Roll of Honor
Richard Mark Barry
Incident
Master Detention Deputy Rick Barry died after contracting COVID-19 during an outbreak among staff and inmates at the Lake County Detention Center in Tavares, Florida.
Deputy Barry was a U.S. Air Force veteran and had served with the Lake County Sheriff's Office for 25 years.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Master Detention Deputy Richard Mark Barry died on July 16, 2020 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 58.
He is one of 884 officers honored here, and one of 2 at Lake County Sheriff's Office.
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 one child.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Master Detention Deputy Barry gave the Lake County Sheriff's Office 25 years.
Thank you for your service to the Tavares community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Master Detention Deputy Barry.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Richard Mark Barry served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Master Detention Deputy Richard Mark Barry 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 FL, 81 of 1,008 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 8% of this state's fallen. That is 1.1 percentage points below the national rate of 9.1%.
At Lake County Sheriff's Office, 2 of 10 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 20% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Richard Mark Barry's cause is highlighted.
How Richard Mark Barry Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Richard Mark Barry is highlighted in Jul.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
9 officers from Lake County Sheriff's Office are honored on badge.nw.
