Richmond (TX) Emergency Services Official, 40, Remembered for His Dedication

Brooke A. Lewis and J.R. Gonzales Houston Chronicle (MCT) Anthony Pryor started his job as emergency management coordinator for the city of Richmond in July 2019, just months before a global pandemic would strike the country and Fort Bend County. During the coronavirus pandemic, he jumped in head first to serve the community, said his wife Julie, a teacher. “He just wanted everybody to have the information they needed, as far as supplies, testing and how to prepare themselves and be safe,” said Julie Pryor. Anthony Pryor, a Richmond resident who’d spent a career in fire and emergency services, recently died of complications from COVID-19, according to city officials. He was 40. Julie Pryor said she and her husband tested positive for COVID-19 on Dec. 26 after experiencing a cough and other sinus-like symptoms. He passed away a week later after developing a blood clot in his lungs, according to his wife. “It’s a loss for us — all of us,” said Fort Bend County Judge KP George, adding that Pryor worked well with county officials. Julie Pryor said she met her future husband in 2001, when he was a firefighter and she was a college student at the University of Texas at Austin. She said the Bryan native was charismatic and a people person who loved to joke around. “He was the nicest human being I’ve ever met,” said Julie Pryor, 39. In addition t...
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