WITH BEAR’S MOM IN BECKHAM COUNTY TODAY. THANKS TO THE KINDNESS OF STRANGERS, EVERY TIME AN ELK CITY POLICE OFFICER IS CALLED TO A SCENE WITH CHILDREN, THEY CAN NOW REMEMBER THE LIFE OF A BABY BOY WITH THESE SPECIAL BEARS. HIS NAME IS BARRETT, AND IT’S ACTUALLY SORRY. IT IS A HEBREW NAME AND IT MEANS PROTECTION OF THE LORD. AND I PICKED THAT NAME SPECIFICALLY FOR HIM BECAUSE I WANTED HIM TO ALWAYS BE PROTECTED. AND LITTLE DID I KNOW THAT HE WAS ACTUALLY GOING TO BE PROTECTED IN ETERNITY, FOREVER. IN MARCH 2015, ANNIE BLISS’S BABY BOY BARRETT BEAR MACCABEE PASSED AWAY AFTER AN ALLERGIC REACTION TO VACCINES. HE WAS TWO MONTHS OLD. THE VACCINES WERE JUST TOO MUCH FOR HIS BODY AND CAUSED HIS BODY TO SHUT DOWN. TEN YEARS LATER, AN ANONYMOUS COMMUNITY MEMBER IS HONORING HER BEAR WITH A SPECIAL GIFT TO THE ELK CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT. 50 TEDDY BEARS TO GIVE OUT ON CALLS WITH KIDS ON SCENE. IT JUST GOES TO SHOW THE THE AMOUNT OF CARE THE COMMUNITY HAS FOR OTHER COMMUNITY MEMBERS. ASSISTANT CHIEF JOHN COOK SAYS THE BEARS ARE ALREADY IN CRUISERS, READY TO BE GIFTED. HE EXPLAINS WHY THE LITTLE BEARS WILL BE A BIG HELP WHEN ANSWERING TO CALLS. IT ALSO LETS THEM KNOW THAT OUR OFFICER IS NOT THERE TO BE MEAN, THAT HE’S THERE TO HELP. WHILE ANNIE HAD LIMITED TIME WITH HER BABY BEAR, IT’S CRAZY TO IMAGINE WHAT HE WOULD BE LIKE. BUT I CAN’T WAIT TO GET TO HEAVEN AND SEE HIM THERE. SHE’S PROUD. BARRETT CONTINUES TO MAKE A LARGE IMPACT ON HER COMMUNITY. IT JUST MAKES ME SO HAPPY AND SO PROUD BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, HE MAY HAVE PASSED AWAY AND HE MAY NOT BE HERE PHYSICALLY WITH US, BUT HIS MEMORY IS LIVING ON AND IT’S GOING TO BE PASSED ON TO THESE OTHER KIDS SO THAT THEY CAN HAVE SOMETHING TO COMFORT THEM IN HORRIBLE SITUATIONS.
‘His reminiscence resides on’: Teddy bears donated to police honor toddler who died 10 years in the past
An nameless donor in Oklahoma gifted the Elk Metropolis Police Division 50 teddy bears in honor of a child who died 10 years in the past. Due to the kindness of strangers, each time an Elk Metropolis police officer is known as to a scene with kids, they’ll now bear in mind the lifetime of Berit “Bear” McAbee with a particular stuffed animal.”His title is Berit, which implies safety of the Lord in Hebrew. I picked that title particularly for him, as a result of I needed him to at all times be protected, and little did I do know he was going to be protected in eternity ceaselessly,” Annie Bliss, Berit’s mother, mentioned.In March 2015, Berit died after an allergic response to vaccines. He was 2 months outdated.A decade later, an nameless neighborhood member honored her little one with a particular reward to the Elk Metropolis Police Division.”It goes to point out the quantity of care the neighborhood has for different neighborhood members,” John Cook dinner, assistant police chief for Elk Metropolis, mentioned.Cook dinner mentioned the teddy bears are already in police cruisers, able to consolation kids. He mentioned the animals will likely be a giant assist when answering calls.”It lets the kid know our officer is not there to be imply, that he’s there to assist,” Cook dinner mentioned. Whereas Bliss had restricted time together with her child Bear, she mentioned she is proud that Berit continues to make a big effect on her neighborhood.”It is loopy to think about what he could also be like, however I am unable to wait to get to heaven and see him there,” Bliss mentioned. “It makes me so blissful and so proud. He might have handed away, and he might not be right here bodily with us, however his reminiscence resides on, and it will be handed on to those different children, in order that they’ll have one thing to consolation them in horrible conditions.”
An nameless donor in Oklahoma gifted the Elk Metropolis Police Division 50 teddy bears in honor of a child who died 10 years in the past.
Due to the kindness of strangers, each time an Elk Metropolis police officer is known as to a scene with kids, they’ll now bear in mind the lifetime of Berit “Bear” McAbee with a particular stuffed animal.
“His title is Berit, which implies safety of the Lord in Hebrew. I picked that title particularly for him, as a result of I needed him to at all times be protected, and little did I do know he was going to be protected in eternity ceaselessly,” Annie Bliss, Berit’s mother, mentioned.
In March 2015, Berit died after an allergic response to vaccines. He was 2 months outdated.
A decade later, an nameless neighborhood member honored her little one with a particular reward to the Elk Metropolis Police Division.
“It goes to point out the quantity of care the neighborhood has for different neighborhood members,” John Cook dinner, assistant police chief for Elk Metropolis, mentioned.
Cook dinner mentioned the teddy bears are already in police cruisers, able to consolation kids. He mentioned the animals will likely be a giant assist when answering calls.
“It lets the kid know our officer is not there to be imply, that he’s there to assist,” Cook dinner mentioned.
Whereas Bliss had restricted time together with her child Bear, she mentioned she is proud that Berit continues to make a big effect on her neighborhood.
“It is loopy to think about what he could also be like, however I am unable to wait to get to heaven and see him there,” Bliss mentioned. “It makes me so blissful and so proud. He might have handed away, and he might not be right here bodily with us, however his reminiscence resides on, and it will be handed on to those different children, in order that they’ll have one thing to consolation them in horrible conditions.”
