Updated: 12:42 AM EDT April 8, 2021 INDIANAPOLIS — The operator of St. Elmo Steak House issued a statement on Wednesday night saying the restaurant is mourning the loss of a "long-time valued employee." "As a 100+ year old Indianapolis institution, I am proud that St. Elmo Steak House has been my family's business for more than 30 years," Craig Huse, the CEO of Huse Culinary said. "And like a family, we are mourning the loss of a long-time, valued employee and genuinely great person, who had a huge heart and a glowing smile." The employee's death was reported as a COVID-19 workplace fatality to the Indiana Occupational Safety and Health Administration on Monday. The news followed the popular steak house closing early on Saturday due to nine employees testing positive for coronavirus.