The Lightfoot administration on Thursday identified the first Chicago city employee who died from the coronavirus, saying he was a parking enforcement aide who had worked for the city for 15 years.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced Revall Burke’s death from the virus on Wednesday, but did not name him or provide any personal details.
On Thursday, city Comptroller Reshma Soni described Burke as a dedicated public servant who had a deep knowledge of the municipal code.
“On behalf of the Department of Finance team, I want to express our deepest condolences to the entire Burke family and to all of his loved ones,” Soni said in a statement.
Lightfoot said on Wednesday that Burke’s death was a reminder that those stricken by the virus “are not mere statistics.”
“They are people whose lives have been forever changed and a network of people connected by crisis who need us to do everything that we can every day to save lives,” the mayor said.
The information about Burke came hours after Lightfoot announced Thursday that a Chicago police officer, 50-year-old Marco DiFranco, was the first member of that department to die from the virus.
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