Roll of Honor
Incident
Corporal Mike Sanchez died from complications as a result of contracting COVID-19 in the line of duty.
Corporal Sanchez had served with the Amarillo Police Department for 16 years.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Corporal Miguel Eladio "Mike" Sanchez died on December 27, 2021 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 45.
He is one of 884 officers honored here, and one of 3 at Amarillo Police Dept..
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, five children, mother, and brother.
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Corporal Sanchez gave the Amarillo Police Department 16 years.
Thank you for your service to the Amarillo community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Corporal Sanchez.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Corporal Miguel Eladio "Mike" Sanchez 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%.
At Amarillo Police Dept., 3 of 16 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 18.8% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Miguel Eladio "Mike" Sanchez's cause is highlighted.
How Miguel Eladio "Mike" Sanchez Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Miguel Eladio "Mike" Sanchez is highlighted in Dec.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
15 officers from Amarillo Police Dept. are honored on badge.nw.
