A year and a half ago, during his spare time, Castro began to draw and digitally paint portraits of police officers who were killed protecting their cities, not just in the U.S., but in places all around the world, CNN reported.
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He includes in the portraits the accolades that the first responders earned posthumously.
Castro has created more than 100 portraits, CNN reported.
Sometimes he’ll work on two or three portraits a week.
He sends copies to the family members of the fallen, but also adds the portraits to his personal wall of heroes, which includes all of the portraits he has created.
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Credit: Photo courtesy: Jonny Castro Art/Facebook
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