A pregnant widow of the late Greenville, South Carolina police officer has honored the selfless service of her husband by having maternity photo shoots alongside the police team of her fallen husband. The pregnant widow, Meghan Jacobs, have posed for a series of touching maternity photoshoots together with props like the uniform of her late husband, Allen Jacob, a team of police officers, flag given to her during his spouse's funeral, his late husband's badge and squad car.
Police Officer Allen Jacob from Greenville, South Carolina, was gunshot and killed by a teenage gunman while on duty. The police officer left his pregnant wife, Meghan Jacob, 29. During that devastating tragedy, his other half was five months into her pregnancy with their first daughter, whose due was on July 2016.
To honor and commemorate her fallen husband, Meghan Jacobs decided to do a maternity shoot on 2016 Father's day. Jessi Ellex, who is her friend for a long time, was her photographer. The maternity photo shoot ran for five hours, resulting in over 600 touching pictures.
At first, the maternity photo shoot began with only Meghan and her mom, however, later on, they were joined by her husband's colleagues from Greenville Police Department. Meghan recalled that when the team of police officers met with them around 7:30 p.m. all she could do was fight back her tears. However, they all pushed through the photo shoot.
"Meghan had the idea to include the policeman in her photos since she had to do this without her beloved husband," Heartti quoted Ellex as saying. "They are now her protectors."
Another picture shows Meghan holding a folded American flag presented to her during the funeral of her husband. Other pictures included her husband's badge tied into a blue-colored ribbon which was wrapped all over her baby bump. The maternity shoot also featured her fallen husband's police car and his uniform.
"The tone of the photo shoot was very mixed," Ellex, said to ABC News. "It was, of course, very somber, but bittersweet, knowing Meghan and Lennox have the support of the Greenville Police Department," she added.
