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Police Officer Bart Arnold died from complications as a result of contracting COVID-19 in the line of duty.
Officer Arnold was a United States Air Force veteran who served over 20 years with the Enid Police Department. He had previously served one year with the North Enid Police Department.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Police Officer Bart Lane Arnold died on January 3, 2022 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 57.
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 child.
In Our Keeping
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Police Officer Arnold gave the Enid Police Department 21 years.
Thank you for your service to the Enid community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Arnold.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Bart Lane Arnold served in the U.S. Air Force (1987â1997) before joining law enforcement.
The Sacrifice · Illness
Enid Police Department has lost 4 officers; 1 of them lost to illness.
Bart is one of 21 officers lost to illness in OK, 3.6% of the 582 remembered there.
Bart is one of 2,028 officers lost to illness in the United States, 7.4% of the 27,552 remembered there.
Bart 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 2022, 4 officers in OK were lost to illness, the 2nd heaviest of 8 years on record. The heaviest was 2021, with 8.
In 2022, 135 officers in the United States were lost to illness, the 4th heaviest of 108 years on record. The heaviest was 2021, with 564.
In 2022, 140 officers worldwide were lost to illness, the 4th heaviest of 197 years on record. The heaviest was 2021, with 566.
Who
Bart was 57. Of the 21 lost to illness in OK whose age is recorded, half were between 44 and 57; the middle age was 52. Bart had served 21.1 years; the middle length of service was 18 years.
Bart was 57. 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. Bart had served 21.1 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.
Bart was 57. Of the 2,916 lost to illness worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 39 and 56; the middle age was 49. Bart had served 21.1 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.
When
January holds 14.3% of these deaths in OK; August holds the most, 23.8%. Mondays: 14.3%.
January holds 9.5% of these deaths in the United States; October holds the most, 14.9%. Mondays: 14.2%.
January holds 9.9% of these deaths worldwide; October holds the most, 12.6%. Mondays: 14.6%.
How
Illness deaths account for 25% of all 4 deaths at Enid Police Department, the 2nd most common cause.
Illness deaths account for 3.6% of all 582 deaths in OK, 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
Enid Police Department has 4 officers remembered here, Bart among them.
Where
Military Service
Bart Lane Arnold served in the U.S. Air Force (1987–1997) before joining law enforcement.
Visit Bart Lane Arnold’s page on salute.nw →
His full service record — units, decorations, where he served — is kept on salute.nw.
Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 10-E
What is kept
Photographs, film, sound and papers — what survived a life.
Others Who Wore This Badge
3 officers from Enid Police Department are honored on badge.nw.
