Chad Allen Reed, Sr., 33, of Cross City, Florida, a Captain with the Dixie County Sheriff's Department, died in the line of duty on Thursday, January 14, 2010, protecting the lives of the people around him.

Beginning at the age of five, Chad assisted hid Dad, a volunteer firefighter, in responding to emergencies. At age twelve he successfully completed his 48-Hour First Responder Course. He earned his Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) certificatiion during his senior year of high school and began employment with Dixie County Emergency Medical Service upon graduation. In 2000, Chad became director of Dixie County Emergency Services and served in that position until being appointed Dixie County interim Clerk of Court by Governor Jeb Bush in January 2005. January 2007, Chad made a career change and began service with the Dixie County Sheriff's Office.

Chad was a graduate of Lake City Community College, Police Academy, the Flordia State Fire College, North Florida Community College, and the FBI Academy, Quantico, VA, Session 238, September 2009.

He is survived by his wife, Holly M. Reed; sons, Chad Allen Reed, Jr. and Caden Max Reed of Cross City, Fl and numerous family and friends.

“In a brief moment, without opening his Bible or announcing his text, Chad Reed presented the greatest sermon on life that Dixie County will ever hear,” said Mike Brown, pastor of First Baptist Church of Cross City. Brown then reminded the mourners that in the Bible’s 15th chapter and 13th verse of the Book of John is the statement: “Greater love has no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.”

Pastor Mike Brown noted during the funeral that Chad wanted to build a Well to help provide clean water to poor impoverished people. After watching the International Children's Choir Chad decided that he would build a Well. Isn't that just like Chad to always answer the call of those in need.

Now that Chad has finished his final tour of duty. It is time for us to pick up the work that he started. It is our mission to raise $15,000 in memory of Captain Chad Reed to help provide clean water to 1,000 people for the next 20 years. In honor of Chad a Deep Bore Well will be built in Guatemala or India. Although, Chad is no longer with us his life's mission will continue to live on. Providing life to thousands that would die without clean drinking water.

More than 1 billion people in the world lack access to clean water. This causes over 2 million unsafe drinking water deaths every year, and the majority are children. Every day, 6,000 children die from water-related illnesses such as diarrhea, malaria, typhoid, cholera, worms, and parasites. The lack of clean drinking water in developing countries is the starting place of a thousand miseries. It exacerbates malnutrition, sickness, infant mortality, poverty, and illiteracy. Their greatest need is clean water through community wells.

Please donate TODAY and tell EVERYONE YOU KNOW to Donate. Maybe, someday CJ & Caden will travel to see the Well that their dad built to save the lives of other.

54-6 Captain Chad Reed (Your legacy lives on).