Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff John Grampovnik died from complications as a result of contracting COVID-19 in the line of duty.
Deputy Grampovnik had served with the Allamakee County Sheriff's Department for almost 25 years and previously served with the Waukon Police Department.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Deputy Sheriff John L. Grampovnik died on January 27, 2022 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 51.
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, daughter, father, three sisters, nieces, and nephews.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Deputy Sheriff Grampovnik gave the Allamakee County Sheriff's Department 28 years.
Thank you for your service to the Waukon community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Grampovnik.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff John L. Grampovnik 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 IA, 12 of 226 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 5.3% of this state's fallen. That is 3.8 percentage points below the national rate of 9.1%.
At Allamakee County Sheriff's Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John L. Grampovnik's cause is highlighted.
How John L. Grampovnik Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. John L. Grampovnik is highlighted in Jan.
Incident Location
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