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Students at Crystal River High School are mourning the sudden death of a beloved school resource officer known as Deputy Rod.
Marcial Rodriguez, badge number 301, of the Citrus County Sheriffs Office, died unexpectedly on the night of Oct. 24, shortly after ending his shift. He had been with the agency since Aug. 21, 2000.
He had a relationship with each individual student. There wasnt one left out that didnt feel loved by him, said senior Brooklyn Pratts.
Rodriguez served as the school resource officer at Crystal River High and had spent recent years building strong connections with students and staff on campus. Senior McKenzie Hamilton recalled, Every morning he would wave at me when I would pull into the parking lot. He would tell me to slow down a little bit.
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