FORTH WORTH, Texas — COVID-19 may have shaken things up for you and your job. Many people continue to work at home, but for police officers and other first responders, that's never an option.

In Tarrant County, Alex Arango, an Everman police officer, recently lost his life to the virus.

On Thursday morning, from Everman to Fort Worth, then on to the Potter’s House Church in Dallas — those cities were at a standstill for a long moment to honor the Everman police officer with a procession.

 “He was a special man. You could not meet him and not not like him because he was very friendly. He always had something funny to say that is a really good person. A really loving person,” said Veronica Gonzalez, a family friend who attended the funeral.

Every flag, ribbon, or embroidered T-shirt wasn’t just for Badge 186, the funeral was for two people — Arango was one, and his mother, Carmen Arango, was the other. Both mother and son lost a month-long battle to COVID-19. Arango caught the virus first while on the job. He was answering a domestic violence call.

“The men and women in blue, they’re putting their lives in danger. They have to serve and protect. I don’t know…is it just one of those things that’s just not fair?” Gonzalez asked.

Forty-one other fallen law enforcement officers throughout Texas are no longer with us because of COVID-19. All of this loss comes at a time when the virus is the strongest it’s ever been in the state.

“Police officers are never going to not respond to the public. That’s what we’re here for, we took an oath,” said Fort Worth Police Officer Jacob Back.

Back volunteered to play bagpipes during Arango’s funeral. He also says losing that many officers are never lost on any of them. However, he believes "protect and serve” doesn’t come with any stipulations. Protect and serve means just that.

“We look at it as a person in need and that’s where we’re at,” said Back.

Tears and sadness are expected from Arango’s loved ones, but there’s also frustration for some as it relates to how Arango, a 27-year police veteran, died.

“This is what really upsets me. People don’t want to wear their mask,” stated Gonzalez.

A message that's been echoed for months, especially from county leaders.