Father Makes Ultimate Sacrifice

The son of a Chicago pastor saved his daughter’s life by sacrificing his own. Joseph Richardson saw an out-of-control car approaching and quickly picked her up and held his daughter out of harm’s way. The 4-year-old was injured but survived. Richardson was pinned against an iron fence and killed. They were walking to a McDonald’s restaurant at the time. Police say the driver of the car was drunk and is charged (so far) with driving without a valid license or insurance. Richardson was church pianist and organist at Cottage Grove Baptist Church and the Greater Revelation Missionary Baptist Church where his father is pastor.