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Phillip David Barron Jr.
Incident
Senior Deputy Phillip Barron Jr. died from complications as the result of contracting COVID-19 while serving as a the School Resource Officer at Liberty Academy, 1110 Sam Houston Drive, Victoria.
Deputy Barron had served with the Victoria County Sheriff's Office for eight years. He had previously served with the Victoria Police Department for 25 years.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Senior Deputy Phillip David Barron Jr. died on September 24, 2021 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 54.
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
Deputy Baron is survived by his wife and three children.
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Senior Deputy Barron gave the Victoria County Sheriff's Office 33 years.
Thank you for your service to the Victoria community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Senior Deputy Barron.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Illness
Victoria County Sheriff's Office has lost 5 officers; 1 of them lost to illness.
Phillip is one of 204 officers lost to illness in TX, 8.4% of the 2,423 remembered there.
Phillip is one of 2,028 officers lost to illness in the United States, 7.4% of the 27,552 remembered there.
Phillip 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
Phillip was 54. Of the 201 lost to illness in TX whose age is recorded, half were between 45 and 59; the middle age was 53. Phillip had served 33 years; the middle length of service was 17 years.
Phillip was 54. 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. Phillip had served 33 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.
Phillip was 54. Of the 2,916 lost to illness worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 39 and 56; the middle age was 49. Phillip had served 33 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.
When
September holds 16.7% of these deaths in TX, more than any other month. Fridays: 12.7%.
September holds 11.2% of these deaths in the United States; October holds the most, 14.9%. Fridays: 14.8%.
September holds 9.8% of these deaths worldwide; October holds the most, 12.6%. Fridays: 14.9%.
How
Illness deaths account for 20% of all 5 deaths at Victoria County Sheriff's Office, the 2nd most common cause.
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.
His people
Victoria County Sheriff's Office has 5 officers remembered here, Phillip among them.
Where
Where the Name Is Cut
What is kept
Photographs, film, sound and papers — what survived a life.
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