Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Jeff,
It's hard to believe it's been 5 years. Sometimes it seems like yesterday when people ask me about the crash. Jeff, keep watching over us and you're in always in our thoughts.

Cecil Brownfied
Columbia County Sheriff's Office

June 5, 2007

Jeff,
It has became a habbit for me to get on this web page and see all the fallen men. I have so much respect for you and what you did for CCSO. I am a young deputy, working at CCSO right now. I am even on your old shift, CHARLIE SHIFT. I have met so many good guys on my shift. They are just like brother's to me. They pick on me and I pick back at them. Jeff if you would, please watch out for us. Every day we call 1008 please be with us.

Deputy K. Spradley
ccso

June 1, 2007

Jeff, As I write this, it's approaching five years to the minute that I walked with your Mom down the hallway to the room where the Doctor told us you had gone home. Our profound loss - Heaven's wonderful gain. Just like others write on this page, not one day has gone by since that I have not thought of you. I've tried to pick up some of where you left off here on earth in your love and concern for your fellow officers; for five years now, every time I see a CCSO car, I pray for some of your buddies by name, then for Charlie shift, then for all of CCSO, praying that you all will be reunited again one day in Heaven, praying that not one will be left out. God just so works it that I see at least one car a day -- some days, they must really need it b/c I'll see 10 or more!!

I guess you wouldn't find it strange (God does order our steps and what others see as "coincidence" we know as His stamp of approval) that your "little buddy" Steven would take his state law enforcement test - today - of all days, the final step in fulfilling a dream you helped instill. Your Mom and I often talk about what it would be like and how much fun you two would have if you had been here to help train him, then work with him, at CCSO. Perhaps that would have been TOO much fun for one department to handle. I hope you were proud of him when you saw him sworn in at CCSO and now as you see him on the road. We see your influence in him in so many ways (light bars, for one). I hope that he can influence others for good as you did. Please team up with his guardian angel to watch over him. In that way, 629 and 804 can be on the road together.

I know "Heaven's much better than this", and it would be wrong to wish you were here....so I'll just say, I can hardly wait to see you again. I know you'll be one of the first to greet me. Love you!

Aunt Jo

May 30, 2007

At 24 years old you had already done everything that God had asked of you and He needed you back in Heaven. Please continue to look out for your fellow brothers in blue (& brown)

leo wife

May 30, 2007

Reading your reflections I can tell that you were ( and are) a wonderful man.G-d Bless you and your loved ones.

May 30, 2007

It's hard to believe 5 years ago you were taken from us. Times sure have changed in those years. As always continue to watch over CCSO and Charlie Shift. Each one of those guys are truly special. We miss our #629.

Sarah Wheeler

May 29, 2007

Sorry I have not been by in a long time. I just wanted to let you know Jansen mentioned you the other day. My kids are getting ready to go to Texas and Jansen started talking about going through Jefferson Davis parrish on their way to Texas. He asked me if I still think about you and do i still miss you? I told him yes all the time. Although my kids were 6 and 9 when you passed they remember you like it was yesterday that they last saw you. I work for Union County now but i still think about the people i worked with at Columbia especially the deputies on Alpha/Bravo shift which were the 2 shifts i worked with. A friend and I were watching Ladder 49 one night and we were fine until then end when they had the funeral of the fallen firefighter. We had to walk out of the room because the first thing we thought about was you. We started talking about you and bringing up the memories we each have of you. We ended up laughing about some of the silly things you use to do and what started out as a sad conversation ended up bringing smiles to our faces. In a couple of weeks it will be 5 years since you passed but it seems just like yesterday. Thanks for listening, you are in our hearts as always.

