The deputy was given a full send off by deputies, medical staff.
A longtime deputy with the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office passed away roughly two weeks after suffering a medical episode while on duty. The deputy remained on life support during his stay in the hospital, and he was honored by his fellow law enforcement colleagues during a hospital send off Wednesday, August 28.
Timothy Williams, a 33-year deputy veteran with the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office, was on a traffic stop at around 2 a.m. August 17 when he suffered an unknown medical emergency. First responders conducted CPR on the deputy. While EMS was able to get Williams’ pulse back, he never fully recovered from the incident.
The deputy was transported to a local hospital where he remained on life support for nearly two weeks. Williams was an organ donor, and he was given a full send off by a large group of law enforcement agents and hospital staff Wednesday.
A longtime deputy with the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office passed away roughly two weeks after suffering a medical episode while on duty. The deputy remained on life support during his stay in the hospital, and he was honored by his fellow law enforcement colleagues during a hospital send off Wednesday, August 28.
Timothy Williams, a 33-year deputy veteran with the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office, was on a traffic stop at around 2 a.m. August 17 when he suffered an unknown medical emergency. First responders conducted CPR on the deputy. While EMS was able to get Williams’ pulse back, he never fully recovered from the incident.
The deputy was transported to a local hospital where he remained on life support for nearly two weeks. Williams was an organ donor, and he was given a full send off by a large group of law enforcement agents and hospital staff Wednesday.
“Rest in Peace Sergeant Timothy Williams,” the Deputy Sheriff’s Association of Bexar County posted on Facebook. “After 33 years with the BCSO, Sgt. Williams, a full body donor, left the hospital in the presence of his fellow officers in an honor walk. Thank you to all the members of the SCORE unit who put in more than 100 hours of overtime to be with the family.”
Other agencies, like the Schertz Police Department, sent their condolences to the family and coworkers of Williams and called on the community to keep those Williams left behind in their thoughts and prayers.
Zachary-Taylor Wright is a local native, spending half his time in the Texas Hill Country, namely Boerne, and the Alamo City. He fell in love with politics and news reporting during his time at San Antonio College where he was the editor of the college district newspaper. Now, he’s back in the city where it all began.
