Master Detention Deputy Richard Mark Barry

Master Detention Deputy Richard Mark Barry

Lake County Sheriff's Office, Florida

End of Watch Thursday, July 16, 2020

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Richard Mark Barry

Master Detention Deputy Rick Barry died after contracting COVID-19 during an outbreak among staff and inmates at the Lake County Detention Center in Tavares, Florida.

Deputy Barry was a U.S. Air Force veteran and had served with the Lake County Sheriff's Office for 25 years. He is survived by his wife and one child.


The Effects of COVID on Law Enforcement

Beginning in early 2020, thousands of law enforcement officers and other first responders throughout the country began to contract COVID-19 during the worldwide pandemic. Due to the nature of their job, law enforcement officers were required to work and interact with the community even as the majority of the country was self-quarantined. As a result, hundreds of officers died from COVID-related illnesses and other complications.

Corrections agencies, in particular, suffered tremendous losses due to the constant and close proximity between the corrections officers and large inmate populations. Since March 2020, ODMP has verified that over 900 law enforcement officers have died as the result of a confirmed or presumed exposure while on duty and continues to work with hundreds of other agencies that have suffered a COVID-related death.

Visit ODMP's COVID-19 memorial listing every officer who has died as a result of a confirmed or presumed exposure.

Bio

  • Age 58
  • Tour 25 years
  • Badge 630
  • Military Veteran

Incident Details

  • Cause COVID19
  • Incident Date Thursday, June 18, 2020

COVID-19, communicable disease

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Rest in peace, brother.

Lieutenant Raymond Flores
NYPD (retired)

July 16, 2021

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