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Deputy Sheriff Clay Livingston died from complications as a result of contracting COVID-19 in the line of duty.
Deputy Livingston was a United States Marine Corps veteran. He had served with the Elbert County Sheriff's Office for two years and was assigned to the Patrol Division.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Deputy Sheriff Clay Zachary Livingston died on December 3, 2021 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 30.
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 young children.
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Deputy Sheriff Livingston gave the Elbert County Sheriff's Office 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Kiowa community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Livingston.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Clay Zachary Livingston served in the U.S. Marine Corps (2011â2015) before joining law enforcement.
The Sacrifice · Illness
Elbert County Sheriff's Office has lost 2 officers; 1 of them lost to illness.
Clay is one of 11 officers lost to illness in CO, 3% of the 361 remembered there.
Clay is one of 2,028 officers lost to illness in the United States, 7.4% of the 27,552 remembered there.
Clay 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, 7 officers in CO 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
Clay was 30. Of the 11 lost to illness in CO whose age is recorded, half were between 37 and 52; the middle age was 46. Clay had served 2 years; the middle length of service was 14.5 years.
Clay was 30. 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. Clay had served 2 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.
Clay was 30. Of the 2,916 lost to illness worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 39 and 56; the middle age was 49. Clay had served 2 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.
When
December holds 27.3% of these deaths in CO, more than any other month. Fridays: 27.3%.
December holds 9.6% of these deaths in the United States; October holds the most, 14.9%. Fridays: 14.8%.
December holds 9.6% of these deaths worldwide; October holds the most, 12.6%. Fridays: 14.9%.
How
Illness deaths account for 50% of all 2 deaths at Elbert County Sheriff's Office, the most common cause.
Illness deaths account for 3% of all 361 deaths in CO, 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
Elbert County Sheriff's Office has 2 officers remembered here, Clay among them.
Where
Military Service
Clay Zachary Livingston served in the U.S. Marine Corps (2011–2015) before joining law enforcement.
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Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 14-W
What is kept
Photographs, film, sound and papers — what survived a life.
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