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Master Trooper Daniel Stainbrook died from complications as the result of contracting COVID-19 in the line of duty.
Master Trooper Stainbrook had served with the Wisconsin State Patrol for 20 years and was assigned to the North Central Region - Wausau Post.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Master Trooper Daniel Allen Stainbrook died on November 15, 2021 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 42.
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 two children.
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Master Trooper Stainbrook gave the Wisconsin State Patrol 20 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Wisconsin. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Master Trooper Stainbrook.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Illness
Wisconsin State Patrol has lost 9 officers; 1 of them lost to illness.
Daniel is one of 7 officers lost to illness in WI, 2.2% of the 318 remembered there.
Daniel is one of 2,028 officers lost to illness in the United States, 7.4% of the 27,552 remembered there.
Daniel 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, 4 officers in WI 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
Daniel was 42. Of the 7 lost to illness in WI whose age is recorded, half were between 37.5 and 48.5; the middle age was 46. Daniel had served 20 years; the middle length of service was 18 years.
Daniel was 42. 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. Daniel had served 20 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.
Daniel was 42. Of the 2,916 lost to illness worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 39 and 56; the middle age was 49. Daniel had served 20 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.
When
November holds 28.6% of these deaths in WI, more than any other month. Mondays: 42.9%.
November holds 7.8% of these deaths in the United States; October holds the most, 14.9%. Mondays: 14.2%.
November holds 8% of these deaths worldwide; October holds the most, 12.6%. Mondays: 14.6%.
How
Illness deaths account for 11.1% of all 9 deaths at Wisconsin State Patrol, the 3rd most common cause.
Illness deaths account for 2.2% of all 318 deaths in WI, the 4th 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
Wisconsin State Patrol has 9 officers remembered here, Daniel among them.
Where
Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 64-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
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