Mom of Fallen CPD Officer Pens Letter On Daughter's 30th Birthday

CHICAGO — Elizabeth French penned a thank-you letter to all the men and women of the Chicago Police Department and well-wishers for their support on what would have been her daughter's 30th birthday of her daughter, fallen Chicago Police Officer Ella French. The officer was slain while conducting a traffic stop last month.

The letter was shared by CPD News Affairs.

A Letter from the Mother of Officer Ella Grace French:

My family and I wish to say THANK YOU to the people of the City of Chicago and the surrounding communities. We wish to thank all the women and men of the Chicago Police Department, those special people of the Special Activities Division of CPD, and all the women and men in law enforcement near and far. We wish to thank Chicago dispatcher Keith Thornton, Jr., the CPD chaplains, Fr. Brandt, and Cardinal Cupich. We wish to thank Milos Djordjevic of Caring Cremations, all the wonderful people and students of St. Rita of Cascia, and the staff of Queen of Heaven Cemetery. We wish to thank all friends, old and new, and we wish to thank the many faces and names of people who remain unknown to us.

Your beautiful and heartfelt words of comfort, prayers, and donations will be remembered forever. More importantly, your love and support during this difficult time will be a treasure I carry with me for the rest of my life.

I wish it was possible to thank each and every one of you personally. I will try where I can. Please accept this humble letter of thanks to all of you from a grateful mother. I am so blessed. Ella is so honored.

God bless you all.

Elizabeth French

P.S. Happy Birthday Ella Grace! I love you. Mom