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Daniel Eugene Watts
Incident
Sergeant Daniel Watts died from complications as the result of contracting COVID-19 in the line of duty.
Sergeant Watts served with the Jacksonville Beach Police Department for 23 years.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Sergeant Daniel Eugene Watts died on September 1, 2021 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 49.
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 father and two children.
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Sergeant Watts gave the Jacksonville Beach Police Department 23 years.
Thank you for your service to the Jacksonville Beach community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Watts.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Illness
Jacksonville Beach Police Department has lost 2 officers; 1 of them lost to illness.
Daniel is one of 81 officers lost to illness in FL, 8% of the 1,007 remembered there.
Daniel is one of 2,028 officers lost to illness in the United States, 7.4% of the 27,552 remembered there.
Daniel 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, 55 officers in FL 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
Daniel was 49. Of the 79 lost to illness in FL whose age is recorded, half were between 40 and 53; the middle age was 48. Daniel had served 23 years; the middle length of service was 16.5 years.
Daniel was 49. 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. Daniel had served 23 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.
Daniel was 49. Of the 2,916 lost to illness worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 39 and 56; the middle age was 49. Daniel had served 23 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.
When
September holds 18.5% of these deaths in FL; August holds the most, 33.3%. Wednesdays: 17.3%.
September holds 11.2% of these deaths in the United States; October holds the most, 14.9%. Wednesdays: 14%.
September holds 9.8% of these deaths worldwide; October holds the most, 12.6%. Wednesdays: 13.6%.
How
Illness deaths account for 50% of all 2 deaths at Jacksonville Beach Police Department, the most common cause.
Illness deaths account for 8% of all 1,007 deaths in FL, 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
Jacksonville Beach Police Department has 2 officers remembered here, Daniel among them.
Where
Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 48-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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