Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

once again it is shown that those in law-enforcement, risk their lives to save ours...
you will always be remembered Deputy.
from Riverside, California

citizen of U.S.A.

May God Bless you and your family. Your loss is felt all throughtout the Brotherhood of Police Officers their families. I pray that God will comfort you and camp his angels around you and your children.

You aand your family, will be in our prayers.
God Bless

Kathy & Danny Laurent
(husband ) is a Norfolk Police Officer

Deputy F L Betterton will be missed by our family tremendously. He was such a good man and will always be remembered. My husband and myself had the honor of working with Deputy F L Betterton and thought of him as a dear friend to our family. Mrs. F L Betterton & Family you will be in our prayers. May God be with you all in this tragic time.

Mr. & Mrs. S W Lumpkin

Your sacrifice will never be forgotten brother...."On the wings of angels."

Patrolman
Henrico County Police, VA.

i use to work in danville police department and have talk with him on a few meetings. my deepest sympthy go to the department and his family. may god be with you all in your time of need.

patrol officer charles l tidwell
hampton p.d.

Just as we mourn the loss of our little sister, Officer Julie Jacks #940, we mourn the loss of our brother. May God bless you and your family.

Sgt. Danna Vaughn 812
Chattanooga Police Department

THANK YOU FOR SACRIFICE. MY PRAYERS ARE WITH YOU AND YOUR FAMILY. GOD BLESS MY BROTHER IN BLUE.

Anonymous

Thanks to everyone who has offered their condolences for Frankie's friends and family. I had the opportunity to work with Frankie from the start of his employment with the sheriff's office until my departure in Dec. 2001. Anyone who knew him will agree that he was an outstanding officer and had a heart of gold. The picture of Frankie on this site is the way he was always seen, a smile on his face. I cannot say enough about him. Please continue to pray for his family and co-workers. He was a devoted Christian and family man and gave his best to anyone who came in contact with him. He was considered a dear friend, and will be greatly missed by all of us.

Dispatcher A Huff
Mecklenburg Co Sheriff's Office, VA

MY THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS GO OUT TO DEPUTY BETTERTON'S FAMILY,FRIENDS AND CO-WORKERS. - GOD BLESS YOUR SOUL DEPUTY BETTERON - MAY YOU REST IN PEACE. ANOTHER UNSUNG HERO HAS GIVEN HIS LIFE SO THAT OTHERS MAY LIVE IN PEACE. YOUR SACRIFICE WILL NOT BE FORGOTTEN.

TRACY MAYS
RESIDENT - PITTSYVANIA CO.

The walk is long and strenuous. The burden is heavy and cumbersome. Yet the duty is most honorable.

They thank us for the things that we do. They complain about the things we don't do. Yet they will always need us to be there to the end.

For all of those who never took the time to thank you.
For all of those whose lives were forever changed because you were a better person.
For all of those who never returned the smile that you offered to brighten their day.
And for all those who shed a tear .......

Sincerely THANK YOU and GOD BLESS YOU and YOURS

Ptlm. Daron L. Akins
Liberty PD - Liberty,NC

God bless the family and friends left behind. Rest in peace our blue angel.

S. Yates

my prayers go out to everyone involved in this horrible act. God Bless the Law Enforcement! You are ALL truly HEROS in my eyes.

Anonymous

Please accept my heartfelt condolences,may God provide comfort and His healing to Deputy Bettertons'family and colleagues . GOD BLESS US ALL .

DEPUTY SHERIFF KEVIN G. FITZGERALD
FRESNO CO. S.D.

"The Hero comes when he is needed. When our belief gets pale and weak there comes a man out of that need who is bright and shining, and everyone around him reflects some of that glow, and stores up against the day when he is gone."
"It's not the critic who counts, nor the man who points out how the strong man stumbled-or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives, who spends himself in a worth cause."-Theodore Roosevelt.

Rest in Peace, Deputy Betterton

Master Deputy K.S.McClure
Botetourt County, Virginia

So sorry to hear about Deputy Betteron's death. We just drove through Pittsylvania County this week travelling to/from Police Week. My thoughts & prayers are with family, friends & co-workers. May God give you strength, courage & comfort and may he help the coward who did this be caught.
Denise L. Taylor
Survivor Calvin E. Taylor E.O.W. 10-3-01

TC Denise L. Taylor
NCHP

Lord...Oh Lord...why do you keep taking from the thin blue line?

Have we not already given enough blood...enough blood...for all of time?

Are we part of your plan...will the picture someday be clear?

Do you realize until that happens...our loved ones must look in the mirror?

Lord...Oh Lord..do you care that they need your comfort...or is this just a test?

What was the purpose...again...for taking away those of the best?

I hope you know what your doing...I shall not challege your wisdom in jest...

You have taken from the thin blue line again....to be with you in heaven...I hope...for the final rest.

Rest in Peace my fellow Brother
Orlando Police Department

My heart goes out to Mrs. Betterton, I can't truly understand your suffering. I do know that the cause for which Deputy Betterton died is a nobel one, and one that has a great reward in the life to follow.
It pains me to hear of another brother in blue who has fallen by the rage of another. The only comfort I can offer is to tell you that he will be with you were ever you go.
I lost a friend and brother in August of '01, and I feel his presence continually. To have paid the ultimate price will have it's rewards.

Officer Bryan Ricks
Lehi Police, Utah

DEPUTY, YOU WERE CALLED HOME SO NOW YOU CAN REST IN PEACE.

Anonymous

Another cowardly act against a hero in blue. God bless you and rest in peace Deputy Betterton, your bravery and sacrifice will not be forgotten.

A brother in blue.

Ptlm
Corning P.D. , Corning, NY

God Bless Brother Betterton
Thanks for helping make the Commonwealth a safe place.

Officer Sparks
Chesterfield Co PD

i am so sorry this had to happen to you my friend. i will pray for you and your family. i hope they catch the accused and give him what he has coming.

officer jack santos
sfpd

You will be greatly missed,God bless you and your family

Anonymous

Deputy Betterton, my heart is full of pain for your department, family and friends. Rest in peace now, sir, and thank you for your service. Your watch is over now.

May you always be remembered for the wonderful work you did on earth. God shall reward you for enternity and ease the pain of your family

God help us find the man who killed our brother today

Donald K Bond (EOW 9-6-01)
Julie R Jacks (EOW 5-6-02)

Officer C. Penney#354
Chattanooga Police Department. Tennessee

God bless this family that has suffered their loss, all my prayers to his family and friends and special prayers to all police officers for their safety as they serve and protect ours and their communities.

Charlene Tompkins
resident