Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Rest in peace sir. Hell has a place for your killer.

Shannon
private citizen

February 21, 2004

I met Casey through his daddy and brothers while working for the city of Okolona. What a tremendous impact Casey had on people. I will never forget his wonderful laugh. It was one of a kind. When I heard of the shooting I could not imagine anything bad happening to Casey. To be around Casey was to have fun. Casey loved law-enforcement from an early age riding along with his dad who served as Coroner and Deputy for many years with Chickasaw County. Casey died doing what he loved best. Casey will always have a special place in my heart. My daughter Beth and I loved him dearly.

Investigator Donna Franks
Monroe County Sheriff's Department Aberdeen, Miss.

September 5, 2003

There are no words that can be expressed on any page to say how we all feel.  Casey was my age, and with him we began the Houston Volunteer Fire Explorers.I also spent a lot of time with him while he was working the jail in Chickasaw.  Since his death I have decided to go into law Enforcement full time.  Right now I am a reserve deputy with Chickasaw, but soon I hope to be with a federal agency.  Knowing that I will be doing what Casey wanted to do his entire life is a joy to me.  Casey will always be in my thoughts, and I am so thankful for all the good memories I have.

Reserve Deputy Pryor Landrum
Chickasaw County SO

To many people Casey was a friend to some he was more than that he was like a brother and a hero. Casey introduced me to the fire service and law enforcement when I was seventeen, it was there I learned that Casey was much more than normal teenager who liked lights and sirens. Casey had earned the respect of men twenty years older than him through hard work and self dedication. Casey a seventeen year old kid had already set the example for another seventeen year old. Today am a full-time firefighter and a reserve deputy. Casey never got the opportunity to see me in the career that I have chosen. I never got a chance to tell Casey "thank you" for being the example in my life.

"THANK YOU CASEY"

Reserve Deputy Scott West
Chickasaw County Sheriff's Department

Casey, you are sadly missed.
We all wish we could have been there for you.

Gabe

M/Sgt Gabriel George
Tupelo Police Dept.

Casey's grandfather was a chief deputy for Chickasaw County Ms., Casey's father was a deputy , Casey's two brothers are still will the same department now. Casey's goal always was to be in law enforcement, and his goal was to join the Mississippi Highway patrol. I had the honor to work on the rode with Casey and to work with him as a fellow officer and a friend as well. Casey was dedicated and all though he was tough on law breakers, he was unusually compassionate to the needs of the public. Casey was willing to go the exact step to help people in trouble. Casey was not only a good cop, he was a good person. How can I said all of this about such a young officer, I not only worked with him on the road, but I'm also his father. Casey, we miss you, but will never forget you.

Deputy John Harmon
Chickasaw Sheriff's Department (Ret)

I met Casey as a police explorer with the Tupelo Police Department in Tupelo, Mississippi. Casey and I quickly became good friends and were together both on and off duty. We had good times and bad times, but most of all, he was a wonderful friend and partner. Casey was never afraid to stand up for what he thought was right and was always ready to help someone in need. Casey was formerly a dispatcher and a volunteer firefighter in Houston and Okolona, Mississippi. Casey was dedicated to public service and, although the pain will always be present, he died doing what he loved: Law Enforcement.

Terry L. Winkles, Retired
Tupelo Police Department, MS

I met Casey when he was a Dispatcher for Okolona Police Department. He was one of the kindest most funny people I had ever met. He could make anyone and everyone laugh and usually did when the opportunity arose. He did not just laugh with a smile on his face, he laughed with his whole body. He was a great man and one of the best friends I ever had. He always wanted to be in Law Enforcement and follow in the footsteps of his father and brothers. He was a volunteer Fireman, Dispatcher and a great friend to everyone. All of us in his Law Enforcement Family miss him more than any words can say. His death left a void in my heart and it did in his family and anyone who ever knew him. He will always be remembered and missed. There is not a day that goes by that I don't think of him and remember how he looked sitting behind that desk at Okolona Police Department. He always had a smile on his face and a gleam in his eye. I love you Casey and so does everyone you ever met or knew. You were the best.

Dispatcher Beth Hughes
Amory Police Department