Roll of Honor
David Henry
Incident
Correctional Officer David Henry died as a result of contracting COVID-19 while serving at the Pennington County Jail at 307 Saint Joseph Street in Rapid City.
Officer Henry was a United States Coast Guard veteran who had served with the Pennington County Sheriff's Office for ten years and previously served with the Weber County Sheriff's Office in Utah.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Correctional Officer David Henry died on September 14, 2021 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 59.
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, son, two daughters, sister, brother, and three grandchildren.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Correctional Officer Henry gave the Pennington County Sheriff's Office 11 years.
Thank you for your service to the Rapid City community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Correctional Officer Henry.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
David Henry served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Correctional Officer David Henry 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 SD, 2 of 62 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 3.2% of this state's fallen. That is 5.9 percentage points below the national rate of 9.1%.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. David Henry's cause is highlighted.
How David Henry Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. David Henry is highlighted in Sep.