Roll of Honor
George "Bernie" Robare
Incident
Corrections Supervisor 1 Bernie Robare died after contracting COVID-19 during an outbreak amongst employees and inmates at the Lansing Correctional Facility.
Supervisor Robare had served with the Kansas Department of Corrections for 36 years.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Corrections Supervisor 1 George "Bernie" Robare died on May 11, 2020 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 61.
He is one of 884 officers honored here, and one of 3 at Kansas Department of Corrections.
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 daughter.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Corrections Supervisor 1 Robare gave the Kansas Department of Corrections 36 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Kansas. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Corrections Supervisor 1 Robare.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Corrections Supervisor 1 George "Bernie" Robare 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 KS, 14 of 335 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 4.2% of this state's fallen. That is 4.9 percentage points below the national rate of 9.1%.
At Kansas Department of Corrections, 3 of 12 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 25% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. George "Bernie" Robare's cause is highlighted.
How George "Bernie" Robare Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. George "Bernie" Robare is highlighted in May.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
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