Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Michael Neau died from complications as the result of contracting COVID-19 in the line of duty while working at 1940 Lewis Turner Boulevard, Fort Walton Beach.
Deputy Neau had served with the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office for 10 years.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Deputy Sheriff Michael David Neau died on September 5, 2021 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 36.
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 six children.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Deputy Sheriff Neau gave the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the Shalimar community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Neau.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Michael David Neau 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 Okaloosa County Sheriff's Dept., 1 of 8 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 12.5% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Michael David Neau's cause is highlighted.
How Michael David Neau Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Michael David Neau is highlighted in Sep.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
7 officers from Okaloosa County Sheriff's Dept. are honored on badge.nw.
