"The 100 Club" Helps Families Of Fallen Massachusetts Police Officers With Emotional, Financial Support

CBS Boston

December 9, 2025

Saturday marked two years since Waltham Police Officer Paul Tracey and National Grid employee Roderick Jackson were killed after they were hit by a car while on a work detail. The suspect, 55-year-old Peter Simon, was allegedly speeding away from another crash at the time.

"I remember driving to the hospital in the back of the police cruiser and saying 'Oh my God, I'm a police widow' and this is the stuff that we get trained on, that we learn about, but never did I ever think that this was going to happen," Paul's wife, Kristin Tracey, said. Kristin is also a Waltham Police Officer.

Tracey and her two children were devastated in the days following Paul's death. After an officer dies in the line of duty, their paychecks stop the very next day. That's when The 100 Club stepped in, the only nonprofit in Massachusetts that supports the families of fallen first responders.

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