Roll of Honor
Charlie Williams, Jr.
Incident
Senior Police Officer Chuck Williams died from complications as the result of contracting COVID-19 while on duty.
Officer Williams had served with the Corpus Christi Police Department for 35 years and was assigned to the Directed Patrol Division.
SPO Williams, On today, the 4th anniversary of your death I would just like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice for the citizens of Corpus Christi. And to your Family and loved ones, I wish t extend my deepest sympathy.
BPA Mike Casey United States Border Patrol(Retired) July 13th, 2024
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Senior Police Officer Charlie Williams, Jr. died on July 13, 2020 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.
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Senior Police Officer Williams gave the Corpus Christi Police Department 35 years.
Thank you for your service to the Corpus Christi community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Senior Police Officer Williams.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Senior Police Officer Charlie Williams, Jr. 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 Corpus Christi Police Dept., 1 of 16 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 6.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Charlie Williams, Jr.'s cause is highlighted.
How Charlie Williams, Jr. Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Charlie Williams, Jr. is highlighted in Jul.
Others Who Wore This Badge
15 officers from Corpus Christi Police Dept. are honored on badge.nw.
