Albert Rene Gomez
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Corporal

Albert Rene Gomez

White Settlement Police Department — White Settlement, TX
Illness
End of Watch July 27, 2021
Age 36
Tour of Duty 9 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Corporal Albert Gomez died from complications as a result of contracting COVID-19 in the line of duty.

Corporal Gomez had served with the White Settlement Police Department for nine years as a SWAT Operator and a Field Training Officer.

COVID-19 and Law Enforcement

Corporal Albert Rene Gomez died on July 27, 2021 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 36.

He is one of 884 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, daughter, and mother.

In Our Keeping

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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Corporal Gomez gave the White Settlement Police Department 9 years.
Thank you for your service to the White Settlement community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Corporal Gomez.

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

Agency

Location White Settlement, TX
Platform Identity wspd.tarrant.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 27, 2021
Tour of Duty 9 yrs
Age 36
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness

Corporal Albert Rene Gomez is one of 2,974 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 9.1% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In TX, 204 of 2,421 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 8.4% of this state's fallen. That is 0.7 percentage points below the national rate of 9.1%.

At White Settlement Police Department, 1 of 3 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.

White Settlement Police Department
1
of 3 officers
33.3% Illness
TX — Statewide
204
of 2,421 officers
8.4% Illness
Nationwide
2,974
of 32,508 officers
9.1% Illness

National Cause Distribution

How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Albert Rene Gomez's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Albert Rene Gomez Compares

Age at End of Watch
36
This officer
Avg for Illness: 47.8 years
Years of Service
9
This officer
Avg for Illness: 18.9 years

When Illness Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Albert Rene Gomez is highlighted in Jul.

Jan
294
Feb
198
Mar
185
Apr
226
May
201
Jun
181
Jul
217
Aug
281
Sep
291
Oct
376
Nov
239
Dec
285

Incident Location

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