Roll of Honor
Jesus Delaluz "Chuy" Lara, III
Incident
Police Officer Chuy Lara died as the result of contracting COVID-19 in the line of duty during a confirmed exposure at the Casa Grande Police Department.
Officer Lara had served with the Casa Grande Police Department for six years and had previously served with the Gila River Police Department.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Police Officer Jesus Delaluz "Chuy" Lara, III died on January 4, 2022 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 44.
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 and three children.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Police Officer Lara gave the Casa Grande Police Department 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the Casa Grande community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Lara.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Jesus Delaluz "Chuy" Lara, 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 AZ, 16 of 330 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 4.8% of this state's fallen. That is 4.3 percentage points below the national rate of 9.1%.
At Casa Grande Police Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Jesus Delaluz "Chuy" Lara, III's cause is highlighted.
How Jesus Delaluz "Chuy" Lara, III Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Jesus Delaluz "Chuy" Lara, III is highlighted in Jan.
Incident Location
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