NAPLES, Fla — Florida Highway Patrol Trooper Michael Diego will be memorialized in Naples on Saturday.
FHP says Trooper Diego was taking part "in a competitive process for the Patrol’s Criminal Interdiction Unit" when he suffered a medical emergency last week. He passed away at a Tallahassee hospital.
He is survived by his mother, sister and fiance.
Trooper Diego started his career at FHP in 2021 and was assigned to the Fort Pierce District and the Fort Myers District. Diego served the Fort Myers district for the last year, according to FHP.
A law enforcement procession took Trooper Diego from Hodges Funeral Home in Fort Myers to First Naples Church on Saturday morning. The public viewing is scheduled at 10:30am.
"Mikey's personality can best be described in one word: infectious," the funeral program said. "His energy, smile, and sense of humor filled every room he entered."
His memorial service starts at noon. It will be live streamed here.
Full line-of-duty death honors will be given to Trooper Diego at the First Naples Church immediately following the memorial service.
