service is being held in a local high school gymnasium. He was loved by many. He was a hero, after all. A few weeks into our friendship, we realized he had even been my hero. He was one of the officers who was first to arrive on the scene of the car accident I’d been in. I don’t remember much of that day, only the voice of a man telling me to be strong, to hold on. It was David’s voice. When I described my accident, he paled and told me he had been called to the scene. He said Giles flagged traffic while he sat with me and tried to keep me calm until the paramedics arrived. It’s one thing
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