Family of Robbie Waters share his last moments battling COVID-19

Rowena Shaddox reports

LOVED ONES ARE REMEMBERING HIMTONIGHT ROW.WELL FAMILY MEMBERS OFROBBIE WATERS ARE REMEMBERINGHIM FOR HIS SENSE OF HUMOR ANDALSO HOW MUCH HE LOVED TOTEASE THEM AND ALTHOUGH THISIS VERY SAD TIME FOR THEFAMILY, IT'S APPARENT HOW MUCHLOVE THEY HAVE FOR HIM WHENYOU LISTEN TO THEM SPEAK.

THEPEOPLE IN TOWN I'VE CALLED SOMANY PEOPLE IN.THE MEN ARE CRYING.

THATI'VE CALLED.

AND THAT'S ATOUGH THING TO TALK TO MENWHEN THEY'RE CRYING ABOUTABOUT ROBBIE FORMER LONGTIMESACRAMENTO CITY COUNCILMAN INCOUNTY SHERIFF ROCKY WATERSPASSED AWAY EARLY MONDAYMORNING OF COVID-19 THEY PUTUP A GOOD FIGHT.HE FOUGHT AS LONG AS HECOULDN'T HE AND THE TOUGHESTPART SHOULD LET THE KIDS SAID.WE DIDN'T GET TO BE WITH THEM.SINCE JUNE 30TH JUNE 30TH WHENROBBIE FELL AT HIS HOME WHICHREQUIRED A PARTIAL HIPREPLACEMENT HE WAS THEN PLACEDAT A NURSING HOME FOR REHABAND HE SAID I DON'T WANT TO GOTO A NURSING HOME PLEASE TAKEME HOME AFTER HIS HIP SURGERY.AND I SO WE CAN'T BRING YOUHOME YOU HAVE TO HAVE THERAPYYOU HAVE TO GO TO A NURSINGHOME AND HE SAYS ALL GET THEVIRUS IF I DO.HIT HOME, THE WATERS FAMILYLATER LEARNED FROM THE NURSINGHOME IN SACRAMENTO THAT MANYPATIENTS AND STAFF TESTEDPOSITIVE FOR THE CORONAVIRUSTHAT'S GOING TO BE MY LASTMEMORY LAST TUESDAY.

AND WEFACE START.

THEY SAY COVID-19HAD TAKEN HIM AT 02:34AMEXACTLY 15 DAYS FROM THE TIMETHEY FIRST LEARNED HE HADCONTRACTED THE VIRUS AND THENURSES AT SUTTER WERE THE GALTHAT STAYED WITH HIM.SHE ASSURED US THAT HEWOULD BE FULLY.

SHE HELD HISHAND THE WHOLE TIME AND SHETOLD HIM TO GO.5 HIGH FLYING HIGH ISSOMETHING THAT ROBBIE DIDDURING HIS PROSPEROUS CAREERAS A SACRAMENTO POLICE OFFICERTO INVESTIGATE OR THENEVENTUALLY TO SHERIFF AND CITYCOUNCIL MEMBER, IT WAS DURINGHIS TIME AS A LAW ENFORCEMENTOFFICER IN THE MID 70'S THATROBBIE WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN THEARREST OF SQUEAKY FROMME THECHARLES MANSON FOLLOWER WHOWAS CONVICTED OF AN ATTEMPTEDASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENTGERALD FORD WHEN HE VISITEDTHE STATE CAPITAL IN THIS DAYAND AGE YOU HAVE TO REALIZETHAT DOESN'T HAPPEN VERY OFTENWHERE A PERSON MALE OR FEMALEIS BORN AND RAISED AND STAYSIN THE SAME CITY FOR 84 YEARS.THE FAMILY IS GRATEFUL THATROBBIE WAS ABLE TO TALK WITHEACH FAMILY MEMBER SAYINGGOODBYE TO HIS GRANDCHILDRENAND THANKING THEM FOR THEINCREDIBLE MEMORIES THEYSHARED.AND HE GOT TO LAY OUT, YOUKNOW ALL OF THE THINGS THAT HEWANTED TO DO TO MAKE SURE WEWERE ALL DOING GOING TO BEOKAY WITH THE PAST AND YEAH, ITHINK THAT WAS THE GREATESTGIFT OF LOVE THAT HE COULDHAVE DISPLAYED FOR HIS FAMILY.AND JUDY WATERS ROBBIE'SWIFE OF 60 YEARS CENTER HASBEEN THANKED HER FOR TAKING