Roll of Honor
Incident
Corporal Ignacio Romero died from complications as a result of contracting COVID-19 in the line of duty while serving at the Lander County Sheriff's Office at 2 NV 305 in Battle Mountain.
Corporal Romero had served with the Lander County Sheriff's Office for over seven years.
Corporal Romero had served with the Lander County Sheriff's Office for over seven years.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Corporal Ignacio Javier Romero died on November 7, 2021 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty.
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 three children.
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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.
Corporal Romero gave the Lander County Sheriff's Office 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the Battle Mountain community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Corporal Romero.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Corporal Ignacio Javier Romero 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 NV, 14 of 145 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 9.7% of this state's fallen. That is 0.6 percentage points above the national rate of 9.1%.
At Lander County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 4 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 25% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Ignacio Javier Romero's cause is highlighted.
How Ignacio Javier Romero Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Ignacio Javier Romero is highlighted in Nov.
Incident Location
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