Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today
Apr 26, 2021 5:22 AM
(Seguin) – Hearts remain heavy today as the Seguin Fire Department mourns the loss of one of its fire service brothers who died Friday following complications from COVID-19.
Seguin Firefighter/Paramedic Roger Dean, 31, died after months of battling the illness at St. Luke’s Hospital in Houston.
Seguin Fire Chief Dale Skinner was among those who traveled to Houston to say their good-byes and to honor Dean for his years of service and dedication to Seguin.
“It’s heart-wrenching time for me personally as well as all the members of the Seguin Fire Department to lose one of our own. It’s not something that we would wish upon anybody and so all of our hearts are heavy at this time and we just ask for the community’s prayers and support but still know that they are committed to serving this community but that’s what they signed up to do and that’s what Roger Dean would want us to do is to keep doing what we do and that
A Seguin firefighter died after his lengthy battle with COVID-19 on Friday in Houston.
Seguin Firefighter/Paramedic Roger Dean died at the age of 31 years old, Seguin Fire Chief Dale Skinner said in a news release.Â
âIt is with profound sadness that we announce the death of one of our own, Firefighter/Paramedic Roger Dean, who passed away Friday, April 23 at a Houston hospital following a lengthy, hard-fought battle with COVID-19,â he said. âPlease keep his wife, baby girl, their family and our department in your thoughts and prayers, during this difficult time.â
Deanâs death is a result of complications due to COVID-19, Skinner said. Members of the Seguin Fire Department, along with Skinner and Seguin City Manager Steve Parker went to Houston on Friday to be with Deanâs family and transport his body back to Seguin.
Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today
Apr 23, 2021 1:16 PM
(Seguin) The City of Seguin is mourning the loss of a Seguin Fire Department member as a result of complications from COVID-19.
“It is with profound sadness that we announce the death of one of our own, Firefighter/Paramedic Roger Dean, who passed away Friday, April 23at a Houston hospital following a lengthy, hard-fought battle with COVID-19,” said Seguin Fire Chief Dale Skinner.
“Please keep his wife, baby girl, their family and our department in your thoughts and prayers,during this difficult time” he said.
City officials say Roger began his career with the Seguin Fire Department as a Firefighter/Paramedic on July 30, 2018 and was promoted to Field Training Officer in July 2019.