Ramon Caban Jr.
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Master Correctional Officer

Ramon Caban Jr.

Veteran → Illness
End of Watch October 18, 2021
Age 56
Tour of Duty 20 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Master Correctional Officer Ramon Caban died from complications as a result of contracting COVID-19 in the line of duty.

Officer Caban was a United States Army and Air Force veteran and had served with the Orange County Corrections Department for 20 years.

COVID-19 and Law Enforcement

Master Correctional Officer Ramon Caban Jr. died on October 18, 2021 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 56.

He is one of 884 officers honored here, and one of 2 at Orange County Corrections 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, four sons, two daughters, ten grandchildren, two brothers, and a sister.

In Our Keeping

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Last updated
August 2, 2026

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Tributes

The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Master Correctional Officer Caban gave the Orange County Corrections Department 20 years.
Thank you for your service to the Orlando community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Master Correctional Officer Caban.

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

Agency

Type Corrections
Location Orlando, FL
Platform Identity occdcorr.orange.fl.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 18, 2021
Tour of Duty 20 yrs
Age 56
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness

Military Service

Ramon Caban Jr. served in the U.S. Air Force before joining law enforcement.

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Master Correctional Officer Ramon Caban Jr. 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 FL, 81 of 1,008 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 8% of this state's fallen. That is 8 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Orange County Corrections Department, 2 of 2 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 100% of this agency's fallen.

Orange County Corrections Department
2
of 2 officers
100% Illness
FL — Statewide
81
of 1,008 officers
8% 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. Ramon Caban Jr.'s cause is highlighted.

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

How Ramon Caban Jr. Compares

Age at Death
56
This officer
Avg for Illness: 47.7 years
Years of Service
20
This officer
Avg for Illness: 18.7 years

When Illness Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Ramon Caban Jr. is highlighted in Oct.

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

Military Service

Ramon Caban Jr. served in the U.S. Air Force before joining law enforcement.

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