Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff David Cook died from complications as a result of contracting COVID-19 in the line of duty while working at 701 Ball Avenue NorthEast in Grand Rapids.
Deputy Cook had served with the Kent County Sheriff's Office for 21 years. He had previously served four years with the South Haven Police Department and Hopkins Village Police Department.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Deputy Sheriff David Cook died on November 1, 2021 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 47.
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 and two daughters.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Deputy Sheriff Cook gave the Kent County Sheriff's Office 25 years.
Thank you for your service to the Grand Rapids community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Cook.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff David Cook 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 Kent 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. David Cook's cause is highlighted.
How David Cook Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. David Cook is highlighted in Nov.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
2 officers from Kent County Sheriff's Office are honored on badge.nw.
