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Detention Officer Tony Nicoletti died from complications as the result of contracting COVID-19 while working at 501 West Highway 66 in Kingman.
Detention Officer Nicoletti had served with the Mohave County Sheriff's Office for six years and had previously served with the Arizona Department of Corrections for five years.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Detention Officer Anthony Nicoletti died on October 11, 2021 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 60.
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 and three children.
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Detention Officer Nicoletti gave the Mohave County Sheriff's Office 11 years.
Thank you for your service to the Kingman community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detention Officer Nicoletti.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Illness
Mohave County Sheriff's Office has lost 8 officers; 1 of them lost to illness.
Anthony is one of 16 officers lost to illness in AZ, 4.8% of the 330 remembered there.
Anthony is one of 2,028 officers lost to illness in the United States, 7.4% of the 27,552 remembered there.
Anthony 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, 10 officers in AZ 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
Anthony was 60. Of the 16 lost to illness in AZ whose age is recorded, half were between 46.8 and 54.5; the middle age was 50. Anthony had served 11 years; the middle length of service was 19.5 years.
Anthony was 60. 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. Anthony had served 11 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.
Anthony was 60. Of the 2,916 lost to illness worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 39 and 56; the middle age was 49. Anthony had served 11 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.
When
October holds 6.3% of these deaths in AZ; July holds the most, 18.8%. Mondays: 37.5%.
October holds 14.9% of these deaths in the United States, more than any other month. Mondays: 14.2%.
October holds 12.6% of these deaths worldwide, more than any other month. Mondays: 14.6%.
How
Illness deaths account for 12.5% of all 8 deaths at Mohave County Sheriff's Office, the 3rd most common cause.
Illness deaths account for 4.8% of all 330 deaths in AZ, 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
Mohave County Sheriff's Office has 8 officers remembered here, Anthony among them.
Where
Where the Name Is Cut
What is kept
Photographs, film, sound and papers — what survived a life.
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