Roll of Honor
Michael Scott Howard
Incident
Community Supervision Officer Michael Howard died from complications as a result of contracting COVID-19 in the line of duty.
Officer Howard had served with the Georgia Department of Community Supervision for 33 years.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Community Supervision Officer III Michael Scott Howard died on September 10, 2021 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 55.
He is one of 884 officers honored here, and one of 3 at Georgia Department of Community Supervision.
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 children, six grandchildren, his mother, two sisters, a niece, and a nephew.
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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.
Community Supervision Officer III Howard gave the Georgia Department of Community Supervision 33 years.
Thank you for your service to the Atlanta community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Community Supervision Officer III Howard.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Community Supervision Officer III Michael Scott Howard 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 GA, 63 of 903 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 7% of this state's fallen. That is 2.1 percentage points below the national rate of 9.1%.
At Georgia Department of Community Supervision, 3 of 3 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. Michael Scott Howard's cause is highlighted.
How Michael Scott Howard Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Michael Scott Howard is highlighted in Sep.
Others Who Wore This Badge
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