COLD SPRING, Minn. (WCCO) – It will be a very tough Christmas for the family of a police officer, killed while on the job.
Officer Tom Decker’s children haven’t stopped crying since getting the news no child should ever hear – that they’ve lost their father.
Decker died Thursday night while responding to a call.
“It’ll be hard for a while and it’ll be like this for a few weeks,” said ex-wife Becky Decker. “He was a great dad to those kids.”
Becky doesn’t know how the family will cope without their father.
“It’s a roller coaster; one minute they’re having fun and then they break down,” she said.
All four children loved spending time with their Dad. Now Becky has to care for them alone as she and Tom divorced a few years ago. He recently remarried.
“I’ll always be their mother, but now I have to be their dad, too,” she said.
She said Tom has always played a big role in their lives. He remarried a year ago.
Becky said her son, Devin, cries until he passes out from exhaustion. And she said all Jade asks for Christmas is to have her daddy back.
Help The Family Of The Fallen Cold Spring Officer…
Several funds have been set up for those who are interested in helping Officer Tom Decker’s family.
Tom Decker Memorial Fund
State Bank of Cold Spring
PO Box 415 Cold Spring, MN 56320
Tom Decker Memorial Fund
1st National Bank of Cold Spring
PO Box 416 Cold Spring, MN 56320
Tom Decker Memorial Fund
Central Minnesota Credit Union
202 Red River Avenue So. Cold Spring, MN 56320
Tom Decker Memorial Fund
Wells Fargo
All locations
