Giving was in his blood.

The widow of a veteran NYPD cop killed by a drunken hit-and-run driver is holding a blood drive in his memory Tuesday.

Irene Tsakos shared that her late husband was a devoted blood donor who took pleasure in aiding others. She described him as someone who was always willing to give his time and blood to those in need.

Anastasios Tsakos, a detective and a father of two, tragically lost his life in a hit-and-run incident caused by Jessica Beauvais, who was driving under the influence on the Long Island Expressway in Queens on April 27, 2021.

Reports indicate that Jessica Beauvais, who was 34 years old at the time of the incident, was impaired by both drugs and alcohol, with a blood alcohol concentration of .15—nearly double the legal limit. She collided with Anastasios Tsakos, an experienced NYPD officer of 14 years, while he was on duty at the site of an accident in the early hours of the morning before fleeing the scene.

Just hours earlier, Beauvais was on a live podcast posted on Facebook that showed her downing drinks — including several shots — while spewing anti-cop sentiment.

A judge later sentenced Beauvais to 27 years in prison. The 43-year-old police officer was posthumously promoted to detective.

“It was very difficult what we went through,” said the widow, who made news when she ran out of the courtroom in tears as prosecutors showed gruesome photos of her husband’s injuries. 

“We’re trying to move on with our lives,” she said. “We are beginning to heal.”

Her son is now 7 years old and her daughter just turned 10. The family lives in the Northport home the couple bought six months before his death.

“This is to honor him, to celebrate his life with people who knew him and people who knew of him and to help save others,” the widow said. “Everything is to celebrate his life and to help others.”