Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Chris
Well it still seems like yesterday that I last saw you, yet it's been longer then that. Everyone still talks about you and with out question... EVERYONE who worked with you MISSES YOU. I have to say that I still need God for a crutch, it still hurts thinking about you.

Bob

March 8, 2006

Chris,
We still miss you.

You our our HERO !!!

January 9, 2006

Sgt. Wouters will be our beacon of service this day as we dedicate all of our shifts to the memory of this hero.

Chief of Police / Olen M. Young
Wauneta PD Nebraska

October 12, 2005

TO THE PARTENTS, FAMILY AND CO-WORKERS OF SERGEANT WOUTERS:
TODAY YOU WILL REMEMBER WHERE YOU WERE WHEN YOU GOT THE NEWS THAT CHRIS HAD GIVEN THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE.
TODAY, HOPEFULLY YOU WILL ALSO REMEMBER THE GOOD TIMES AND THE GREAT MEMORIES AND WHAT HE MEANT TO EACH OF YOU.
YOU WILL REFLECT BACK ON THAT DAY 5 YEARS AGO AND REMEMBER THE LAST TIME YOU SAW HIM OR MAYBE TALKED WITH HIM AND HOPEFULLY A SMILIE WILL COME.
OUR HEAD KNOWS THAT IT HAS HAPPENED BUT OUR HEARTS CAN'T ACCEPT IT AND THAT IS OK. KEEP HIM IN YOUR HEARTS, THAT IS THE CLOSEST PLACE TO KEEP HIM.
TO HIS PARENTS: ONE DAY EVERYTHING WILL BE MADE RIGHT AND YOU WILL SEE HIM AGAIN AND WHAT A GLORIOUS DAY THAT WILL BE.
GOD BLESS YOU AND CONTINUE TO SUSTAIN YOU EACH DAY.

LORRAINE BOND (MOTHER)
HAMILTON COUNTY, TN. DEP. SHERIFF:
DONALD KENNETH BOND, JR.
EOW: 09.06.01

October 11, 2005

Special prayers and thoughts of your family today, on the five year anniversary of your line of duty death. Peace be with all of them.

Up North Michigan

October 11, 2005

To the family and friends of Sgt. Wouters and his fellow officers with the Warren Police Department:

On behalf of our entire family, I wish to extend our sincerest condolences on the grievous loss you suffered when Sgt. Wouters was brutally murdered five years ago. His valor and bravery will not be forgotten.

Our family grieves with you and for you. We share your agony as we lost our beloved Larry Lasater of the Pittsburg Police Dept. when he was fatally shot during a foot pursuit of two bank robbers on April 23, 2005.

May you continue to be comforted by the caring and support of your law enforcement community, and other police survivors.


This reflection is sent with the utmost respect for the many years of distinquished service Sgt. Wouters gave to his community as a police officer, and for the supreme sacrifice he and his family made on October 11, 2005.

Phyllis Loya, mother of fallen officer
Larry Lasater, Pittsburg, CA PD eow 4/24/05

October 11, 2005

Chris,

Tonight your family will gather to honor your memory once again. I am sure that they cannot believe that it has been 5 years since that night that changed their lives forever. You have a wonderful family and I am sure that as you watch over each and every one of them (and that is a lot of watching!)you beam with pride. Your family has helped so many by reaching out over the past five years. I hope that they find comfort today in the good memories they have of you.

Keep watch over them, you are their Blue Angel and they all miss you dearly.

Andrea
Sister of Detroit PO Scott Stewart

October 11, 2005

Extra prayers sent today from our family to yours.

We will never forget you Chris!

Sterling Heights Police

October 11, 2005

I was browsing this website and realized there has been almost 850 officers die since I have been a police officer. I was sworn in as an Officer on October 11, 2000. For some reason I have never checked to see if there was an officer that had made the ultimate sacrafice on the day I was sworn to protect and serve. I checked today and noticed Sergeant Christopher Wouter's had lost his life to a coward on that day. I will say a prayer for your family tonight and I will also think of you a lot while working. I know that I could never take your place in the police field but I am honored to know that I started being a police officer on a day that a hero died doing what he loved to do. I pray that your family continues to find strength in the Lord knowing that you are in heaven. I am deeply sorry for your loss even though I never met you or any of your family. I want your family to know that Christopher Wouters is still being thought of 5 years later. In Christ's Love, Chris Douglas (Washington Police Department)

Proverbs 28:1 "The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion."

Ptn. Douglas
Washington Police Department, MO

September 29, 2005

Chris- I met with your sisters again this past weekend. I know you are missed every day. I feel like I know you from the stories they tell. They truly honor your memory.

Patti, family friend

September 13, 2005

Happy Birthday Chris! We love you and miss you! We'll all be together today celebrating your life with lots of memories, laughter, and smiles. You're missed so very much...

I love you!

sister

July 13, 2005

Chris it's been 4 and a half years since we lost you and I kept my promise to you in the hospital and quit smoking I miss you every day. Deputy Grimes Oak co Sheriff.

Cpl John Grimes Warren Pd(retired)
Deputy John Grimes OCSO #1238

July 3, 2005

My Dearest Son, How you are missed every hour of every day. We did what you wanted and had a great time. You were with us every step of the way. I know you are looking down on us and keep us in your protective arms and hope you are happy in your well earned reward up there. Love you always, Mom

May 30, 2005

Chris:
As we approach a weekend of thanks to those who serve, I don't forget about you. Everyone still talks about you and the great impact you have on us.


