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Albert Rene Gomez
Incident
Corporal Albert Gomez died from complications as a result of contracting COVID-19 in the line of duty.
Corporal Gomez had served with the White Settlement Police Department for nine years as a SWAT Operator and a Field Training Officer.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Corporal Albert Rene Gomez died on July 27, 2021 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 36.
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, daughter, and mother.
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Corporal Gomez gave the White Settlement Police Department 9 years.
Thank you for your service to the White Settlement community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Corporal Gomez.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Illness
White Settlement Police Department has lost 3 officers; 1 of them lost to illness.
Albert is one of 204 officers lost to illness in TX, 8.4% of the 2,423 remembered there.
Albert is one of 2,028 officers lost to illness in the United States, 7.4% of the 27,552 remembered there.
Albert 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
Albert was 36. Of the 201 lost to illness in TX whose age is recorded, half were between 45 and 59; the middle age was 53. Albert had served 9 years; the middle length of service was 17 years.
Albert was 36. 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. Albert had served 9 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.
Albert was 36. Of the 2,916 lost to illness worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 39 and 56; the middle age was 49. Albert had served 9 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.
When
July holds 9.3% of these deaths in TX; September holds the most, 16.7%. Tuesdays: 17.6%.
July holds 7% of these deaths in the United States; October holds the most, 14.9%. Tuesdays: 13.3%.
July holds 7.3% of these deaths worldwide; October holds the most, 12.6%. Tuesdays: 13.8%.
How
Illness deaths account for 33.3% of all 3 deaths at White Settlement 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
White Settlement Police Department has 3 officers remembered here, Albert among them.
Where
Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 19-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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