Michael David Dunn
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Sergeant

Michael David Dunn

Amarillo Police Department — Amarillo, TX
End of Watch October 22, 2021
Age 51
Tour of Duty 21 yrs
Gender Male

Incident

Sergeant Michael Dunn died from complications as the result of contracting COVID-19 in the line of duty.

Sergeant Dunn was a United States Marine Corps veteran. He had served with the Amarillo Police Department for over 21 years.

COVID-19 and Law Enforcement

Sergeant Michael David Dunn died on October 22, 2021 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 51.

He is one of 885 officers honored here, and one of 3 at Amarillo 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 and four children.

In Our Keeping

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Tributes

The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Sergeant Dunn gave the Amarillo Police Department 21 years.
Thank you for your service to the Amarillo community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Dunn.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Type Other
Location Amarillo, Potter County, TX
Platform Identity apd.potter.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 22, 2021
Tour of Duty 21 yrs
Age 51
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness
Cause Detail COVID19

Military Service

Michael David Dunn served in the U.S. Marine Corps before joining law enforcement.

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The Sacrifice · Illness

Michael is one of 2,028 officers lost to illness in the United States, 7.4% of the 27,552 remembered there.

34,103 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 2021, 564 officers in the United States were lost to illness, more than in any other year.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Michael was 51. 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. Michael had served 21 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.

Age at death
Where he stood among them
Age by years of service
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When

October holds 14.9% of these deaths in the United States, more than any other month. Fridays: 14.8%.

By month
By day of the week
IV

How

Illness deaths account for 7.4% of all 27,552 deaths in the United States, the 3rd most common cause.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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His people

Amarillo Police Department has 16 officers remembered here, Michael among them.

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Where

Sergeant Michael David Dunn

Amarillo Police Department · End of Watch October 22, 2021

Military Service

Michael David Dunn served in the U.S. Marine Corps before joining law enforcement.

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His full service record — units, decorations, where he served — is kept on salute.nw.

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 56-W

Also Remembered

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