If fear was a reason to quit, I would of quit a long time ago.

Bob

May 28, 2005

I've been thinking of you so much, and missing you. Mom and Dad are celebrating 50 years of marriage on Saturday. We went on the cruise last year for their 50th just as you wanted us to (69 of us!!). We had a great time, and thought of you often, wishing you were there. Everyone misses you so much... be with us on Saturday as we celebrate the love that Mom and Dad have given all of their family and friends over the years!

sister

April 21, 2005

Chris,
I never knew you, but I know your sister well. She and I have become quite close since meeting earlier this year. It's crazy how people come into your lives out of such heartbreak.

I've come to know about you through Carole, and it's amazing how much you shine in her eyes. She loves you so much; they all do. I got to spend some time with your family during your EOW, and they are all so wonderful! It's incredible to see how much they all look up to you. I never had a brother, so I don't understand that kind of bond, but she and the rest of the family sure do love you and hold you high. From what I've heard, you were a great big brother to her. Hearing stories about you, I know that you were a great husband, dad, son and brother to them all.

I hope you saw me hang the 3 ornaments this year. I hung yours right next to my dad's, hoping that ya'll are together up there just like you were on my tree. The ornament said, "you will never be forgotten", and you won't. None of your family and friends ever could.

Anyway, I hope that you and my dad are up there getting to know each other, smiling down at all of us left here. I bet you and dad are up there shaking your heads and laughing at me and Carole and all of our silliness.

Chris, you are missed so much. Keep watch over your family as always, and please give my dad a hug from me.

Happy Holidays in Heaven,
Valarie
Daughter of Ptl. William B. Bell, EOW 11-19-02
and
Friend to your sister, Carole (and family)

Valarie Bell Wright

December 28, 2004

I salute you for your service and honor you for your sacrifice.

A hero never dies....

Rest in peace, hero.

December 20, 2004

Chris,

I know how proud you must be of your family and friends for honoring you the way they do each and every day. I've been fortunate enough to befriend some of your siblings but hate why we had to meet. They are so giving, you can't help but know they bless others in so many ways.

Romaine Cheney
Sibling Survivor from Virginia

November 9, 2004

Chris, Well here it is Monday. The blackest day of the year for us here in Warren. I'm sure you know everyone still things of you. We all wish you were here with us. It amazes me how strong a family you have. Forged together like welding steel, but as soft as pedals on a rose. Thanks Chris....

Bob

October 11, 2004

Carole:
I stop on this ODMP everyday and today I had to drop a note, hope you are all doing OK, I read the MI COPS newletter each time I get it here in Maine. Just wanted to let you know that you and your family are in my thoughts and prayers today. Does not seem like a year and a half ago since we were in Missouri. Take care and be safe.

10-11-2004
Howard MECOPS

Howard
ME DPS (ret)

October 11, 2004

To the Wouters Family,

You will all be in my thoughts on Monday. You are a wonderful family and you all have helped so many people and touched so many lives. I know that it will be a difficult day, but hopefully being around your family and friends will make it a little easier for you all. If you need anything we are here for you.

I am thinking of you,
Andrea Arrington

October 10, 2004

Next Monday, October 11, 2004 will be 4 years. I just want to say thank you to everyone who has been there for me and my family over the past 4 years. We have met so many wonderful people since Chris has died that have provided us with encouragement, love, hope, and friendship. After mass this past Sunday as I was leaving church, one of the ushers stopped me and said hello and asked how I was doing. I didn't recognize the man, but he seemed to know who I was. He must have seen the question on my face. He then explained to me that he graduated from high school with Chris and he just wanted to say hi to me. It is very touching to me and brings me great comfort knowing how many lives Chris touched while he was here, and that after 4 years, people continue to remember and make a point of sharing how they knew Chris and how he greatly impacted their lives. Thank you so much.

Carole
sister

October 4, 2004

Chris,
I have tried to keep track of things for you, even with all my problems. I drive by your home and think of you often. The family seems to be doing the best they can considering what they went through. I've talked with Paul a few times. Ken, well I could never imagine what it realy is like for him. Ken needs to know that you were my brother to and that I miss you just as much. If only we could still be working together.
Seems like nothing changed around the station. A few new faces. Most of us remember your bright winning smile, and how much we do miss it. Seeing you around the station smiling so much made me wonder how you didn't let it all get to you. I realize why now, you had so much more then just the job.
People that didn't know you will never know what a man was. Those of us that did know, well like they say "they broke the mold after they made you." You were a diamond in a pile of trash. I ask myself why God allowed this whole thing to happen. I ask him alot these days.
It seems like eternity since I last saw you. Yet I remember it all as if it was yesterday. Time doesn't heal this wound. It seems like the war on drugs will never be won. They think they won, well wars are won by battles, and this battle isn't over. Drug users beware, I owe you one.

*****Brother in arms, friend forever

Bob
Warren P.D.

March 30, 2004

To the family of Chris,
While I didnt know Chris personally, I am aquainted with his brother , Hank, and our parents go a way back. During this holiday season , I want to wish the family of Chris, a very peaceful holiday, one that cherishes the memories of times gone by, and one that builds the endurance to carry on.
To lose a loved one at a young age is never easy. To lose a loved one who was a good caring person , full of life is even harder to bear.
May peace be with you during the new year

Anonymous

December 17, 2003

Chris,
Not a day goes by that I don't think of you, cry for you, pray for you.
You will always be in my heart.

Mary Kaye

November 6, 2003