Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Juan Menchaca died as a result of complications after contracting COVID-19 while on duty.
Deputy Menchaca had served with the Harris County Sheriff's Office for 14 years and was assigned to the Courts Division. He had over 32 years of law enforcement experience and had previously served with the Nacogdoches Police Department and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Parole Division.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Deputy Sheriff Juan Menchaca died on June 13, 2020 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 70.
He is one of 884 officers honored here, and one of 7 at Harris County Sheriff's Office.
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 seven children.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Deputy Sheriff Menchaca gave the Harris County Sheriff's Office 32 years.
Thank you for your service to the Houston community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Menchaca.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Juan Menchaca 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 Harris County Sheriff's Office, 8 of 56 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 14.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Juan Menchaca's cause is highlighted.
How Juan Menchaca Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Juan Menchaca is highlighted in Jun.
Incident Location
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