Deputy Dom Calata was killed during a SWAT operation last year. He was 35.
VIDEO: Gov. Inslee to honor fallen deputy for lives saved by organ donationOLYMPIA, Wash. — A Pierce County deputy who was killed in the line of duty will be honored for the lives saved through his organ donations.His organ and tissue donations saved the lives of four people, according toCalata is one of 261 donors set to be honored by Gov. Jay Inslee at the Capitol Building in Olympia on Thursday, Apr. 6.
He graduated from Pacific Lutheran University in 2008 with a bachelor’s degree in political science and government. Calata served in the U.S. Army, where he worked as a military intelligence analyst, and did tours in Afghanistan and Iraq. He also served in the Washington Army National Guard. He served with the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department for 6.5 years. He was assigned to the Edgewood Police Department, which contracts PCSD deputies for its law enforcement.He leaves behind his wife, Erin and son, Dylan.
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