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This Daddy/Daughter Dance Could Have Been Heartbreaking. Instead These Daughters of a Fallen Officer Got a Special Surprise

The Fenton girls were escorted to the dance by three of their dad's fellow officers. The photo gallery will make you smile.

Fenton, Mich. – The daughters of a fallen West Bloomfield Township officer received a special surprise for their daddy/daughter dance, according to a memorial Facebook page for the officer.

Their dad, Officer Patrick O'Rourke, was killed in the line of duty in 2012, according to a Lansing State Journal story. Three of O'Rourke's fellow officers stepped up to the plate and took the girls to the dance.

Read more on the Detroit Free Press.

VIDEO: Watch the girls and their dates. 


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