DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – A 40 year veteran of Dallas Fire Rescue is the first Dallas firefighter to die from COVID-19.
According to DFR, 62-year-old David Leos passed away on Thursday afternoon after being hospitalized with COVID since mid-July. His family said he wasn’t vaccinated for the virus.
Leos leaves behind a wife, eight children, and a brother who is also a Dallas firefighter.
Leos drove the engine assigned to fire station 41.
Hearts are heavy today as we mourn the untimely passing of Driver Engineer, #DavidLeos. After serving the citizens of the @CityOfDallas for 40 years, David passed after a courageous battle with #COVID19. Please keep his #family, and ours, in your #thoughtsandprayers. #RIP Brother pic.twitter.com/lj0Byqakpj
— DALLAS FIRE-RESCUE (@DallasFireRes_q) September 2, 2021
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