WFPD remembers seven officers who made the ultimate sacrifice
WICHITA FALLS (KFDX/KJTL) — As the names were called and bagpipes played.
'We are gathered to say, we remember you,' Wichita Falls Police Department Chief Manuel Borrego said.
The WFPD remembers the sacrifice seven officers gave to the community, including Lieutenant Walter Tommy Collins.
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'It is very difficult not just on this day, but every other day of the year.' Kelly Collins, daughter-in-law of Lt Walter Tommy Collins, said.
Collins is in attendance with her family to remember the fallen.
Lt. Collins lost his life trying to help two other officers who a gunman had shot in July 1989. Collins was shot and died from his wound.
'Not only do we come forward to remember, but we also have the task of keeping his murderer in prison,' Collins said. 'We are constantly surrounded by things that aren't necessarily happy memories.'
Collins grieves with other families in the front row of the ceremony.
'We are grateful for the family members who are still able to make it and to come and remember their loved ones, because not only are we remembering our loved one, we are also remembering their fallen loved ones as well,' Collins said.
And by the end, families receive a gentle comfort knowing those seven lives will never be forgotten.
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