Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

The Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) in Newark is attempting to locate members of the Williams family, please contact us at your earliest convenience, thank you.

Jim Stewart Jr
Newark Police FOP

June 3, 2010

Hero,it's obvious you live on by the comments of your sons....what a great example you still are today! I hope that I'm making a fraction of this impact on my boys. Only officers and their families truly understand that, "life has a flavor the protected will never know."...

Anonymous

March 15, 2010

Today 32 years ago you were taken from us. Today it seems like yesterday. I love you Dad. May God bless all the Officers who serve and protect, and their families. THIS IS MY PRAYER FOR TODAY.

Michael
Son

March 1, 2010

A year after my dad was killed, I proclaimed a First-Team All-State, All-American Scholar Athlete .... THE LOCAL NEWS PAPER(S) NEVER EVEN MENTIONED MY DAD...he was my biggest fan...two (2)days ago I was inducted into my high school's hall of fame... PLEASE POST THIS AS A TRIBUTE TO MY FATHER...30 years later but not forgotten... had he relocated our family from the inner-city like so many other NPD Officers did then & do now, he may well have been alive today..... He gave his life to defend our home, he lived his life to enrich our city....I along with many of my friends were mentored by a living example, MY FATHER... we all (including your six (6) grand-children) proudly salute YOU DAD ... the banner that will hang in the Malcolm X Shabazz (South Side)High School Gym, for as long as there is a Malcolm X Shabazz High School, SHALL SERVE AS A MEMORIAL to a 'real legend', my dad....the Late P/O Arthur L. Williams... my hero !!

Ra'Him Craig Williams
Son

March 29, 2009

On this day 31 years ago I received the phone that an officer had had been killed. That officer was my dad. The pain that the family is left with never goes away, as evident by being at this site over 30 years later. My prayer today is that another family not go through what mine did, and that God, be with our Police officers, today, and always. Thank you to all who've made the ultimate sacrifice, and to all that serve.

Michael Williams
Son

March 1, 2009

Dad

I just needed to come here today. I know it's been over 30yrs. , but sometimes it still feels like it was yesterday, that you were taken from us. I love you. God bless all the other officers, and their families.

Anonymous

January 18, 2009

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE, REST IN PEACE.

N.J. TROOPER
NEW JERSEY STATE POLICE

April 15, 2008

Officer Williams,

Thank you for your service to the citizens of New Jersey both on and off duty. You gave your life protecting others, and in this case your own home and family. These two suspects now have a higher power to answer to. Rest easy sir, you will not be forgotten.

TROOPER
NEW JERSEY STATE POLICE

April 11, 2008

Rest in peace brother.

Kevin T Ryan
Ex NJ Cop

March 1, 2008

Today on the 30th anniversary of your death, we pause and remember you and those you left behind.
Rest in peace Sir, you are not forgotten.
Chief John Roelandts (retired)
Deborah Roelandts (911 retired)
Oconomowoc Wisconsin

Chief John Roelandts (retired)
Town of Oconomowoc

March 1, 2008

You are remembered today and thank you Sir for your service and long dedication to law enforcement. You are a hero just by the profession you chose. God Bles you and all those that love you.

Van Den Berghe
MANCHESTER, NH

February 22, 2008

"The Badge"
He starts his shift each day
To respond to calls unknown.
He drives a marked patrol car.
A police officer he is known.
He's paid by the citizens' taxes
To make it safe on the streets.
But he usually has a second job
'Cause a waitress has his salary beat.
Now he doesn't know a holiday
'Cause he works all year round.
And when Thanksgiving and Christmas finally arrive
At his home he cannot be found.
He's cursed and assaulted often,
The one whos blood runs blue.
He seldom ever gets a thanks,
To some he's just a fool.
His friends are always other cops
'Cause people just don't understand
That underneath his badge and gun,
He's just another man.
He knows there might not be a tomorrow
In this world of drugs and crime.
And he gets so mad at the court system
'Cause the crooks don't get any time.
And each day when he leaves for work,
He prays to God above.
Please bring me home after my shift
So I can see the ones I love.
But tonight he stops a speeding car,
He's alone down this ole' highway.
It's just a little traffic infraction.
He does it everyday.
Well, he walks up to the driver's window,
And his badge is shining bright.
He asked the guy for a driver's license,
When a shot rang through the night.
Yes, the bullet hit its mark,
Striking the officer in the chest.
But the Department's budget didn't buy
Each officer a bullet-proof vest.
So he lay on the ground bleeding.
His blood wasn't blue - His blood was red.
And briefly he thought of his loved ones
'Cause in a moment the officer was dead.
In the news they told the story
Of how this officer had died.
And some who listened cared less,
But those who loved him cried.
Well, they buried him in uniform
With his badge pinned on his chest.
He even had his revolver,
He died doing his best.
Written By:
David L. Bell
Sergeant
Richland County Sheriff's Department
Columbia, South Carolina
Used with Special Permission of the Author
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and may not be duplicated without permission

Investigator David L Bell
Richland County Sheriff's Dept., Columbia, SC

December 12, 2007

Thinking of you on your birthday dad.
With Love Your Son
Mike

son Michael

December 3, 2007

Hey Dad I just needed to see you on this day. It was 29 years ago today that you were taken from us. I salute all other fallen officers, and thier families.

son Michael

March 1, 2007

I love you dad.Happy Birthday.

Son

December 3, 2006

I am thankful for brave men like Arthur.

Ray Addonizio

Ray Addonizio
Blue Knight xv

October 2, 2006

We here at the Newark Police Museum will keep your memory alive forever. Thank you for your faithful and dedicated service and rest in peace.

Curator Edward J. Dalley Sr.
Newark Police Museum

July 22, 2006

Rest in peace, Sir! You are not forgotten.

Police Officer

May 11, 2006

Officer Williams I never knew you, but I salute you today for bravery and heroism. Today is the 28 year anniversary of your death, and I want you to know someone did not let it go unnoticed.

David
former NJ resident

March 1, 2006

ONE MOMENT

In the whisper of the wind,
I felt God embrace me.
As the voice of a loved one,
I heard God speak to me
Looking in a mirror
I saw God smile at me.
One moment and I knew
That God and I were one.
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Though your smile is gone forever,
And your hands we cannot touch;
Still we have so many memories
Of the one we loved so much.
Your memory is our keepsake,
With which we will never part.
God has you in His keeping
And we have you in our hearts.
We know you walk beside us,
And when our lives are through,
We pray that God will take our hands
And lead us straight to you.

March 2, 2005

To the family and friends of this brave officer. I have just completed the new web site for the Fraternal Order of Police Newark Lodge#12 and would like to take a moment to thank all of these men for giving me one of the most spiritual experiences in my life. I felt that each and every one of these officers were at my side guiding me to the completion of the sites "In Memory Of..." page. God Bless and Thank You!

Tom Tortorici
AJ Projections

February 19, 2004

MR. WILLIAMS you were a big part of me wanting to be one of NEWAKS finest I will always remember you. James and Lou son Rodney.

PATROLMAN AR SWANSON
EDEN PD

January 29, 2004

I see the harsh reality of irony....Both murderers were 'sentenced to life' for taking one. Rest easy brother. Know that you are not forgotten.

Deputy M. Moore
Warren County S.O. (OH)

November 19, 2003