Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Thankyou OFFICER COOPER for your service, you are a true hero to us all.

POLICE OFFICER
PHILA PA

January 21, 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
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Investigator David L Bell
Richland County Sheriff's Dept., Columbia, SC

August 8, 2007

Not a day goes by Jack that I don't see your beautiful face. I feel very blessed and honored to have been apart of your life and to have worked with you while we were assigned to the downtown patrol division. May you rest in peace and know that you will NEVER be forgotten.

FORMER LITTLE ROCK OFFICER

April 2, 2007

Not a day goes by Jack that I don't see your beautiful face. I feel very blessed and honored to have been apart of your life and to have worked with you while we were assigned to the downtown patrol division. May you rest in peace and know that you will NEVER be forgotten.

FORMER LITTLE ROCK OFFICER

April 2, 2007

Not a day goes by Jack that I don't see your beautiful face. I feel very blessed and honored to have been apart of your life and to have worked with you while we were assigned to the downtown patrol division. May you rest in peace and know that you will NEVER be forgotten.

FORMER LITTLE ROCK OFFICER

April 2, 2007

I HAD THE PRIVELAGE TO ATTEND YOUR FUNERAL IN LITTLE ROCK. IT WAS THE MOST IMPRESSIVE "OFFICERS FUNERAL" I HAVE EVER SEEN. YOUR WERE HIGHLY RESPECTED BY YOUR FELLOW OFFICERS THAT ADDRESSED THE EXTREMLY LARGE CROWD. I HAVE NEVER SEEN A POLICE PROCESSION AS LONG AS THE ONE THAT ESCORTED YOU TO YOUR GRAVE. I HOPE THAT WHEN MY CAREER IS COMPLETE I TOO WILL BE THOUGHT OF THE WAY YOU WERE. THANK YOU FOR MAKING THE SACERFICE YOU DID FOR ALL OF US. WE ARE FOREVER IN YOUR DEBT.

CPL. BRENT J. SCOTT
FRANKLIN COUNTY S.O., ARKANSAS

March 29, 2007

My thoughts are with your loved ones and close friends on this 5th anniversary of your EOW. Continue to keep watch over all of them. You are a true hero and will never be forgotten.

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

February 2, 2007

Officer Cooper,
On the fifth anniversary today, please know your sacrifice is not forgotten. Thank you, sir.

Pennsylvania citizen

February 2, 2007

Thanks Coop you will be missed.

LRPD guard

March 3, 2006

I know you were very well thought of by your colleagues at the Little Rock Police Department as many of them have told me so. I am proud to be a part of the Law Enforcement family, of which you will ALWAYS be a part. May we honor you for your sacrifice and may you rest in eternal peace our brother.

Fort Smith AR Police Department

February 10, 2006

My fiancé, Dennis McElderry, was the first law enforcement casualty of 2003. Dennis was a Deputy Sheriff with the Davis County Sheriff's Office in SE Iowa. Dennis died doing a job he loved, just as I'm sure Jack did. It saddens me to know that Dennis was not the first to die in the line of duty, nor will he and Jack be the last to die this way.

Having gone through the pain of losing Dennis I can truly understand and feel the pain that Officer Cooper's family, friends, and co-workers must have gone through in losing him. My heart goes out to you all. No one can truly understand the pain of our loss until they've walked in our shoes. Please know that my thoughts are with you and that you are not alone in your "journey". Should you ever need anything please do not hesitate to contact me. (Dennis' department will also always know how to reach me.)

As a fallen officer "survivor" and a friend, please accept my condolences on behalf of myself and the McElderry family. I never got the opportunity to know Jack but, I am certain he was well respected and well loved. Jack will live on in the hearts of all the lives he touched. You were all blessed to have been able to know and love Jack, even for a short time. I pray that Jack and Dennis will continue to watch over us along with all the other fallen officers all as only they can.

Thank you Officer Cooper for a job well done and for helping to make this world a safer place for us all. Please say "hello" to my fiancé Dennis for me.

Wishing you and all those who loved you brighter and better days,

Jocelyne :)

Jocelyne Brar (Winnipeg, MB Canada)
Fiancée of Deputy Sheriff Dennis Ray McElderry (EOW: 01/03/03)

August 29, 2005

Not a day goes by that your name is not mentioned somewhere while I am on duty. You are truly missed everyday and I am especially honored that I got to work with you at the NW Substation before your death. Rest easy and I know you are watching over us....

Officer Paige Cline
Little Rock Police Department

August 10, 2005

God bless you COOP. You are missed and loved by all who knew you.

Wade

August 3, 2005

Rest easy brother, we have the watch tonight.

Detective Corporal Donnie Manues
Searcy Police CID

June 27, 2005

You did a job most can not do. You paid a price only few must pay. We remember a great man who feel for me and you. As we continue his beat everyday.

Rest easy Officer Cooper.

May 27, 2005

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

A hero never dies....

Rest in peace, hero.

May 19, 2005

Coop,
You'll be missed greatly, you were a good man!!!

former Detention Officer/M.P.
LRPD

May 25, 2004

Officer Cooper, I honor you, your name, your memory and your ultimate sacrifice. With brotherly love and respect, Jim Crotty (Former Richmond, VA Police Officer).

Special Agent Jim Crotty
ATF (Retired)

April 2, 2004

Rest easy BLUE ANGEL, you are not forgotten

Andy

November 13, 2003

you truly were a great man. i know your watching us from above and
keeping us safe from HIS right hand. thank you for being the man that
you were and leaving the standard behind for us to follow.

RVD

rvd
Little Rock P.D.

Rest in peace brother.

Police Officer
Denver Police Department

Rest in peace brother, we think of you often, we now have CIT programs because of you.

Dispatcher
Little Rock Police

You gave the ultimate sacrifice. You may be gone, but you will NEVER be forgotten. We are all family in this job, sometimes we are the only family each other has. In pace requiescat, Rest in peace! Keep a watch on the rest of us as we go on shift each day.

"When you were born, you cried and the world rejoiced. Live your life in such a way that when you die, the world will cry and you will rejoice." (American Indian Prayer)

Isaiah 40:31

Ptl. Kimberly Moses
MTSU Campus PD, TN

Jack, Everyday you are missed. I never knew you as well as I'd like to, but I know for a fact that you were a great man. You couldn't have treated people better than you did. You are missed by everyone at the PD.

Anonymous

I REALLY WISH THAT YOU WHERE STILL HERE AT THIS TIME. I WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO BE MY GUARDIAN ANGEL TO GET WITH THE DEPARTMENT AND BE WITH ME TO THE END. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME YOU MAY NOT REMEMBER MAY GOD BE WITH YOU AND ME AS I TRAVEL THIS ROAD. GOD BLESS .......HAROLD

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