Gregory Bernard Campbell
Corporal

Gregory Bernard Campbell

Illness
End of Watch September 18, 2021
Age 54
Tour of Duty 14 yrs
The Vigil Panel 177 ›
Gender Male

Incident

Corporal Gregory Campbell died from complications as the result of contracting COVID-19 while working at the Charles B. Webster Detention Center at 1941 Phinizy Road in Augusta.

Corporal Campbell had served with the Richmond County Sheriff's Office for 14 years.

Rest in peace Corporal Gregory Campbell, and thank you for your service.

CBP Officer(retired), Luis R Otero DHS/Bureau Of Customs And Border Protection November 3rd, 2021

COVID-19 and Law Enforcement

Corporal Gregory Bernard Campbell died on September 18, 2021 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 54.

He is one of 884 officers honored here, and one of 2 at Richmond County Sheriff's Dept..

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.

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Tributes

The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Corporal Campbell gave the Richmond County Sheriff's Office 14 years.
Thank you for your service to the Augusta community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Corporal Campbell.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Location Augusta, GA
Platform Identity rcso.richmond.ga.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 18, 2021
Tour of Duty 14 yrs
Age 54
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness
Cause Detail COVID19

Corporal Gregory Bernard Campbell 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 Richmond County Sheriff's Dept., 2 of 14 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 14.3% of this agency's fallen.

Richmond County Sheriff's Dept.
2
of 14 officers
14.3% Illness
GA — Statewide
63
of 903 officers
7% Illness
Nationwide
2,974
of 32,508 officers
9.1% Illness

National Cause Distribution

How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Gregory Bernard Campbell's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Gregory Bernard Campbell Compares

Age at End of Watch
54
This officer
Avg for Illness: 47.8 years
Years of Service
14
This officer
Avg for Illness: 18.9 years

When Illness Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Gregory Bernard Campbell is highlighted in Sep.

Jan
294
Feb
198
Mar
185
Apr
226
May
201
Jun
181
Jul
217
Aug
281
Sep
291
Oct
376
Nov
239
Dec
285

Incident Location