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Sergeant William Yancy died from complications as the result of contracting COVID-19 in the line of duty.
Sergeant Yancy had served on the Lake City Police Department for 37 years.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Sergeant William Jeffery Yancey died on September 2, 2021 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 57.
He is one of 885 officers honored here, and one of 2 at Lake City Police Department.
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, four children, and two grandchildren.
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Sergeant Yancey gave the Lake City Police Department 37 years.
Thank you for your service to the Morrow community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Yancey.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Illness
Lake City Police Department has lost 2 officers; 2 of them lost to illness.
William is one of 63 officers lost to illness in GA, 7% of the 905 remembered there.
William is one of 2,028 officers lost to illness in the United States, 7.4% of the 27,552 remembered there.
William 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, 43 officers in GA 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
William was 57. Of the 62 lost to illness in GA whose age is recorded, half were between 42.3 and 57; the middle age was 54. William had served 37 years; the middle length of service was 21.5 years.
William was 57. 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. William had served 37 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.
William was 57. Of the 2,916 lost to illness worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 39 and 56; the middle age was 49. William had served 37 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.
When
September holds 30.2% of these deaths in GA, more than any other month. Thursdays: 23.8%.
September holds 11.2% of these deaths in the United States; October holds the most, 14.9%. Thursdays: 15.7%.
September holds 9.8% of these deaths worldwide; October holds the most, 12.6%. Thursdays: 15.2%.
How
Illness deaths account for 100% of all 2 deaths at Lake City Police Department.
Illness deaths account for 7% of all 905 deaths in GA, 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
Lake City Police Department has 2 officers remembered here, William among them.
Where
Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 7-E
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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