Behind the Badge
Dave Werksman with his daughter, Abby, at her 23rd birthday brunch. "This is the goofball my dad was and the goofball he raised," Abby said. Photo courtesy of Abby Werksman
Wife, former spouse, and children of David Werksman hold onto happy memories of Riverside deputy who died of complications from COVID-19
0Editor’s note: The Riverside Sheriffs’ Association has set up a website so people can support the Werksman family as well as the family of Deputy Terrell Young, who also died due to complications related to COVID-19. To donate, please click here. The masked woman stood in her driveway, safely distanced from other onlookers but with her dog Ruby, 11, a German shorthaired pointer, by her side. Ruby actually was Dave Werksman’s dog. She adored him. And he adored her. The woman, Kristin Werksman, wore black as she watched the procession briefly stop outside her house in Corona around 2:30 p.m.…
