For most children, the first day back at school after a long break brings excitement, nervousness, or curiosity.
For five-year-old Dakota Pitts, it brought something no child should ever have to carry.
Just days earlier, he had lost his father.
Officer Rob Pitts, a respected police officer, had been killed while serving his community. In an instant, Dakota’s world changed forever. The man who had tucked him into bed, made him laugh, and promised to always be there was suddenly gone.
