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Sergeant Wayne Weyler died from complications as a result of contracting COVID-19 in the line of duty.
Sergeant Weyler had served with the Mesa County Sheriff's Office for 25 years and had previously served 16 years with the Adam County Sheriff's Office.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Sergeant Wayne Stephen Weyler died on December 10, 2021 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 64.
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, four children, five grandchildren, and two siblings.
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Sergeant Weyler gave the Mesa County Sheriff's Office 41 years.
Thank you for your service to the Grand Junction community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Weyler.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Illness
Mesa County Sheriff's Office has lost 3 officers; 1 of them lost to illness.
Wayne is one of 11 officers lost to illness in CO, 3% of the 361 remembered there.
Wayne is one of 2,028 officers lost to illness in the United States, 7.4% of the 27,552 remembered there.
Wayne 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
Wayne was 64. Of the 11 lost to illness in CO whose age is recorded, half were between 37 and 52; the middle age was 46. Wayne had served 41 years; the middle length of service was 14.5 years.
Wayne was 64. 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. Wayne had served 41 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.
Wayne was 64. Of the 2,916 lost to illness worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 39 and 56; the middle age was 49. Wayne had served 41 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 33.3% of all 3 deaths at Mesa County Sheriff's Office, the 2nd 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
Mesa County Sheriff's Office has 3 officers remembered here, Wayne among them.
Where
Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 39-W
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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