Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Steven Minor died after contracting COVID-19 while on duty.
Deputy Minor had served with the Rockdale County Sheriff's Office for 19 years.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Deputy Sheriff Steven Allen Minor died on June 24, 2020 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 54.
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 daughters, three grandchildren, twin brother, and two sisters.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Deputy Sheriff Minor gave the Rockdale County Sheriff's Office 19 years.
Thank you for your service to the Conyers community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Minor.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Steven Allen Minor 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 Rockdale County Sheriff's Office, 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. Steven Allen Minor's cause is highlighted.
How Steven Allen Minor Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Steven Allen Minor is highlighted in Jun.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
3 officers from Rockdale County Sheriff's Office are honored on badge.nw.
