Clermont County Deputy Bill Brewer left behind a 7-year-old son when he died in the of duty.Brewer, a 42-year-old veteran, was one of two deputies shot Feb. 2 at a Pierce Township apartment complex during a 12-hour standoff with a gunman. Thousands gathered last week to pay their final respects to him, providing comfort to his wife, Jamie and his young son, Braxton. "(He was) proud as a peach of his son -- loved his son," Batavia Township Administrator Rex Parsons said. "He would come in and tell me stories about how his son was growing up when he was only 5. So, Bill was seeing him progress through stages of life and was so excited about it."To let Braxton know that he is never alone, he got a very special escort to school on Thursday. According to a group called Ohio Going Blue, the 7-year-old was surrounded by nearly 20 officers on his walk into school in Clermont County.They posted the heartwarming photo saying, "In this family, nobody fights alone."

Clermont County Deputy Bill Brewer left behind a 7-year-old son when he died in the of duty.

Brewer, a 42-year-old veteran, was one of two deputies shot Feb. 2 at a Pierce Township apartment complex during a 12-hour standoff with a gunman. Thousands gathered last week to pay their final respects to him, providing comfort to his wife, Jamie and his young son, Braxton.

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"(He was) proud as a peach of his son -- loved his son," Batavia Township Administrator Rex Parsons said. "He would come in and tell me stories about how his son was growing up when he was only 5. So, Bill was seeing him progress through stages of life and was so excited about it."

To let Braxton know that he is never alone, he got a very special escort to school on Thursday. According to a group called Ohio Going Blue, the 7-year-old was surrounded by nearly 20 officers on his walk into school in Clermont County.

They posted the heartwarming photo saying, "In this family, nobody fights alone."