VIDEO: After losing his battle to COVID-19, a former firefighter and first responder in Globe was given a special procession to bring his body back home. On Thursday, Damien Jerome Lopez, 51, known as D.J. to friends and family, passed away due to COVID-19. On Saturday, Lopez's body was transported from Phoenix to Globe via fire engine with firefighters from multiple counties joining the procession. "We saw our entire town stand still to pay respects to my dad," said Vanessa Zupancic, one of Lopez's five daughters. "The magnitude of that is just mind blowing."
Lopez served as a first responder and firefighter for Globe for more than two decades. He retired in 2016 as a Captain.