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100 Officers Escort Fallen Cop's Son to Kindergarten
August 24, 2017, 04:21 PM
jstex56100 Officers Escort Fallen Cop's Son to Kindergarten
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100 Officers Escort Fallen Cop's Son to Kindergarten 
Police officers from across Texas saw to it that Kevin Will, Jr., did not go to his first day of kindergarten alone.
In 2011, his father, an officer in the Houston Police Department, was killed while on duty.
"I think he was way overwhelmed today," Kevin's mother, Alisha Will, told The Houston Chronicle. "But he was excited about kindergarten, and I talked to him about the officers being here because his daddy couldn't."
The boy never knew his father, born three months after he was killed.
Standing in for his fallen daddy, nearly 100 officers took the five-year-old boy on his one-mile trek to Wildwood Elementary School in Tomball.
Some officers made the trip on horseback and a helicopter escort followed overhead.
Alisha noted that her son may have lost his father, but he gained a family in his father's fellow officers
"He knows," she said, "that they'll always be there."
August 24, 2017, 04:28 PM
sigmonkeyThat's gonna be a lot of Father's Day cards for him to sign.
"the meaning of life, is to give life meaning" ✡ Ani Yehudi אני יהודי Le'olam lo shuv לעולם לא שוב! August 24, 2017, 04:31 PM
CA DuckHunterOutstanding!
August 24, 2017, 04:31 PM
matthew03Just plain awesome. Thanks for making sure a kid's first day of school started off right.
August 24, 2017, 04:51 PM
thomjbAllergies are bad in Indiana this time of year...great story
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August 24, 2017, 04:56 PM
ZecpullIt is a Brotherhood.. and that is awesome. Something tells me this kid will grow up to be a cop too .
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sjtillNot sure why it got dusty here all of a sudden. Thanks for posting.
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August 24, 2017, 05:03 PM
TheFrontRangeThat's excellent - thank you for sharing this.
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August 24, 2017, 06:51 PM
ersatzknarfAllergies bad here in Michigan, just from reading this thread.
God bless those officers and that young gentleman
August 24, 2017, 06:53 PM
V-TailThat first day of school will be a lifetime memory.
הרחפת שלי מלאה בצלופחים August 24, 2017, 07:17 PM
cruiser68Great story, thanks for posting!
August 24, 2017, 07:41 PM
FusterncAwesome!
August 24, 2017, 08:17 PM
ArLEOretAwesome story. Thanks for posting.
Officers lives matter!
August 24, 2017, 08:46 PM
OutnumberedYou sure don't post alot, but you post very well! Thanks for sharing this!
August 24, 2017, 08:53 PM
Rey HRHGood story. But that's still tough especially that the kid never knew his dad. Wow.
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August 24, 2017, 08:59 PM
darthfusterBlurry screen. Precious little man...
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SIGGUY (THE 1ST)quote:
Originally posted by V-Tail:
That first day of school will be a lifetime memory.
. made me flood with many different emotions. such a great first day of school.
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August 25, 2017, 05:37 AM
wilkoiTexas, explains a lot.
August 25, 2017, 07:00 AM
Elk Hunterquote:
Originally posted by thomjb:
Allergies are bad in Indiana this time of year...great story
Allergies seem to be kicking up here in N. Virginia, too.
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August 25, 2017, 07:02 AM
erj_pilotStupid blurry monitor.....
p.s. Thanks for posting. Why I love my home town.
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