Jose Elizondo Gomez
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Special Deputy Marshal

Jose Elizondo Gomez

End of Watch February 6, 2022
Age 61
Tour of Duty 22 yrs
Gender Male

Incident

Location: Nevada Incident Date: Not available

Special Deputy Marshal Jose Gomez died from complications as a result of contracting COVID-19 while serving at the Lloyd D George U.S. Courthouse at 333 South Las Vegas Boulevard in Las Vegas.

Special Deputy Marshal Gomez was a United States Marine Corps Reserve veteran who served with the United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service for 22 years.

COVID-19 and Law Enforcement

Special Deputy Marshal Jose Elizondo Gomez died on February 6, 2022 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 61.

He is one of 885 officers honored here, and one of 8 at United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service.

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, three sons, two daughters, and three sisters.

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Tributes

The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Special Deputy Marshal Gomez gave the United States Department of Justice 22 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Special Deputy Marshal Gomez.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Type Federal Agency
Location Washington, DC
Platform Identity usms.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 6, 2022
Tour of Duty 22 yrs
Age 61
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness

Military Service

Jose Elizondo Gomez served in the U.S. Marine Corps before joining law enforcement.

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The Sacrifice · Illness

Jose is one of 2,028 officers lost to illness in the United States, 7.4% of the 27,552 remembered there.

34,103 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 2022, 135 officers in the United States were lost to illness, the 4th heaviest of 108 years on record. The heaviest was 2021, with 564.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Jose was 61. 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 22 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.

Age at death
Where he stood among them
Age by years of service
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When

February holds 6.1% of these deaths in the United States; October holds the most, 14.9%. Sundays: 14.2%.

By month
By day of the week
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How

Illness deaths account for 7.4% of all 27,552 deaths in the United States, the 3rd most common cause.

Every cause
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His people

United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service has at least 120 officers remembered here, Jose among them.

Across the years
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Where

Special Deputy Marshal Jose Elizondo Gomez

United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service · End of Watch February 6, 2022

Military Service

Jose Elizondo Gomez served in the U.S. Marine Corps before joining law enforcement.

Visit Jose Elizondo Gomez’s page on salute.nw →

His full service record — units, decorations, where he served — is kept on salute.nw.

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 14-W

Also Remembered

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