Roll of Honor
Clifford Fontaine
His Life
Trooper Cliff Fontaine died from complications as a result of contracting COVID-19 in the line of duty.
Trooper Fontaine had served with the Nevada Department of Public Safety - Nevada Highway Patrol for 16 years.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Trooper Clifford Fontaine died on November 27, 2021 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 54.
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 was survived by his wife, eight children, two sisters, and two brothers.
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- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Trooper Fontaine gave the Nevada Department of Public Safety 16 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Nevada. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Fontaine.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
His Life Details
Trooper Clifford Fontaine is one of 3,037 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 9.3% of all 32,586 officers honored here.
In NV, 14 of 146 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 9.6% of this state's fallen. That is 0.3 percentage points above the national rate of 9.3%.
At Nevada Department of Public Safety - Nevada Highway Patrol, 1 of 10 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 10% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Clifford Fontaine's cause is highlighted.
How Clifford Fontaine Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Clifford Fontaine is highlighted in Nov.
Others Who Wore This Badge
9 officers from Nevada Department of Public Safety - Nevada Highway Patrol are honored on badge.nw.