SUSAN HOWARD/9-1-1 DISPATCHER
UNION COUNTY SHERIFF OFFICE

May 17, 2007

just thinking about you tonight i was speaking with donna wingate earlier tonight, it's so hard to believe that you were taken from us 5 years ago next month, seems like just the other day. your dad said prayer at the awards banquet last week, his strength amaze me. jeff you should be proud of your old shift each of them is truly ccso finest, everyone of them have been promoted or are a speical unit. charlie shift will always have a special place in my heart, all that is because of you. jeff you changed the life of each person in this agency, please continue to watch over the old charlie shift and the entire columbia county community. we miss our ~629~

Sarah Wheeler, Dispatch Supervisor
Columbia Co. Sheriff's Office

April 6, 2007

Jeff,

I haven't been to this page in such a long, long time. Even though it has been a while, I have not for a minute forgotten you. You are buried close to my father and grandmother...each time I visit, I always stop to say hi and reflect.

A lot has changed....I remember you asked me once, "Tanya, When are you going to go on the road?" Strangley enough after 8 years at Columbia County Dispatch, I had never consider it as a career for me. I think it may have been that I doubted myself. About a year after you left us, I joined the Police Academy. After a few twists and turns, and the FHP Academy, I am now a State Trooper! You know what? I have never been happier! I have 3 years on the road (working on 4) now. I can not imagine doing anything else. Thank you for your encouragement and inspiration.

There has been safety changes made in the Crown Vics since your death....a fire suppression system added and a special switch to make sure the fuel pump stops with impact. Even though they are things that would have saved your life, they will save another officer's life. These are are things your family and other families of our fallen fought for. It is when I am in a hurry to get to a call or back another officer, lights and sirens blarring & speed rising, that I hear you say, "Be careful, get there Safely."

I am brought to you today, on this page because sadly we have have lost another hero. Gainesville PD's Lt. Corey Dahlem was hit by a drunk driver after the Gator's Championship Basketball game early Tuesday morning (04/03/07)---another angel called home. He too an inspiration to many. He was a great person and will be missed. I did not know him well, I only worked with him on a few occasions- but still I feel a dark saddness. I am praying for his family, his department and his friends.

I am oftened asked about you. As I tell your story, I tell it with a mixture of being both sad and proud. You, Jeff, have become a legend. A person others want to be more like, others want to know about you and your story. What an accomplishment! You are still a witness for God, even now!

Thinking of you-
Love Tanya

Trooper Tanya Terrell
Florida Highway Patrol-Gainesville district

April 5, 2007

I WAS WORKING TONITE AND DECIDED TO STOP BY THE WEBSITE. MAN IT REALLY SEEMS UNREAL EVEN AFTER ALL THIS TIME. WHEN I THINK OF YOU, WELL WORDS CANT DESCRIBE IT. I LOOK AT YOUR PICTURE AND I ALMOST FEEL YOU SHOULD SPEAK TO ME. ILL CLOSE WITH A THANKS FOR ALL THE MEMORIES. EVEN THOUGH I WAS OLDER YOU WERE ALOT WISER IN WAYS. YOU LOVED GOD, AND WE ALL KNEW IT. FOR THAT YOUR A ROLE MODEL. KEEP US SAFE, AND WATCH OUR SIX. LOVE YA MAN

COLUMBIA SHERIFF'S OFFICE

March 8, 2007

Dear Jeff, It has been a while, but known I'm the shift supervisor for our old shift. I live only about a mile down from where the accident happened, every day I drive by there and I always think of you. I will never forget that night, when you were coming to back me up, when you did not respond when dispatch called, and then I heard a deputy was involved in a traffic crash. When I arrived at the scene I prayed for you, but God called you home. How you touched us all, living by the truth. I know you are in a greater place than this earth, I know because of your walk with our savior and lord Jesus Christ.

Sgt. Croft
CCSO

February 6, 2007

Thank you for your service to our county, your dedication to the job and the example your life shows to others. Your faith should be an inspiration to ALL.

God bless your family and friends who I know still grieve.

Rest in peace my brother.

Ofc. Jeff Nickodam
Florida Department of Agricultural Law Enforcement

January 14, 2007

Reading through reflections helps to keep me grounded and mindful of what it is we do. You truly were a Romans 13:4 officer. Rest In Peace.

For he is God's servant to do you good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword for nothing. He is God's servant, an agent of wrath to bring punishment on the wrongdoer.

~Romans 13:4 (NIV)

D. Paul, Special Agent
FBI

December 19, 2006

thanks for watching over they guys today!

