Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Remembering you at Christmas, now and always

December 25, 2004

Merry Christmas, Matt. Saw this on another officer's site and wanted to share it. May God's peace be with all your loved ones this beautiful season of HOPE. LK

Christmas In Heaven

I see the countless Christmas trees Around the world below
With tiny lights like Heaven's stars Reflecting on the snow.
The sight is so spectacular
Please wipe away that tear
For I am spending Christmas with Jesus Christ this year.
I hear the many Christmas songs That people hold so dear
But the sounds of music can't Compare with the Christmas
Choir up here.
I have no words to tell you
Of the joy their voices bring
For it is beyond description
To hear the angels sing.
I know how much you miss me
I see the pain inside your heart
For I am spending Christmas
With Jesus Christ this year.
I can't tell you of the splendor
Or the peace here in this place
Can you just imagine Christmas
With Our Savior face to face?
I'll ask Him to lift your spirits
As I tell Him of your love
So then pray for one another
As you lift your eyes above.
Please let your hearts be joyful
And let your spirit sing
For I am spending Christmas
In Heaven
And I'm walking with the King.

December 4, 2004

Happy Thanksgiving, Matt: Your memory is alive and well!

"Remember Me"
(song by Deanna Edwards)

Remember me whenever you see a sunrise,
Remember me whenever you see a star,
Remember me whenever you see a rainbow
Or woods in autumn colors from afar.
Remember me whenever you see the roses
Or seagulls sailing high in a sky of blue.
Remember me whenever you see waves shining in the sun.
And remember, I'll be remembering you!
Remember me whenever you see a teardrop,
Or meadows still wet with the morning dew.
Remember me whenever you feel love growing in your heart.
And remember, I'll be remembering you! ~

November 23, 2004

If I would've known the way that this would end
If I would've read the last page first
If I would've had the strength to walk away
If I would've known how this would hurt
I would've loved you anyway
I'd do it all the same
Not a second I would change
Not a touch that I would trade
Had I known my heart would break
I would've loved you anyway.

September 14, 2004

A HERO IS REMEMBERED TODAY.....

I have lowered my NLEOM flag to half mast in honor and rememberance of Deputy Matt Herzog today. The Herzog family is in our prayers today as you reflect back on the life of Matt.

Matt, you are a hero to more than you know.

Emory-Ephrata, WA
brother of Ferry County WA Undersheriff Matthew J. Lane, EOW 5/30/03

September 13, 2004

Thinking of you, your family and friends. I am hoping that no matter if time is passing quickly or slowly, that all days are somehow filled with peace. Matt is always remembered and remains in our hearts!

Lori J

September 13, 2004

How lucky I am to have known someone who was so hard to say goodbye to ......

As long as I live you will live
As long as I live you will be remembered
As long as I live you will be loved

September 11, 2004

"Silently one by one,
in the infinite meadows of heaven, blossomed the lovely STARS,
the forget-me-nots of the angels."

SRH

September 11, 2004

We're coming up on another anniversary soon.

A million times we'll need you.
A million times we'll cry.
If love alone could have saved you,
you never would have died.
In life we loved you dearly,
and in death we'll love you still.
Our hearts will hold a place for you,
that nothing else can fill.
It breaks our hearts to lose you,
but you haven't gone alone.
Parts of us went with you,
the day you were called home.

You'll never be forgotten...not even for a moment.

September 8, 2004

God bless you and your family. Thank you for your service and sacrifice.

DE
St. Louis City Police

September 4, 2004

HEY Matt, well just a couple more weeks till Im off to Sibling retreat. Anyway was in the Seattle area yesterday for a WA state cops picnic and your parents were there and I was honored to get to meet them. Your parents are relly cool. They do miss you and I am sure you know that. Didnt meet your sister though but soon I hope. Thought alot of you and several others yesterday. You are not forgotton.

A hero to more than he knows.

...AT PEACE WITH HONOR

Emory-Ephrata, WA
brother of Ferry County WA Undersheriff Matthew J. Lane, EOW 5/30/03

August 29, 2004

I miss you

August 3, 2004

Hello Matt Happy 4th!!! anyway thought of you and your family today as we celebrate Americas freedom and while most poeple only think of freedom as a military responsibility. While yes thay play a major roll in our protection and freedom Law Enforcement also has a role in the protection of America. Thanks for protecting us Matt!! You are missed and will never be forgotten!!

