Jody Hull, Jr.
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Deputy Sheriff

Jody Hull, Jr.

St. Johns County Sheriff's Office — St. Augustine, FL
Illness
End of Watch August 21, 2021
Age 49
Tour of Duty 8 yrs 8 mo
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Gender Male

Incident

Deputy Sheriff Jody Hull died from complications as the result of contracting COVID-19 in the line of duty.

Deputy Hull had served with the St. Johns County Sheriff's Office for over eight years.

COVID-19 and Law Enforcement

Deputy Sheriff Jody Hull, Jr. died on August 21, 2021 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 49.

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 seven children.

In Our Keeping

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July 23, 2026

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Tributes

The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Deputy Sheriff Hull gave the St. Johns County Sheriff's Office 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the St. Augustine community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Hull.

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

Agency

Location St. Augustine, FL
Platform Identity sjcso.stjohns.fl.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 21, 2021
Tour of Duty 8 yrs 8 mo
Age 49
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness
Cause Detail COVID19

Deputy Sheriff Jody Hull, Jr. 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 FL, 81 of 1,008 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 8% of this state's fallen. That is 1.1 percentage points below the national rate of 9.1%.

At St. Johns County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 12 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 8.3% of this agency's fallen.

St. Johns County Sheriff's Office
1
of 12 officers
8.3% Illness
FL — Statewide
81
of 1,008 officers
8% Illness
Nationwide
2,974
of 32,508 officers
9.1% Illness

National Cause Distribution

How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Jody Hull, Jr.'s cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Jody Hull, Jr. Compares

Age at End of Watch
49
This officer
Avg for Illness: 47.8 years
Years of Service
8.7
This officer
Avg for Illness: 18.9 years

When Illness Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Jody Hull, Jr. is highlighted in Aug.

Jan
294
Feb
198
Mar
185
Apr
226
May
201
Jun
181
Jul
217
Aug
281
Sep
291
Oct
376
Nov
239
Dec
285