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Sergeant Dale Multer died after contracting COVID-19 in the line of duty while serving civil papers.
Sergeant Multer was a United States Air Force veteran and served 24 years in law enforcement. He was planning to retire the following year.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Sergeant Dale Edward Multer died on June 27, 2020 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 61.
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, two children, and his grandchildren.
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Sergeant Multer gave the Travis County Constable's Office 24 years.
Thank you for your service to the Austin community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Multer.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Military Service
Dale Edward Multer served in the U.S. Air Force (1978â1990) before joining law enforcement.
The Sacrifice · Illness
Dale is the only officer of Travis County Constable's Office - Precinct 5 remembered here.
Dale is one of 204 officers lost to illness in TX, 8.4% of the 2,423 remembered there.
Dale is one of 2,028 officers lost to illness in the United States, 7.4% of the 27,552 remembered there.
Dale 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, 63 officers in TX were lost to illness, the 2nd heaviest of 20 years on record. The heaviest was 2021, with 99.
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
Dale was 61. Of the 201 lost to illness in TX whose age is recorded, half were between 45 and 59; the middle age was 53. Dale had served 24 years; the middle length of service was 17 years.
Dale 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. Dale had served 24 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.
Dale was 61. Of the 2,916 lost to illness worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 39 and 56; the middle age was 49. Dale had served 24 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.
When
June holds 2.9% of these deaths in TX; September holds the most, 16.7%. Saturdays: 10.8%.
June holds 4.9% of these deaths in the United States; October holds the most, 14.9%. Saturdays: 13.9%.
June holds 6.1% of these deaths worldwide; October holds the most, 12.6%. Saturdays: 14.8%.
How
Illness deaths account for 100% of all 1 deaths at Travis County Constable's Office - Precinct 5.
Illness deaths account for 8.4% of all 2,423 deaths in TX, 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
Dale Edward Multer served in the U.S. Air Force (1978–1990) before joining law enforcement.
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Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 13-E
What is kept
Photographs, film, sound and papers — what survived a life.
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