Roll of Honor
Ramon Caban, Jr.
Incident
Master Correctional Officer Ramon Caban died from complications as a result of contracting COVID-19 in the line of duty.
Officer Caban was a United States Army and Air Force veteran and had served with the Orange County Corrections Department for 20 years.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Master Correctional Officer Ramon Caban, Jr. died on October 18, 2021 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 56.
He is one of 884 officers honored here, and one of 2 at Orange County Corrections 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
He is survived by his wife, four sons, two daughters, ten grandchildren, two brothers, and a sister.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Master Correctional Officer Caban gave the Orange County Corrections Department 20 years.
Thank you for your service to the Orlando community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Master Correctional Officer Caban.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Ramon Caban, Jr. served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Master Correctional Officer Ramon Caban, Jr. 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 Orange County Corrections Department, 2 of 2 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Ramon Caban, Jr.'s cause is highlighted.
How Ramon Caban, Jr. Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Ramon Caban, Jr. is highlighted in Oct.
Incident Location
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