Clinton Joseph Ventrca
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Lieutenant

Clinton Joseph Ventrca

Corinth Police Department — Corinth, TX
Illness
End of Watch June 20, 2021
Age 42
Tour of Duty 21 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Lieutenant Clint Ventrca died from complications as the result of contracting COVID-19 in the line of duty while attending training at the Harris County Sheriff’s Office Training Academy.

Lieutenant Ventrca had served with the Corinth Police Department for 21 years.

COVID-19 and Law Enforcement

Lieutenant Clinton Joseph Ventrca died on June 20, 2021 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 42.

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, three daughters, parents, and siblings.

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Tributes

The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Lieutenant Ventrca gave the Corinth Police Department 21 years.
Thank you for your service to the Corinth community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Lieutenant Ventrca.

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

Agency

Location Corinth, TX
Platform Identity coripd.denton.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 20, 2021
Tour of Duty 21 yrs
Age 42
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness
Cause Detail COVID19

Lieutenant Clinton Joseph Ventrca 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%.

Corinth Police Department
1
of 1 officers
100% 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. Clinton Joseph Ventrca'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 Clinton Joseph Ventrca Compares

Age at End of Watch
42
This officer
Avg for Illness: 47.8 years
Years of Service
21
This officer
Avg for Illness: 18.9 years

When Illness Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Clinton Joseph Ventrca is highlighted in Jun.

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