Grief camp for survivors brings life lessons for wardens
Maybe it was almost losing his toddler son two years ago to a surgery. Maybe it was slamming into the reality he would never again fish or laugh so hard it hurts with some of the kids who have taught him to be a better dad and husband, a better person and a better conservation warden.
Whatever it was, this year was different for Conservation Warden Tim Price at the annual Concerns of Police Survivors Inc. (C.O.P.S.) Kids Summer Camp at East Troy. This year, the guy who doesn't cry, did. And this year, it was these wise children he's known for nine years who comforted him -- the man they affectionately call Uncle Tim. "This is the most rewarding thing I've done as a warden. The wardens are part of this camp. It is hard to explain unless you experience it for yourself. We have some of the same wardens who keep coming back year after year, and each warden has their own reason for it."
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