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Corrections Officer Joseph Martini died from complications as the result of contracting COVID-19 during a presumed exposure while on duty at the Ulster County Jail.
Officer Martini had served with the Ulster County Sheriff's Office for 22 years.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Corrections Officer Joseph Andrew Martini died on January 17, 2021 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 45.
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 two children and parents.
In Our Keeping
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- August 2, 2026
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The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Corrections Officer Martini gave the Ulster County Sheriff's Office 22 years.
Thank you for your service to the Kingston community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Corrections Officer Martini.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Illness
Ulster County Sheriff's Office has lost 3 officers; 2 of them lost to illness.
Joseph is one of 628 officers lost to illness in NY, 29.5% of the 2,126 remembered there.
Joseph is one of 2,026 officers lost to illness in the United States, 7.4% of the 27,543 remembered there.
Joseph is one of 2,978 officers lost to illness worldwide, 8.8% of the 33,910 remembered here.
33,910 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 2021, 65 officers in NY were lost to illness, more than in any other year.
In 2021, 564 officers in the United States were lost to illness, more than in any other year.
In 2021, 566 officers worldwide were lost to illness, more than in any other year.
Who
Joseph was 45. Of the 613 lost to illness in NY whose age is recorded, half were between 49 and 61; the middle age was 55. Joseph had served 22 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.
Joseph was 45. Of the 1,994 lost to illness in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 42 and 58; the middle age was 51. Joseph had served 22 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.
Joseph was 45. Of the 2,915 lost to illness worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 39 and 56; the middle age was 49. Joseph had served 22 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.
When
January holds 9.6% of these deaths in NY; October holds the most, 14%. Sundays: 15%.
January holds 9.5% of these deaths in the United States; October holds the most, 15%. Sundays: 14.1%.
January holds 9.9% of these deaths worldwide; October holds the most, 12.6%. Sundays: 13.2%.
How
Illness deaths account for 66.7% of all 3 deaths at Ulster County Sheriff's Office, the most common cause.
Illness deaths account for 29.5% of all 2,126 deaths in NY, the 3rd most common cause.
Illness deaths account for 7.4% of all 27,543 deaths in the United States, the 3rd most common cause.
Illness deaths account for 8.8% of all 33,910 deaths worldwide, the 3rd most common cause.
His people
Ulster County Sheriff's Office has 3 officers remembered here, Joseph among them.
Where
Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 20-W
What is kept
Photographs, film, sound and papers — what survived a life.
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