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Procession held for Clay County deputy who died from COVID-19

Deputy Clint Seagle died Sunday. He has been a member of the Clay County Sheriff’s Office since 2006.

CLAY COUNTY, Fla. — A procession was held Monday for the Clay County Sheriff’s Office deputy who died after a long battle with COVID-19.

Deputy Clint Seagle died Sunday. He has been a member of the Clay County Sheriff’s Office since 2006.

"We will be escorting Deputy Seagle from Ascension St. Vincent's Clay County in Middleburg to Jacksonville Memory Gardens Cemetery & Funeral Home located at 111 Blanding Blvd. in Orange Park," said the Sheriff's Office on Facebook. 

"We welcome the community to come out and pay their respects roadside along the way...."

The Sheriff's Office shut down both northbound and southbound traffic on Blanding Boulevard for a period of time.

You can watch drone footage of the processional below.

COMMUNITY ALERT: The procession route for Deputy Clint Seagle will take place today at 1:00 p.m. We will be escorting...

Posted by Clay County Sheriff's Office, Florida on Monday, August 30, 2021

Seagle served the residents of Clay County in Patrol, Traffic, and most recently the Civil Unit. Deputy Seagle also proudly served his country for 21 years in the United States Navy. 

"Our thoughts and prayers are with his family, and we will remember his service to our county and our country always," the sheriff's office said in a Facebook post.

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