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Raymond John Scholwinski
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Sergeant

Raymond John Scholwinski

Harris County Sheriff's Office — Houston, TX
COVID-19 → Illness
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End of Watch May 6, 2020
Age 70
Tour of Duty 44 yrs
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Gender Male
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Incident

Sergeant Raymond Scholwinski died after contracting COVID-19 during a confirmed exposure to another employee at 7900 Will Clayton Parkway in Humble, Texas.

Sergeant Scholwinski had served with the Harris County Sheriff's Office for 44 years.

COVID-19 and Law Enforcement

Sergeant Raymond John Scholwinski died on May 6, 2020 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 70.

He is one of 885 officers honored here, and one of 7 at Harris County Sheriff's Office.

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 and four children.

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Tributes

The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Sergeant Scholwinski gave the Harris County Sheriff's Office 44 years.
Thank you for your service to the Houston community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Scholwinski.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Harris County Sheriff's Office
Type Sheriff's Office
Location Houston, Harris County, TX
Platform Identity hcso.harris.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 6, 2020
Tour of Duty 44 yrs
Age 70
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness
Cause Detail COVID19

The Sacrifice · Illness

Raymond is one of 2,028 officers lost to illness in the United States, 7.4% of the 27,552 remembered there.

34,103 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

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.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Raymond was 70. 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. Raymond had served 44 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.

Age at death
Where he stood among them
Age by years of service
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When

May holds 6.2% of these deaths in the United States; October holds the most, 14.9%. Wednesdays: 14%.

By month
By day of the week
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How

Illness deaths account for 7.4% of all 27,552 deaths in the United States, the 3rd most common cause.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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His people

Harris County Sheriff's Office has 56 officers remembered here, Raymond among them.

Across the years
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Where

Sergeant Raymond John Scholwinski

Harris County Sheriff's Office · End of Watch May 6, 2020

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 41-W

Also Remembered

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