Kale Longo

Kale Longo was a major character in the novel "Star Wars: Death Troopers".

Bio
Kale and his younger brother, Trig, were convicts aboard the imperial prison barge "Purge". They were taken along with their father, Von Longo, who died while on board. When The Purge's  engines were damaged during a transit to a detainment moon, a group was sent to board a nearby derlict star destroyer to scavenge for parts.

Unfortunately, the boarding party brought back an airborne strain of a lethal disease (later discovered to be an imperial bioweapon called "Project Blackwing"). Kale, along with Trig, Dr. Sahara Cody, and Captain Jareth Sartoris seemed to have an immunity to the airborne strain and survived the initial outbreak.

Cale,Trig, Cody, and Sartoris, along with Han Solo and Chewbacca, who were being kept in solitary, then discover the virus reanimates those who have recently died into mindless creatures with a craving for flesh.

Cale was then bitten by his zombified father while escaping to the Star destroyer. While aboard the destroyer, Cale was killed by a stray blaster bolt that blew half his face off. He reanimated into a zombie soon after and fell into the turbine after trying to attack Trig, who pushed him out of vent.

Source
https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Kale_Longo