I wasn’t by his side when he needed me the most,” said Danny’s wife Sabrina Lopez. Danny Lopez was an engineer and served as a Galena Park police sergeant for 15 years before retiring. He contracted COVID-19 on Dec. 18 and was admitted to the ICU at Memorial Hermann Cypress almost immediately. Danny Lopez leaves behind a wife, seven children ranging in age from 28 to seven, and five grandchildren. Family friends have set up a GoFundme to help the Lopez family with any unexpected expenses.