Jack Lee Guthrie Jr.
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Corporal

Jack Lee Guthrie Jr.

Veteran → Illness
End of Watch December 9, 2021
Age 74
Tour of Duty 18 yrs 3 mo
Badge 26
The Vigil Panel 178 ›
Gender Male

Incident

Corporal Jack Gutherie died from complications as a result of contracting COVID-19 in the line of duty while serving at the North Lake Campus at 5001 N MacArthur Boulevard in Irving.

Corporal Gutherie was a United States Air Force veteran. He had served with the Dallas College Police Department for over 17 years and had previously served with the Dallas County Constable's Office.

COVID-19 and Law Enforcement

Corporal Jack Lee Guthrie Jr. died on December 9, 2021 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 74.

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 two sons and daughter.

In Our Keeping

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Last updated
August 2, 2026

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Tributes

The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Corporal Guthrie gave the Dallas College Police Department 18 years.
Thank you for your service to the Dallas community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Corporal Guthrie.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Dallas, Dallas County, TX
Platform Identity dcup.dallas.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 9, 2021
Tour of Duty 18 yrs 3 mo
Age 74
Badge Number 26
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness

Military Service

Jack Lee Guthrie Jr. served in the U.S. Air Force (1966–1970) before joining law enforcement.

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Corporal Jack Lee Guthrie Jr. is one of 1 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,759 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 8.4 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

Dallas College Police Department
1
of 1 officers
100% Illness
TX — Statewide
204
of 2,421 officers
8.4% Illness
Nationwide
1
of 97,759 officers
0% Illness

National Cause Distribution

How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Jack Lee Guthrie Jr.'s cause is highlighted.

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

How Jack Lee Guthrie Jr. Compares

Age at Death
74
This officer
Avg for Illness: 47.7 years
Years of Service
18.2
This officer
Avg for Illness: 18.7 years

When Illness Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Jack Lee Guthrie Jr. is highlighted in Dec.

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

Military Service

Jack Lee Guthrie Jr. served in the U.S. Air Force (1966–1970) before joining law enforcement.

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