LAFAYETTE, CA – FEBRUARY 15: Members of the Alameda County Sheriff Honor Guard escort the physique of Deputy Aubrey Phillips although the grounds of Oakmont Memorial Park & Mortuary on Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022, in Lafayette, Calif. Phillips died after struggling a medical emergency whereas finishing up a site visitors cease Saturday morning within the metropolis of Dublin.(Aric Crabb/Bay Space Information Group)
An Alameda County’s Sheriff’s Workplace honor guard escorted the physique of a deputy who died final weekend to a mortuary in Lafayette on Tuesday.
Deputy Aubrey Phillips went into medical misery throughout a site visitors cease that was an arrest Saturday night time, based on a sheriff’s workplace assertion. She died regardless of life-saving efforts from one other deputy and medical personnel that have been referred to as to the scene.
Phillips was 36.
The procession from John Muir Medical Middle in Walnut Creek started about 10 a.m. and went to Oakmont Memorial Park and Mortuary. Phillips had been transferred to the Walnut Creek hospital from Stanford Valley Care in Pleasanton whereas medical doctors nonetheless have been attempting to avoid wasting her life.
Bikes escorted the hearse because it entered the the ability, and the distinction guard escorted the flag-draped coffin. It'll keep on the mortuary till it's moved for a ten a.m. funeral ceremony Saturday on the Mormon Temple in Oakland. After the funeral, the physique will likely be returned to Oakmont.
Phillips had been a deputy for 5 years and was a midnight shift patrol officer within the metropolis of Dublin. She is survived by her husband — additionally a sheriff’s deputy — and three younger kids.
“Jennifer and I are extremely saddened to study of Deputy Phillips’ sudden loss of life. Our ideas are along with her associates and family members throughout this tough time,” California Gov. Gavin Newsom mentioned in a press release Tuesday saying that state Capitol flags could be flown at half-staff in her honor.
“As a member of the Alameda County Sheriff’s Workplace, she selflessly and courageously served her group and the individuals of California, and we're without end grateful for her service.”
Workers author George Kelly contributed to this report.