Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

This was shared with me by a social worker who visited with John's parents. What a tragedy and what a wonderful person John must have been. Wish we could have met him. We will remember not only John but his family in our prayers.

Carol Eisenbraun
Saint Luke's Home Care and Hospice

June 6, 2011

Rest in peace, sir. Your sacrifice is greatly appreciated.

When calamity comes, the wicked are brought down, but even in death the righteous have a refuge. Proverbs 14:32

God bless.

Friend of USFS Off. Kris Fairbanks RIP 9/20/08

K.L.
former 4-H Happy Tails member

October 26, 2010

9/11/10
John, you are always dear and near to my heart even though we never met. After your untimely death, they sold remembrance braclets to raise funds for the families of those who had died on that terrible day. You could pick either a fireman or a policeman and you did not know who's name you would get until you received it in the mail. I chose a policeman because my husband too is a policeman. To my surprise when I received the braclet your last name was my husbands first name. It was like a sign from above. I wear the braclet every year on 9/11 in memory of your valor and call to duty. People like you make this world a better place. My heart goes out to your family each year. I hope the prayers make their life a little more peaceful but it will never take away from their tremendous loss. I will never forget and cannot believe that it will be 10 years next year. May you rest in peace with all of the other 9/11 angels.

Vicki Curry
Texas Citizen

September 12, 2010

I said a little prayer today for Police Officer Perry and his family. He may be gone but never forgotten. He will always be a New York HERO.

Robyn Wilkes

September 15, 2009

Your sacrifice will never be forgotten. God bless you and God bless America.

Miranda

September 11, 2009

I am forever in debt to the 23-37 and the 343. Your sacrifice has not been forgotten. You are a true hero, Thank you for your service Sir.

Deputy and Firefighter
Glades County, Florida

September 11, 2009

Officer Perry,
Sir, on today the 8th anniversary of your death I would just like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice for our Country. It was your last day on the job and you could have easily chosen not to go but you did anyway-you sir are a true hero. And to your family and loved ones, I wish to extend my deepest sympathy.

R.I.P.
USBP

Anonymous

September 11, 2009

JOHN

Eight years since you made the ultimate sacrifice. Your heroic actions are not forgotten.

DETECTIVE PATRICK DONOHUE
NYPD

September 11, 2009

The anniversary of 9/11 is coming up in a few days as you well know. I just wanted you to know that you have not been forgotten. Rest in Peace...

Sergeant Chris DiToro
NYPD

September 8, 2009

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

My thoughts and prayers are with you and your friends and family. May God bless and keep them.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, FOR HELPIPNG PROTECT OUR COUNTRY!!!!

Friend of Off. Kris Fairbanks RIP 9-20-08

K.L.

March 12, 2009

I said a little prayer today for Police Officer Perry and his family. He may be gone but never forgotten. He will always be a New York HERO.

Robyn Wilkes

January 12, 2009

On this 7th anniversary of 9/11 and your passing I found you and what you were doing before the attacks and it touched me because I am teaching criminal justice to high school kids who were in about the 7th grade at about this time and watching the documentary of the rookie firefighters on that dreadful day, see I am contemplating going back into policing, I was a police officer for 9+ years and decided to go into teaching and coaching and now a possible opportunity a rises where I may have a chance to get back into policing. But why would I do this? I have weekends off, all the holidays and summers too. Because of what Officer Perry stood for and all the officers that died this day seven years ago stood for; their country, community and those who cannot protect themselves. If I get this opportunity I will always remember Officer Perry amd others what they did this day and all officers do everyday is to protect their respected communities. It will be god's decision. Thank you Officer Perry for you dedication and heroism my thoughts and prayers go out to you family, friends, and your fellow brother and sisters.

Jeff

September 11, 2008

R.I.P. Brother, we still remember and appreciate your sacrifice. God be with your family.

Officer Wil
Modesto CA PD

September 11, 2008

It was late one Tuesday evening,
Before a mother could sit down,
To tell her only child about
The terror that hit downtown.

She looked into the eyes of her son
God, she loved him so,
She felt her heart begin to break
And the hurt begin to show.

She gathered all her strength and courage,
as her story she began to tell.
"Baby don't cry, but I'm afraid daddy
Might be under a building that fell."

The boy looked back at his mother,
His eyes made not one blink.
And the mother's tears began to fall.
What would her baby think?

You see, his dad is a Policeman,
And his hero from the day of his birth.
He loved his dad more than anything else
That could ever inherit this earth.

The mother's head began to drop,
Her forehead resting on palm.
She thought her son would be upset.
Instead, he was very calm.

