Carroll County community celebrates life of fallen deputy
CARROLLTON, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Hundreds of police cars and motorcycles representing agencies from all over Georgia rode together on Thursday afternoon for the final precession of Carroll County Sheriff’s Deputy Taylor Bristow.
Family, friends and fellow officers gathered together at Mount Holly Church for Bristow’s funeral service.
Bartow County Sheriff’s Office l. Clay Patterson was overcome with emotion while speaking about his former partner within the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office.
“I only had him in my life for five years, but they’ve been filled with so many fun times,” he said.
Bristow was shot while serving a warrant in a child exploitation case. The 30-year-old died Friday after spending several days in the ICU at Grady Memorial Hospital.
The Carroll County Sheriff’s Office says protecting children and pets from abuse was his “ion” as a deputy.
Carroll County Sheriff’s Office Chaplain Keith Jiles said the community has come together to Bristow’s family and law enforcement colleagues.
“You try not to think it’s going to happen, but it could happen to any of these guys at anytime and that’s what they live on a daily basis,” he said. “They never know what the day holds. It’s just awesome that the community could come together and them and be there for them.”
Bristow is survived by his wife and two children.
Shane Davis is the founder of West Georgia First Responders, a nonprofit that’s already raised over $47,000 for Bristow’s family.
“Whether it’s food, whether it’s lodging, whether it’s maybe mortgage assistant, bills they got,” he explained. We’re eventually sitting down with the family and seeing how we can give them money back and disperse it into what they can actually use it as.”
To help Bristow’s family, you can click this link.
Bristow died at Grady Memorial Hospital last Friday. This was the exact same day that Paulding County Sheriff’s Deputy Brandon Cunningham was laid to rest.
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