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Parnell Laroy Guyton
Incident
Sergeant Parnell Guyton died after contracting COVID-19 in a presumed exposure while on duty.
Sergeant Guyton had served with the University of Alabama at Birmingham Police Department for 16 years.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Sergeant Parnell Laroy Guyton died on July 31, 2020 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 47.
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 and son.
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Sergeant Guyton gave the University of Alabama at Birmingham Police Department 16 years.
Thank you for your service to the Birgmingham community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Guyton.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Illness
Parnell is the only officer of University of Alabama at Birmingham Police Department remembered here.
Parnell is one of 23 officers lost to illness in AL, 3.6% of the 643 remembered there.
Parnell is one of 2,028 officers lost to illness in the United States, 7.4% of the 27,552 remembered there.
Parnell 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, 5 officers in AL were lost to illness, the 3rd heaviest of 5 years on record. The heaviest was 2021, with 10.
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
Parnell was 47. Of the 23 lost to illness in AL whose age is recorded, half were between 44 and 57; the middle age was 50. Parnell had served 16 years; the middle length of service was 20.5 years.
Parnell was 47. 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. Parnell had served 16 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.
Parnell was 47. Of the 2,916 lost to illness worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 39 and 56; the middle age was 49. Parnell had served 16 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.
When
July holds 8.7% of these deaths in AL; August holds the most, 21.7%. Fridays: 21.7%.
July holds 7% of these deaths in the United States; October holds the most, 14.9%. Fridays: 14.8%.
July holds 7.3% of these deaths worldwide; October holds the most, 12.6%. Fridays: 14.9%.
How
Illness deaths account for 100% of all 1 deaths at University of Alabama at Birmingham Police Department.
Illness deaths account for 3.6% of all 643 deaths in AL, 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.
Where
Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 35-E
What is kept
Photographs, film, sound and papers — what survived a life.
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