Loved ones, law enforcement honor life, legacy of Green Cove Springs police chief

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Funeral held Wednesday for Chief Derek Asdot, who died of COVID-10

Green Cove Springs constabulary main Derek Asdot

CLAY COUNTY, Fla. – Family, friends and section instrumentality enforcement connected Wednesday are honoring the beingness and bequest of Green Cove Springs Police Chief Derek Asdot, who died Sept. 28 after contracting COVID-19 portion connected duty.

The ceremonial work began astatine 11 a.m. astatine the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints connected Blanding Boulevard successful Orange Park.

Asdot was the 13th archetypal responder successful the country to dice from COVID-19 complications. The ceremonial is simply a line-of-duty decease ceremonial with afloat honors.

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There volition beryllium a procession pursuing the ceremonial to escort Asdot’s assemblage from the religion to Jacksonville National Cemetery.

The Green Cove Springs Police Department said the procession way volition instrumentality spot astatine astir 1:30 p.m.

According to the Police Department, Asdot was an Army seasoned who joined the bureau successful 2002 and was named main of constabulary successful 2017. Asdot was a postgraduate of the FBI National Academy, the Southern Police Institute and held a master’s grade from the University of Louisville.

Asdot besides served arsenic a DEA task unit serviceman and helium served arsenic a committee subordinate connected the St. Johns State River Academy instrumentality enforcement board.

The Police Department said Asdot was “widely regarded arsenic a progressive person who spearheaded dynamic transformational changes” astatine the bureau successful a abbreviated play of time.

“The Chief volition everlastingly beryllium remembered arsenic a large leader, an outstanding instrumentality enforcement officer, a patriot, and an inspiration to each who knew him,” the Police Department wrote successful a connection pursuing his death. “He volition beryllium immensely missed. We inquire for our community’s enactment and prayers arsenic we navigate this large loss.”

Asdot is survived by his wife, Angie, his son, Jake, and his daughter, Ashley.