Timothy Heaton, a former Suffolk correction officer, receives his retirement shield after battle with COVID-19
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Timothy Heaton, a former Suffolk County correction officer who spent more than five months hospitalized battling COVID-19, was given his retirement shield by Suffolk County Sheriff Errol Toulon Jr. Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Credit: Newsday/John Paraskevas