Incident
Deputy Sheriff Philip Kraverotis died from complications as the result of contracting COVID-19 while on duty at the Effingham County Judicial Complex.
Deputy Kraverotis had served with the Effingham County Sheriff's Office for 15 years and was assigned to the Courts Division.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Deputy Sheriff Philip Kraverotis died on August 6, 2020 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 59.
He is one of 884 officers honored here, and one of 3 at Effingham 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, son, daughter, sister, and two brothers.
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- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Deputy Sheriff Kraverotis gave the Effingham County Sheriff's Office 15 years.
Thank you for your service to the Springfield community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Kraverotis.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Philip Kraverotis 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 GA, 63 of 903 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 7% of this state's fallen. That is 7 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Effingham County Sheriff's Office, 3 of 4 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 75% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Philip Kraverotis's cause is highlighted.
How Philip Kraverotis Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Philip Kraverotis is highlighted in Aug.
Incident Location
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