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Michael Scott Howard
Incident
Community Supervision Officer Michael Howard died from complications as a result of contracting COVID-19 in the line of duty.
Officer Howard had served with the Georgia Department of Community Supervision for 33 years.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Community Supervision Officer III Michael Scott Howard died on September 10, 2021 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 55.
He is one of 884 officers honored here, and one of 3 at Georgia Department of Community Supervision.
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, four children, six grandchildren, his mother, two sisters, a niece, and a nephew.
In Our Keeping
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- August 2, 2026
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- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Community Supervision Officer III Howard gave the Georgia Department of Community Supervision 33 years.
Thank you for your service to the Atlanta community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Community Supervision Officer III Howard.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Illness
Georgia Department of Community Supervision has lost 3 officers; 3 of them lost to illness.
Michael is one of 63 officers lost to illness in GA, 7% of the 905 remembered there.
Michael is one of 2,026 officers lost to illness in the United States, 7.4% of the 27,543 remembered there.
Michael is one of 2,978 officers lost to illness worldwide, 8.8% of the 33,910 remembered here.
33,910 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 2021, 43 officers in GA 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
Michael was 55. Of the 62 lost to illness in GA whose age is recorded, half were between 42.3 and 57; the middle age was 54. Michael had served 33 years; the middle length of service was 21.5 years.
Michael was 55. Of the 1,994 lost to illness in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 42 and 58; the middle age was 51. Michael had served 33 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.
Michael was 55. Of the 2,915 lost to illness worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 39 and 56; the middle age was 49. Michael had served 33 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.
When
September holds 30.2% of these deaths in GA, more than any other month. Fridays: 14.3%.
September holds 11.2% of these deaths in the United States; October holds the most, 15%. Fridays: 14.8%.
September holds 9.8% of these deaths worldwide; October holds the most, 12.6%. Fridays: 14.9%.
How
Illness deaths account for 100% of all 3 deaths at Georgia Department of Community Supervision.
Illness deaths account for 7% of all 905 deaths in GA, the 3rd most common cause.
Illness deaths account for 7.4% of all 27,543 deaths in the United States, the 3rd most common cause.
Illness deaths account for 8.8% of all 33,910 deaths worldwide, the 3rd most common cause.
His people
Georgia Department of Community Supervision has 3 officers remembered here, Michael among them.
Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 21-W
What is kept
Photographs, film, sound and papers — what survived a life.
Others Who Wore This Badge
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