Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Steven Mazzotta died from complications as the result of contracting COVID-19 in the line of duty.
Sergeant Mazzotta had served with the Lee County Sheriff's Office for 18 years and was assigned to the Corrections Bureau.
He was posthumously promoted to the rank of Sergeant.
Rest in Peace my friend. Just found out about this today. Thanks for all the laughs in school brother.
Capt. Russell Kendrick childhood friend. March 6th, 2022
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Sergeant Steven William Mazzotta died on August 16, 2021 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 52.
He is one of 884 officers honored here, and one of 2 at Lee County Sheriff's Office.
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.
Sergeant Mazzotta gave the Lee County Sheriff's Office 18 years.
Thank you for your service to the Fort Myers community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Mazzotta.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant Steven William Mazzotta is one of 1 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 officers honored here.
In FL, 81 of 1,008 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 8% of this state's fallen. That is 8 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Lee County Sheriff's Office, 2 of 10 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 20% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Steven William Mazzotta's cause is highlighted.
How Steven William Mazzotta Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Steven William Mazzotta is highlighted in Aug.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
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