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| Emotional son of fallen sheriff lost on an auction |
Whenever we lost someone we love, all that we wanted to do is to take good care of the last things we have that are connected to them. But would you still be able to take good care of it if it's set for an auction?
Deputy Sam Brownlee of the Weld County Sheriff's Office in Colorado passed away while on his duty after a police chase in 2010.
Sam Brownlee left behind his wife and two sons named Tanner and Chase.
On Thursday, the Squad car of Sam was put up for an auction to fund the 'COPS' the organization that will help support the families of officers who were killed on duty. So, the sons of Sam Brownlee decided to bid on it.
“It would mean a lot to me and my brother; we’ve been through a lot,” Tanner said
According to Tanner, his father left him his leather jacket that he often uses when riding a motorcycle, but it doesn't fit with Tanner, so he decided to look for something that his father owned that would totally fit him.
After Tanner was able to raise money in GoFundMe, he is now ready to start bidding for his father's squad car.
“I think if it goes past the limit we have, I just have to hope that someone has it in their heart to win the car and give it to me and my brother,” Tanner also said
The car was valued for $12,500 but there's this man named Steve Wells bid the car for $60,000 which outbids Tanner. Although he was disappointed with the auction he still smiled and hoped for something good to happen. And he was surprised that his wish suddenly came true. Steve Wells gave the keys of Sam's squad car to Tanner. He and his family were in tears because of that.
Tanner then revealed that Steve Wells is a complete stranger to them and he had no idea that Wells was buying the car for them.
It's still unclear if Steve Wells had some sort of connection with Sam Brownlee.
“This is kind of the end of Sam’s legacy here, It’s the last tangible thing we have that he was connected to.” Weld County Sheriff Steve Reams said.
source: buzzfeed
Tanner knew how important this car is for his dad, that's why he wanted to take good care of it the same way his dad did.
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