POLICE OFFICER. ALEXANDRIA: I HAD THE PLEASURE OF SPEAKING WITH PEOPLE FROM HIS GYM AND FROM HIS CHURCH FAMILY. THIS IS A DEVASTATING SHOCK FOR THIS COMMUNITY. BUT THEY ARE DOING WHAT THEY CAN TO REMEMBER THE LEGACY HE LEFT WITH THEM. >> HE LEAVES BEHIND A COMMUNITY THAT LOVES HIM VERY MUCH R. >> WHEN THIS NEWS GOT OUT, PEOPLE WERE HOPING AND PRAYING THAT IT WASN’T HIM. >> C.J. WAS PASSIONATE ABOUT HIS CROSS FIT COMMUNITY. ALWAYS LEND AGO HELPING HAND WHERE HE COULD. >> WE USED TO STACK OUR PLATE, JUST STACKED UP AND THEY WOULD GET MESSY. AND HE DECIDED HE WOULD CREATE A PLATE HOLDER FOR US FOR ALL OF OUR PLATES. >> LIVING HIS MARK ON THIS CROSS FIT COMMUNITY. >> HE DECIDED THAT HE WANTED A PEG BOARD. SO HE WEPT AHEAD AND MADE TWO PEG BOARDS BECAUSE HE WAS CRAFTY AND LIKE TO BUILD THINGS. HE LEAVES BEHIND NOT JUST A COMMUNITY BUT A FAMILY AND A PRIME EXAMPLE OF HOW HARD WORK AND CARING FOR OTHERS CAN TAKE YOU FAR. >> THIS WAS HIM SEVERAL YEARS AGO. HE DECIDED THAT HE WANTED TO FIND AN OLD FAT PICK OF HIM EATING ICE CREAM. AND THIS IS A YEAR AGO. WE’VE HAD HIM UP HERE ON ON A WALL FOR QUITE A WHILE. AND NOW, HE’LL BE THERE FOREVER R. THIS SAME GOES FOR HIS CHURCH FAMILY. C.J. LEAVES BEHIND A BROKEN HEARTED CHURCH COMMUNITY DURING THIS TRAGIC TIME. >> HE WOULD BE ONE OF THE FIRST FACES THAT WE WOULD SEE. HE TOOK THE TIME TO GREET EVERY FAMILY. THE KIDS ALL LOVED GETTING TO SEE HIM EVERY SUNDAY. HE PROVIDED SECURITY AT THE EDMOND CAMPUS AND SERVED AS A YUP LIFTING MEMBER FOR EVERYONE IN THE CONGREGATION. >> HE HAD A HEART AND A LOVE AND A COMPASSION AND A CONCERN FOR EVERYONE AROUND HIM. HE WAS THE TYPE OF PERSON THAT WOULD GIVE YOU THE SHIRT OFF OF HIS BACK AND NOT THINK TWICE ABOUT IT. AND HE WOULD DO ANYTHING HE COULD TO HELP ANYONE IN NEED. REPORTER: ST. LUKE’S HAS SET UP A MEMORIAL FUND FOR THE FAMILY AND T
Nonprofit organizations pays off mortgage for family of fallen Edmond police officer
Edmond Sgt. CJ Nelson died in 2022 while on duty
Updated: 8:47 PM CDT Jul 3, 2024
A nonprofit organization paid off the mortgage of an Edmond police officer who died in the line of duty in 2022. | RELATED VIDEO ABOVE | Community remembers fallen Edmond police officerEdmond Sgt. C.J. Nelson was killed when his police motorcycle was hit by a utility truck while the officer was stopped at a red light. He died one day before his 13th anniversary with the Edmond Police Department. The Tunnel to Towers Fallen First Responders Program pays off the mortgages for families of law enforcement officers and first responders who died in the line of duty and left young children behind. “In an instant, I became a single mom of two beautiful young children and was so fearful of our future. The Tunnel to Towers Foundation’s home program has helped light up our darkness. By lifting this financial burden from my shoulders, the foundation has given me hope for a bright future for our family. Thank you will never be enough,” Jenefer Nelson, CJ’s wife since 2007, said. >> Download the KOCO 5 AppApart from his wife Jenefer, CJ is survived by his children, Emily and Connor.The Tunnel to Towers Fallen First Responders Program also helps pay off mortgages of those first responders who died from 9/11-related illnesses, as well as builds adapted smart homes for catastrophically injured veterans and first responders. Those interested in the mission can find out more here. Top Headlines What items are included in Oklahoma’s grocery tax cut? What to know Son of Ohio sheriff’s deputy killed nearly 20 years ago joins father’s force Questions remain after northwest OKC standoff injured officer, left suspect dead What we know: Suspect dead after shooting officer during barricade situation in NW Oklahoma City Son of former NFL player found safe, parents taken into custody
A nonprofit organization paid off the mortgage of an Edmond police officer who died in the line of duty in 2022.
| RELATED VIDEO ABOVE | Community remembers fallen Edmond police officer
Edmond Sgt. C.J. Nelson was killed when his police motorcycle was hit by a utility truck while the officer was stopped at a red light. He died one day before his 13th anniversary with the Edmond Police Department.
The Tunnel to Towers Fallen First Responders Program pays off the mortgages for families of law enforcement officers and first responders who died in the line of duty and left young children behind.
“In an instant, I became a single mom of two beautiful young children and was so fearful of our future. The Tunnel to Towers Foundation’s home program has helped light up our darkness. By lifting this financial burden from my shoulders, the foundation has given me hope for a bright future for our family. Thank you will never be enough,” Jenefer Nelson, CJ’s wife since 2007, said.
Apart from his wife Jenefer, CJ is survived by his children, Emily and Connor.
The Tunnel to Towers Fallen First Responders Program also helps pay off mortgages of those first responders who died from 9/11-related illnesses, as well as builds adapted smart homes for catastrophically injured veterans and first responders.
Those interested in the mission can find out more here.
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