Darrell Lamar Henderson
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Deputy Sheriff

Darrell Lamar Henderson

Illness
End of Watch September 11, 2021
Age 52
Tour of Duty 2 yrs
The Vigil Panel 177 ›
Gender Male

Incident

Deputy Sheriff Darrell Henderson died from complications as the result of contracting COVID-19 while working at the county jail, 201 E. McArthur Street, Corunna.

Deputy Henderson had served with the Shiawassee County Sheriff's Office for two years.

COVID-19 and Law Enforcement

Deputy Sheriff Darrell Lamar Henderson died on September 11, 2021 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 52.

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 and son.

In Our Keeping

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Tributes

The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Deputy Sheriff Henderson gave the Shiawassee County Sheriff's Office 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Corunna community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Henderson.

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

Agency

Type Sheriff's Office
Location Corunna, Shiawassee County, MI
Platform Identity scso.shiawassee.mi.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 11, 2021
Tour of Duty 2 yrs
Age 52
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness
Cause Detail COVID19

Deputy Sheriff Darrell Lamar Henderson is one of 1 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 officers honored here.

In MI, 23 of 718 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 3.2% of this state's fallen. That is 3.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

Shiawassee County Sheriff's Office
1
of 1 officers
100% Illness
MI — Statewide
23
of 718 officers
3.2% Illness
Nationwide
1
of 97,756 officers
0% Illness

National Cause Distribution

How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Darrell Lamar Henderson's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Darrell Lamar Henderson Compares

Age at Death
52
This officer
Avg for Illness: 47.7 years
Years of Service
2
This officer
Avg for Illness: 18.7 years

When Illness Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Darrell Lamar Henderson is highlighted in Sep.

Jan
294
Feb
198
Mar
186
Apr
226
May
201
Jun
182
Jul
217
Aug
281
Sep
353
Oct
376
Nov
239
Dec
285

Incident Location

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