Visitation, funeral services set for Harris Co. Deputy Darren Almendarez
Harris Co. deputy Darren Almendarez (Photo courtesy of HCSO)
HOUSTON - Funeral arrangements have been announced for Harris County Sheriff’s Deputy Darren Almendarez.
Deputy Almendarez was off-duty when he was killed in the parking lot of a grocery store on March 31. Authorities said he was shot while confronting catalytic converter thieves targeting his truck.
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A visitation and funeral service will be held for Deputy Almendarez on Friday, April 8, at Humble First Assembly of God located in the 1900 block of FM 1960 Bypass Road.
A procession will start at 8:15 a.m.
Family visitation at the church will begin at 10 a.m., and then public visitation will begin at 11 a.m.
The service begins at noon. Following the service, around 1 p.m., police honors will be rendered outside.
After the rendering of honors, a procession scheduled for 2 p.m. will escort the fallen deputy to the burial at Brookside along the Eastex Freeway.
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Deputy Almendarez, 51, was a 23-year veteran of the Harris County Sheriff’s Office.
The fallen deputy is described by fellow officers as a beacon of light, and it was just like him to protect and serve, even while off-duty.
Three suspects have been charged with capital murder in his death. The death penalty is being sought in two of their cases.
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