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Walter Lee Soileau Jr.
Incident
Sergeant Walter Soileau died from complications as a result of contracting COVID-19 in the line of duty.
Sergeant Soileau had served with the Cameron Parish Sheriff's Department for 13 years.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Sergeant Walter Lee Soileau Jr. died on August 19, 2020 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 62.
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, and daughter.
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Sergeant Soileau gave the Cameron Parish Sheriff's Department 13 years.
Thank you for your service to the Cameron community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Soileau.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Illness
Cameron Parish Sheriff's Department has lost 2 officers; 1 of them lost to illness.
Walter is one of 28 officers lost to illness in LA, 4.7% of the 595 remembered there.
Walter is one of 2,028 officers lost to illness in the United States, 7.4% of the 27,552 remembered there.
Walter 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 2020, 19 officers in LA were lost to illness, more than in any other year.
In 2020, 346 officers in the United States were lost to illness, the 2nd heaviest of 108 years on record. The heaviest was 2021, with 564.
In 2020, 347 officers worldwide were lost to illness, the 2nd heaviest of 197 years on record. The heaviest was 2021, with 566.
Who
Walter was 62. Of the 28 lost to illness in LA whose age is recorded, half were between 39.8 and 65; the middle age was 56. Walter had served 13 years; the middle length of service was 22 years.
Walter was 62. 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. Walter had served 13 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.
Walter was 62. Of the 2,916 lost to illness worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 39 and 56; the middle age was 49. Walter had served 13 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.
When
August holds 17.9% of these deaths in LA; April holds the most, 25%. Wednesdays: 17.9%.
August holds 10.2% of these deaths in the United States; October holds the most, 14.9%. Wednesdays: 14%.
August holds 9.5% of these deaths worldwide; October holds the most, 12.6%. Wednesdays: 13.6%.
How
Illness deaths account for 50% of all 2 deaths at Cameron Parish Sheriff's Department, the most common cause.
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.
His people
Cameron Parish Sheriff's Department has 2 officers remembered here, Walter among them.
Where
Where the Name Is Cut
What is kept
Photographs, film, sound and papers — what survived a life.
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