Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Clay Livingston died from complications as a result of contracting COVID-19 in the line of duty.
Deputy Livingston was a United States Marine Corps veteran. He had served with the Elbert County Sheriff's Office for two years and was assigned to the Patrol Division.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Deputy Sheriff Clay Zachary Livingston died on December 3, 2021 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 30.
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 and two young children.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Deputy Sheriff Livingston gave the Elbert County Sheriff's Office 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Kiowa community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Livingston.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Clay Zachary Livingston served in the Marine Corps (2011â2015) before joining law enforcement.
Deputy Sheriff Clay Zachary Livingston 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 CO, 11 of 360 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 3.1% of this state's fallen. That is 6 percentage points below the national rate of 9.1%.
At Elbert County Sheriff's Office, 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. Clay Zachary Livingston's cause is highlighted.
How Clay Zachary Livingston Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Clay Zachary Livingston is highlighted in Dec.
Incident Location
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