FORT WORTH, Texas — Ahead of National Police Week, the widow of a fallen Fort Worth officer is encouraging North Texans to perform random acts of kindness for the entire month of May in honor of her late husband.
Officer Garrett Hull was shot and killed in the line of duty in September 2018 while pursuing a group of serial robbers. In April, his name was added to the city's memorial for fallen police officers and firefighters.
Thursday, a portrait of Hull was unveiled. It will hang inside the Fort Worth Police Department's headquarters next to portraits of other fallen officers.
And Hull's family and members of the Fort Worth Police Department will travel to Washington D.C. Saturday, where his name will be added to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial.
The Perot family will fly them all out on a private 737 that will display the Fort Worth Police Department's logo.
All of this comes nearly eight months after the shooting, which weighs on Hull's widow, Sabrina.
"It's a little bit harder recently," she said. "I've been reliving it a lot."
She wears a custom necklace with her wedding ring fused inside her husband's ring.
"It represents how I felt when he was in the world," she said. "I was safe and tucked inside."
"Part of me went with him on September 14," Hull said as she teared up.
But Hull doesn't want grief to control her life. Weeks ago, she launched Mission #3105. It all surrounds Hull's badge number that was 3105.
The mission is for cops and community members to perform random acts of kindness each day for the 31 days of May.
Hull said her husband was well known for performing random acts of kindness and passing along encouragement in the department.
"That's all I'm trying to do here is continue what he started," Hull said.
The response, Hull said, has been overwhelming.
She has a Facebook page and posts have been steadily flowing.
Dozens of stories of people paying for the meals of officers, handing out gift cards to strangers, delivering food to teachers, overtipping at restaurants, or just passing along encouragement to someone who needs it are just some of the posts on the page.
"I had no idea that people would embrace it and love it so much, and that they would make it part of their day," Hull said.
Hull was well known in the department, but now Sabrina believes his name and his badge number will be remembered far and wide.
"That's the one thing you want is for them to not be forgotten," she said. "So having so many people know him and love him and honor him, it's beautiful."