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Jose Pedro Marquez
Incident
Correctional Officer Jose Marquez died after contracting COVID-19 during an outbreak among inmates and correctional staff at the Cook County Jail at 2650 S. California Avenue in Chicago.
Officer Marquez had served with the Cook County Sheriff's Department - Department of Correction's for 16 years.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Correctional Officer Jose Pedro Marquez died on June 28, 2020 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 52.
He is one of 885 officers honored here, and one of 4 at Cook County Sheriff's Office - Department of Corrections.
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 five children.
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Correctional Officer Marquez gave the Cook County Sheriff's Office 15 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Illinois. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Correctional Officer Marquez.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Illness
Cook County Sheriff's Office - Department of Corrections has lost 9 officers; 4 of them lost to illness.
Jose is one of 66 officers lost to illness in IL, 5% of the 1,318 remembered there.
Jose is one of 2,028 officers lost to illness in the United States, 7.4% of the 27,552 remembered there.
Jose 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, 11 officers in IL were lost to illness, the 2nd heaviest of 13 years on record. The heaviest was 1918, with 16.
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
Jose was 52. Of the 66 lost to illness in IL whose age is recorded, half were between 35 and 51; the middle age was 45.5. Jose had served 15.5 years; the middle length of service was 13.2 years.
Jose was 52. 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. Jose had served 15.5 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.
Jose was 52. Of the 2,916 lost to illness worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 39 and 56; the middle age was 49. Jose had served 15.5 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.
When
June holds 1.5% of these deaths in IL; January holds the most, 19.7%. Sundays: 16.7%.
June holds 4.9% of these deaths in the United States; October holds the most, 14.9%. Sundays: 14.2%.
June holds 6.1% of these deaths worldwide; October holds the most, 12.6%. Sundays: 13.2%.
How
Illness deaths account for 44.4% of all 9 deaths at Cook County Sheriff's Office - Department of Corrections, the 2nd most common cause.
Illness deaths account for 5% of all 1,318 deaths in IL, 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
Cook County Sheriff's Office - Department of Corrections has 9 officers remembered here, Jose among them.
Where
Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 36-E
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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