Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Robert Mills died from complications as the result of contracting COVID-19 in the line of duty.
Deputy Mills had served with the Butler County Sheriff's Office for 32 years.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Deputy Sheriff Robert Craig Mills died on September 12, 2021 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 57.
He is one of 884 officers honored here, and one of 2 at Butler 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, son, and daughter.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Deputy Sheriff Mills gave the Butler County Sheriff's Office 32 years.
Thank you for your service to the Hamilton community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Mills.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Robert Craig Mills 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 OH, 49 of 991 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 4.9% of this state's fallen. That is 4.2 percentage points below the national rate of 9.1%.
At Butler County Sheriff's Office, 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. Robert Craig Mills's cause is highlighted.
How Robert Craig Mills Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Robert Craig Mills is highlighted in Sep.
Incident Location
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