Gonzales County Sheriff Robert Ynclan has died following a lengthy, difficult battle with COVID-19, according to the sheriff’s office.
Sheriff Robert Ynclan died on Sunday. Officials said he first fell ill with the virus last month.
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“Our prayers and condolences are with the Ynclan Family, as we honor his memory and mourn his loss,” the sheriff’s office said in a statement.
Sheriff Ynclan was a native of Fredericksburg but had relocated to Gonzales while serving as a state trooper with the Texas Department of Public Safety, according to the GCSO.
He later retired after 35 years of service with TDPS, but ran for sheriff in 2020, according to the sheriff’s office.
Sheriff Ynclan won the primary and general elections before he was elected and appointed sheriff on Jan. 1 of this year.
Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar paid a tribute to Sheriff Ynclan on Facebook Sunday night, in memory of his fallen friend.
Funeral arrangements are as follows:
Visitation
Thursday, September 9, 2021
12 PM
JB Wells Expo Center,
2301 CR 197
Gonzales, Texas
Service
Thursday, September 9, 2021
2 PM
JB Wells Expo Center,
2301 CR 197
Gonzales, Texas
Burial
Following the service, proceed to gravesite
La Union Mexicana Cemetery behind Graham’s Cattle
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