Detective John D. Songy - Rutland Police Dept. - MA - True Life Hero

John D. Songy
- May. 29, 2020 -

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Rutland Police Dept. Patch

Resided:	MA, USA
Born:	Unk
Fallen:	May. 29, 2020
Race/Sex:	Caucasian Male / 48 yrs. of age
	Agency
Dept:	Rutland Police Dept. - MA 242 Main St Rutland, MA 01543 USA (508)886-4033
County:	Worcester
Dept. Type:	Municipal/Police
Hero's Rank:	Detective
Sworn Date:	Unk
FBI Class:	Death - Biological
Weapon Class:	COVID-19
Agency URL:	Click Here
Badge:	205
On The Job:	14 years

Bio: John D. Songy was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the son of Alfred and Elaine (Galeckas) Songy of Spencer. John was raised in Spencer and a graduate of Worcester Vocational Technical Institute.

He worked several years as a machinist at Service Network and Heald Machine Company. After attending the criminal justice program at Quinsigamond Community College in Worcester, John embarked on his new career and accepted a patrolman position with the Oakham Police Department where he worked for several years. He joined the Rutland Police Department in 2012 and served the last several years as the department's detective. He received numerous commendation over the years.

John had an adventurist spirit and enjoyed the great outdoors. One of his favorite past times was four-wheeling off-road with his appropriately detailed Rubicon Jeep. He loved traveling throughout the country with his wife Joanne; visiting family, attending Jeep rallies and related events. If not four-wheeling with Joanne, they could be found hiking trails together throughout the northeast including Buffumville Lake, Lonesome Lake Trail, Blueridge Mountain Trails. He was a member of the Freedom Trail Riders and Underground Jeeps. Many of his fondest memories were spent with his father on their annual trips visiting family in Louisiana.

'He has a heart of gold and he's the kind of guy that would do anything for anybody,' according to Rutland Police Chief, Nick Monaco. John cared about everyone he met and passionately dedicated his life to keeping others safe. He fell in love with his community and they fell in love with him.

John embraced his role as a husband and father. He made sure that every holiday was spent at his family's home where he put his culinary talent to work with a buffet style dinner with leftovers that would last for days.

Survived by:

Joanne - Wife
and daughter & two stepchildren

Fatal Incident Summary

Offender:	No Info
Location:	Rutland, Worcester County, MA USA
Summary:	Detective John Songy died after contracting COVID-19 as the result of a presumed exposure while on duty. ==================================================================== COVID-19, a flu-like virus, originated in Wuhan, China. Worth a mention, the Chinese Government had a biological research facility in that very province. At this point, it was widely held that COVID-19 was a bat-coronavirus and the first case was discovered in Wuhan in Oct. 2019. On Dec. 31, 2019, Chinese authorities alerted the World Health Organization of pneumonia cases in Wuhan City, Hubei province, China, with an unknown cause. Jan 7, 2020 Chinese authorities identify a new type of coronavirus (called novel coronavirus or nCoV). Despite deaths and an entire Chinese Province(Hubei) quarantined by the Chinese Government, the World Health Organization(WHO) simply declares a global public-health emergency. Despite this serious understatement, on January 31st, President Trump bans foreign nationals from entering the US if they were in China within the prior two weeks. Despite a large public outcry of racism, this move likely saved 1000's of American lives, it would later be deemed. After a full blown global infection, and an entire country being declared on 'Lockdown'(Italy), on March 11th, WHO declared the outbreak a pandemic. This same day, President Trump bans all travel from 26 European countries. On Mar. 13th, a US national emergency is declared over the novel coronavirus outbreak. On Mar. 23rd, New York City confirms 21,000 cases, making it the biggest epicenter of the outbreak in the US. On Mar. 31, more than 1/3 of humanity is under some form of lockdown. On Apr. 2nd, the world passes one million COVID-19 infections. On April 7th, roughly 95% of all Americans are under lockdown, as 42 states issue stay-at-home orders. The entire American economy has ground to a halt. Congress passed laws awarding trillions in grants, loans and other types of assistance to the American working population and businesses.
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Last Updated: Jun. 11, 2020