Texas Police Officer Dies After Battling COVID-19 for Weeks
ROCKWALL, Texas Aug 5 2020— A Rockwall police officer died due to complication from COVID-19 on Monday.
Officer Tracy Gaines was admitted to a local hospital on July 11 and underwent various treatments, according to a news release.
Gaines joined the Rockwall Police Department in September 2005 and most recently served as a School Resource Officer at Rockwall High School. During his career, he also served as an SRO at Williams Middle School and was a Field Trianing Officer in the Patrol Division as well. Gaines also had a distinguished military career, serving 20 years with the Air Force before becoming a police officer.
“The Rockwall Police Department is grateful for the incredible outpouring of support for his wife and two sons,” the department said in a statement.
Donations to assist Gaines’ family financially can be made at www.atodallas.org.
Funeral arrangements are pending.
