Daniel J. Daly
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Police Officer

Daniel J. Daly

Beloit Police Department — Beloit, WI
Illness
End of Watch November 15, 2021
Age 48
Tour of Duty 24 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Police Officer Daniel Daly died as a result of contracting COVID-19 in the line of duty.

Police Officer Daly had served with the Beloit Police Department for 24 years.

COVID-19 and Law Enforcement

Police Officer Daniel J. Daly died on November 15, 2021 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 48.

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.

In Our Keeping

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July 23, 2026

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Tributes

The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Police Officer Daly gave the Beloit Police Department 24 years.
Thank you for your service to the Beloit community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Daly.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Location Beloit, WI
Platform Identity bpd.rock.wi.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 15, 2021
Tour of Duty 24 yrs
Age 48
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness
Cause Detail COVID19

Police Officer Daniel J. Daly 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 WI, 7 of 317 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 2.2% of this state's fallen. That is 6.9 percentage points below the national rate of 9.1%.

At Beloit Police Department, 1 of 3 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.

Beloit Police Department
1
of 3 officers
33.3% Illness
WI — Statewide
7
of 317 officers
2.2% Illness
Nationwide
2,974
of 32,508 officers
9.1% Illness

National Cause Distribution

How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Daniel J. Daly's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Daniel J. Daly Compares

Age at End of Watch
48
This officer
Avg for Illness: 47.8 years
Years of Service
24
This officer
Avg for Illness: 18.9 years

When Illness Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Daniel J. Daly is highlighted in Nov.

Jan
294
Feb
198
Mar
185
Apr
226
May
201
Jun
181
Jul
217
Aug
281
Sep
291
Oct
376
Nov
239
Dec
285

Incident Location

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