(Graphic: The District Detroit) A second day of public visitation for Wayne County Sheriff Benny Napoleon begins this morning at a west-side Detrroit church. The 65-year-old Detroiter died Dec. 17 at Henry Ford Hospital from Covid after being on a ventilator since Nov. 27. Admirers, who must be masked, can pay respects from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday at Greater Grace Temple, 23500 W. 7 Mile Rd. (between Berg and Telegraph roads).
Sept. 10, 1955 Dec. 17, 2020 (Photo: Twitter/Erika Erickson) A private funeral service will be livestreamed here after 8 a.m. Wednesdaty by Swanson Funeral Home. The Cass Tech High School alumnus, a former Detroit police chief (1998-2001), was sheriff since 2009. Napoleon had just been re-elected in November, when he was unopposed..
Mourners pay respects to Wayne County Sheriff Benny Napoleon
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A public viewing is being held Monday at the Swanson Funeral Home on East Grand Boulevard in Detroit from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. His obituary is available on the Swanson Funeral Home website.
Visitors took turns paying their respects to Napoleon. He has been the Wayne County Sheriff since 2009. He had worked in law enforcement since he was in his 20s.
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Mourners can pay their respects this week to Wayne County Sheriff Benny Napoleon, who died Dec. 17 after a weeks-long battle with COVID-19.
A public visitation is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday at Swanson Funeral Home on East Grand Boulevard in Detroit.
Another public viewing will take place at Greater Grace Temple on 7 Mile Road from 10 a.m to 6 p.m. Tuesday.
Napoleon was with family when he died at Henry Ford Hospital earlier this month, his daughter Tiffani Jackson said. He was 65.
Napoleon was one of our city’s greatest public servants, Mayor Mike Duggan said in a statement.
Public viewings begin Monday in Detroit for Sheriff Benny Napoleon
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A second viewing will be held on Tuesday before a private funeral takes place later this week.
Public viewings for Sheriff Benny Napoleon begin this week in Detroit
Two public viewings will be held Dec. 28 and Dec. 29 for Wayne County Sheriff Benny Napoleon, who died earlier this month at the age of 65 after contracting COVID-19.
The first public viewing is Monday, December 28 at Swanson Funeral home from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Swanson Funeral home is located at 806 East Grand Boulevard in Detroit.
Then on Tuesday, December 29, at Greater Grace Temple, from 10 a.m to 6 p.m. Greater Grace Temple is located at 23500 West Seven Mile in Detroit.
Viewings of Wayne County Sheriff Benny Napoleon start today, funeral to be livestreamed
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DETROIT – Two public viewings of Wayne County Sheriff Benny Napoleon will be held this week, following his death after a weeks-long battle with COVID-19.
The public can pay their final respects to Napoleon, who served as Wayne County sheriff for more than a decade, today, Dec. 28, until 8 p.m. at Swanson Funeral Home, 806 E. Grand Blvd. in Detroit, according to the funeral home’s obituary page. A second viewing will be held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 29, at Greater Grace Temple, 23500 W. Seven Mile Road in Detroit. Face masks and social distancing are required at both events.