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Corporal Mando Cantu died as a result of contracting COVID-19 in the line of duty.
Corporal Cantu was a United States Marine Corps Operation Iraqi Freedom veteran who had served 14 years with the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department and was assigned to Narcotics and served at the Yucaipa Station.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Corporal Armando Cantu Jr. died on November 18, 2021 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 43.
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, son, parents, and brother.
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The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Corporal Cantu gave the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department 14 years.
Thank you for your service to the San Bernardino community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Corporal Cantu.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Military Service
Armando Cantu Jr. served in the U.S. Marine Corps (1997â2005) before joining law enforcement.
The Sacrifice · Illness
San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department has lost 18 officers; 1 of them lost to illness.
Armando is one of 75 officers lost to illness in CA, 4.1% of the 1,839 remembered there.
Armando is one of 2,028 officers lost to illness in the United States, 7.4% of the 27,552 remembered there.
Armando 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, 25 officers in CA 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
Armando was 43. Of the 75 lost to illness in CA whose age is recorded, half were between 36.5 and 53; the middle age was 48. Armando had served 14 years; the middle length of service was 19 years.
Armando was 43. 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. Armando had served 14 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.
Armando was 43. Of the 2,916 lost to illness worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 39 and 56; the middle age was 49. Armando had served 14 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.
When
November holds 13.3% of these deaths in CA; January holds the most, 13.3%. Thursdays: 16%.
November holds 7.8% of these deaths in the United States; October holds the most, 14.9%. Thursdays: 15.7%.
November holds 8% of these deaths worldwide; October holds the most, 12.6%. Thursdays: 15.2%.
How
Illness deaths account for 5.6% of all 18 deaths at San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department, the 3rd most common cause.
Illness deaths account for 4.1% of all 1,839 deaths in CA, 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
San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department has 18 officers remembered here, Armando among them.
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William Francis Smithson
Oct 20, 1907
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William Jackson Litz
May 23, 1959
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Donald Archibald Mason
Dec 23, 1959
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Billie Rose Heckle
Feb 15, 1960
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Alfred Elder Stewart
Mar 9, 1973
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Frank Marion Pribble
Jul 6, 1975
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Clifford Ernest Sanchez
Apr 6, 1985
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Donald James DeMeulle
Jul 31, 1986
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Keith B. Farley
Apr 12, 1987
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Russell Dean Roberts
Sep 16, 1995
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Ronald Wayne Ives
Sep 1, 2004
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Gregory Alan Gariepy
Jun 22, 2005
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Daniel Jess Lobo, Jr.
Oct 11, 2005
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Jeremiah Alan MacKay
Feb 12, 2013
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Dominic David Vaca
May 31, 2021
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Armando Cantu, Jr.
Nov 18, 2021
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Hector Cuevas, Jr.
Mar 17, 2025
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Andrew Nuñez
Oct 27, 2025
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Military Service
Armando Cantu Jr. served in the U.S. Marine Corps (1997–2005) before joining law enforcement.
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