A police officer had the unfortunate duty of telling an 18-year-old last week that his parents had died in a motorcycle accident. There couldn’t have been any worse news for the young man, who was about to graduate from high school the following week.
Lt. Eric Ellison, who was one of the first officers on the scene, not only encouraged him to walk on graduation day… but he promised to be there! And he kept his promise:
When someone was sent to find Riley and Emily Portie’s next of Kin, Ellison was there again, finding their son Kazzie home alone, and delivering the news.
Ellison told Buzzfeed that when he was sitting and talking with Kazzie, the 18-year-old said he was just about to graduate from high school in less than a week, and he wasn’t sure what he was going to do.
Ellison said: “You are going to walk!”
“Your mom and dad will have front row seats looking down from heaven, and I’ll stand in their place. I’ve got your back,” he told WISHTV.
So when that day came for Kazzie to graduate, Ellison showed up again. In fact, he was waiting for him the second he walked off the stage.
According to Buzzfeed, the entire auditorium gave Ellison and Kazzie a standing ovation.
via Rare
What a beautiful story! Let this be a reminder that THIS is what our men and women in blue do for America. We can’t thank them enough for their service to our local communities.
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