Roll of Honor
Jose Elizondo Gomez
Incident
Location: Nevada Incident Date: Not available
Special Deputy Marshal Jose Gomez died from complications as a result of contracting COVID-19 while serving at the Lloyd D George U.S. Courthouse at 333 South Las Vegas Boulevard in Las Vegas.
Special Deputy Marshal Gomez was a United States Marine Corps Reserve veteran who served with the United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service for 22 years.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Special Deputy Marshal Jose Elizondo Gomez died on February 6, 2022 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 61.
He is one of 884 officers honored here, and one of 8 at United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service.
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, three sons, two daughters, and three sisters.
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Special Deputy Marshal Gomez gave the United States Department of Justice 22 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Special Deputy Marshal Gomez.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Jose Elizondo Gomez served in the U.S. Marine Corps before joining law enforcement.
Special Deputy Marshal Jose Elizondo Gomez 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 DC, 137 of 1,419 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 9.7% of this state's fallen. That is 9.7 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service, 14 of 313 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 4.5% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Jose Elizondo Gomez's cause is highlighted.
How Jose Elizondo Gomez Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Jose Elizondo Gomez is highlighted in Feb.
Incident Location
Military Service
Jose Elizondo Gomez served in the U.S. Marine Corps before joining law enforcement.
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