2 more local deputies honored after losing battles with COVID-19

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Clay County Deputy Clint Seagle and Flagler County Deputy Paul Luciano laid to remainder Friday

Flagler County lawman Paul Luciano and Clay County lawman Clint Seagle

Two section sheriff’s departments held memorial services Friday to grant deputies who died of COVID-19 complications.

Clay County Deputy Clint Seagle and Flagler County Deputy Paul Luciano were remembered by colleagues and loved ones. Their deaths mean astatine slightest 10 archetypal responders successful the country person died from COVID-19, according to News4Jax records.

A ample American emblem was draped astatine the entranceway of the First Baptist Church of Middleburg wherever Seagle’s ceremonial took place. His memorial included afloat honors. The Sheriff’s Office said his decease is considered a enactment of work decease due to the fact that helium contracted COVID-19 portion connected duty.

Deputy Clint Seagle was a subordinate of the Sheriff’s Office since 2006 and served successful the patrol, traffic, and, astir recently, civilian unit. (WJXT)

Seagle’s casket was brought into the religion by deputies with a folded emblem sitting connected top. In summation to serving the citizens of Clay County, Seagle was a decorated sailor who served successful the Navy for 21 years.

Seagle was a subordinate of the Sheriff’s Office since 2006 and served successful the patrol, postulation and, astir recently, civilian unit. He besides was honored with galore awards astatine the Clay County Sheriff’s Office.

Thursday night, Clay County deputies and radical passim the assemblage got unneurotic to wage tribute to Seagle, who died aft a agelong conflict with COVID-19. They lined the streets for a procession honoring the fallen deputy.

One of Seagle’s friends says helium was committed to serving his family, assemblage and country.

“Officer Seagle was 1 of my champion friends. He was a bully man, a retired main successful the military, loved this country, loved everything helium did, his job, large family, large people,” Paul Allen said. “It’s been a unsmooth roadworthy this past period oregon so. He’s been connected a ventilator for rather a while, and we thought helium was going to propulsion through. The bully Lord had immoderate antithetic plans.”

Seagle and his woman were celebrating their 34th wedding day this month.

Flagler County besides mourning

As Clay County prepares to laic a dedicated nationalist servant to rest, Flagler County is doing the same.

The week before, the sheriff’s bureau announced Detention Deputy Sheriff Paul Luciano besides died of COVID-19 complications. He was 60.

Flagler County Sheriff's Office Detention Deputy Sheriff Paul Luciano

Luciano leaves down his woman and their children.

In a statement, Flagler Sheriff Rick Staly said:

“Deputy Luciano is simply a leader and this has devastated our team. I’m asking the assemblage to support his household and the men and women of the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office successful their prayers arsenic we mourn the nonaccomplishment of 1 of our own. Deputy Luciano volition beryllium greatly missed by his brothers and sister of the FCSO.”

Luciano’s ceremonial besides included afloat instrumentality enforcement honors.