Roll of Honor
Huey P. Prymus, III
Incident
Parole Officer II Huey Prymus III died from complications as the result of contracting COVID-19 while working at the Tyler District Parole Office 3915 Market Drive in Tyler.
Officer Prymus had served with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for 14 years.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Parole Officer II Huey P. Prymus, III died on September 5, 2021 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 38.
He is one of 884 officers honored here, and one of 5 at Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Parole Division.
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 child.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Parole Officer II Prymus gave the Texas Department of Criminal Justice 14 years.
Thank you for your service to the Austin community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Parole Officer II Prymus.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Parole Officer II Huey P. Prymus, III 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%.
At Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Parole Division, 5 of 5 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Huey P. Prymus, III's cause is highlighted.
How Huey P. Prymus, III Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Huey P. Prymus, III is highlighted in Sep.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
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