Roll of Honor
Incident
Inspector Lowery Ware died from complications as the result of contracting COVID-19 in a confirmed exposure while on duty at the Peter Rodino Federal Building in Newark, New Jersey.
Inspector Ware was a U.S. Air Force veteran and had served with the Federal Protective Service for 18 years.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Inspector Lowery Ware, Sr. died on July 23, 2020 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 64.
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, daughter, and son.
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Inspector Ware gave the United States Department of Homeland Security 18 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Inspector Ware.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Lowery Ware, Sr. served in the Air Force (1981â2001) before joining law enforcement.
Inspector Lowery Ware, Sr. 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 DC, 137 of 1,419 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 9.7% of this state's fallen. That is 0.6 percentage points above the national rate of 9.1%.
At United States Department of Homeland Security - Federal Protective Service, 2 of 2 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Lowery Ware, Sr.'s cause is highlighted.
How Lowery Ware, Sr. Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Lowery Ware, Sr. is highlighted in Jul.
Incident Location
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