Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Bryan Hawkins died from complications as the result of contracting COVID-19 in the line of duty.
Police Officer Hawkins served with the Lake City Police Department for 22 years.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Police Officer Bryan Christopher Hawkins died on August 5, 2021 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 58.
He is one of 884 officers honored here, and one of 2 at Lake City Police Department.
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.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Police Officer Hawkins gave the Lake City Police Department 22 years.
Thank you for your service to the Morrow community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Hawkins.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Bryan Christopher Hawkins 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 Lake City Police Department, 2 of 2 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Bryan Christopher Hawkins's cause is highlighted.
How Bryan Christopher Hawkins Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Bryan Christopher Hawkins is highlighted in Aug.
Incident Location
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