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Richard W. Newkirk ("Rich")
- Nov. 03, 2021 -
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(30756)
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Resided: |
IA, USA
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Born: | Nov. 09, 1985 |
Fallen: | Nov. 03, 2021 |
Race/Sex: | Caucasian Male / 35 yrs. of age |
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Dept: | Iowa Dept. of Corrections
745 Main St Dubuque, IA
52001 USA (563)557-7244 |
County: | Dubuque |
Dept. Type: | Municipal/Corrections |
Hero's Rank: | Officer |
Sworn Date: | 2007 |
FBI Class: | Death - Biological |
Weapon Class: | COVID-19 |
Agency URL: | Click Here
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On The Job: |
14 years
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Bio: Rich was born in Ottumwa, IA, the son of the late William Newkirk and Michelle (Pitt) McLeland. Rich was a graduate of West Burlington High School in 2004 and attended the University of Iowa.
On April 26, 2013, Rich married Stephany Coleman in Cedar Rapids, IA.
Rich was a prison guard at the Oakdale Classification Center, where he was employed since 2007. He was a firefighter with the North Liberty Fire Department for 11 years, retiring on October 1, 2021.
Rich was a true friend to all. He enjoyed time spent with friends playing video games, watching the Green Bay Packers, and woodworking. He especially loved time spent with the fire department, his family and his son, Tristan. He will be greatly missed.
Correctional Officer Newkirk was an Iowa National Guard veteran. |
Fatal Incident Summary
Offender: |
No Info
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Location: |
IA
USA
Sun. Oct. 10, 2021
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Summary: |
Correctional Officer Rich Newkirk died from complications as a result of contracting COVID-19 while serving at the Iowa Medical and Classification Center at 2700 Coral Ridge Avenue in Coralville.
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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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