Roll of Honor
John Michael Bowe
Incident
Correctional Officer John Bowe died from complications as the result of contracting COVID-19 in the line of duty at the Missouri Eastern Correctional Center in Pacific, Missouri.
Officer Bowe had served with the Missouri Department of Corrections for 16 years.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Correctional Officer John Michael Bowe died on January 27, 2021 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 63.
He is one of 884 officers honored here, and one of 8 at Missouri 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 wife, two daughters, parents, and seven siblings.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Correctional Officer Bowe served with the Missouri Department of Corrections.
Thank you for your service to the people of Missouri. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Correctional Officer Bowe.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Correctional Officer John Michael Bowe 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 MO, 26 of 813 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 Missouri Department of Corrections, 8 of 20 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 40% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John Michael Bowe's cause is highlighted.
How John Michael Bowe Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. John Michael Bowe is highlighted in Jan.
Incident Location
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