Michael Riley Webb
Deputy Sheriff

Michael Riley Webb

Osceola County Sheriff's Dept. — Kissimmee, FL
Illness Veteran →
End of Watch August 25, 2021
Age 43
Tour of Duty 2 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Deputy Sheriff Michael Webb died as a result of contracting COVID-19 in the line of duty.

Deputy Webb was a National Guard veteran and had served with the Osceola County Sheriff's Office for two years.

COVID-19 and Law Enforcement

Deputy Sheriff Michael Riley Webb died on August 25, 2021 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 43.

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 girlfriend, his parents, sister, brother, stepbrother, and two stepsisters.

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July 23, 2026

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Tributes

The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Deputy Sheriff Webb gave the Osceola County Sheriff's Office 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Kissimmee community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Webb.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Location Kissimmee, FL
Platform Identity ocso.osceola.fl.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 25, 2021
Tour of Duty 2 yrs
Age 43
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness

Military Service

Michael Riley Webb served in the Army (2000) before joining law enforcement.

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Deputy Sheriff Michael Riley Webb 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 Osceola County Sheriff's Dept., 1 of 3 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.

Osceola County Sheriff's Dept.
1
of 3 officers
33.3% Illness
FL — Statewide
81
of 1,008 officers
8% Illness
Nationwide
2,974
of 32,508 officers
9.1% Illness

National Cause Distribution

How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Michael Riley Webb's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Michael Riley Webb Compares

Age at End of Watch
43
This officer
Avg for Illness: 47.8 years
Years of Service
2
This officer
Avg for Illness: 18.9 years

When Illness Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Michael Riley Webb is highlighted in Aug.

Jan
294
Feb
198
Mar
185
Apr
226
May
201
Jun
181
Jul
217
Aug
281
Sep
291
Oct
376
Nov
239
Dec
285

Incident Location

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