By Laura French
SAN JUAN COUNTY, N.M. — A New Mexico flight paramedic and military veteran who died from COVID-19 was honored with a procession on Sunday.
San Juan AirCare Paramedic Glovis Foster died from the virus on Friday after serving as a medic in San Juan County for more than 25 years, according to San Juan Regional Medical Center.
Foster also served as a paramedic for the Cortez Fire Protection District in Colorado and previously served in the New Mexico Army National Guard, according to a statement from the Farmington Police Department, which participated in the procession to escort Foster from an Albuquerque hospital to a funeral home in Farmington.
The procession included first responders and healthcare personnel from San Juan Regional Medical Center and AirCare, Southwest Memorial EMS, Albuquerque Fire Rescue, the New Mexico State Police, the Farmington Fire Department and the Farmington Police Department, as well as New Mexico Army National Guard personnel.