Roll of Honor
Incident
Senior Sergeant Steve Urias died as the result of contracting COVID-19 in the line of duty.
Sergeant Urias worked for the Austin Police Department for 31 years.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Senior Sergeant Steve Urias died on August 26, 2021 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 62.
He is one of 884 officers honored here, and one of 3 at Austin 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 and two children.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Senior Sergeant Urias gave the Austin Police Department 31 years.
Thank you for your service to the Austin community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Senior Sergeant Urias.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Senior Sergeant Steve Urias 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 Austin Police Dept., 3 of 28 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 10.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Steve Urias's cause is highlighted.
How Steve Urias Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Steve Urias is highlighted in Aug.
Incident Location
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