Roll of Honor
Incident
Detective Tommy Breedlove died from complications as the result of contracting COVID-19 in the line of duty.
Detective Breedlove had served with the Hernando County Sheriff's Office for 33 years.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Detective Tommy Gail Breedlove died on September 4, 2021 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 54.
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 seven children.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Detective Breedlove gave the Hernando County Sheriff's Office 33 years.
Thank you for your service to the Brooksville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Breedlove.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Detective Tommy Gail Breedlove 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 FL, 81 of 1,008 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 8% of this state's fallen. That is 1.1 percentage points below the national rate of 9.1%.
At Hernando County Sheriff's Dept., 1 of 4 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 25% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Tommy Gail Breedlove's cause is highlighted.
How Tommy Gail Breedlove Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Tommy Gail Breedlove is highlighted in Sep.
Others Who Wore This Badge
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