Beloved Polk County sheriff deputy dies after long battle with COVID-19

POLK COUNTY, Ga. — The Polk County sheriff’s office and local community are in mourning after one of their deputies lost his months-long battle with COVID-19.

The Sheriff’s office announced Tuesday morning that Sgt. Barry Henderson, a 23-year veteran of the department passed away.

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Channel 2′s Chris Jose first reported about Henderson and his wife Chrisy in February when she was pushing hard for doctors to give Barry a then experimental drug for his treatment. At that time, he had been on a ventilator at Northside Hospital in Atlanta for over a month.

Chrisy said at that time she had not been able to see Barry since he had been at the hospital. Deputies said she was able to finally get to the room and was with him when he passed.

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The community had jumped aboard to help the family in their time of need with t-shirt fundraisers and golf tournaments planned to help raise money for Barry’s care.

The Sheriff’s Office says services for Sgt. Henderson have not yet been finalized at this time.

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