Roll of Honor
Incident
Corrections Officer James Henry died from complications as the result of contracting COVID-19 in a presumed exposure while on duty at the Hays County Jail .
Officer Henry served with the Hays County Sheriff’s Office in San Marcos, Texas for over 22 years.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Corrections Officer James Nathaniel Henry died on August 27, 2021 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 42.
He is one of 884 officers honored here, and one of 2 at Hays 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 one daughter.
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Corrections Officer Henry gave the Hays County Sheriff's Office 22 years.
Thank you for your service to the San Marcos community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Corrections Officer Henry.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Corrections Officer James Nathaniel Henry 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 Hays County Sheriff's Office, 2 of 4 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. James Nathaniel Henry's cause is highlighted.
How James Nathaniel Henry Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. James Nathaniel Henry is highlighted in Aug.
Incident Location
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