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Shannon Mary Browning
Incident
Master Correctional Officer Shannon Browning died from complications as a result of contracting COVID-19 in the line of duty.
Officer Browning had served with the Orange County Corrections Department for 16 years.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Master Correctional Officer Shannon Mary Browning died on July 23, 2021 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. She was 40.
She is one of 885 officers honored here, and one of 2 at Orange County Corrections 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
She is survived by her son, daughter, mother, father, three sisters, and nieces and nephews.
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Master Correctional Officer Browning gave the Orange County Corrections Department 16 years.
Thank you for your service to the Orlando community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Master Correctional Officer Browning.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Illness
Orange County Corrections Department has lost 2 officers; 2 of them lost to illness.
Shannon is one of 81 officers lost to illness in FL, 8% of the 1,007 remembered there.
Shannon is one of 2,028 officers lost to illness in the United States, 7.4% of the 27,552 remembered there.
Shannon 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, 55 officers in FL 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
Shannon was 40. Of the 79 lost to illness in FL whose age is recorded, half were between 40 and 53; the middle age was 48. Shannon had served 16 years; the middle length of service was 16.5 years.
Shannon was 40. 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. Shannon had served 16 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.
Shannon was 40. Of the 2,916 lost to illness worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 39 and 56; the middle age was 49. Shannon had served 16 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.
When
July holds 7.4% of these deaths in FL; August holds the most, 33.3%. Fridays: 13.6%.
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 2 deaths at Orange County Corrections Department.
Illness deaths account for 8% of all 1,007 deaths in FL, 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.
Her people
Orange County Corrections Department has 2 officers remembered here, Shannon among them.
Where
Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 12-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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