Tracey Annette Adams
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Corrections Officer III

Tracey Annette Adams

Illness
End of Watch March 6, 2021
Age 45
Tour of Duty 2 mo
The Vigil Panel 174 ›
Gender Female

Incident

Correctional Officer III Tracey Adams died from complications as the result of contracting COVID-19 in the line of duty at the Mark W. Stiles Unit in Beaumont, Texas.

Officer Adams had served with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for only two months.

I am sorry for your loss to the Family, Fellow Officers, and Friends. I will keep all of you in my prayers.

Retired Fire Lt. Frank J Corasaniti II Baltimore City Fire Department August 22nd, 2021

COVID-19 and Law Enforcement

Corrections Officer III Tracey Annette Adams died on March 6, 2021 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 45.

He is one of 884 officers honored here, and one of 55 at Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Correctional Institutions Division.

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.

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Tributes

The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Corrections Officer III Adams served with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
Thank you for your service to the Huntsville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Corrections Officer III Adams.

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

Agency

Location Huntsville, TX
Platform Identity tdcjcidcorr.walker.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 6, 2021
Tour of Duty 2 mo
Age 45
Gender Female

Incident Details

Cause Illness

Corrections Officer III Tracey Annette Adams 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 Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Correctional Institutions Division, 55 of 124 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 44.4% of this agency's fallen.

Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Correctional Institutions Division
55
of 124 officers
44.4% Illness
TX — Statewide
204
of 2,421 officers
8.4% Illness
Nationwide
2,974
of 32,508 officers
9.1% Illness

National Cause Distribution

How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Tracey Annette Adams's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Tracey Annette Adams Compares

Age at End of Watch
45
This officer
Avg for Illness: 47.8 years
Years of Service
0.2
This officer
Avg for Illness: 18.9 years

When Illness Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Tracey Annette Adams is highlighted in Mar.

Jan
294
Feb
198
Mar
185
Apr
226
May
201
Jun
181
Jul
217
Aug
281
Sep
291
Oct
376
Nov
239
Dec
285

Incident Location