The boy leaned over towards his mom,
And put his hand upon her head.
In her ear he began to whisper,
And this is what he said:

"Mommy please don't cry,
I knew daddy wasn't coming home.
I talked to him just a while ago,
But it wasn't on the phone.

He told me that he loved me,
And he promised we'd meet again.
He told of his new home,
And the job he was to begin."

"God is building an army,
And there are many angels needed.
That, is where daddy and the others went.
They weren't all defeated."

It was then, the mother lifted her head.
The tears streamed down her face.
And she could feel her husband's presence,
As it filled her heart with grace.

It was then she knew her son was right.
He was in God's great army now.
She also knew her son was safe,
That he'd be kept from harm somehow.

So, evildoers of the world beware.
An army is on the way.
Bolstered by new angels,
Who left the towers that day..

Their commander has never been beaten.
His power has never been matched,
And if evil thinks He was almighty before......
Well, the surface has just been scratched!

Sergeant Chris DiToro
NYPD

July 30, 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
Copyright © 1999 - All Rights Reserved
and may not be duplicated without permission

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

January 3, 2008

Thank you, Ofc. John Perry, for your dedication to God, your family and. ultimately, your country.

Your sacrifice was not in vain, and you will never be forgotten.

God speed and God bless. Rest in peace, Ofc. Perry.

God Bless America.

LRVirgil, Civilian
Texas - Law Enforcement Supporter

September 30, 2007

We Remember.

Some wonder why you had to die. I wonder why you
were willing to die for people you didn't even know. That's what I can't figure out. There is something special inside of you that I have never had
inside of me. God bless you for it!
Lynn Kole
Bellingham, WA

September 12, 2007

You are not and will never be forgotten. You and the other brothers we lost that day are HEROES and will be remembered forever! Rest high on the streets of Heaven!

Deputy Brant Pewitt
Williamson Co. Sheriff's Dept TN.

September 11, 2007

Thank you for your sacrifice and all the lives that you saved that day. It takes a brave officer to go into a burning building. You could have stayed on station, but you unselfishly went to help your brothers & sisters, and the victims of such a unmentionable attack. Rest in peace.

trooper
Ohio State Highway Patrol

September 11, 2007

I am grandson of NYPD Lieutenant Detective Joseph F. Quinn, who died in April 1925.

John W. Perry was a very good friend of mine.

John was a true hero.
May he rest in peace.

Joseph T. Quinn
personal friend

June 30, 2007

I am 41 years old and have been on the job for 8 years. I want this officers family to know i will never forget him and the courrage he represented. He shows what is great about America. When I go to Whashington D.C. for the police memorial I always take time to stop and reflect at Johns name. God bless him and all of his family.

Elected Constable Michael J Sarsfield
Pa. State Constable

April 21, 2007

Dear John:
To many people, knowing that you were completing retirement papers at the time of the attack on the World Trade Center, their response would be for you to have stayed put. But obviously, you were and still are, a man of conviction and a professional. Your actions and your service are honorable and exemplery.
Thank you for what you did. Not only did you help to save lives, not only did you make the supreme sacrifice, not only did you show the whole world what a police officer is made of, but you have helped to change the image people have held of the police. And you helped give us the respect we should have always had.
I am certain that your family has had many days and nights of pain and sorrow. But at this time of year, I would like to convey to them, my Christmas wish...that, as Christmas is symbolic of a birth of new life, so is the actions you and all the rest displayed that terrible day. Lives were spared, and a new respect, unmatched toward the police, was born. Americans love life, and despise cowardice, war and death. Americans love a hero...and you are a hero.
Americans everywhere are forever in your debt. As you sleep in the arms of the Lord, know that you did your job, and you did it well. You did your time in hell. Rest in peace, though our blue line grew thinner, the line has held. We have the watch. Amen

Detective Ron Tomassi
Palm Beach Sheriff's Office-Florida

December 6, 2006

To the family and loved ones of Officer John Perry and his fellow officers with the New York City Police Department and most especially to John:

Mere words seem insignificant to honor your heroism and courage which will never be forgotten. On this the fifth anniversary month of the tragic devastation wreaked upon our nation, those brave men and women who lost their lives safeguarding others are remembered and revered.

May your spirit continue to soar and your memory continue to inspire.

This reflection is sent with the utmost respect and gratitude for the distinquished service John gave to his community and country, and for the supreme sacrifice he and his family made on September 11, 2001.

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

September 29, 2006

John was my dear friend.

Rest in peace.

Civilian, Joe Quinn
Grandson of Detective Lieutenant Joseph Quinn NYPD 1910

September 16, 2006

a hero lives forever.....

September 12, 2006