Roll of Honor
Incident
Trooper Sean Hryc died as the result of contracting COVID-19 in the line of duty while assigned to Troop I in Ocala, Florida.
Trooper Hryc had served with the Florida Highway Patrol for 17 years.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Trooper Sean Christopher Hryc died on August 28, 2021 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 50.
He is one of 884 officers honored here, and one of 3 at Florida Highway Patrol.
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 children.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Trooper Hryc gave the Florida Highway Patrol 17 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Florida. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Hryc.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Trooper Sean Christopher Hryc 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 Florida Highway Patrol, 5 of 54 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 9.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Sean Christopher Hryc's cause is highlighted.
How Sean Christopher Hryc Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Sean Christopher Hryc is highlighted in Aug.
Incident Location
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