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Chick-fil-A pays tribute to fallen deputy on anniversary of deadly wreck

A table at the restaurant in Yulee was set for Nassau County Deputy Eric Oliver and featured a blue and black tablecloth, a single place setting, a Bible and a vase with flowers, according to a Facebook post from Scott Watzlawick.

YULEE, Fla. — A Florida Chick-fil-A restaurant hosted a remembrance for a fallen deputy on the third anniversary of his death Friday.

A table at the restaurant in Yulee was set for Nassau County Deputy Eric Oliver and featured a blue and black tablecloth, a single place setting, a Bible and a vase with flowers, according to a Facebook post from Scott Watzlawick, who stopped at the restaurant and took a photo of the table.

Oliver was hit and killed by a car on State Road 200 on Nov. 22, 2016, while chasing Francisco Portillo-Fuentes, a suspect fleeing from federal officers.

Since his death, Oliver's memory has been honored in a variety of ways.

His name was added to the National Law Enforcement Memorial Wall in Washington, D.C.

Months after his death, the organization A Quilt for Mother's Tears gave Oliver's mother a quilt. His daughter, Shelby, was presented with a $6,000 scholarship from Operation American Dream.

In 2017, on the first anniversary of his death, the Nassau County Sheriff's Office unveiled a memorial at the Gate gas station where the foot chase began.