded, half were between 45 and 59; the middle age was 53. Ricky had served 18 years; the middle length of service was 17 years.
Ricky was 51. 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. Ricky had served 18 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.
Ricky was 51. Of the 2,916 lost to illness worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 39 and 56; the middle age was 49. Ricky had served 18 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.
When
July holds 9.3% of these deaths in TX; September holds the most, 16.7%. Mondays: 14.7%.
July holds 7% of these deaths in the United States; October holds the most, 14.9%. Mondays: 14.2%.
July holds 7.3% of these deaths worldwide; October holds the most, 12.6%. Mondays: 14.6%.
How
Illness deaths account for 100% of all 1 deaths at McLennan Community College Police Department.
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.
Where
Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 59-W
What is kept
Photographs, film, sound and papers — what survived a life.
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