Roll of Honor
Incident
Lieutenant David Formeza died from complications as the result of contracting COVID-19 in the line of duty.
Lieutenant Formeza had served with the Perth Amboy Police Department for 18 years.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Lieutenant David Formeza died on October 28, 2021 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 45.
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 brother.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Lieutenant Formeza gave the Perth Amboy Police Department 18 years.
Thank you for your service to the Perth Amboy community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Lieutenant Formeza.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Lieutenant David Formeza 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 NJ, 77 of 646 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 11.9% of this state's fallen. That is 2.8 percentage points above the national rate of 9.1%.
At Perth Amboy Police Department, 2 of 3 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. David Formeza's cause is highlighted.
How David Formeza Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. David Formeza is highlighted in Oct.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
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