Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Everyday I'am reminded how small this world is, for instance several years ago I'am on patrol on the North end of the county when a vehicle drives by me and the license plate reads "DEPUTY17". Sometime passes and the owner of the vehicle apparently called our office for assistance to which I responded. There I met Mrs. Tanner and during our conversation she explained what happened to Robert. I see this vehicle often and it always reminds me of the price paid to sleep peacefully in our beds at night. Tonight while surfing the internet and the memorial page the Tanners came to mind so here I sit getting to know Robert. I truly appreciate what I have read and its given a deeper stronger sense of appreciation for his scarifice, Thank You!

Deputy Sheriff Tom Grimsrud
Jefferson County S.O. Montana

March 9, 2008

I just found this website:
And wanted to say you are missed dearly by all who knew and loved you especially family. I think of you often.
Keep a watch over us and keep us safe.

A Friend

February 13, 2008

Well, Tanner,

Today would have been your birthday. I just wanted to say I was thinking of you and Happy Birthday

s71
friend/co-worker

February 12, 2008

I THINK ABOUT YOU ALL THE TIME AND MISS YOU DEEPLY.

S71
MCSO

January 8, 2008

6 YEARS TODAY AND IT STILL SEEMS LIKE YESTERDAY, LAID ANOTHER BROTHER TO REST TODAY GUARD AND WATCH OVER HIM
RIP

D12

January 8, 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

YOU ARE REMEMBERED TODAY AND THANK YOU SIR FOR YOUR SERVICE

Pat Van Den Berghe, Manchester, NH
Neighbors for a Better Manchester, NH

January 2, 2008

Merry Christmas Uncle Robbie!! :-) I love you!!!

Jeanette

December 25, 2007

On behalf of the Fraternal Order of Police, Capital City lodge #9 in Columbus, Ohio we are very sorry for the loss of your life while serving your community and our country! God bless your family!

President Jim Gilbert
Fraternal Order of Police,Capital City Lodge #9, Columbus, Ohio

July 9, 2007

love you honey, miss you immensely.

May 24, 2007

Can't beleive its been 5 years, still hard to get thru the shift. A candle burns where we last spoke, look for the light and watch over us all.

D12
MCSO 60

January 8, 2007

It has been 5 years today and I still struggle to get thru the shift. A candle burns where I last talked to you, look for the light, know we all miss you.

D12
Muskingum CO SO

January 8, 2007

My thoughts are with your loved ones today. It has been 5 years and you have not been forgotten nor will that ever be the case. Continue to keep watch over your loved ones and those still out on patrol guarding the Thin Blue Line. You will never be forgotten.

Bob Gordon
Father of Fallen Officer: Michael P. Gordon, EOW: 8/8/04

January 8, 2007

G-d Bless.

January 8, 2007

I can't believe its been 5 years. I think about you all the time. I miss you.

January 8, 2007

"not a day goes by that i don't think of you. after all this time, you're still with me, its true."



i miss you uncle robbie =)keep watching over me!

jeanette

October 29, 2006

I THINK ABOUT YOU ALL THE TIME AND MISS YOU DEEPLY

October 22, 2006

may god bless dep.tanner and everybody he knew.god bless and r.i.p.

deputy
fairfield county s-o lancaster,ohio

October 3, 2006

Still thinking about you and missing you everyday.

Teresa Fisher

August 30, 2006

NOT FORGOTTEN!!!

August 20, 2006

Tanner,
Today is the first day in a long time that someone has not asked me about the 17 sticker on my cruiser. It is not that anyone has forgotten, it is that they know. They know of the heros in our community. They know of the ones that have gave their all to make our communities a safer place. Myself and others often tell people of the meaning of 17 and 12.

Brother you are not forgotten! You have only gone to a better place with God.

February 13, 2006

Yesterday we laid to rest a fellow "Brother Deputy" in Fairfield County. We still think about you and keep your family, fellow brothers & sisters of the Muskingum County S.O. in our prayers.

Sgt. Alan Adair #30-29
Guernsey County Sheriff's Office

January 10, 2006

4 Years yesterday Tanner that you were take away from us and went to the Lord.
Today I went to honor another fallen brother and it still hurts today as much as it did 4 years ago. Take care of Ethan our newly fallen brother. You all will forever be remebered.

D12
MCSO

January 9, 2006

Tanner is has been 4 years ago today since you have been taken from us. I still think about you everyday and know that everyone whose lives you have touched thinks about you to. You were a great friend and I will never forget you or what you stood for.Until we meet again. Rip 17

Teresa Fisher

January 9, 2006

Uncle Robbie...i can't believe it's been 4 years today. I miss you and love you more than ever. It's just as hard now to think about everything as it was the night it happened. I don't go a day without thinking about you. Everyday, something reminds me of you. Everyone misses you...my dad, justin, grandma...we love you so much. We miss your smile, your laugh, you caring personality. I miss all those things, but i miss your hugs more than anything. Everytime we'd see each other, you'd stop whatever you were doing to give me a hug. I can't wait to see you again so i can get one more hug... Keep watching over us. We love you.

*the only thing that gives me hope is i know i'll see you again someday.*

Jeanette Tanner

January 8, 2006