Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant David Crumpler died from complications as the result of contracting COVID-19 during an exposure while on duty.
Sergeant Crumpler had served with the Henry County Police Department for 26 years.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Sergeant David George Crumpler died on January 7, 2021 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 60.
He is one of 884 officers honored here, and one of 2 at Henry County 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
He is survived by his four children, grandchild, mother, and brother.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Sergeant Crumpler gave the Henry County Police Department 26 years.
Thank you for your service to the McDonough community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Crumpler.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant David George Crumpler 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 Henry County Police Department, 2 of 8 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. David George Crumpler's cause is highlighted.
How David George Crumpler Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. David George Crumpler is highlighted in Jan.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
7 officers from Henry County Police Department are honored on badge.nw.
