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Jesus Delaluz Lara III
Incident
Police Officer Chuy Lara died as the result of contracting COVID-19 in the line of duty during a confirmed exposure at the Casa Grande Police Department.
Officer Lara had served with the Casa Grande Police Department for six years and had previously served with the Gila River Police Department.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Police Officer Jesus Delaluz Lara III died on January 4, 2022 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 44.
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 three children.
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Police Officer Lara gave the Casa Grande Police Department 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the Casa Grande community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Lara.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Illness
Casa Grande Police Department has lost 2 officers; 1 of them lost to illness.
Jesus is one of 16 officers lost to illness in AZ, 4.8% of the 330 remembered there.
Jesus is one of 2,028 officers lost to illness in the United States, 7.4% of the 27,552 remembered there.
Jesus 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, 1 officer in AZ was lost to illness, the 3rd heaviest of 3 years on record. The heaviest was 2021, with 10.
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
Jesus was 44. Of the 16 lost to illness in AZ whose age is recorded, half were between 46.8 and 54.5; the middle age was 50. Jesus had served 8 years; the middle length of service was 19.5 years.
Jesus was 44. 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. Jesus had served 8 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.
Jesus was 44. Of the 2,916 lost to illness worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 39 and 56; the middle age was 49. Jesus had served 8 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.
When
January holds 12.5% of these deaths in AZ; July holds the most, 18.8%. Tuesdays: 6.3%.
January holds 9.5% of these deaths in the United States; October holds the most, 14.9%. Tuesdays: 13.3%.
January holds 9.9% of these deaths worldwide; October holds the most, 12.6%. Tuesdays: 13.8%.
How
Illness deaths account for 50% of all 2 deaths at Casa Grande Police Department, the most common cause.
Illness deaths account for 4.8% of all 330 deaths in AZ, 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
Casa Grande Police Department has 2 officers remembered here, Jesus among them.
Where
Where the Name Is Cut
What is kept
Photographs, film, sound and papers — what survived a life.
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