Lewis Wayne Roller
Investigator

Lewis Wayne Roller

Illness
End of Watch December 16, 2021
Age 57
Tour of Duty 35 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Investigator Lewis Roller died from complications as the result of contracting COVID-19 in the line of duty.

Investigator had served with the Oklahoma County District Attorney’s Office, District 6, for over nine years and previously served with the Chickasha Police Department for over 25 years.

COVID-19 and Law Enforcement

Investigator Lewis Wayne Roller died on December 16, 2021 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 57.

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, daughter, son, mother, and four grandchildren.

In Our Keeping

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August 2, 2026

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Tributes

The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Investigator Roller gave the Oklahoma District Attorney's Office District 6 35 years.
Thank you for your service to the Duncan community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Investigator Roller.

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

Agency

Type Other
Location Duncan, OK
Platform Identity odaod6da.stephens.ok.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 16, 2021
Tour of Duty 35 yrs
Age 57
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness

Investigator Lewis Wayne Roller is one of 1 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.

In OK, 21 of 582 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 3.6% of this state's fallen. That is 3.6 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

Oklahoma District Attorney's Office District 6
1
of 1 officers
100% Illness
OK — Statewide
21
of 582 officers
3.6% Illness
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Illness

National Cause Distribution

How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Lewis Wayne Roller's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Lewis Wayne Roller Compares

Age at Death
57
This officer
Avg for Illness: 47.7 years
Years of Service
35
This officer
Avg for Illness: 18.7 years

When Illness Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Lewis Wayne Roller is highlighted in Dec.

Jan
294
Feb
198
Mar
186
Apr
226
May
201
Jun
182
Jul
217
Aug
281
Sep
353
Oct
376
Nov
239
Dec
285

Incident Location

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