Governor Sisolak presents the flag at Phil Closi's Celebration of Life

Yesterday my family made history. We were the first family in the LVMPD to not have any executive staff at my husband’s memorial. I was heartbroken & devastated to find this out. My husband served 21 years & the message was clear - no one at "the brass" cared about his service or sacrifice probably because I dared to tell the truth in the media a few weeks ago. The Las Vegas Metro Honor Guard did show up for us & did a beautiful job at the service. My PEAP officers were so attentive & caring.
And then something wonderful happened. I asked Governor Steve Sisolak to be there for us & he told me he would be honored to present me that flag. He attended the service in it’s entirety even arriving early & greeting my family at the flag line out front. He brought me flowers.
There was a tremendous amount of empathy & kindness in the Governor's eyes when he presented me my husband’s flag. When he spoke to me in that moment I knew this was in no way about politics. He has a loving, gentle heart evidenced by the way he treated my family & guests today. He is a human being first & then a politician. I am a police wife. My husband shared with me how they know someone is not telling the truth. Governor Sisolak is genuine to his core. He’s a very busy man & he supported us today when my husband’s own Sheriff didn’t care enough to be there. He has an incredible heart for first responders.
I am grateful to the LVRJ & the Las Vegas Sun for taking these very telling photos. This says more about the character of Sheriff Joe Lombardo then I ever could in any interview. He punished my grieving family again
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