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PHILADELPHIA ( KYW ) -- It's a Thanksgiving tradition that helps law enforcement families who have lost loved ones feel less alone during the holidays.

Sitting at the same table, Judy Cassidy and Alexandra Carrero understand what it means to lose a partner.

"I think of him all day," Cassidy said. "He was nothing like he was on the job. He was funny and silly with the kids."

It's been nearly two decades since Cassidy lost her husband, Philadelphia police Officer Charles Cassidy, who was shot and killed during a robbery at a doughnut shop in 2007.

Two years ago, Carrero and her daughter Mia lost their husband and father, Sgt. Richard Mendez, in a shooting at Philadelphia International Airport. The two men responsible for Mendez's murder were convic

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