KANSAS CITY, Mo. — An assistant prosecutor from the Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office died Saturday after contracting COVID-19.
Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced on Twitter that JoEllen Engelbart, an assistant prosecutor in the county’s Independence office, “valiantly fought COVID, but lost that battle today.”
Amid a cast of emotions I must report that we lost a family member. Jo valiantly fought Covid but lost that battle today. Jo was a lovely person. She was joyful, smart, so kind, happy without appearing to try and always volunteering. If you knew her, you would love her like I do. pic.twitter.com/xnPyjOE2t2
— Jean Peters Baker (@jeanpetersbaker) January 2, 2021
“She was joyful, smart, so kind, happy without appearing to try and always volunteering,” Baker said in the tweet. “If you knew her, you would love her like I do.”
Lee's Summit Police Chief Travis Forbes and Leavenworth County Prosecutor Todd Thompson were among those who expressed condolences on social media Saturday night.
Deepest sympathies for the Engelbart family, her friends, and the Jackson County Prosecutors Office. So sorry to hear this news. https://t.co/nrZbITiHU0
— Travis Forbes (@ChiefTForbes) January 3, 2021
Our thoughts and prayers go out to JoEllen Englebart’s family and friends, and the Jackson County Prosecutor's Office. @jeanpetersbaker https://t.co/Qjx48b79w0 https://t.co/0ACwruux92
— LVCO Prosecutor (@LVCO_Prosecutor) January 3, 2021
Engelbart was elected in 2018 to serve on the Missouri Bar Young Lawyers Section Council for a two-year term.
