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Deputy Sheriff David Cook died from complications as a result of contracting COVID-19 in the line of duty while working at 701 Ball Avenue NorthEast in Grand Rapids.
Deputy Cook had served with the Kent County Sheriff's Office for 21 years. He had previously served four years with the South Haven Police Department and Hopkins Village Police Department.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Deputy Sheriff David Cook died on November 1, 2021 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 47.
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 daughters.
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Deputy Sheriff Cook gave the Kent County Sheriff's Office 25 years.
Thank you for your service to the Grand Rapids community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Cook.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Illness
Kent County Sheriff's Office has lost 3 officers; 1 of them lost to illness.
David is one of 24 officers lost to illness in MI, 3.4% of the 703 remembered there.
David is one of 2,028 officers lost to illness in the United States, 7.4% of the 27,552 remembered there.
David 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, 9 officers in MI 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
David was 47. Of the 24 lost to illness in MI whose age is recorded, half were between 46.8 and 61.3; the middle age was 51.5. David had served 25 years; the middle length of service was 25 years.
David was 47. 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. David had served 25 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.
David was 47. Of the 2,916 lost to illness worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 39 and 56; the middle age was 49. David had served 25 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.
When
November holds 16.7% of these deaths in MI; December holds the most, 20.8%. Mondays: 20.8%.
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 33.3% of all 3 deaths at Kent County Sheriff's Office, the 2nd most common cause.
Illness deaths account for 3.4% of all 703 deaths in MI, 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
Kent County Sheriff's Office has 3 officers remembered here, David among them.
Where
Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 25-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
2 officers from Kent County Sheriff's Office are honored on badge.nw.
