Airline pilot pays tribute to fallen Boulder officer Eric Talley and ‘nine other angels’ before flight

An airline pilot departing from Denver to Nashville on Tuesday paid tribute to fallen officer Eric Talley and “nine other angels” who had been killed by a gunman this week.

Chad Andrews devoted the flight to the ten individuals who died throughout Monday’s lethal rampage at a King Soopers grocery retailer in Boulder, Colo. He remarked on the tragedy throughout an announcement to passengers and the flight crew simply before takeoff. 

“Yesterday we had a tragedy close to home, right here in Boulder, CO,” he mentioned, in accordance to his Twitter publish. “Ten people lost their lives. One of them was Boulder Police Officer Eric Talley. I’ve learned today that Officer Talley wanted to be a pilot, but was unable to make that dream a reality. 

“Therefore, I’m dedicating this night’s takeoff and flight to Officer Talley to assist that “dream” take flight,” he continued. “Tonight we is not going to solely be helped by tailwinds, however by Officer Talley and 9 other angels that can information us eastbound to Nashville. God pace and thanks.”

After the flight, Andrews tweeted it was a “lovely flight” and “humbling” to have thought of Talley and the other victims along the way. Andrews did not immediately respond to a Fox News request for comment. 

Talley was the first officer to respond to the chaotic scene at the grocery store. The father of seven left a lucrative job in information technology to become a police officer in 2010 at age 40. Upon his death, his colleagues remembered him as a hero. 

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On Wednesday, his fellow officers and residents paid tribute to him as the Boulder Police Department led a procession to transfer his body from the coroner’s office to a funeral home in Aurora. 

The suspected gunman is anticipated to seem in court docket Thursday. He is charged with 10 counts of homicide.