SARASOTA, Fla. – A number of hundred folks got here collectively Saturday to recollect the lifetime of Joshua Welge, a Sarasota County sheriff’s deputy who died from COVID-19 complications.
“He needed to maintain folks secure. It simply is sensible for him to be a police officer as a result of that is what you guys do. It was an honor for him,” Welge’s uncle, Todd Huffman, stated.
Welge first joined the sheriff’s workplace in 1999 as a corrections deputy. Then from 2001 to 2007, he served with the Venice Police Division earlier than returning to the sheriff’s workplace the identical yr, serving a complete of twenty-two years in regulation enforcement. At one level throughout that point, he obtained a lifesaving award for stopping a person who was contemplating committing suicide.
His household says he was born to guard and serve.
“You may see it in his face. That is who he was. Josh, we love you. We’ll see you quickly bud. God’s acquired you guys. He is acquired all of us,” Huffman shared.
Welge died on October 21 with the sheriff’s workplace asserting the information on their Fb web page the following day.
Courtesy: Sarasota County Sheriff’s Workplace
“Deputy Welge courageously fought COVID-19 with the assist of his household and coworkers. He served his last shift on August 19, 2021, and tragically succumbed to the illness Thursday morning,” the put up learn.
Welge leaves behind his spouse Brandi, who’s a trainer at Backyard Elementary, together with their three youngsters.
“Could now his presence. The presence of the Holy Spirit encourages us and information us and bless these occasions collectively,” the pastor stated.
Welge’s dying might be thought-about a line of responsibility dying.
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