Police Officers Keep Promise to Fallen Colleague, Show Up to Support His Daughter at Her Wedding Nearly 12 Years Later

Officer Bryant Holmes — a 34-year-old husband and father of four — died in a crash on his way to work in October 2014

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  • Police officers in Chandler, Ariz., kept a promise made to their fallen colleague, Bryant Holmes, nearly 12 years ago by showing up to support his daughter at her recent wedding
  • “This is family,” the Chandler Police Department said of the officers’ touching gesture
  • Holmes, 34, died in a crash on his way to work in October 2014

Police officers in Arizona fulfilled a promise made to their fallen colleague in the most beautiful way, more than a decade after his death.

Bryant Holmes, a five-year veteran of the Chandler Police Department (CPD), died in a crash on his way to work on Oct. 28, 2014, when his motorcycle was struck by a vehicle that ran a red light, per the CPD. The 34-year-old left behind a wife, two daughters and two sons.

Nearly 12 years later, one of those daughters, Ashlyn, got married — and on her wedding day, two of Holmes’ fellow CPD officers showed up to support her…

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