Lieutenant Russell K. Freeman - Rhode Island Dept. of Corrections - RI - True Life Hero

Russell K. Freeman ("Big Russ")
- Dec. 14, 2020 -

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Rhode Island DOC Patch

Resided:	Warwick RI, USA
Born:	Unk
Fallen:	Dec. 14, 2020
Race/Sex:	Caucasian Male / 52 yrs. of age
	Agency
Dept:	Rhode Island Dept. of Corrections - RI 40 Howard Avenue Cranston, RI 02920 USA (401)462-1000
County:	Providence
Dept. Type:	State/Corrections
Hero's Rank:	Lieutenant
Sworn Date:	Unk
FBI Class:	Death - Biological
Weapon Class:	COVID-19
Agency URL:	Click Here
On The Job:	29 years

Bio: Russell Freeman was a faithful husband, committed father, loving son, brother and friend, Russell is remembered as beaming light with an infectious smile that loved to laugh, joke and love. Russell�s family was the center of his world and he was very much the 'neighborhood Dad' earning him the nickname 'Big Russ' by his children and their friends.

Russell loved his wife and children more than anything in the world. He was a friend of the community spending time on the PTA for Greenwood Elementary School during his children�s youth. He was the best first-base coach a team could ask for spending countless summer days with both his daughters at Apponaug Girls Softball. He was also the top assistant coach for his son�s recreational basketball teams at the Boy�s and Girl�s Club of Warwick.

He loved to travel with his wife and children, rooting on his Boston sports teams and the University of Rhode Island Rams. He climbed KoKo Head in Hawaii with his daughters, took trips to Sacramento and Pittsburgh with his son to root on URI in the NCAA tournament, and spent countless vacations with his bride at Disney World.

Russell spent 29 years holding various positions at the Adult Correctional Institution in Cranston. He earned the roll as Lieutenant in 2014 but never forgot his roots as correctional officer, investigator, crisis intervention team leader and executive board member of the Rhode Island Brotherhood of Correctional Officers.

Survived by:

Wife
and three children

Fatal Incident Summary

Offender:	No Info
Location:	Gloria McDonald Women�s F RI USA
Summary:	Lieutenant Russell Freeman died from complications as the result of contracting COVID-19 during an outbreak amongst employees and inmates at the Gloria McDonald Women�s Facility. ==================================================================== 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: Dec. 31, 2020