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Richard O'Brien, Jr.
- May. 03, 2020 -
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Resided: |
Burlington WI, USA
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Born: | Aug. 12, 1966 |
Fallen: | May. 03, 2020 |
Race/Sex: | Caucasian Male / 53 yrs. of age |
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Dept: | Cook County Sheriff's Office Corrections - IL
2800 S California Ave Chicago, IL
60608 USA (773)869-7000 |
County: | Cook |
Dept. Type: | County/Corrections |
Hero's Rank: | Officer |
Sworn Date: | Unk |
FBI Class: | Death - Biological |
Weapon Class: | COVID-19 |
Agency URL: | Click Here
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Badge: | 10483 |
On The Job: |
25 years
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Duties: | assigned to the Skokie Civil Process Unit, Department of Court Services |
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Bio: Richard William O’Brien, Jr. was born August 12, 1966, in Chicago, the son of Richard William, Sr. and Bonita Ann (see Lundell) O’Brien.
On July 29, 1995, Rich married the love of his life, Cindi Sue Mueller, by the lakeside in Twin Lakes, his home for many years.
Rich worked for 27 years as a Cook County Sheriff’s Deputy. His co-workers knew him as a go-getter who always had a witty comment. To his family, Rich, who to his children was known as 'pops' or 'popsicle', was an incredible father and husband who always knew whether you needed a hug, advice, or a ribbing joke to make you feel better and loved. He loved to dance with his wife in the living room and wear his favorite cowboy hat at the campground or at the community pool with his children. He was a selfless man who always gave as much as he could to his loved ones. |
Survived by: |
Katie, Amy and Zachary - Children
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Fatal Incident Summary
Offender: |
No Info
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Location: |
Chicago,
Cook County,
IL
USA
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Summary: |
Deputy Sheriff Richard O'Brien died at Northwestern Hospital in McHenry, IL., after contracting COVID-19 during an outbreak among inmates and correctional staff at the Cook County Jail at 2650 S. California Avenue in Chicago.
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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 |
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