Roll of Honor
Incident
Detention Officer Steven Rozell died as a result of contracting COVID-19 while serving at the Washita County Jail at 400 N E McClary Street in New Cordell.
Officer Rozell had served with the Washita County Sheriff's Office for six years. He was survived by his mother, two brothers, uncle, niece, nephew, and companion. His brother also serves with the Washita County Sheriff's Office.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Detention Officer Steven Douglas Rozell died on August 29, 2021 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 56.
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 was survived by his mother, two brothers, uncle, niece, nephew, and companion.
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Detention Officer Rozell gave the Washita County Sheriff's Office 6 years.
Thank you for your service to the Cordell community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detention Officer Rozell.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Detention Officer Steven Douglas Rozell 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 OK, 21 of 582 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 3.6% of this state's fallen. That is 5.5 percentage points below the national rate of 9.1%.
At Washita County Sheriff's Office, 2 of 9 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 22.2% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Steven Douglas Rozell's cause is highlighted.
How Steven Douglas Rozell Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Steven Douglas Rozell is highlighted in Aug.
Incident Location
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