Procession For Fallen U.S. Marshal Task Force Member Officer William “Alden” Elliott
Thursday’s Coverage:
Officer Elliott will be escorted from the Bennet Funeral Home in Newton N.C. to his memorial service at the Tarlton Complex on the campus of Catawba Valley Community College. The funeral service is private and will not be live streamed.
Previous Coverage: Procession from May 2nd for William “Alden” Elliott
Tap to watch previous coverage of the procession from Thursday, May 2nd as Officer William “Alden” Elliot was transported from the Mecklenburg County Medical Examiner’s Office to the Bennett Funeral Home in Newton, NC.
A procession was held honoring 14-year veteran U.S. Marshal Taskforce Member William “Alden” Elliott, who was killed in the line of duty during Monday’s deadly shooting. Click HERE for full details on the shooting.
Son Pays Tribute In A Poem:
The son of U.S. Marshal Alden Elliott wrote a poem to honor his father. The poem, shared on Elliott’s obituary, details their special bond over video games, movies and dirt bike riding.
My daddy is a hero.
He died getting the bad guys, that’s what he was good at.
He is a Marine.
He is a Police Officer.
He is kind and patient.
He keeps my mom and I safe.
He is my daddy; the best daddy.
We love playing video games together. He really likes Mario, Zelda, and Metroid Return of Samus.
We collect Pokemon cards. I have a Charizard that he helped me get graded.
He and I have watched every Star Wars movie and series.
My daddy loves playing and watching baseball. His favorite team is the Dodgers.
He is an expert marksman, perfect score every time.
For my 12th birthday he bought me a dirt bike. He bought himself one too, so that we could ride together.
I will learn how to ride it and we will ride together one day, Daddy.
He was the best man I will ever know.
And I hope to be just like him.
-Theo
Elliott was one of the four officers killed Monday while attempting to serve a warrant in east Charlotte. A procession was held to honor his service Thursday morning.
To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Elliott, click HERE.
