Roll of Honor
Incident
Corporal Avery Hillman died as a result of complications after contracting COVID-19 while on duty at Crisp Regional Hospital.
Corporal Hillman was a veteran of the Georgia National Guard. He had served with the Crisp County Sheriff's Office for 30 years and was assigned to the Hospital Division.
Cpl. Hillman, On today, the 5th anniversary of your death I would just like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice-not just as a Law Enforcement Officer but for our Country as well when you served with the U.S. Army and GAARNG. And to your Family and loved ones, I wish to extend my deepest sympathy.
BPA Mike Casey United States Border Patrol(Retired) October 31st, 2025
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Corporal Avery Delshawn Hillman died on October 31, 2020 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 50.
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.
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The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Corporal Hillman gave the Crisp County Sheriff's Office 30 years.
Thank you for your service to the Cordele community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Corporal Hillman.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Avery Delshawn Hillman served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Corporal Avery Delshawn Hillman 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 GA, 63 of 903 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 7% of this state's fallen. That is 2.1 percentage points below the national rate of 9.1%.
At Crisp County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Avery Delshawn Hillman's cause is highlighted.
How Avery Delshawn Hillman Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Avery Delshawn Hillman is highlighted in Oct.
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