Roll of Honor
His Life
Deputy Sheriff Jon Melvin died from complications as the result of contracting COVID-19 during a presumed exposure while on duty.
Deputy Melvin had served with the Grant County Sheriff's Office for 35 years.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Deputy Sheriff Jon Michael Melvin died on December 11, 2020 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 60.
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 son, father, and sister.
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- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Deputy Sheriff Melvin gave the Grant County Sheriff's Office 35 years.
Thank you for your service to the Ephrata community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Melvin.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
His Life Details
Deputy Sheriff Jon Michael Melvin is one of 3,037 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 9.3% of all 32,585 officers honored here.
In WA, 19 of 339 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 5.6% of this state's fallen. That is 3.7 percentage points below the national rate of 9.3%.
At Grant County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 2 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. Jon Michael Melvin's cause is highlighted.
How Jon Michael Melvin Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Jon Michael Melvin is highlighted in Dec.
Incident Location
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