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Joshua James Sieman
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Deputy Sheriff

Joshua James Sieman

Harris County Sheriff's Office — Houston, TX
COVID-19 → Illness
United States flag Texas flag
End of Watch October 21, 2021
Age 39
Tour of Duty 9 yrs
The Vigil Panel 392 · Column 3 · Line 4 ›
Gender Male
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Incident

Deputy Sheriff Joshua Sieman died as a result of contracting COVID-19 while serving at the Tomball Substation at 23828 Tomball Parkway in Tomball.

Deputy Sieman had served with the Harris County Sheriff's Office for five years and had previously served four years with the Roman Forest Police Department.

COVID-19 and Law Enforcement

Deputy Sheriff Joshua James Sieman died on October 21, 2021 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 39.

He is one of 885 officers honored here, and one of 7 at Harris County Sheriff's Office.

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, son, parents, two brothers, and a sister.

In Our Keeping

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Tributes

The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Deputy Sheriff Sieman gave the Harris County Sheriff's Office 9 years.
Thank you for your service to the Houston community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Sieman.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Harris County Sheriff's Office
Type Sheriff's Office
Location Houston, Harris County, TX
Platform Identity hcso.harris.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 21, 2021
Tour of Duty 9 yrs
Age 39
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness
Cause Detail COVID19

The Sacrifice · Illness

Joshua is one of 2,028 officers lost to illness in the United States, 7.4% of the 27,552 remembered there.

34,103 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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I

Time

In 2021, 564 officers in the United States were lost to illness, more than in any other year.

Every year on record · United States
II

Who

Joshua was 39. 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. Joshua had served 9 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.

Age at death
Where he stood among them
Age by years of service
III

When

October holds 14.9% of these deaths in the United States, more than any other month. Thursdays: 15.7%.

By month
By day of the week
IV

How

Illness deaths account for 7.4% of all 27,552 deaths in the United States, the 3rd most common cause.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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His people

Harris County Sheriff's Office has 56 officers remembered here, Joshua among them.

Across the years
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Where

Deputy Sheriff Joshua James Sieman

Harris County Sheriff's Office · End of Watch October 21, 2021

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 42-E

Also Remembered

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