Collected Item: “My Dad...The first EPPD officer to die from Covid-19”
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My Dad...The first EPPD officer to die from Covid-19
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After a month of battling Covid-19, my father passed away due to complications caused by the virus. He was due to retire in January 2021. He worked for the El Paso Police Department for 23.5 years. His passing hit us all hard and it was unexpected as the doctors had told us several days before that he would make it. Then he took a turn for the worst. When his co-workers asked what did he look forward to in his retirement, he said spending time with his family and his granddaughter. We still miss him to this day, especially as the holidays approach.
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Father, family, Police Detective, El Paso, Covid-19
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Catherine Santiago and El Paso Police Department
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2021-01-11