The funeral service for a Metro Transit Police Department sergeant who drowned on Sunday in White Bear Lake will be Friday.
Sgt. Beverly’s Rodriguez funeral will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Stillwater Area High School in Oak Park Heights. No public visitation is planned; interment will be at Fairview Cemetery in Stillwater.
Rodriguez, 40, of Woodbury, died Sunday after falling off a rented pontoon into White Bear Lake around 2:30 p.m., Washington County Sheriff’s Office officials said. She was found about 40 minutes later by members of the Washington County Fire/Rescue Dive team and was pronounced dead at Regions Hospital in St. Paul, officials said.
Rodriguez, the mother of two sons, joined the Metro Transit Police Department in 2017 and served as head of the department’s Homeless Action Team.
“Bev enjoyed having fun,” her obituary states. “She adored her sons, Macallen and Macody, and was fond of working out, watching movies in the theater with loved ones, traveling,and giving back to the community.”
Born in in Harlingen, Texas, Rodriguez graduated from Lac qui Parle Valley High School in Madison, Minn. She worked for the Three Rivers Park District, which primarily serves the western suburbs of the Twin Cities, before deciding to study law enforcement at Hennepin Technical College in Brooklyn Center, where she earned her Certificate of Law Enforcement in 2014. At the same time, she earned an associate’s degree in science from North Hennepin Community College in Brooklyn Park, according to her obituary.
“Bev made a real mark in her role as a sergeant with the Metro Transit Police Department, where she dedicated her life to helping others through the Homeless Action Team,” her obituary states. “Colleagues loved her not just for her skills, but for her kind heart and genuine spirit. She made a difference every day, helping people find housing and offering support when it was needed most.”
Rodriguez was a member of the National Latino Peace Officers Association, serving the Minnesota chapter since 2014 and taking on a national role as the Northern Region Vice President since 2021.
An online fundraiser established to help the Rodriguez family had raised more than $17,500 as of Wednesday.
Simonet Funeral Home in Stillwater is handling the arrangements.
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