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28 Jun 2015

Deputy Sheriff Mike Terry organizes basketball tournament to benefit trust fund of slain Philadelphia Police Officer Sergeant Robert Wilson

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June 28, 2015 Category: Local Posted by:

ABOVE PHOTO:  Deputy Sheriff Mike Terry (holding certificate) celebrates with Sheriff Jewell Williams, at his left, and Constance Wilson (Sergeant Robert Wilson’s grandmother) at his right and Shakira Burroughs (at Mrs. Wilson’s right), Sgt. Wilson’s sister.  (Photo: Philadelphia Sheriff’s Dept.)

 

Deputy Sheriff Mike Terry, with the support and help of Sheriff Jewell Williams, made it a special Saturday for the family of Sergeant Robert Wilson during a round-robin basketball tournament at Chestnut Hill College.

Terry, who is the godfather of Sergeant Wilson’s son, Quahmier, told the more than 200 people at the tournament that Wilson’s son will be financially okay for the rest of his life, and that he may have lost a biological father “but me and dozens more like me will always be there when he needs us,” he said.

Sheriff Williams also presented Terry with a certificate in support of his “hard, and selfless work in helping others”, and for “exemplifying the qualities that all of our deputy sheriff’s strive for on a daily basis.

Those wishing to donate to the trust fund can make a check out to:

The Robert Wilson, III Family Memorial Trust Fund

Police and Fire Federal Credit Union

901 Arch Street

Philadelphia, PA 19107

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