GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) – It was a football game one young boy and 3 Green Bay Police Officers won’t forget anytime soon.
During half-time at Sunday’s Wild Card game at Lambeau Field, Captain Kevin Warych was approached by man who wanted him to round up a couple of officers to give Levi Glaze a special Clay Matthew’s jersey.
What officers didn’t realize right away was that Levi was the son of fallen Rusk County Deputy Daniel Glaze.
Warych explains why the jersey was so important.
“Deputy Glaze was a big fan of Clay Matthews and always wore his Matthews jersey often. Tom (friend of the family) and his friends wanted to present a Clay Matthews jersey to Levi to keep his father’s memory alive.”
Warych along with Officer Steve Meisner and Officer Scott Salzmann had the privilege of handing over the symbolic #52 jersey.
Emotions were high.
“It really pulled at our heartstrings. I don’t think any of us knew what we were about to do…and when we handed that jersey to Levi and saw his smile and saw his emotion, time almost stopped.”
Warych says he doesn’t know if it was luck or divine intervention but he knows this moment and Levi’s smile that won’t be forgotten soon.
“It’s an honor for me to be part of that. Speaking with Officer Meisner and Officer Salzmann, all of us are honored to be part of that,” said Warych.
Glaze was shot and killed in the line of duty on October 29, 2016.
