Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Teresa Fuller died from complications as the result of contracting COVID-19 while working as the School Resource Officer at Rutland Elementary School at 1995 South Rutland Road in Mt. Juliet.
Deputy Fuller had served with the Wilson County Sheriff's Department for 14 years.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Deputy Sheriff Teresa H. Fuller died on September 30, 2021 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 55.
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
She is survived by her husband and a child.
In Our Keeping
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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.
Deputy Sheriff Fuller gave the Wilson County Sheriff's Office 14 years.
Thank you for your service to the Lebanon community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Fuller.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Teresa H. Fuller 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 TN, 43 of 769 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 5.6% of this state's fallen. That is 3.5 percentage points below the national rate of 9.1%.
At Wilson County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 5 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 20% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Teresa H. Fuller's cause is highlighted.
How Teresa H. Fuller Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Teresa H. Fuller is highlighted in Sep.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
4 officers from Wilson County Sheriff's Office are honored on badge.nw.
