Cop And 2-Year-Old Are Unlikely Best Friends, But The Story Behind Their Friendship Is Incredible.

One year ago, a police officer in Rowelett, TX saved one lucky, little girl’s life. 1-year-old Bexley Norvell was choking on a penny and had stopped breathing; her mother called 911, and officer Patrick Ray responded just in time.

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In a 2015 interview with CBS Local, just after the incident, Ray said he was only doing his job, and that he feels lucky to have been the one to help: “What makes it special is, from here on out, I get to see her grow up!”

Now, one year later, Ray is getting to do just that, at a tea party hosted by Bexley’s mom, Tammy.

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Tammy’s mom wanted to throw the tea party to thank Ray and as a way to remember that special day, and she told KTBS3 that she got the idea of having the party photographed after the Dallas shooting.

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“With everything that happened with Dallas, we just wanted to show [policemen in] a different light,” she said. “There’s bad apples in every line of work, but there aren’t heroes in every line of work.”