Wayne Weyler, 64, had been with the Mesa County Sheriff’s Workplace since 1996.
MESA COUNTY, Colo. — A Mesa County Sheriff Sergeant died Friday morning after a battle with COVID-19, in keeping with the division.
Wayne Weyler was 64 years outdated.
The division stated Weyler was a legislation enforcement officer for 41 years. He began with the Adams County Sheriff’s Workplace earlier than becoming a member of the Mesa County Sheriff’s Workplace in 1996.
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“Wayne gave a lot of himself to serve his fellow man,” stated Sheriff Todd Rowell in a submit from the division. “He was a pacesetter, mentor, and genuinely good human being. Phrases can’t specific how a lot he shall be missed.”
Weyler led the sheriff’s workplace Peer Assist program and Complicated Crimes Unit, the division stated. He additionally helped pioneer the Mesa County Sheriff’s Workplace Crime Discount Unit.
Weyler is the second member of Colorado legislation enforcement to die from COVID-19 this week.
A detective with the Douglas County Sheriff’s Workplace died early Thursday morning after contracting COVID-19, in keeping with a submit from the sheriff’s workplace.
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4 different legislation enforcement officers in Colorado have died from COVID-19 in 2021, in keeping with the Officer Down Memorial web page. They embody two Denver Sheriff’s Division deputies, a Windsor Police officer and a deputy with the Elbert County Sheriff’s Workplace.
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