Roll of Honor
Incident
Corporal Michael Springer died as a result of contracting COVID-19 in the line of duty.
Corporal Springer was a United States Navy veteran who served with the Arkansas State Police for 33 years and was assigned to Troop H.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Corporal Michael R. Springer died on February 11, 2022 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 59.
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
He is survived by his wife, two daughters, two grandchildren, and a sister.
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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.
Corporal Springer gave the Arkansas State Police 33 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Arkansas. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Corporal Springer.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Michael R. Springer served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Corporal Michael R. Springer 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 AR, 17 of 372 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 4.6% of this state's fallen. That is 4.5 percentage points below the national rate of 9.1%.
At Arkansas State Police, 1 of 23 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 4.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Michael R. Springer's cause is highlighted.
How Michael R. Springer Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Michael R. Springer is highlighted in Feb.
Incident Location
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