Officer Wayne Nowell Jr. - Meridian Police Dept. - TX - True Life Hero

Wayne Nowell Jr. ("Butch")
- Dec. 29, 2021 -

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Meridian Police Dept. Patch

Resided:	Burleson TX, USA
Born:	Mar. 15, 1956
Fallen:	Dec. 29, 2021
Race/Sex:	Caucasian Male / 65 yrs. of age
	Agency
Dept:	Meridian Police Dept. - TX 207 N Main Meridian, TX 76665 USA (254)435-2914
County:	Bosque
Dept. Type:	Municipal/Police
Hero's Rank:	Officer
Sworn Date:	1986
FBI Class:	Death - Biological
Weapon Class:	COVID-19
Agency URL:	Click Here
On The Job:	24 years

Bio: Wayne Nowell, Jr., was born in Fort Worth, Texas to Wayne Nowell, Sr., and Conchita Sellers.

Wayne Nowell, Jr., started his law enforcement career with the Tarrant County Sheriff's Office in 1984. He held many titles through the years and worked for many different agencies. During his law enforcement career he developed long lasting friendships with his fellow officers. Wayne spent the majority of his time with the Johnson County Sheriffs office which he made his home.

He married the love of his life, Lucila 'Lucy' Leonor on July 22, 2017 in Burleson, Texas. Wayne will be truly missed.

Officer Nowell had served with the Meridian Police Department for only 69 days and had previously served 24 years with the Johnson's County Sheriff's Office.

Survived by:

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Fatal Incident Summary

Offender:	No Info
Location:	TX USA
Summary:	Officer Butch Nowell died from complications as a result of contracting COVID-19 in the line of 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: Jan. 15, 2022