Brothers Bid For Piece Of Father's Legacy, Win Despite Losing
Five years after losing their father in the line of duty, Tanner and Chase Brownlee did their best to win his retired squad car at auction.
Weld County, Colo. Deputy Sheriff Sam Brownlee was on duty when he lost his life in 2010 at the end of a police chase, KMGH-TV reports. Five years later, the Brownlee brothers set out to claim his father’s work vehicle, a Dodge Charger, at auction Wednesday evening.
At the time the auction began, Tanner planned to use funds from his GoFundMe page to bring the car home, only to find himself severely outbid as the auction wore on.
However, the winning bidder — Steve Wells — quickly handed over the keys to Tanner seconds after putting $60,000 on the car, catching him off-guard.
Both proceeds from the auction and the GoFundMe page will go to Concerns of Police Survivors, an organization providing services to survivors of LEOs killed in the line of duty.
[Photo credit: KMGH-TV]
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Dammit. Just when I was getting comfortable being jaded and complacent. Now I have to go ahead and actually give a damn again. Good on ya, Mr. Wells. And good on you trying to avoid the spotlight as best you could. And if the county doesn't occasionally give you a get out of ticket free card there really IS something wrong with the world, not that that is why you did it.
Nice job, very very nice job.
Should that not be: brothers' bid? With an apostrophe meaning the bid of the brothers.