Son of fallen Hall County deputy gets escort for first day of school
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HALL COUNTY, Ga. - Deputies in Hall County do not forget, especially not one of their own. It was a sentiment made obvious Wednesday in a touching post on the sheriff’s office Facebook page.
Caden Dixon and his mother Stephanie got a special escort on the first day of school Wednesday. The fourth-grader was surrounded by sheriff’s deputies as he started his school year.
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Caden lost his father, Deputy Nicolas Blane Dixon, a month ago. The 28-year-old deputy was killed in a gunfight as he chased teenage burglary suspects on July 7.
In the post, the sheriff’s office wrote:
Photos accompanying the post show Caden getting a lift from one of the deputies and getting hugs from some of the dozen or so deputies who walked him and his mother to school.
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Over the past month, the family has been receiving help from the county, which agreed to extend benefits to the family, and deputies, who established a fund to help the family.
Deputy Dixon also left behind a son, who is not even 6 months old, named Colt. He had been with the sheriff’s office for three years.