Dr. Brian R. Peterson, M.D. signed the death certificate affirming that Professor Wells' cause of death was "Complications of novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) infection. But the main fact is that the meme is misleading. This man was BOTH a former lieutenant for the Milwaukee Police Department and a Professor of Criminal Justice at the University of Memphis. So, the man didn't die twice from COVID-19, as the meme states. The man died once and his obituary in Wisconsin focused on his role with the Milwaukee Police Department, while his obituary in Mississippi (he lived in Mississippi and commuted to Memphis for his work there) focused on his role as a criminal justice professor.