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Detective John Delgado died from complications as the result of contracting COVID-19 in the line of duty.
Detective Delgado was a U.S. Army veteran. He had served with the Bay City Police Department for 24 years and had served in law enforcement for 43 years. He had previously served with the Port Lavaca Police Department, Wharton County Sheriff's Office, and Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office. He is survived by his wife and three adult children. All three of his children also serve in law enforcement.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Detective Juan Alfonso "John" Delgado died on July 15, 2021 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 67.
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 adult children.
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Detective Delgado gave the Bay City Police Department 43 years.
Thank you for your service to the Bay City community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Delgado.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Military Service
Juan Alfonso "John" Delgado served in the Army (1971â1974) before joining law enforcement.
Detective Juan Alfonso "John" Delgado 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 TX, 204 of 2,421 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 8.4% of this state's fallen. That is 0.7 percentage points below the national rate of 9.1%.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Juan Alfonso "John" Delgado's cause is highlighted.
How Juan Alfonso "John" Delgado Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Juan Alfonso "John" Delgado is highlighted in Jul.