Roll of Honor
Incident
Major Stevie Ramirez died from complications as the result of contracting COVID-19 during a presumed exposure at the Bell County Jail at 2401 S. Loop 121 in Belton.
Major Ramirez had served with the Bell County Sheriff's Office for 32 years.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Major Esteban "Stevie" Ramirez, III died on February 16, 2021 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 58.
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 daughter.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Major Ramirez gave the Bell County Sheriff's Office 32 years.
Thank you for your service to the Belton community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Major Ramirez.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Major Esteban "Stevie" Ramirez, III 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 TX, 204 of 2,421 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 8.4% of this state's fallen. That is 0.7 percentage points below the national rate of 9.1%.
At Bell County Sheriff's Dept., 1 of 6 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 16.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Esteban "Stevie" Ramirez, III's cause is highlighted.
How Esteban "Stevie" Ramirez, III Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Esteban "Stevie" Ramirez, III is highlighted in Feb.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
5 officers from Bell County Sheriff's Dept. are honored on badge.nw.
