Fundraiser Started For Glastonbury Police Officer's Family

GLASTONBURY, CT — A fundraiser has been started on behalf of the family of a Glastonbury police officer who died unexpectedly. The GoFundMe has raised more than $40,000 for the family.

Francis Christopher Perrone ("Chris") died suddenly last month. He had served with the Glastonbury Police Department since 2013. He was assigned to the Patrol Division at the time of his death.

The fundraiser was started on behalf of Perrone's family: his wife, Terri, and his two children, Max (12) and Brooke (11).

Terri Perrone wrote on the GoFundMe page of the bond between Chris Perrone and his children: "Brooke looks just like her dad and adored him. Any time he’d ask the kids to come with him to run errands, Brooke would go. Even when she felt like just hanging out at home, she went... At a very young age Brooke learned compassion and always wanted to make her dad happy and feel loved.The big, tough SWAT cop was the sweetest, most innocent, loving and patient father. His phone is filled with silly photos of his favorite girl. He adored her, and vice versa."

She also wrote about how her husband support their son's love of hockey. "Chris worked tirelessly to pay for Max’s hockey. He would often ask if it was OK to enroll Max in extra hockey clinics and buy him better equipment. Anyone who plays knows it takes a full time job to financially support the sport, and Chris did it without hesitation. He would have spent his last dime on any one of us. He simply didn’t say no, he just said, I’ll work harder. I can’t remember ever asking him for something that he refused."

Chris Perrone began his career with Hartford police in 1993. He later joined the SWAT team at the rank of sergeant, executing "the city's most dangerous search warrants with laser precision and confidence," according to his obituary. "The first one 'through the door,' Chris was the consummate professional and an unstoppable force."

To donate to the Perrone family, go to GoFundMe.

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