Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Lonnie Sneed died as a result of contracting COVID-19 in the line of duty.
Officer Sneed was Officer Mestas' field training officer when they both contracted COVID-19.
Officer Sneed had served with the Double Oak Police Department for six years and had previously served eight years with the Springtown Police Department and one year with the Rhome Police Department.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Police Officer Lonnie Sneed died on February 15, 2022 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 50.
He is one of 884 officers honored here, and one of 2 at Double Oak Police Department.
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 five children.
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- August 2, 2026
- Last updated
- August 2, 2026
Honored here by 1 sentinel - 1 tribute.
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Police Officer Sneed gave the Double Oak Police Department 15 years.
Thank you for your service to the Double Oak community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Sneed.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Lonnie Sneed is one of 1 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 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 8.4 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Double Oak Police Department, 2 of 2 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Lonnie Sneed's cause is highlighted.
How Lonnie Sneed Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Lonnie Sneed is highlighted in Feb.
Incident Location
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