HARRIS COUNTY, Texas – A Harris County Sheriff’s Office detention officer died Wednesday from COVID-19 complications, officials said. The detention officer, a military veteran, was in his 50s and worked in the Harris County jail for five years, according to the sheriff’s office. The detention officer, whose identity has not yet been released, died on Wednesday, Feb. 3. “Our teammate will be missed by all of us who had the honor of working with and knowing him,” said Sheriff Ed Gonzalez. AdThe other Sheriff’s Office employees who have died from COVID-19 are Sgt.

HOUSTON – Harris County Sheriff’s Deputy Johnny Tunches was laid to rest Thursday at Humble First Assembly of God. He was a 29-year veteran of HCSO and his most recent assignment was him working as a contract deputy in District 2, the department said. He began his service with HCSO in 1991 and worked at the Inmate Processing Center (IPC). He is the third HCSO deputy to die after contracting COVID-19. Sergeant Raymond Scholwinski died on May 6 and Deputy Juan Menchaca died on June 13.

DEER PARK, Texas The funeral of the second Harris County deputy to die from coronavirus is being held Friday morning. Deputy Juan Menchaca, 70, was a 14-year veteran of the Harris County Sheriffs Office and succumbed to his weeks-long battle with coronavirus last weekend. Menchacas funeral mass will be held at St. Hyacinth Catholic Church in Deer Park at 11 a.m. Full honors will be rendered outside the church after the mass. The funeral is closed to the public, but Click2Houston.com plans to offer a livestream of the service when it begins. Raymond Scholwinski, who was also 70 years old, was the first Harris County Sheriffs deputy to die from COVID-19.

HOUSTON The funeral service Harris County Sheriffs deputy who died Saturday of coronavirus will be laid to rest on Friday, officials announced Monday. Deputy Juan Menchaca, 70, was a 14-year veteran of the Harris County Sheriffs Office and succumbed to his weeks-long battle with coronavirus, officials said. A funeral service for Menchaca will be held at St. Hyacinth Catholic Church, located at 2921 Center St. in Deer Park, Texas on Friday, June 19. Due to limited seating, the funeral will be closed to the public but you can watch it on the HCSO Facebook page. Additional details will be forthcoming later this week," HCSO officials wrote in a release Monday.

HOUSTON The Harris County Sheriffs Office confirmed Saturday that the department had lost a second deputy due to coronavirus. According to the update, the deputys identity has not yet been released because family notifications are being made.The HCSO lost Sgt. "He was a wonderful family man said deputy Steven Chapman. He has great children, grandchildren, and a great wife. Their super people, I was with them last night until about 11:30 and I think the family is doing well they were in good spirits.

HUMBLE, Texas – Bagpipes belted “Amazing Grace” on Thursday to begin the funeral of Harris County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Raymond Scholwinski. Family, friends and fellow deputies gathered at the First Assembly of God in Humble to remember Scholwinski, who worked for the Sheriff’s Office for decades. Scholwinski was remembered as a faithful, humble and honorable man who liked to make people laugh. Raymond Scholwinski, HCSO deputy who died after contracting COVID-19Scholwinski’s daughter, Brandi DeLane Scholwinski, said she and her father had an unbreakable bond.

HOUSTON – Funeral details for Harris County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Scholwinski, 70, fought a “courageous battle against the COVID-19 virus," officials wrote in the release. Scholwinski consistently served the resident of Harris County with honor, charm and distinction. He will be missed by his many friends and colleagues, all of whom were positively influenced by his commitment to service,” officials wrote in a release Wednesday. There were also 402 Harris County Sheriff’s deputies, detention officers and support staff under quarantine.

HOUSTON – Friday was a very somber day for the Harris County Sheriff’s Office as they honored a longtime deputy who died from COVID-19. Raymond Scholwinski, 70, from the Memorial Hermann Hospital of the Woodlands to the Memorial Crematory and Mortuary in southwest Houston. Scholwinski’s family joined the Harris County Sheriff’s Office family for the procession. Friends and colleagues said he went above and beyond the call of duty, even working from the hospital before he passed away. Scholwinski became sick with COVID-19 in March and died on Wednesday after a long battle.