Roll of Honor
James Lawrence "Buck" Dancy
Incident
Sergeant Buck Dancy died from complications as the result of contracting COVID-19 during a confirmed exposure in the 600 block of West 29th Street on November 10th, 2020.
Sergeant Dancy had served with the North Little Rock Police Department for 35 years.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Sergeant James Lawrence "Buck" Dancy died on December 2, 2020 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 62.
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 daughter.
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- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Sergeant Dancy gave the North Little Rock Police Department 35 years.
Thank you for your service to the North Little Rock community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Dancy.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant James Lawrence "Buck" Dancy 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 AR, 17 of 372 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 4.6% of this state's fallen. That is 4.6 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At North Little Rock Police Department, 1 of 5 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 20% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. James Lawrence "Buck" Dancy's cause is highlighted.
How James Lawrence "Buck" Dancy Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. James Lawrence "Buck" Dancy is highlighted in Dec.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
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