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(FOX 2) – The first of two public visits will take place Monday for Wayne County Sheriff Benny Napoleon, who died earlier this month at the age of 65 after contracting COVID-19.
A second visit will take place on Tuesday before a private funeral is held later this week.
Sheriff Benny Napoleon’s public visits begin this week in Detroit.
Two public visits will take place on December 28 and 29 for Wayne County Sheriff Benny Napoleon, who died earlier this month at the age of 65 after contracting COVID-19.
The first public visit is Monday, December 28 at the Swanson Funeral Home from 10 am to 8 pm The Swanson Funeral Home is located at 806 East Grand Boulevard in Detroit.
Then, Tuesday, December 29, at Greater Grace Temple, from 10 am to 6 pm, Greater Grace Temple is located at 23500 West Seven Mile in Detroit.
In both events a mask and social distancing are required.
Later in the week, a private funeral will be held. It will be broadcast live.
Napoleon had been hooked up to a ventilator in late November after contracting COVID-19. He died on December 17.
Napoleon’s brother, Hilton Napoleon, the Highland Park Police Chief, also contracted COVID-19. He was hospitalized for 71 days before recovering. Benny is one of five siblings, four of whom have had the coronavirus.
Wayne County Sheriffs have been hard hit by the coronavirus, with three officers and a commander dying since March and more than 200 officers testing positive since then.
A lifelong resident of the city, Napoleon was a fixture in Detroit and law enforcement. He entered the police academy in 1975 and rose through the ranks to eventually become chief of police under Mayor Dennis Archer from 1998 to 2001. In 2004 he was assistant Wayne County executive and sheriff since 2009.
