GREENE COUNTY, Mo. — On Sunday night, over 100 people gathered at a venue in Greene County, just north of Springfield, to remember Greene County Deputy Aaron Roberts, seven years after his death while in the line of duty.

Roberts passed away on September 7, 2015, after coming back from responding to a 911 hang-up call, when his car was swept away in floodwaters and drowned.

Each year, Roberts' wife Kim and their daughter Lydia hold a ceremony to remember Deputy Roberts, and light lanterns in his honor.

Kim Roberts spoke to the crowd shortly before the lanterns were lifted.

"Earlier we were actually talking about A.I. and Chat GPT, and how useful it is and how dangerous it can be and all of these things, and I thought it was interesting, on Lydia's first day of school, Greene County (Sh

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