KSDK.com
ST. CHARLES, Mo. — Brad Pierce was only 27 years only when he died of a heart attack while on duty for the St. Charles City Fire Department. After the theft of a memorial in his honor, the neighborhood united through social media this week to make sure his legacy was safe.
After the sudden death of her son 15 years ago, Sally Pierce and her husband found a small comfort in memorializing him at their home. “After he passed, my husband found this statue and put it up. And then he passed away in 06,” said Sally Pierce.
Monday night, Sally noticed the statue was gone. She began posting signs around the neighborhood, hopeful it was nearby. “Every day I missed it. It was hard. Hard to look out here,” said Pierce.
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