Funeral honors El Paso Border Patrol Agent Freddie Vasquez, who died of COVID-19 Daniel Borunda, El Paso Times
A funeral with full honors took place Wednesday for an El Paso U.S. Border Patrol agent who died from complications from COVID-19.
Agent Freddie Vasquez, 43, died May 8 after a monthslong hospitalization in what U.S. Customs and Border Protection determined was a death in the line of duty after he contracted the virus while working.
A funeral Mass was celebrated at 11 a.m. at San Lorenzo Catholic Church, 611 Avenida De San Lorenzo in Clint. A graveside service followed at 1 p.m. at Evergreen Cemetery East, 12400 Montana Ave,