In January, eight-year-old Pearland resident Alex Goodman was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia. To help boost his spirits as he bravely fights the disease, friends of the Goodman family reached out to Pearland SWAT Officer Karl Fletcher and asked if he and members of the department’s SWAT team could visit Alex at Texas Children’s Hospital.
On Wednesday (Feb. 3), SWAT Team Members Officer Fletcher, Officer Daniel Herrera and Officer Trey DuRant visited Alex and presented him with a decommissioned tactical helmet affixed with one of the team’s patches. Also present were firemen from Houston Fire Department Station 18.
Alex was all smiles during the visit and the SWAT team may or may not have promised Alex a ride in the SWAT MRAP once he gets discharged from the hospital.
Officer Trey DuRant, speaking for the team, said, “We were happy and honored to be asked to participate in this event.”
To visit the community Facebook page called, “Warriors for Alex Goodman,” visit https://www.facebook.com/warriorsforalex/.
