2/14/14 - They may have lost their father more than a year ago, but the co-workers of a slain police officer from Tyrone Township werenât about to let his three daughters miss out on a rite of passage. 11-year-old Eileen, 9-year-old Mary and 6-year-old Andrea are the daughters of West Bloomfield Police Officer Patrick OâRourke, who was killed in the line of duty in September of 2012. Three of his colleagues recently escorted the girls to a Daddy-Daughter dance at Schmidt Middle School in Fenton. Their mother, Amy OâRourke, attended with her father as both served as volunteers. Officer Art Smith, who served on the honor guard at the funeral, escorted Eileen OâRourke, while Officers Derek Case and Joe Miller, who were both on the scene the day Patrick OâRourke was killed, escorted Mary and Andrea. Amy OâRourke says while she didnât know the three officers before that tragic day, she considers them family now. Photo courtesy of Amy O'Rourke (JK)
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