You ARE a hero to more than you know.

...AT PEACE WITH HONOR

Emory, Ephrata, WA
brother of Ferry County WA Undersheriff Matthew J. Lane EOW 5/30/03

July 4, 2004

In loving memory of Matt Herzog:

In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump; for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.
For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.
So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.
O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?
The sting of death is sin: and the strength of sin is the law.
But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye steadfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, for as much as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.
I Corinthians 15:55-58

Happy 4th of July. The celebrating we do here will be nothing compared
to the celebrating we'll do in eternity
with all the saints and our beloved
Savior and Lord, Jesus the Christ!

In blessed peace,
Lynn Kole

July 3, 2004

Hey Matt, have thought alot about you the last week. even though i never knew you I am getting to know you family. you dad emailed me last week after he received my request to contact me. And in turn your sister wanted ot email me too. I am going to make it a point to meet them in the next few weeks. anyway talk to you soon.

...AT PEACE WITH HONOR

Emory, Ephrata WA
brother of Ferry County WA Undersheriff Matthew J. Lane, EOW 5/30/03

June 5, 2004

I thoguht of your family today Matt I said a prayer for them as I stood in front of your name etched on the national Police Memorial Wall. Thanks for being a Hero.

...AT PEACE WITH HONOR

Emory/ Ephrata, WA
brother of Ferry County WA Undersheriff Matthew J. Lane EOW 5/30/03

May 15, 2004

"...Between now and then, 'til I see you again, I'll be loving you...Love, Me"

May 1, 2004

It's your 30th birthday on April 30th! The forget-me-nots are
blooming up a storm and you are always in our thougths!! LK

April 30, 2004

Happy Easter, Matt. This is your 3rd Easter with the Lord. I wonder
what that is like? You have seen His scars! Things down here on this
planet are kwazy, but I have faith in The Plan and The Planner. If God
be for us, who can be against us? One day, some day, we will all be
safely home! Until then, you are missed more than you know. My
thoughts are with all those who hold you close to their hearts.
Lynn Kole

April 11, 2004

I stop by this website often after the death of two dear friends with the NCSHP (Troopers Calvin Taylor E.O.W. October 3, 2001 and Anthony Cogdill E.O.W. May 30, 2003).

We all grieve over the lives lost in the line of duty. I hope you can find some comfort knowing that there are countless prayers that go out for your family.

These are senseless tragedies that never seem to stop. God Bless the men and women who continue to serve their communities in our great Nation.

...Gone, but never Forgotten....

Marti (EMT-Paramedic)
Haywood Co EMS (NC)

April 4, 2004

My prayers to the Herzog family, and to Todd Thank you so much for your reflection to my brother (Matthew Lane) I will take your reflection and read it to dad. Last time I saw Matt I told him I would take care of dad. Of course little did I know what that actually meant. May you continue to find comfort in God. I would love to meet you some day sir. Thank you

Emory, Ephrata, WA
brother of fallen Ferry County WA Undersheriff Matthew Lane
EOW 5/30/03

March 28, 2004

I can only imagine" by Mercyme

I can only imagine
what it will be like
when I walk by your side
I can only imagine what my eyes will see
when your face is before me
I can only imagine
Surrounded by your glory
what will my heart feel?
will I dance for you Jesus
or in awe of you be still?
will I stand in your presence
or to my knees will I fall?
Will I sing hallelujah
will I be able to speak at all?
I can only imagine, I can only imagine
I can only imagine
when that day comes
and I find myself standing in the Son
I can only imagine
when all I will do
Is forever, forever worship you
I can only imagine, I can only imagine
Surrounded by your glory
what will my heart feel?
will I dance for you Jesus
or in awe of you be still?
will I stand in your presence
or to my knees will I fall?
Will I sing hallelujah
will I be able to speak at all?
I can only imagine, I can only imagine
Surrounded by your glory
what will my heart feel?
will I dance for you Jesus
or in awe of you be still?
will I stand in your presence
or to my knees will I fall?
Will I sing hallelujah
will I be able to speak at all?
I can only imagine, I can only imagine
I can only imagine
when all I can do is forever, forever worship you.

