Crowdfunding campaign for family of fallen Secret Service agent exceeds goal

A crowdsourcing campaign for the family of the Secret Service officer who passed away on Tuesday has far exceeded its initial goal.

The GoFundMe page, which was set up by a former co-worker of Secret Service agent Nole Remagen, originally set its goal at $150,000. As of Thursday, the campaign had raised more than $212,000 and the goal was extended to $250,000. 

Remagen suffered a stroke while traveling with President Trump in Scotland on Monday. Remagen died in a hospital on Tuesday and the Secret Service revealed his identity the following day. 

All of the proceeds from the fundraising campaign will go to Remagen’s wife and two children, according to the GoFundMe page. 

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“I have set up and organized this campaign with the hope the funds collected through this platform help to ease the burden that surely is ahead for Nole’s wife, two young children and the entire Remagen family,” the campaign’s creator David Cruea wrote.

Remagen was a 19-year veteran of the Secret Service, according to an agency statement released after his death. He spent five years in the Marine Corps before joining the Secret Service, according to a statement from the White House. 

“Our prayers are with Special Agent Remagen’s loved ones, including his wife and two young children,” President Trump said in a statement Wednesday. “We grieve with them and with his Secret Service colleagues, who have lost a friend and a brother.”

“Melania and I are deeply grateful for his lifetime of devotion, and today, we pause to honor his life and 24 years of service to our Nation,” Trump continued.

The Secret Service’s statement noted Remagen “exemplified the core values of the Secret Service – justice, duty, courage, honesty and loyalty.”