Police officers have held a nightly caravan by the Desfosses home in Attleboro, and blue lights have been lit at homes and businesses in nearby communities.
Desfosses wake is scheduled for Tuesday at Saint Mary s Church, located at 1 Power Street in Norton, from 5:00 - 8:00 p.m. There will be a law enforcement walk through at 4:30 p.m.
Due to the pandemic, social distancing and COVID-19 guidelines there is very limited access at the church. The Desfosses family and the Norton Police Department request that anyone who wishes to pay their final respects to Defosses do so along the procession route to Saint Mary s.
Police officers have held a nightly caravan by the Desfosses home in Attleboro, and blue lights have been lit at homes and businesses in nearby communities.
Desfosses wake is scheduled for Tuesday at Saint Mary s Church, located at 1 Power Street in Norton, from 5:00 - 8:00 p.m. There will be a law enforcement walk through at 4:30 p.m.
Due to the pandemic, social distancing and COVID-19 guidelines there is very limited access at the church. The Desfosses family and the Norton Police Department request that anyone who wishes to pay their final respects to Defosses do so along the procession route to Saint Mary s.
Updated on January 13, 2021 at 7:18 pm
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Det. Sgt. Stephen Desfosses death was announced by the Norton Police Department Wednesday afternoon. It is with great sadness that Chief Brian Clark and the members of the Norton Police Department announce the passing of Detective Sergeant Stephen Desfosses after a courageous battle with Covid 19. Members of his family were by his side when he peacefully passed, the statement said. Det. Sgt. Stephen DesFosses of Attleboro is fighting for his life after being hospitalized with coronavirus.
Desfosses, who d served Norton for more than 30 years, left behind a wife and children.
He had been hospitalized at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston with coronavirus since the week before Christmas.
Updated: 2:34 PM EST Jan 10, 2021 A police sergeant in Massachusetts remains in an intensive care unit as he battles COVID-19, according to his family and friends.In a Facebook post, the Norton Police Department confirmed that Det. Sgt. Stephen Desfosses is battling a coronavirus infection.Desfosses was diagnosed with COVID-19, Influenza A and pneumonia in early December, according to a GoFundMe page that was set up for him and his family.After struggling to improve at home for two weeks and feeling a serious decline in his ability to breathe, he was taken to a local emergency room. He was evaluated to be in critical condition and was then taken to Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in Boston, where he remains in the ICU.According to an update to the GoFundMe page from his wife, Jessica, Desfosses lungs are showing no signs of improvement with severe fibrosis. It s getting harder and harder to remain positive.I just can t believe that this is my real life, Jessica Desfosses