Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Bernard Roberts died from complications as a result of contracting COVID-19 in the line of duty.
Deputy Roberts had served with the Columbia County Sheriff's Office for 18 years.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Deputy Sheriff Bernard Roberts died on November 7, 2021 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 52.
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 six children.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Deputy Sheriff Roberts gave the Columbia County Sheriff's Office 18 years.
Thank you for your service to the Hudson community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Roberts.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Bernard Roberts 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 NY, 629 of 2,147 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 29.3% of this state's fallen. That is 20.2 percentage points above the national rate of 9.1%.
At Columbia County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Bernard Roberts's cause is highlighted.
How Bernard Roberts Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Bernard Roberts is highlighted in Nov.
Incident Location
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