Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Robert Williams from complications as the result of contracting COVID-19 in the line of duty.
Officer Williams had served with the West Palm Beach Police Department for over 20 years.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Police Officer Robert Alan Williams died on August 16, 2021 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 47.
He is one of 884 officers honored here, and one of 2 at West Palm Beach Police Department.
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
Officer William is survived by his wife and two stepsons.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Police Officer Williams gave the West Palm Beach Police Department 20 years.
Thank you for your service to the West Palm Beach community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Williams.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Robert Alan Williams 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 West Palm Beach Police Department, 2 of 13 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 15.4% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Robert Alan Williams's cause is highlighted.
How Robert Alan Williams Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Robert Alan Williams is highlighted in Aug.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
12 officers from West Palm Beach Police Department are honored on badge.nw.
