Roll of Honor
Adam Dale Whisenant
Incident
Lieutenant Adam Whisenant died from complications as the result of contracting COVID-19 in the line of duty.
Lieutenant Whisenant had served with the Florida Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco for eight years and had served in law enforcement for 30 years. He was assigned to the West Palm Beach Law Enforcement District Office. He had previously served with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Angelina County Sheriff's Office, Texas, and the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services - Office of Agricultural Law Enforcement.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Lieutenant Adam Dale Whisenant died on April 27, 2021 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 48.
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 wife, three children, two grandchildren, mother, and siblings.
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- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Lieutenant Whisenant gave the Florida Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco 30 years.
Thank you for your service to the Tallahassee community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Lieutenant Whisenant.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Lieutenant Adam Dale Whisenant is one of 1 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 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 8 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Florida Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco, 1 of 4 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 25% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Adam Dale Whisenant's cause is highlighted.
How Adam Dale Whisenant Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Adam Dale Whisenant is highlighted in Apr.
Incident Location
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