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Richard Longoria
Incident
Corrections Officer Rick Longoria died as a result of contracting COVID-19 while serving at the Louisville Metro Department of Corrections at 400 S 6th Street in Louisville.
Officer Longoria had served with the Louisville Metro Department of Corrections for 18 years.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Corrections Officer Richard Longoria died on September 10, 2021 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 50.
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 three sons, two step-children, three grandchildren, and his mother.
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Corrections Officer Longoria gave the Louisville Metro Department of Corrections 18 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Kentucky. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Corrections Officer Longoria.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Illness
Richard is the only officer of Louisville Metro Department of Corrections remembered here.
Richard is one of 21 officers lost to illness in KY, 2.1% of the 984 remembered there.
Richard is one of 2,028 officers lost to illness in the United States, 7.4% of the 27,552 remembered there.
Richard 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 KY 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
Richard was 50. Of the 21 lost to illness in KY whose age is recorded, half were between 40 and 63; the middle age was 50. Richard had served 18 years; the middle length of service was 11 years.
Richard was 50. 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. Richard had served 18 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.
Richard was 50. Of the 2,916 lost to illness worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 39 and 56; the middle age was 49. Richard had served 18 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.
When
September holds 19% of these deaths in KY; December holds the most, 23.8%. Fridays: 23.8%.
September holds 11.2% of these deaths in the United States; October holds the most, 14.9%. Fridays: 14.8%.
September holds 9.8% of these deaths worldwide; October holds the most, 12.6%. Fridays: 14.9%.
How
Illness deaths account for 100% of all 1 deaths at Louisville Metro Department of Corrections.
Illness deaths account for 2.1% of all 984 deaths in KY, 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.
Where
Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 33-E
What is kept
Photographs, film, sound and papers — what survived a life.
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