- January 17, 2025
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The Flagler Sheriff’s Employee Assistance Trust has established a GoFundMe account to support Detention Deputy Paul Luciano’s family in his line-of-duty death from complications of COVID-19. Donations may be made by going to: https://gofund.me/a3a20584. Donations made through this account are tax-deductible.
Luciano is the first detention deputy sheriff to die in the line of duty in the history of the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office. He had been hospitalized while battling COVID-19, which he likely contracted while serving in the Sheriff Perry Hall Inmate Detention Facility. In a recent hospital call with Sheriff Rick Staly, Luciano said he would "keep fighting," but it was "in God’s hands."
After weeks of fighting, Luciano lost his battle with COVID-19.
Luciano started his career in 1996 with the Bunnell Police Department before joining the Volusia County Department of Corrections, where he retired in 2017 as a lieutenant. He returned to the correctional field in November 2019, joining the FCSO as a detention deputy. He quickly became a mentor to younger deputy sheriffs and inmates and was known as "Looch."
“The community and agencies around the country have been asking how they could help the family, so I asked FSEAT to set up a GoFundMe account,” Staly said. “He has a son in Hawaii that needs to get home and there are other unexpected expenses, so I am asking the community to help and support our fallen hero.”
Luciano is survived by his wife of 43 years, Carrie; his father, a Korean War veteran; two sons; and a daughter.
Visit: www.fseat.org.
In addition, due to the passing of Luciano, the Domestic Violence Summit scheduled for Sept. 8 will be postponed.
