Fox Bros. Bar-B-Q, Big Tex and Smith’s Olde Bar joined together recently to raise funds in honor of Gail Thomas, an Atlanta police officer who was killed two weeks ago in a crash authorities claim was caused by a drunk driver. On Wednesday, Feb. 1, the restaurants pledged to donate a percentage of the restaurant sales to a charity called Humble Heroes and Thomas' family. The restaurants raised $5,413 for donations.

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Jo'wan Bellamy taught in the GNETS program for 17 years and recently transferred to Atlanta’s new behavioral program at Crawford Long Middle School. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)

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