MO Battalion Chief Dies after Battle with COVID-19

Battalion Chief Marvin Shaffrey, 55, who served with the Cedar Hill Fire Protection District for 42 years, died Nov. 2 from COVID-19 complications.

By Staff Report

Source St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Nov. 12, 2021

Longtime Cedar Hill Fire Protection District Battalion Chief Marvin Shaffrey passed from COVID complications on Nov. 2, 2021.

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Nov. 12—JEFFERSON COUNTY, MO — A 42-year veteran of the Cedar Hill Fire Protection District died earlier this month from COVID-19.

Battalion Chief Marvin Shaffrey, 55, died Nov. 2. A Facebook post on the district's page highlighted his award-winning career and his reputation as "an amazing mentor, friend, leader and role model."

His death is considered to be in the line of duty because he died of COVID-19. Shaffrey started as a junior firefighter at the age of 13.

The nonprofit Backstoppers, which provides help to the surviving family members of first responders who die on the job, has launched a fundraiser to help his wife and two daughters.

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