Roll of Honor
His Life
Lieutenant Craig King died from complications as the result of contracting COVID-19 during a confirmed exposure during an outbreak among employees and inmates at the Tarrant County Jail.
Lieutenant King had served with the Tarrant County Sheriff's Office for 17 years.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Lieutenant Craig Lavorrowous King died on December 19, 2020 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 50.
He is one of 884 officers honored here, and one of 5 at Tarrant 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 four children.
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Lieutenant King gave the Tarrant County Sheriff's Office 17 years.
Thank you for your service to the Fort Worth community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Lieutenant King.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
His Life Details
Lieutenant Craig Lavorrowous King is one of 3,037 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 9.3% of all 32,587 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 0.9 percentage points below the national rate of 9.3%.
At Tarrant County Sheriff's Office, 5 of 13 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 38.5% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Craig Lavorrowous King's cause is highlighted.
How Craig Lavorrowous King Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Craig Lavorrowous King is highlighted in Dec.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
12 officers from Tarrant County Sheriff's Office are honored on badge.nw.
