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Detective Rodney Mooneyham died from complications as the result of contracting COVID-19 in the line of duty.
Detective Mooneyham was a United States Army veteran. He had served with the Denton Police Department for almost 11 years. He had previously served with the Van Zandt County Sheriff's Office for 10 months, the Kaufman County Sheriff's Office for seven months, and Dallas Area Rapid Transit Police Department for four years.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Detective Rodney Lane Mooneyham died on October 16, 2021 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 52.
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
Detective Mooneyham is survived by his wife and two children.
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Detective Mooneyham gave the Denton Police Department 16 years.
Thank you for your service to the Denton community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Mooneyham.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Military Service
Rodney Lane Mooneyham served in the U.S. Army before joining law enforcement.
The Sacrifice · Illness
Denton Police Department has lost 3 officers; 2 of them lost to illness.
Rodney is one of 204 officers lost to illness in TX, 8.4% of the 2,423 remembered there.
Rodney is one of 2,028 officers lost to illness in the United States, 7.4% of the 27,552 remembered there.
Rodney 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
Rodney was 52. Of the 201 lost to illness in TX whose age is recorded, half were between 45 and 59; the middle age was 53. Rodney had served 16.2 years; the middle length of service was 17 years.
Rodney was 52. 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. Rodney had served 16.2 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.
Rodney was 52. Of the 2,916 lost to illness worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 39 and 56; the middle age was 49. Rodney had served 16.2 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.
When
October holds 10.3% of these deaths in TX; September holds the most, 16.7%. Saturdays: 10.8%.
October holds 14.9% of these deaths in the United States, more than any other month. Saturdays: 13.9%.
October holds 12.6% of these deaths worldwide, more than any other month. Saturdays: 14.8%.
How
Illness deaths account for 66.7% of all 3 deaths at Denton Police Department, the 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
Denton Police Department has 3 officers remembered here, Rodney among them.
Where
Military Service
Rodney Lane Mooneyham served in the U.S. Army before joining law enforcement.
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Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 26-W
What is kept
Photographs, film, sound and papers — what survived a life.
Others Who Wore This Badge
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