Jacinto R. Navarro, Jr.
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Deputy Sheriff

Jacinto R. Navarro, Jr.

Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office — West Palm Beach, FL
Illness
End of Watch January 19, 2021
Age 61
Tour of Duty 38 yrs
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Gender Male

His Life

Deputy Sheriff Jacinto Navarro died from complications as the result of contracting COVID-19 in the line of duty.

Deputy Navarro had served with the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office for 38 years.

COVID-19 and Law Enforcement

Deputy Sheriff Jacinto R. Navarro, Jr. died on January 19, 2021 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 61.

He is one of 884 officers honored here, and one of 5 at Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office.

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 three children.

In Our Keeping

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Tributes

The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Deputy Sheriff Navarro gave the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office 38 years.
Thank you for your service to the West Palm Beach community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Navarro.

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

Agency

Type Sheriff's Office
Location West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, FL
Platform Identity pbcso.palmbeach.fl.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 19, 2021
Tour of Duty 38 yrs
Age 61
Gender Male

His Life Details

Cause Illness

Deputy Sheriff Jacinto R. Navarro, Jr. is one of 3,037 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 9.3% of all 32,586 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 1.3 percentage points below the national rate of 9.3%.

At Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office, 5 of 23 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 21.7% of this agency's fallen.

Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office
5
of 23 officers
21.7% Illness
FL — Statewide
81
of 1,008 officers
8% Illness
Nationwide
3,037
of 32,586 officers
9.3% Illness

National Cause Distribution

How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Jacinto R. Navarro, Jr.'s cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,559 (53.9%)
Accident
10,094 (31%)
Illness
3,037 (9.3%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
334 (1%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)

How Jacinto R. Navarro, Jr. Compares

Age at End of Watch
61
This officer
Avg for Illness: 47.7 years
Years of Service
38
This officer
Avg for Illness: 18.7 years

When Illness Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Jacinto R. Navarro, Jr. is highlighted in Jan.

Jan
294
Feb
198
Mar
185
Apr
226
May
201
Jun
182
Jul
217
Aug
281
Sep
353
Oct
376
Nov
239
Dec
285

Incident Location