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Police Officer Kris Hutchison died from complications as the result of contracting COVID-19 while working at the Haltom Middle School at 5001 Hadley Street in Haltom City.
Officer Hutchison was a United States Marine Corps veteran and had served with the Haltom City Police Department for five years as a school resource officer and an advisor to Law Enforcement Explorer Post #502. He had previously served two years with the Kennedale Police Department and one year with the Tarrant County Sheriff's Office.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Police Officer Thomas Kristopher Hutchison died on October 27, 2021 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 31.
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
Officer Hutchison is survived by his wife, son, daughter, mother, stepfather, father, stepmother, two sisters, and a brother.
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Police Officer Hutchison gave the Haltom City Police Department 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the Haltom City community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Hutchison.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Military Service
Thomas Kristopher Hutchison served in the U.S. Marine Corps (2009â2013) before joining law enforcement.
The Sacrifice · Illness
Haltom City Police Department has lost 2 officers; 1 of them lost to illness.
Thomas is one of 204 officers lost to illness in TX, 8.4% of the 2,423 remembered there.
Thomas is one of 2,028 officers lost to illness in the United States, 7.4% of the 27,552 remembered there.
Thomas 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
Thomas was 31. Of the 201 lost to illness in TX whose age is recorded, half were between 45 and 59; the middle age was 53. Thomas had served 8 years; the middle length of service was 17 years.
Thomas was 31. 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. Thomas had served 8 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.
Thomas was 31. Of the 2,916 lost to illness worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 39 and 56; the middle age was 49. Thomas had served 8 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%. Wednesdays: 14.2%.
October holds 14.9% of these deaths in the United States, more than any other month. Wednesdays: 14%.
October holds 12.6% of these deaths worldwide, more than any other month. Wednesdays: 13.6%.
How
Illness deaths account for 50% of all 2 deaths at Haltom City 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
Haltom City Police Department has 2 officers remembered here, Thomas among them.
Where
Military Service
Thomas Kristopher Hutchison served in the U.S. Marine Corps (2009–2013) before joining law enforcement.
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Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 3-E
What is kept
Photographs, film, sound and papers — what survived a life.
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