Detective Manuel Widner - Paris Police Dept. - TX - True Life Hero

Manuel Widner ("Chris")
- Aug. 22, 2021 -

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Resided:	TX, USA
Born:	Jul. 19, 1974
Fallen:	Aug. 22, 2021
Race/Sex:	Caucasian Male / 47 yrs. of age
	Agency
Dept:	Paris Police Dept. - TX 2910 Clarksville St. Paris , TX 75460 USA (903)784-6688
County:	Lamar
Dept. Type:	Municipal/Police
Hero's Rank:	Detective
Sworn Date:	Unk
FBI Class:	Death - Biological
Weapon Class:	COVID-19
Agency URL:	Click Here
Badge:	2435
On The Job:	11 years

Bio: Chris was born in Fort Campbell, Kentucky, to parents, Emmanuel and Laura Widner. He graduated from Hot Springs High School in 1993. Following high school Chris was hired by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, during his time there he was promoted to Lieutenant of the Field Department. He was employed by TDCJ for 15 years.

In 2010, he was hired by the City of Paris Police Department where he served with integrity and honor as a Patrolman and as a Detective. He also served on the Honor Guard and as a hostage negotiator. Chris was named Officer of the Year in 2016. He was deeply loved and respected by all of his brothers and sisters in blue. Each of them knew they could count on Chris on the job and in life.

Chris loved the outdoors. He loved hunting and fishing, especially with his son Cameron. He enjoyed riding his tractor and mowing. He enjoyed anything that had to do with being outside.

Chris was known for his love for cooking. He especially loved to cook for his family and for large groups. With Chris you knew there would always be more than enough food.

Chris was a man of faith. His faith in Christ and his relationship with God had become the foundation of his life. He was a member of Gospel Lighthouse Pentecostal Church of God where he had served as a deacon and was currently the Men�s Ministry Leader. Chris loved his church family and was deeply loved in return.

Chris married the love of his life, Michelle Sparks, on April 8, 2006. For over 15 years they have built a beautiful life of love and respect together. Chris was a doting and loving husband and lived his life to take care of Michelle and his family. God blessed Chris and Michelle with an awesome son, Cameron. For all who knew Chris, it was easy to see that Cameron was Chris�s pride and joy. Chris and Cameron had a love for one another that every father and son should have. Chris loved Jay, Chelsie, and Amber just like they were his own. He loved all of his grandchildren deeply as well. His love for his parents, Emmanuel and Laura, his brother Vernon, and his sister, Deanna was so evident. Not only did Chris love his family but was greatly loved by his family. Chris had more friends than could be counted and was loved by each of them. He will be missed by all.

Chris was a man of faith, character, and integrity. He lived a life that serves as an example for all of us to follow. Chris impacted more lives than he could have ever imagined.

Survived by:

Michelle - Wife

Cameron - Son

Fatal Incident Summary

Offender:	No Info
Location:	Paris, TX USA Sun. Jul. 11, 2021
Summary:	Detective Chris Widner died from complications of contracting COVID-19 while performing his duties as an investigator. ==================================================================== 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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