A Deputy Made My 71-Year-Old Mother Stand in 91-Degree Heat for 40 Minutes Then She Asked Him to Say Her Name Over the Radio

And reminded them that they weren’t alone.

It took an afternoon on County Road 6 for me to appreciate how many people remembered her kindness.

But the most important lesson wasn’t about the deputy or his punishment.

It was about my mother.

After spending a lifetime answering everyone else’s calls for help, Shirley Hagen deserved to know that someone was calling simply because they loved her.

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