Emotional Tribute To Tarpon Springs Police Officer From His Wife
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00:00We know the hard work and sacrifice they go through serving our community and keeping us safe.
00:06Let's honor another First Responder on 99.5 QYK.
00:12Got Christina on the phone with us this morning for First Responder Friday.
00:15She is honoring her husband. Good morning, Christina. How are you doing?
00:18I'm doing wonderful. How are you guys doing?
00:21We are great. We are glad you reached out.
00:22So let's talk about your husband, Blake. Tell us how he serves our community as a First Responder.
00:27So Blake has been with Tarpon Springs for just a little less than a year.
00:32But he's always been inspired to be a cop.
00:35So I'm just really admiring him over his determination and resilience to overcome all his obstacles to become a cop.
00:42He's never given up. And, you know, having him as my husband, it's really been honoring to see this.
00:49So sorry, I'm being a little emotional.
00:51Oh, it's OK. I love it. You're so proud of him.
00:54Yes. He really wanted to honor his friends and his family that he's known and lost as well.
01:01So I think this is a wonderful thing that he's doing. And he's a great man.
01:06Very nice. Well, Christina, so was Blake in the military before this?
01:10He was in the reserves for the Air Force.
01:12OK, gotcha. Let me ask you, when he first came to you and told you that he wanted to become a cop, what was your first reaction?
01:17I was all for it because I know what type of man he is and he's that type that wants to help his fellow man and woman.
01:25And and I I really do. I love that about him.
01:28So even though it's a scary job, I'm always going to be there for him.
01:32That's so great. And what are some things you guys like to do when he is not working?
01:36Because it sounds like you're very close.
01:37Yeah. Oh, anything. Honestly, we will. We love watching movies, going to nature parks.
01:43We can't really do much because we have our time is limited.
01:46But spending time with our little four year old and time with our other family members, it's it's just a nice quality time.
01:54Well, very nice. Well, I think we're so thankful for Blake and we're excited about the start of his career with Tarpon Springs.
02:00And we're so grateful for what he does. And Christina, I can't say it enough.
02:04We know you make sacrifices as well. And it's really cool to hear how proud you are of your husband.
02:08I think that it comes through and it's it's it's so genuine and so cool.
02:12So we want to do this. We want to give you two hundred dollars in Visa gift cards from our friends at Crown Buick GMC and Demesman and Dover Law Firm.
02:20A small way for us to say thank you to you and to Blake.
02:22And we hope we can do something fun with the family.
02:24Oh, thank you so much. He's going to love that. And I love it, too.
02:28Awesome. Thank you, Christina.
02:29Well, if you want to nominate someone for First Responder Friday or Military Monday, you can do that right now.
02:34Just go to 99.5QIK.com.