Dallas Chief Walks Fallen Officer’s Son into First Day of Kindergarten

Chief Eddie Garcia and more than a dozen other officers walking Sr. Cpl. Jose De La Roche’s son, Nicholas, to class.

August 14, 2024

Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia with Nicholas De La Roche. Nicholas' father Sr. Cpl. Jose De La Roche died last year after a medical emergency at home. The chief and several Dallas officers escorted Nicholas to his first kindergarter classroom.Dallas PD/X

Dallas’ police chief is a busy man. But he wasn’t too busy on Wednesday to bring a fallen officer’s son to school on his first day of kindergarten.

The Dallas Police Department shared photos of Chief Eddie Garcia and more than a dozen other officers walking Sr. Cpl. Jose De La Roche’s son, Nicholas, to class.

The kindergartner had a huge smile in one of the photos, and he could be seen hugging the police chief in another, Fox4 reports.

De La Roche died last year after experiencing a medical emergency in his home.

He was a 14-year veteran of Dallas PD and left behind a wife and son.

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