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Deputy Sheriff Steven Dutton died after contracting COVID-19 in a presumed exposure while on duty.
Deputy Dutton was a U.S. Navy veteran. He is survived by his wife, three children, and 10 grandchildren.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Deputy Sheriff Stephen Bradley Crazywolf Dutton died on August 14, 2020 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 54.
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, three children, and 10 grandchildren.
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Deputy Sheriff Dutton gave the Harris County Sheriff's Office 28 years.
Thank you for your service to the Hamilton community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Dutton.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Military Service
Stephen Bradley Crazywolf Dutton served in the U.S. Navy (1983â1987) before joining law enforcement.
The Sacrifice · Illness
Stephen is the only officer of Harris County Sheriff's Office remembered here.
Stephen is one of 63 officers lost to illness in GA, 7% of the 905 remembered there.
Stephen is one of 2,028 officers lost to illness in the United States, 7.4% of the 27,552 remembered there.
Stephen 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, 14 officers in GA were lost to illness, the 2nd heaviest of 7 years on record. The heaviest was 2021, with 43.
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
Stephen was 54. Of the 62 lost to illness in GA whose age is recorded, half were between 42.3 and 57; the middle age was 54. Stephen had served 28 years; the middle length of service was 21.5 years.
Stephen was 54. 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. Stephen had served 28 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.
Stephen was 54. Of the 2,916 lost to illness worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 39 and 56; the middle age was 49. Stephen had served 28 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.
When
August holds 23.8% of these deaths in GA; September holds the most, 30.2%. Fridays: 14.3%.
August holds 10.2% of these deaths in the United States; October holds the most, 14.9%. Fridays: 14.8%.
August holds 9.5% of these deaths worldwide; October holds the most, 12.6%. Fridays: 14.9%.
How
Illness deaths account for 100% of all 1 deaths at Harris County Sheriff's Office.
Illness deaths account for 7% of all 905 deaths in GA, 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.
Military Service
Stephen Bradley Crazywolf Dutton served in the U.S. Navy (1983–1987) before joining law enforcement.
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Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 37-W
What is kept
Photographs, film, sound and papers — what survived a life.
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