Roll of Honor
Brenda Lee LaFaso
Incident
Parole Officer I Brenda LaFaso died from complications as the result of contracting COVID-19 in the line of duty.
Officer LaFaso had served with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Parole Division for three years and was assigned to the Beaumont District Parole Office.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Parole Officer I Brenda Lee LaFaso died on December 31, 2020 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 51.
He is one of 884 officers honored here, and one of 5 at Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Parole Division.
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 was survived by her husband, two sons, a daughter, and three grandchildren.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Parole Officer I LaFaso gave the Texas Department of Criminal Justice 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Austin community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Parole Officer I LaFaso.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Parole Officer I Brenda Lee LaFaso 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 Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Parole Division, 5 of 5 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Brenda Lee LaFaso's cause is highlighted.
How Brenda Lee LaFaso Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Brenda Lee LaFaso is highlighted in Dec.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
4 officers from Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Parole Division are honored on badge.nw.
