CLEVELAND, Texas — The body of San Jacinto County Precinct 1 Deputy Constable Neil Adams is now at a funeral home in Cleveland, Texas.
A procession was held to escort his body from the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences in Houston to Liberty County on Monday morning.
Adams’ death has been hard not just for his family but also for his department.
Law enforcement officers from across the region rallied behind them as his body was moved.
“We’re here to take our hero home," San Jacinto County Pct. 1 Constable Roy Rogers said.
Brothers and sisters in blue saluted his body as it was escorted to Pace Stancil Funeral Home in Cleveland.
Rogers said they're doing as best as they can after Adams was shot and killed with his own gun on Wednesday at PlazAmericas Mall while working an extra job.
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“We’re dealing with it,” Rogers said. “It’s tough for everybody in the county right now.”
Adams’ wife, Dee Dee, said this tragedy still doesn’t seem real. But she says she’s overwhelmed by the love people from across the country have given her and her family.
“We have all of San Jacinto County here," Dee Dee said. "I’ve worked with them. I’ve worked with them for years. They’re my family. They’re all here to support, and everybody else from Harris County. I’m grateful."
Also, she said thinking of the way her husband lived his life helps to cope with his loss a little easier.
“He loved to make people laugh," Dee Dee said. "He was very kind and very sweet but most of all, he was a stupid jokester.”
She now asks for continued prayers for his fellow officers who have to mourn a fallen brother.
“I want to give them my support,” Dee Dee said. “It’s a shame that we have to come together in things like this, but we are blue.”
Visitation for Adams is scheduled for Wednesday from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m at the San Jacinto County Community Shelter.
Adams’ funeral service is set for Thursday at 10:30 a.m. at San Jacinto County Community Shelter.
After the service, the burial will be at Montague Cemetery in Cleveland.