Officer David Alan Christensen - Washington State Dept. of Corrections - True Life Hero

David Alan Christensen
- Dec. 29, 2020 -

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Washington State Dept. of Corrections Patch

Resided:	Cosmopolis (Grays Harbor County) WA, USA
Born:	Aug. 13, 1958
Fallen:	Dec. 29, 2020
Race/Sex:	Caucasian Male / 62 yrs. of age
	Agency
Dept:	Washington State Dept. of Corrections 7345 Linderson Way SW Tumwater, WA 98501 USA (360)725-8200
County:	Thurston
Dept. Type:	State/Corrections
Hero's Rank:	Officer
Sworn Date:	Unk
FBI Class:	Death - Biological
Weapon Class:	COVID-19
Agency URL:	Click Here
Badge:	10697
On The Job:	40 years
Duties:	Assigned to Stafford Creek Corrections Center

Bio: David Alan Christensen was born in Williston, North Dakota to Ronald and Lucille (Elletson) Christensen. He grew up in North Bend, Oregon, graduating from North Bend High School.

He then served in the US Army, as a military policeman, stationed in Germany. Following his discharge, he moved back to Oregon, where he started his long career in corrections at the Oregon State Penitentiary. He eventually settled in the Grays Harbor area, working for the Grays County Sheriff�s Dept. as deputy and superintendent. He also worked at Data Computer, Aberdeen Police Dept, Grays Harbor Juvenile Corrections Center, and WA Dept of Corrections at CBCC and SCCC.

On Sept 12, 1987, he married the love of his life, Diane (Giles) Christensen at the Montesano Presbyterian Church. They resided at the family home in Cosmopolis.

Dave loved playing computer games, building and fixing computers for friends and family, and watching sports with his son, especially rooting for his favorite team the LA RAMS. He was known and loved by many in the community, always willing to lend a helping hand to any in need. He built many lifelong friendships in the community and will be truly missed.

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Son

Fatal Incident Summary

Offender:	No Info
Location:	Stafford Creek Corrections Aberdeen, WA USA Wed. Dec. 09, 2020
Summary:	Correctional Officer David Christensen died from complications as the result of contracting COVID-19 during an outbreak among employees and inmates at the Stafford Creek Corrections Center in Aberdeen. ==================================================================== 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: Feb. 10, 2021