Isaiah Patrick Bias

Isaiah Patrick Bias was born in the desert town of Moriarty, New Mexico on July 6, 1996. He grew up in San Antonio, South Dallas, and Waxahachie, Texas. Isaiah’s amazing life was cut short on December 16, 2024, at the age of 28, when he was killed in the line of duty, serving alongside his fellow officers and keeping the community safe. 

Isaiah was the second oldest child and first son of a family of 11 children. He was first and foremost the spiritual and practical leader and protector to his siblings. From a young age, Isaiah had the fierce heart of a protector and true friend. In his adult years, Isaiah assisted in the support of his family and encouraged his siblings to make wise decisions and continue their education.

Isaiah was home educated with a hands-on, unit studies curriculum, along with his siblings. In this environment, Isaiah thrived and studied art, music, metal working, wood working, sewing, animal husbandry, cooking, chess, archery, and many other topics. He graduated early with extra credits and tested into Navarro College, getting top scores in every subject.

Isaiah became proficient in anything he found interesting. He was self-taught on 8 musical instruments, composing beautiful music and creating his own recordings, playing all the parts himself. He played and sang with the church music team for years and composed wonderful praise songs, which he often sang while doing chores around the house. 

Isaiah was a gifted artist and enjoyed drawing, portraiture, painting, wood working, metal working, and computer-generated art of all types. Isaiah created businesses during his school years selling beautifully crafted swords of metal or wood. He often made swords for his siblings, painting his little sisters’ swords with pink or purple glitter saying it was so they could beat the boys and humiliate them at the same time.  Recently Isaiah created 3-D printed items for his fellow officers and CGI backgrounds for games they enjoyed. He was compiling his portfolio for a job in Austin, Texas at the time of his death. He planned to move to Austin to join the artistic and music community and to be close to his mother and siblings. 

In high school, Isaiah was a talented and funny actor and participated in the Phoenix Reparatory Players. He made many good friends in the group while performing plays written by local up and coming playwrights. He also performed music at some local venues, singing songs of every variety for audiences.

At the age of 14, Isaiah joined the Ellis County Explorers program and met Jeff Prater and all his fellow explorers. This was a life changing introduction to law enforcement and to a man who Isaiah grew to respect and deeply love. The experiences and relationships Isaiah made in Explorers continue to this day and were some of the deepest connections people can share. He excelled at competitions and often came home with awards for his excellence. His excitement for Explorers was contagious and 4 of his siblings began attending with him. Some acted in training scenarios and his brother, Everett, joined the group and eventually became the chief of the group. Isaiah proudly pinned Everett’s stars at the ceremony. 

Isaiah and his mom, Natalie, enjoyed many hours at Extreme Tactics training in firearms while Natalie pursued her certification to become a firearms instructor. Isaiah liked to bring along markers and draw characters on the targets which the other shooters found funny. This training became useful later in Isaiah’s life when he assisted other law enforcement officers in firearms training. The interest in unique or unusual firearms became a passion that Natalie and Isaiah continued the rest of his life.

Isaiah continued his relationship with the Ellis County Sheriff's Department by joining as a detention officer at the age of 19. He quickly formed deep friendships with the officers and often came home with stories of these amazing, brave people.

Isaiah was often the compassionate listening ear for everyone in his life. He was wise beyond his years and excellent at helping people work through problems and feelings. He looked beyond the outward person and saw the real spirit inside. His acceptance of others allowed him to help others heal and grow.

Isaiah was excited when his older sister made him an uncle with the birth of her daughter, Amelia. Soon followed Olivia then Owen. He loved little children, and they enjoyed his antics and games. 

Isaiah’s life was an example of kindness, compassion, and strength to everyone who knew him. He will be missed.

Isaiah is survived by his mother, Natalie Barr, sisters Evelyn Pope, Erica Bias, Sarah Bias, Jacquelyn Bias, Gabriella Bias, and Cassandra Bias and by his brothers Andrew Bias, Everett Bias, Jose Bias, Benaiah Bias, and brother-in-law Greg Pope. He also leaves behind his nieces Amelia and Olivia Pope and nephew Owen Pope. 

Services to celebrate and honor Isaiah’s life will be held on December 23, 2024, at 11:00 am at the Midlothian Conference Center located at 1 Community Drive, Midlothian, Texas 76065

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations in Isaiah's memory be made to the following listed in the paragraph below.

The Ellis County Sheriff's Department has set up a donation account under the name “Officer Bias Memorial Fund” to help Isaiah’s family. Donations can be made at Interbank locations or by Venmo (@Isaiah-Bias-2) or CashApp ($officerbiasmemorial). Please see the Ellis County Sheriff Department website for more information. 

A music account has been set up in Isaiah’s name to share his wonderful compositions. Funds collected will benefit the family. 

To download please visit isaiahbias.bandcamp.com