CCPD and family memorialize fallen officer one year after his death through skydiving, candles
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and last updated 2021-02-01 00:24:01-05
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas â It was an emotional moment for widow Michelle McCollum as she strapped on flight gear for her upcoming dive.
Surrounded by different members of the Corpus Christi Police Department, this was a different way to honor her fallen husband, but to her and Alan McCollumâs friends, it made perfect sense.
âSome of us are first-timers, some of us have done several jumps,â said one friend who asked just to go by Skyler. âJust to kind of memorialize him and remember him in that light â get that adrenaline rush, I couldnât think of a better way to honor him and remember him today.â
Skydive South Texas hosts memorial to honor fallen Corpus Christi Police Officer Alan McCollum The sky is clear, it s peace. I felt very close to him up there in the sky, said Michelle McCollum. Author: Ashley Gonzalez (KIII) Updated: 6:16 PM CST January 31, 2021
January 31, 2020 was a day the Coastal Bend will never forget; the night officer Alan McCollum passed away in the line of duty. Flash forward one year, the people he loved most celebrated in his name doing what he fell in love with. Sky diving. The sky is clear, it s peace. I felt very close to him up there in the sky, said Michelle McCollum. Officer McCollum s wife.