Cape Coral (FL) Dispatcher, Mother of 3, Dies of H1N1 (Swine Flu)

Note from 911 CARES: We just spoke with Cape Coral Communications. They have 50 Dispatchers. If you'd like to send them a condolence card, send it to Cape Coral Police 815 Nicholas Parkway E - Cape Coral - FL - 33990. Michelle leaves behind 3 young children with little funds for them. The Cape Coral Police have set up a memorial fund. Send checks made out to the Michelle Olson memorial fund and send them to the dispatch center listed above or directly to the Florida Gulf Bank - Michelle Olson fund. 812 Del Brado Blvd. South - Cape Coral - FL - 33990
 
Lee County (Fla.) health officials have confirmed that a woman who died from the H1N1 flu on Wednesday was a dispatcher for the Cape Coral Police Department. Michelle Olson, 30, was a mother of three and worked at the police department for two years. Police Chief Rob Petrovich said Olson's fellow dispatchers are in shock and saddened by her death. County health officials said Olson had no pre-existing medical conditions. The was the fourth person in the county to die from the new strain of flu, and the first in Cape Coral. She was also the youngest person in the county to die from H1N1.

A family spokesperson confirmed Friday that Michelle Olson, 30, was the Cape Coral woman who died Wednesday at Cape Coral Hospital after contracting the H1N1 virus.

A mother of three children - Tyler, Cory and Brooke - and a fiance to North Fort Myers resident George Hawkins. The Fort Myers-born mother worked in telecommunications at the Cape Coral Police Department.