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Donald Albert Poffenroth
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Don Poffenroth died from complications as a result of contracting COVID-19 in the line of duty.
Deputy Poffenroth had served with the Pershing County Sheriff's Office for 18 years.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Deputy Sheriff Donald Albert Poffenroth died on October 20, 2021 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty.
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 three children.
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Deputy Sheriff Poffenroth gave the Pershing County Sheriff's Office 18 years.
Thank you for your service to the Lovelock community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Poffenroth.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Illness
Donald is the only officer of Pershing County Sheriff's Office remembered here.
Donald is one of 14 officers lost to illness in NV, 9.6% of the 146 remembered there.
Donald is one of 2,028 officers lost to illness in the United States, 7.4% of the 27,552 remembered there.
Donald 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, 10 officers in NV 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
Donald had served 18 years; the middle length of service was 16 years.
Donald had served 18 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.
Donald had served 18 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.
When
October holds 14.3% of these deaths in NV; August holds the most, 21.4%. Wednesdays: 21.4%.
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 100% of all 1 deaths at Pershing County Sheriff's Office.
Illness deaths account for 9.6% of all 146 deaths in NV, 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.
Where
Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 30-W
What is kept
Photographs, film, sound and papers — what survived a life.
Also Remembered
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