Roll of Honor
Gabriel Kyle Forrest
Incident
Correctional Officer Gabriel Forrest died from complications as the result of contracting COVID-19 in the line of duty at the Stafford Creek Corrections Center in Aberdeen, Washington.
Officer Forrest had served with the Washington State Department of Corrections for 19 years.
Rest in peace brother. Thank you for your service. God's speed sir.
Lieutenant John C. Moore Wisconsin State Conservation Warden & State Trooper (Retired) July 25th, 2021
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Correctional Officer Gabriel Kyle Forrest died on June 17, 2021 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 42.
He is one of 884 officers honored here, and one of 5 at Washington State Department of Corrections.
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.
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The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Correctional Officer Forrest gave the Washington State Department of Corrections 19 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Washington. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Correctional Officer Forrest.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Correctional Officer Gabriel Kyle Forrest 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 WA, 19 of 339 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 5.6% of this state's fallen. That is 3.5 percentage points below the national rate of 9.1%.
At Washington State Department of Corrections, 5 of 11 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 45.5% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Gabriel Kyle Forrest's cause is highlighted.
How Gabriel Kyle Forrest Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Gabriel Kyle Forrest is highlighted in Jun.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
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