Roll of Honor
David William Myers, Jr.
Incident
Deputy Sheriff David Myers died from complications as a result of contracting COVID-19 in the line of duty.
Deputy Myers had served with the Prince William County Sheriff's Office for 14 years and previously served with the Madison County Sheriff's Office, Prince William County Police Department, and the Virginia Department of Corrections.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Deputy Sheriff David William Myers, Jr. died on December 27, 2021 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 46.
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.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, daughter, and son.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Deputy Sheriff Myers gave the Prince William County Sheriff's Office 23 years.
Thank you for your service to the Manassas community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Myers.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff David William Myers, 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 VA, 23 of 654 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 3.5% of this state's fallen. That is 5.6 percentage points below the national rate of 9.1%.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. David William Myers, Jr.'s cause is highlighted.
How David William Myers, Jr. Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. David William Myers, Jr. is highlighted in Dec.