Hundreds of mourners gathered Wednesday morning to honor Arlington Officer Darrin McMichael, who was killed a week ago in a hit-and-run crash in Dallas County...
Lynette McMichael is comforted during her husband’s, funeral at Crossroads Christian Church in Grand Prairie on Wednesday.
Once, when his daughter Natalie called him from Utah to tell him she was anxious about driving home by herself, McMichael immediately booked a plane ticket and flew there to drive home with her, Arlington police chaplain Rick Burgin said. McMichael referred to his other daughter, Daphne, as his “mini me,” and the two spoke every day, sometimes several times a day.Advertisement
McMichael and his widow, Lynette, also an Arlington police officer whom he married four years ago, shared a love for adventure and travel and frequently rode together, Burgin said.Arlington police Chief Al Jones carries the folded American flag to Lynette McMichael, the widow of Arlington police Officer Darrin McMichael.
In a letter that was read aloud, Lynette McMichael wrote that it has felt like her world turned upside down since the accident.
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