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Sean Geoffrey Byler
Incident
Sergeant Sean Byler died from complications as the result of contracting COVID in the line of duty.
Sergeant Byler had served with the Bullitt County Detention Center for two years.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Sergeant Sean Geoffrey Byler died on September 22, 2021 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 24.
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 mother, father, and two sisters.
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Sergeant Byler gave the Bullitt County Detention Center 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Shepherdsville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Byler.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Illness
Bullitt County Detention Center has lost 2 officers; 1 of them lost to illness.
Sean is one of 21 officers lost to illness in KY, 2.1% of the 984 remembered there.
Sean is one of 2,028 officers lost to illness in the United States, 7.4% of the 27,552 remembered there.
Sean 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
Sean was 24. Of the 21 lost to illness in KY whose age is recorded, half were between 40 and 63; the middle age was 50. Sean had served 2 years; the middle length of service was 11 years.
Sean was 24. 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. Sean had served 2 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.
Sean was 24. Of the 2,916 lost to illness worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 39 and 56; the middle age was 49. Sean had served 2 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.
When
September holds 19% of these deaths in KY; December holds the most, 23.8%. Wednesdays: 19%.
September holds 11.2% of these deaths in the United States; October holds the most, 14.9%. Wednesdays: 14%.
September holds 9.8% of these deaths worldwide; October holds the most, 12.6%. Wednesdays: 13.6%.
How
Illness deaths account for 50% of all 2 deaths at Bullitt County Detention Center, the most common cause.
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.
His people
Bullitt County Detention Center has 2 officers remembered here, Sean among them.
Where
Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 60-W
What is kept
Photographs, film, sound and papers — what survived a life.
Also Remembered
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial — requiem.nw →
Others Who Wore This Badge
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