Roll of Honor
Jonathan Howard Tosh
Incident
Correctional Officer Jonathan Tosh died as a result of contracting COVID-19 while serving at the Western Kentucky Correctional Complex at 374 New Bethel Church Road in Fredonia.
Correctional Officer Tosh had served with the Kentucky Department of Corrections for one month.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Correctional Officer Jonathan Howard Tosh died on September 8, 2021 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 37.
He is one of 884 officers honored here, and one of 4 at Kentucky Department of Corrections.
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 parents, sister, and brother.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Correctional Officer Tosh served with the Kentucky Department of Corrections.
Thank you for your service to the people of Kentucky. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Correctional Officer Tosh.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Correctional Officer Jonathan Howard Tosh 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 KY, 21 of 983 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 2.1% of this state's fallen. That is 7 percentage points below the national rate of 9.1%.
At Kentucky Department of Corrections, 4 of 17 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 23.5% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Jonathan Howard Tosh's cause is highlighted.
How Jonathan Howard Tosh Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Jonathan Howard Tosh is highlighted in Sep.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
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