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Ralph Edward Serrano
Incident
Corrections Deputy II Ralph Serrano died from complications as the result of contracting COVID-19 while working at the Kearney Mesa Juvenile Detention Facility at 446 Alta Road in San Diego.
Deputy Serrano had served with the San Diego County Probation Department for over 18 years.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Corrections Deputy II Ralph Edward Serrano died on January 18, 2021 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 50.
He is one of 885 officers honored here, and one of 2 at San Diego County Probation Department.
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.
Corrections Deputy II Serrano gave the San Diego County Probation Department 18 years.
Thank you for your service to the San Diego community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Corrections Deputy II Serrano.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Illness
San Diego County Probation Department has lost 2 officers; 2 of them lost to illness.
Ralph is one of 75 officers lost to illness in CA, 4.1% of the 1,839 remembered there.
Ralph is one of 2,028 officers lost to illness in the United States, 7.4% of the 27,552 remembered there.
Ralph 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 2021, 25 officers in CA were lost to illness, more than in any other year.
In 2021, 564 officers in the United States were lost to illness, more than in any other year.
In 2021, 566 officers worldwide were lost to illness, more than in any other year.
Who
Ralph was 50. Of the 75 lost to illness in CA whose age is recorded, half were between 36.5 and 53; the middle age was 48. Ralph had served 18 years; the middle length of service was 19 years.
Ralph was 50. 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. Ralph had served 18 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.
Ralph was 50. Of the 2,916 lost to illness worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 39 and 56; the middle age was 49. Ralph had served 18 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.
When
January holds 13.3% of these deaths in CA, more than any other month. Mondays: 13.3%.
January holds 9.5% of these deaths in the United States; October holds the most, 14.9%. Mondays: 14.2%.
January holds 9.9% of these deaths worldwide; October holds the most, 12.6%. Mondays: 14.6%.
How
Illness deaths account for 100% of all 2 deaths at San Diego County Probation Department.
Illness deaths account for 4.1% of all 1,839 deaths in CA, 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
San Diego County Probation Department has 2 officers remembered here, Ralph among them.
Where
Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 46-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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