February 16, 2004

Feb. 11, 2004
Just read this on another site. WOW is all I can say! Thanks to all those
who serve so sacrificially and with such dedication. LK

My friend who is a FF in TX sent this to me and I will be leaving it more
often as a remebrance to our fallen Public Servants as my way of
thanking you all for the things you do for complete strangers.
The The following short take describes what members of the EMS, Fire
and Police Departments, doctors and nurses go through every week.

I WANT TO TELL YOU LIES
(author unknown)
I want to tell that little boy his Mom will be just fine,
I want to tell that dad we got his daughter out in time,
I want to tell that wife her husband will be home tonight,
I don't want to tell it like it is.....
I want to tell them lies.
You didn't put their seat belts on,
you feel you killed your kids,
I want to say you didn't... but in away, you did.
You pound your fist into my chest, you're hurting so inside,
I want to say you'll be okay....
I want to tell you lies.
You left chemicals within his reach and now it's in his eyes,
I want to say your son will see, not tell you he'll be blind.
You ask me if he'll be OK, with pleading in your eyes,
I want to say that yes he will....
I want to tell you lies.
I can see you're crying as your life goes up in smoke.
IF you'd maintained that smoke alarm, your children may have woke.
Don't grab my arm and ask me if your family is alive.
Don't make me tell you that they're dead....
I want to tell you lies.
I want to say she'll be okay, you didn't take her life,
I hear you say you love her and you'd never hurt your wife.
You thought you didn't drink to much, you thought
that you could drive.
I don't want to say how wrong you were,
I want to tell you lies.
You left her for a moment, it happens all the time.
How could she have fallen when you thought she couldn't climb?
I want to say her neck's not broke, that she will be just fine.
I don't want to say she's paralyzed.....
I want to tell you lies.
I want to tell this teen his buddies didn't die in vain,
Because he thought it would be cool to try and beat that train.
I don't want to tell him this will haunt him all his life,
I want to say that he'll forget,
I want to tell him lies.
You left the cabinet open and your daughter found the gun,
Now you want me to undo the damage that's been done.
You tell me she's your only child, you say she's only five.
I don't want to say she won't see six.....
I want to tell you lies.
He fell into the pool when you ran to get the phone,
It was only for a second that you left him there alone.
If you'd let the phone just ring perhaps your boy would be alive,
But I don't want to tell you that....
I want to tell you lies.
The fact that you were speeding caused that car to overturn,
And we couldn't get them out of there before the whole thing burned,
Did they suffer? Yes, they suffered, they were slowly burned alive.
But I don't want to say those words...
I want to tell you lies.
But I have to tell it like it is, until my shift is through,
And then the real lies begin, when I come home to you.
You ask me how my day was, and I say it was just fine.
I hope you understand, sometimes.....
I have to tell you lies.

Dedicated to all the Police Officers, Firefighters, EMT's, Paramedics,
Emergency Flight Crews, Hospital Police, Security Officers and all Civil
Servants who deal with the tragedies of life and death. The saddest of all
being those that could have been prevented.
The next time you hear a siren in the distance, don't just say a prayer
for the victims and their families. Say a prayer for the people that face
these tragedies every day and do the best they can to save someone
that is loved.
We never see the tears of these brave men and women, but God does.
Say a prayer for each and everyone who is out helping to make a
difference in the darkness of the shadow that has surrounded us.
Support them and let them know you care.

Tonya Stephenson
Private Citizen, PA

2004-02-08

February 11, 2004

They say time heals all wounds. I don't know yet if that is true, but I do know that time will never take you from the hearts and memories of those who still miss you and think of you every day. Watch over your brothers and sisters as they continue your work, in your memory and as a tribute to you.

February 4, 2004

Christmas Day 2003

Matt, you are experiencing the sweet peace of Jesus on this Special day
and I am happy for you. We will join you shortly and that will be a
glorious day. WE CAN'T EVEN IMAGINE!!!!

Lynn Kole

December 25, 2003