The Blue Reality

Dylan was a great kid. He was only eight when he was taken from us. Far too early in his and our lives. We are not as complete without him as we were with him. The loss is deep and will be with us until we cross over. The reality is, that he is gone from this world and marched boldly into the next world.

The memorial service for Dylan was very touching and hopefully, to those who were closest to Dylan, especially comforting.

Even at eight, Dylan knew what he wanted to be when he grew up. Dylan was going to be a law enforcement officer. More specifically he was going to be on a SWAT team. His super hero was Spider Man and I am sure that watching Spider Man fight the criminals and really bad people inspired Dylan to one day wear a SWAT badge on his law enforcement uniform.

When the Law Enforcement agencies learned of Dylan's untimely death and moreover his professional aspirations they mobilized to see how they could somehow make a difference. What a difference they made!

One of the most moving facets of Dylan's memorial service was when the members of several local law enforcement agencies marched, in full uniform, down the aisle and stood in reverence, as the appointed member of each team addressed Dylan's Mother. Each agency had special items to give Dylan's Mom including a Texas Flag that had flown over the State Capitol and a SWAT patch making Dylan's professional aspirations a reality. The emotion and dedication these professionals demonstrated was incredibly powerful and, just like Dylan, their actions will never be forgotten.

These are the very men and women that would have risked their lives to save Dylan or any one of us should the situation call for such dedicated action. They stood in reverence and grace as they paid their respect and offered condolences with their presence and their words. Dylan would have been proud of these consumate professionals who have a heart for the broken hearted.

The Blue Reality is that the vast majority of law enforcement professional are dedicated and honorable people who deserve our respect, support and backing. I hope they have yours. They most assuredly have  mine and if he were still with us, they would have Dylan's.