JUST 24 hours before he died, Detective Inspector Bryson Anderson had been doing what he always did - helping the community.
He had organised the local leg of the Law Enforcement Torch Run for the Special Olympics, and proudly participated in it.
Last
night the crowd at Newcastle Basketball Stadium for the opening
ceremony of the Special Olympics Junior National Games stood in silence
for a minute to mark the death of the man who had done so much to
support their cause.
Killed in knife attack ... Detective Inspector Bryson Anderson / Pic
Described as "an angelic man with a heart
of gold", Insp Anderson was dedicated to his community and lived by the
philosophy that he wanted to be a "policeman on the street".
The respected officer repeatedly knocked back promotions to head up commands because it wasn't what he was about.
Senior
police last night said Insp Anderson didn't want to be chained to a
desk. He loved the community he worked in, and was determined to stay
there.
"He wanted to be a policeman on the street, to be in touch with his community," an officer said.
Yesterday
his broken-hearted wife Donna bravely listened as Insp Anderson's
brother Damian read a statement from the family, including their three
children, aged 15, 13 and 10.
"Commensurate with our sense of
loss is the pride we have in a man who has given his life in the service
of the people of NSW," Damien Anderson said.
As the statement
was read out Mrs Anderson clutched the hand of her husband's father, Rex
Anderson, a retired police officer who spent much of his career based
at Parramatta.
Police at the crime scene at Oakville
"Bryson will never be replaced; however, he has left a legacy that will endure," Damian said.
"His passing is not only a loss to his family and friends, but also a loss to the people of NSW."
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