Sad story. He sounded like a nice person, but still, he pre-existing condition was obesity. Let’s face it.
Most TSA jobs require you to be around hundreds if not thousands of strangers every shift.
I don’t know if he could have asked to be transferred to other duties while stricken with the virus. Perhaps there are no other duties.
I’m not making fun of him at all. Just the story he died ‘after contracting COVID’.
Agree, he sounds like a good guy; also your diagnosis of obesity...he could have had high BP, maybe a heart condition he wasn’t aware of, diabetes, etc. with no disrespect, he looks like a ticking time bomb, covid or not.