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Gregory Bernard Campbell
Incident
Corporal Gregory Campbell died from complications as the result of contracting COVID-19 while working at the Charles B. Webster Detention Center at 1941 Phinizy Road in Augusta.
Corporal Campbell had served with the Richmond County Sheriff's Office for 14 years.
Beginning in early 2020, thousands of law enforcement officers and other first responders throughout the country began to contract COVID-19 during the worldwide pandemic. Due to the nature of their job, law enforcement officers were required to work and interact with the community even as the majority of the country was self-quarantined. As a result, hundreds of officers died from COVID-related illnesses and other complications.
Corrections agencies, in particular, suffered tremendous losses due to the constant and close proximity between the corrections officers and large inmate populations. Since March 2020, ODMP has verified that over 900 law enforcement officers have died as the result of a confirmed or presumed exposure while on duty and continues to work with hundreds of other agencies that have suffered a COVID-related death.
Visit ODMP's COVID-19 memorial listing every officer who has died as a result of a confirmed or presumed exposure.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Corporal Gregory Bernard Campbell died on September 18, 2021 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 54.
He is one of 885 officers honored here, and one of 2 at Richmond County Sheriff's 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.
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Corporal Campbell gave the Richmond County Sheriff's Office 14 years.
Thank you for your service to the Augusta community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Corporal Campbell.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Illness
Richmond County Sheriff's Department has lost 14 officers; 2 of them lost to illness.
Gregory is one of 63 officers lost to illness in GA, 7% of the 905 remembered there.
Gregory is one of 2,028 officers lost to illness in the United States, 7.4% of the 27,552 remembered there.
Gregory 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
Gregory was 54. Of the 62 lost to illness in GA whose age is recorded, half were between 42.3 and 57; the middle age was 54. Gregory had served 14 years; the middle length of service was 21.5 years.
Gregory 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. Gregory had served 14 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.
Gregory 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. Gregory had served 14 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.
When
September holds 30.2% of these deaths in GA, more than any other month. Saturdays: 15.9%.
September holds 11.2% of these deaths in the United States; October holds the most, 14.9%. Saturdays: 13.9%.
September holds 9.8% of these deaths worldwide; October holds the most, 12.6%. Saturdays: 14.8%.
How
Illness deaths account for 14.3% of all 14 deaths at Richmond County Sheriff's Department, the 3rd most common cause.
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
Richmond County Sheriff's Department has 14 officers remembered here, Gregory among them.
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Carlton Melvin Pond
Apr 24, 1957
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Pressley Eugene Humphrey
Jun 7, 1965
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William Allen Elliott
Feb 25, 1968
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Larry Douglas Stevens, Sr. Jan 24, 1979
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John Louis Francisco, Sr. Aug 16, 1982
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Bruce Williford
Feb 2, 1987
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Kenneth R. Burton
Jan 4, 2004
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Eric Sikes
Mar 21, 2007
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James David Paugh
Oct 23, 2011
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Gregory Michael Meagher
Feb 5, 2017
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James Martin Wallace
Nov 2, 2017
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Cecil Dwayne Ridley
Nov 19, 2019
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Charles Edward Norton
Sep 20, 2020
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Gregory Bernard Campbell
Sep 18, 2021
Where
Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 1-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
13 officers from Richmond County Sheriff's Department are honored on badge.nw.
