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Captain Randy Vallot died after contracting COVID-19 as the result of a confirmed exposure during an outbreak within the agency.
Captain Vallot had served with the Richland Parish Sheriff's Office for 18 years.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Captain Randy Michael Vallot died on September 23, 2020 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 59.
He is one of 884 officers honored here, and one of 2 at Richland Parish 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 seven children.
In Our Keeping
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The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Captain Vallot gave the Richland Parish Sheriff's Office 18 years.
Thank you for your service to the Rayville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Captain Vallot.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Illness
Richland Parish Sheriff's Office has lost 3 officers; 2 of them lost to illness.
Randy is one of 28 officers lost to illness in LA, 4.7% of the 595 remembered there.
Randy is one of 2,026 officers lost to illness in the United States, 7.4% of the 27,543 remembered there.
Randy is one of 2,978 officers lost to illness worldwide, 8.8% of the 33,910 remembered here.
33,910 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
Randy was 59. Of the 28 lost to illness in LA whose age is recorded, half were between 39.8 and 65; the middle age was 56. Randy had served 18 years; the middle length of service was 22 years.
Randy was 59. Of the 1,994 lost to illness in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 42 and 58; the middle age was 51. Randy had served 18 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.
Randy was 59. Of the 2,915 lost to illness worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 39 and 56; the middle age was 49. Randy had served 18 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.
When
September holds 7.1% of these deaths in LA; April holds the most, 25%. Wednesdays: 17.9%.
September holds 11.2% of these deaths in the United States; October holds the most, 15%. Wednesdays: 13.9%.
September holds 9.8% of these deaths worldwide; October holds the most, 12.6%. Wednesdays: 13.5%.
How
Illness deaths account for 66.7% of all 3 deaths at Richland Parish Sheriff's Office, 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 27,543 deaths in the United States, the 3rd most common cause.
Illness deaths account for 8.8% of all 33,910 deaths worldwide, the 3rd most common cause.
His people
Richland Parish Sheriff's Office has 3 officers remembered here, Randy among them.
Where
Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 58-W
What is kept
Photographs, film, sound and papers — what survived a life.
Others Who Wore This Badge
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