A fire captain with the Fayette County (TN) Fire Department died after contracting the coronavirus, according to a report from the U.S. Fire Administration.
On Friday, December 24, 2021, Captain Julian “Skill” Greaves Wilson, Jr., 59, responded to an EMS call with a patient with a known case of COVID-19. He subsequently contracted the virus and passed away on Sunday, January 23, 2022.
According to his obituary, after returning from service with the U.S. Army, Captain Wilson became a paramedic and began working for Medic Ambulance Service in 1986. He began working for the Memphis Fire Department as a Paramedic in 1989 and retired as an EMS lieutenant with more than 30 years of service. After moving to Fayette County, he joined the Fayette County Fire Department with District 15 and worked on Squad 7. As District 15 Fire Captain, he was awarded Officer of the Year for his district for 2020.
Captain Wilson leaves behind a wife and four children.
