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Police Officer Randy Guidry died from complications as the result of contracting COVID-19 in the line of duty.
Officer Guidry was a United States Marine Corps veteran who had served with the Youngsville Police Department for two years. He had previously served with the Jefferson Davis Parish Sheriff's Office, Lafayette Police Department, Abbeville Police Department, and Vermilion Parish Sheriff's Department over his 13-year law enforcement career.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Police Officer Randy James Guidry died on July 30, 2021 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 34.
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
Officer Guidry is survived by his pregnant wife and son.
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Police Officer Guidry gave the Youngsville Police Department 13 years.
Thank you for your service to the Youngsville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Guidry.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Military Service
Randy James Guidry served in the U.S. Marine Corps before joining law enforcement.
The Sacrifice · Illness
Randy is the only officer of Youngsville Police Department remembered here.
Randy is one of 28 officers lost to illness in LA, 4.7% of the 595 remembered there.
Randy is one of 2,028 officers lost to illness in the United States, 7.4% of the 27,552 remembered there.
Randy 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, 4 officers in LA were lost to illness, the 2nd heaviest of 7 years on record. The heaviest was 2020, with 19.
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
Randy was 34. Of the 28 lost to illness in LA whose age is recorded, half were between 39.8 and 65; the middle age was 56. Randy had served 13 years; the middle length of service was 22 years.
Randy was 34. 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. Randy had served 13 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.
Randy was 34. Of the 2,916 lost to illness worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 39 and 56; the middle age was 49. Randy had served 13 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.
When
July holds 17.9% of these deaths in LA; April holds the most, 25%. Fridays: 10.7%.
July holds 7% of these deaths in the United States; October holds the most, 14.9%. Fridays: 14.8%.
July holds 7.3% of these deaths worldwide; October holds the most, 12.6%. Fridays: 14.9%.
How
Illness deaths account for 100% of all 1 deaths at Youngsville Police Department.
Illness deaths account for 4.7% of all 595 deaths in LA, 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.
Where
Military Service
Randy James Guidry served in the U.S. Marine Corps before joining law enforcement.
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Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 19-W
What is kept
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