Captain David Edwin MacAlpine, Sr. - New Hanover County Sheriff's Office - NC - True Life Hero

David Edwin MacAlpine, Sr. ("Mac")
- Sep. 17, 2021 -

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New Hanover County Sheriff's Office Patch

Resided:	Castle Hayne NC, USA
Born:	Sep. 17, 1968
Fallen:	Sep. 17, 2021
Race/Sex:	Black Male / 53 yrs. of age
	Agency
Dept:	New Hanover County Sheriff's Office - NC 3950 Juvenile Center Dr Castle Hayne, NC 28429 USA (910)798-4200
County:	New Hanover
Dept. Type:	County/Police
Hero's Rank:	Captain
Sworn Date:	Unk
FBI Class:	Death - Biological
Weapon Class:	COVID-19
Agency URL:	Click Here
Badge:	Unit 8
On The Job:	30 years

Bio: David Edwin MacAlpine, Sr. of Castle Hayne, NC was born in Springfield, MA to his parents, Mable Bragg MacAlpine and David Alexander MacAlpine.

avid served his country in the United Stated Marines, and then spent the last 30 years of his life with the New Hanover County Sheriff�s Office where he was Captain Mac.

David or 'Mac' was a very kindhearted individual. He was always willing to give himself to others ,no matter what. Selfless would be the best word to describe him. We all know 'Mac' would give you the shirt off of his back with no rebuttal in your time of need. Before you could blink, he was already taking care of the issue. A reliable man indeed. When 'Mac' had his hands in anything, there was no need to worry. 'I�ll take care of it', is what he would always say.

We know that his great legacy will continue to live on. He will be missed dearly, however, anyone that knew David, knew he was not a sad individual. He never stayed down.

In his free time, he enjoyed putting together model train sets, working out, watching a good thriller movie, and spending time with family and friends. David was the life of the party. Although he had a quiet persona, he knew how to rise to the occasion.

He spent his life protecting others, he was a real life super hero, Captain Mac!

We will always respect, cherish and adore his memory. 'Mac' has moved on to bigger and better things. It�s safe to say, that he can finally kick back and relax.

David was married to his dear wife April for 27 years. The two shared a life full of love, blessings, and treasured life lessons.

Mac was a great son; husband; brother; father; grandfather; friend and so much more.

Survived by:

April - Wife
& son and two daughters

Fatal Incident Summary

Offender:	No Info
Location:	New Hanover County, NC USA Sun. Aug. 29, 2021
Summary:	Captain MacAlpine died from complications as the result of contracting COVID-19 while he worked the checkpoint located at NC17 and the South Carolina state line. ==================================================================== COVID-19, a flu-like virus, originated in Wuhan, China. Worth a mention, the Chinese Government had a biological research facility in that very province. At this point, it was widely held that COVID-19 was a bat-coronavirus and the first case was discovered in Wuhan in Oct. 2019. On Dec. 31, 2019, Chinese authorities alerted the World Health Organization of pneumonia cases in Wuhan City, Hubei province, China, with an unknown cause. Jan 7, 2020 Chinese authorities identify a new type of coronavirus (called novel coronavirus or nCoV). Despite deaths and an entire Chinese Province(Hubei) quarantined by the Chinese Government, the World Health Organization(WHO) simply declares a global public-health emergency. Despite this serious understatement, on January 31st, President Trump bans foreign nationals from entering the US if they were in China within the prior two weeks. Despite a large public outcry of racism, this move likely saved 1000's of American lives, it would later be deemed. After a full blown global infection, and an entire country being declared on 'Lockdown'(Italy), on March 11th, WHO declared the outbreak a pandemic. This same day, President Trump bans all travel from 26 European countries. On Mar. 13th, a US national emergency is declared over the novel coronavirus outbreak. On Mar. 23rd, New York City confirms 21,000 cases, making it the biggest epicenter of the outbreak in the US. On Mar. 31, more than 1/3 of humanity is under some form of lockdown. On Apr. 2nd, the world passes one million COVID-19 infections. On April 7th, roughly 95% of all Americans are under lockdown, as 42 states issue stay-at-home orders. The entire American economy has ground to a halt. Congress passed laws awarding trillions in grants, loans and other types of assistance to the American working population and businesses.
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Last Updated: Sep. 29, 2021