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Lee Daniel Manns
Incident
Special Deputy Sheriff LD Manns died from complications as the result of contracting COVID-19 during a presumed exposure while serving civil papers.
Deputy Manns had served with the Breathitt County Sheriff's Office for two years.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Special Deputy Sheriff Lee Daniel Manns died on December 26, 2020 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 67.
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 three children.
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Special Deputy Sheriff Manns gave the Breathitt County Sheriff's Office 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Jackson community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Special Deputy Sheriff Manns.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Illness
Breathitt County Sheriff's Office has lost 10 officers; 1 of them lost to illness.
Lee is one of 21 officers lost to illness in KY, 2.1% of the 984 remembered there.
Lee is one of 2,028 officers lost to illness in the United States, 7.4% of the 27,552 remembered there.
Lee 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, 7 officers in KY 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
Lee was 67. Of the 21 lost to illness in KY whose age is recorded, half were between 40 and 63; the middle age was 50. Lee had served 2 years; the middle length of service was 11 years.
Lee was 67. 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. Lee had served 2 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.
Lee was 67. Of the 2,916 lost to illness worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 39 and 56; the middle age was 49. Lee had served 2 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.
When
December holds 23.8% of these deaths in KY, more than any other month. Saturdays: 14.3%.
December holds 9.6% of these deaths in the United States; October holds the most, 14.9%. Saturdays: 13.9%.
December holds 9.6% of these deaths worldwide; October holds the most, 12.6%. Saturdays: 14.8%.
How
Illness deaths account for 10% of all 10 deaths at Breathitt County Sheriff's Office, the 2nd most common cause.
Illness deaths account for 2.1% of all 984 deaths in KY, 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.
His people
Breathitt County Sheriff's Office has 10 officers remembered here, Lee among them.
Where
Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 63-W
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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