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On Nov. 20, Jackson posted that her father had been admitted to a local hospital. Napoleon had tested negative for the coronavirus on Nov. 13, according to The Detroit News, but began seeing increased symptoms on Nov. 17. Another test, given on Nov. 19, resulted in a positive result.
Napoleon had been placed on a ventilator on Nov. 30, but Jackson continued to say her father was doing well.
Napoleon s death prompted hundreds of people from across Michigan to post memories of the former sheriff on social media. During a news conference about coronavirus restrictions, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer touted her friendship with Napoleon in discussing how important containing the spread of the virus is.
Funeral arrangements announced for longtime Wayne County Sheriff Benny Napoleon
Regional leader died of complications related to COVID-19
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DETROIT – On Sunday, funeral arrangements were announced for longtime Wayne County Sheriff Benny Napoleon who died from complications related to COVID-19 Thursday.
There will be a public viewing on Monday, Dec. 28 at Swanson Funeral Home from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., family members announced on Facebook Sunday. Swanson Funeral Home is located at 806 East Grand Boulevard in Detroit.
A livestream of the event will be available on the Swanson Funeral Home site.
Then on Tuesday, Dec. 29 the public viewing will continue from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m at Greater Grace Temple located at 2500 West Seven Mile Road in Detroit.
(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..
Funeral arrangements set for Wayne County Sheriff Benny Napoleon
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Benny Napoleon was sheriff of Wayne County since 2009.
Funeral and visitation arrangements are set for Wayne County Sheriff Benny Napoleon, who died Thursday after battling COVID-19 for weeks.
Public viewing is set for 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Dec. 28 at Swanson Funeral Home on Grand Boulevard in Detroit, according to a post from Napoleon s daughter on his Facebook page. A second day of public viewing is set for 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Dec. 29 at Greater Grace Temple in Detroit.
The family plans a private service, which will be livestreamed on the Swanson Funeral Home website.
The virus that took Napoleon s life Thursday was more subtle and insidious than any fleeing suspect s deadly weapon, but make no mistake: Wayne s top cop died in the line of duty.
But no one should be remembered only for the circumstances of his death, and in Napoleon s case, that would a special injustice. His 45-year career was distinguished and multifaceted. He zealously defended the integrity and decency of his fellow police officers, but never shirked his responsibility to hold them accountable, or to be accountable himself.
Free Press News Director Jim Schaefer, who covered the city and its police department as a reporter for more than a decade, remembers then-Inspector Napoleon as one of just a handful of DPD officers who made themselves accessible even when Mayor Coleman Young sought to muzzle the department. Benny was a leader, Schaefer explains. Leaders answer questions.