Wife Of Firefighter Who Died Of COVID-19 Also Succumbs To Disease

HUNTERSVILLE, NC —The family of Huntersville resident Amee Hager announced in a Saturday post on Caring Bridge that Hager had died from COVID-19. Hager was the wife of the late Jeff Hager, a longtime Charlotte and Huntersville firefighter who died of COVID-19 on Sept. 10.

"To our dear friends and family, it is with broken hearts that we share this with you. Our precious Amee has lost the battle with this horrible Covid. She is no longer in pain or struggling to breathe," read the post from Tina and Randy Miller, whom the Charlotte Observer reported were Amee Hager's parents.

"Our hearts are shattered and there are no words to explain the pain and grief we are feeling. I only pray that we can find the right words to tell Amee and Jeff's precious children that now, both their parents are gone."

According to a GoFundMe page, set up on Sept. 9, the couple have four children, ages 14, 13, 7 and 6. The page had raised $88,077 as of Monday morning.

In their message on Caring Bridge, Amee Hager's parents also made a plea for people to get vaccinated. The Charlotte Observer reported that Amee and Jeff Hager's vaccination status was not known.

"If you are not vaccinated…..please go and get it. You cannot be replaced! Don't leave your families behind to deal with this kind of pain and grief!" the Millers wrote.

On Sunday, the Huntersville Fire Department announced plans for Jeff Hager's Tuesday memorial and funeral.

The memorial service will take place at 1 p.m. at Grace Covenant Church in Cornelius, 17301 Statesville Road, and will be streamed by Grace Covenant Church and shared on HFD social media, the department said. Visitation will begin at 11:30 a.m.

The department said a procession to the burial site will follow the service, and Jeff Hager's body will be transported by HFD Engine 1. Other fire trucks and members of the Hager family also will be part of the procession.

The HFD said it will livestream the funeral from the cemetery on the department's Facebook page.

With members of the HFD scheduled to attend the memorial and funeral, the department said other local departments will be covering for the HFD on Tuesday afternoon. Firefighters from the Charlotte Fire Department also are expected to attend Jeff Hager's memorial and funeral.

In their Caring Bridge post, the Miller family did not offer any details about a funeral for Amee Hager.