Roll of Honor
Incident
Constable Kay Langford died from complications as a result of contracting COVID-19 in the line of duty.
Constable Langford had served as the elected constable of Henderson County Precinct 1 for four years and had previously served with the Henderson County Sheriff's Office for 29 years. She had been shot and seriously wounded in the line of duty early in her career.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Constable Sherry Kay Langford died on January 14, 2021 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 62.
He is one of 884 officers honored here.
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
She is survived by her husband and two children.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Constable Langford gave the Henderson County Constable's Office 33 years.
Thank you for your service to the Athens community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Constable Langford.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Constable Sherry Kay Langford 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 Henderson County Constable's Office - Precinct 1, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Sherry Kay Langford's cause is highlighted.
How Sherry Kay Langford Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Sherry Kay Langford is highlighted in Jan.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
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