Got up in the morning.
He's like dad's going to work for
some people in jail today, right?
So and he just said, you know,
I always taught him growing up as
is is if you enjoy what you'll do.
You never work a day in your life
and he says, dad, you're right.
I absolutely love what I do.
I can't wait to wake up in
the morning and go to work.
Matter of fact, you just go in.
For overtime,
just just to go because he
wanted to just go to work so.
He was he was a great kid.
And and I just I'm.
I'm obviously at a loss
for words right now,
and we're we're very. Distraught,
but you know we're going to make
sure we we honor his memory.
What do you want everyone to
know about it? Who was he?
You know that he was just a he
was a mama's boy. Loved his Mama.
Always wanted to just just be around family.
He didn't go out.
He didn't really drink a whole lot.
He was just a just a just a kid that
just wanted to love his family.
He's got a 5 year old and two year
old that love him dearly and.
You know he's just a he was.
He was very respectful.
You know all the officers.
Just like hey,
you know you raise your son right?
He was always yes Sir.
No Sir.
Yes ma'am no ma'am and he was
always very polite.
Which is, they're like you
don't see a lot of these days,
but that's that's how I was
raised and he continued to that.
So
what does it feel like to have?
All of the things that people
are saying is absolutely
amazing that you know riding here.
We've seen the people and the support
that the that the Sheriff's Office
and then everybody involved all
law enforcement has given and it's
helped during this really tough time.
Everybody's just been just amazing.
The day's coming is going
to be the hard part so.
Just ask for prayers and just,
you know, realize our law enforcement
officers have families have.
Lives outside of their work and.
You know they go and do a job every day that.
They get a whole.
They don't get a whole lot of credit for.
But they go in and do it and they love it.
They don't get paid a whole lot either.
You know they have to work extra jobs,
but it's something they wanted to
do or he wanted to do and you know,
he absolutely loved it.
So if he could,
if he's looking down on us today,
which I'm sure he is,
he's seen all this and thought,
wow, that's amazing.
So anyway, did you always want to be along?
No, not always. He kind of found.
He kind of stumbled into
it. You know, we have other family
members that are law enforcement and
he went to college for a little bit.
And that's not for me.
And then he went, he said.
I'm gonna go to the Academy.
And actually went to the Fire Academy first.
He got hurt in training,
so they said you're not to wait till you
heal and come back again and you say,
yeah, it's like you,
you don't need to be a firefighter and then
a couple years later he's like you know.
I think trying to be a police officer.
So he went to the Academy
and the rest is history so.
Yeah, stuff.
Sorry, I'm so sorry for no thank you.
Do you think that it hasn't hit you yet?
What do you think these next?
It's it. It hasn't hit me yet,
and when we get home I'm sure
it's gonna hit me tremendously.
I've I've been distraught up until now.
I just I don't think I have any more left
in me so now I got to be supportive and
take care of my wife, his mother and.
His wife and his kids and give them
the you know what they need. So
your grandkids, right grandkids?
Well, we're gonna talk,
talk to his legacy, but right now
my grandson's always wanting to
know and daddy's getting home.
So that's gonna be tough
conversation in the coming days.
I'm so sorry he sounds like an
incredible person though, and.
Clearly, this is a testament.
Amazing, thank you very much.