Roll of Honor
Incident
Corrections Deputy Kevin Kokinis died from complications as the result of contracting COVID-19 while working at the Branch County Jail.
Deputy Kokinis served with the Branch County Sheriff's Office for 22 years.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Corrections Deputy Kevin Kokinis died on August 22, 2021 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 61.
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 sons, six grandchildren, and two brothers.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Corrections Deputy Kokinis gave the Branch County Sheriff's Office 22 years.
Thank you for your service to the Coldwater community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Corrections Deputy Kokinis.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Corrections Deputy Kevin Kokinis 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 MI, 23 of 718 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 3.2% of this state's fallen. That is 5.9 percentage points below the national rate of 9.1%.
At Branch County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 3 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Kevin Kokinis's cause is highlighted.
How Kevin Kokinis Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Kevin Kokinis is highlighted in Aug.
Incident Location
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