Obituaries
Longtime, Beloved Chicago Heights Dispatcher Dies: Police
The Chicago Heights Police Department joined friends and colleagues in mourning Diana Carr, who worked at the department for 24 years.
CHICAGO HEIGHTS, IL — The Chicago Heights Police Department lost a beloved co-worker and community member earlier in the month, officials said.
Diana Carr died on Jan. 19 after working in the department as a dispatcher and front desk clerk for 24 years. According to a spokesperson for the department, Carr was one of the funniest, most helpful assets to the team.
Colleagues seconded Carr's joking nature and sweetness to anyone who called the department with a question or even complaint. Friends said they never saw her get angry.
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"Diana, we thank you for always keeping us safe and being a friend to all of us throughout the years. We will definitely miss your one liners and your contagious laugh," a statement from the police department read.
A visitation will take place for Carr at Wood's Funeral Home in Chicago Heights on Feb. 4 from 2 -5 p.m. and a wake and funeral will be held at New Hope Baptist Church on Feb. 5 from 10 a.m. to noon.
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