R.I.P ~629~

December 13, 2006

Jeff,

I thought at one time you were a dispatcher and I thought that we talked, but then again that was many, many years ago. This has been on my chest for a long time. I was one of the first ones to be there at your accident. I saw the many people that were affected by this. I wish that I had a chance to have met you personally other than at your accident. I want to say that I had a chance to salute and bow my head as you went by to your final resting place. I wanted to pay my respect's so I stepped out of my truck to do so. Columbia County hasn't been the same since you left and there are some people that still think about you. You still touch people even though you are gone. See you in the near future.

LVFD

October 3, 2006

Jeff, I know that you are still watching over your old shift and friends. Things are better for most of them, but a few still need a little help. It has been a tuff road for all that was close to you. Just keep your eye out for them and their families. You will always be greatly missed and still loved. thank you for watching from above. GO GATORS!!!!!

September 30, 2006

please be with me i need your help with all the issues i am facing...thanks for keeping watch

anonymous

July 31, 2006

i met deputy davis at my home.3 deputies arrived. i talked with jeff while the other deputies talked to my wife.the few minutes we talked were , i was touched by his spirit in a way i still dont understand.we talked about my bulldog pup, and my boys, i have 3.it was a short moment, and then they left.but,i wasent the same after he left. god had touched my heart through jeff.a few days later i heard a deputy had been killed,i didnot know how i knew, but i knew it was him.i cried off and on for a week, one moment i was fine , the next overwhelmed with grief. i had never ben affected like this.our spirits touched briefly.i knew i had to pay my respects on june 3, and i did.i went alone as this had affected me personly. i arrived at church shortly before law enforcement. as i walked up front to celebrate this mans life,i was overcome with grief when i saw his picture. just as he was when i saw him last. he truly was a special person and he touched my life that day.i wanted to speak to his parents but i was crying so hard i could barley see, i left.i carry the church paper that was handed out at church in my wallet always. god bless this man, his children and all ccso deputies, he was better than all of us and god needed an angel by his side. my boys and i on 060702 ran off the road 65 and hit a culvert and flipped my 68 f100 2 times and then rolled. we should have died.my oldest son ben was in the back and was thrown out and up, higher than the pine trees. angels were with all of us that day, ben landed on the fence wire and bounced into the ditch. there is a god and we were blessed. we suffered minor injuries and were home the next day, it changed my life. i wanted to share this as it has been 4 years now. may god be with u in mind and spirit, god bless you jeff for touching my heart and soul and god bless his children, k. d. register

kevin dale register and family
met him once,5/28/02

June 28, 2006

4 YEARS AGO TODAY YOU WENT HOME, WE STILL REMEMBER OUR FALLEN HERO. PLEASE WATCH OVER ALL THE OFFICERS HERE AT CCSO.

CCSO

May 30, 2006

Sleep safe with Our Lord until the chain links again.G-d's Blessings on you and your loved ones.

May 30, 2006

We remembered our fallen hero, friend, and coworker last night at the lake downtown. The monument is in a nice place on the lake next to the church you grew up in. Your Dad did a wonderful job with prayer as always, your Mom's bright cheery smile and her 629 pin, have to love her! You were very lucky to have the family you have they're the strongest people. As always you're 10-7 10-42 but you will always be 10-8 in our hearts.

Dispatcher

May 12, 2006

Jeff, Last night I watched your Gators when a Championship. I remember when we were in the Academy together we would go back and forth about who was better. Since I am a FSU fan you would not give me a break. Well you must have been watching too. Ok just wanted to write cause I was thinking about you. See you later and keep an eye out for all of us.

Patrolman Jon Hepler
Fernandina Beach Police Department

April 4, 2006

WELL, I HAVE A LITTLE GIRL NOW. LIFE HAS CHANGED ALOT FOR ME.WE NAMED HER VADA. FROM THE MOVIE MY GIRL.I DONT KNOW IF I EVER TOLD ANYONE BUT MY WIFE. BUT HAD SHE BEEN A BOY, MY DAUGHTER THAT IS(LOL), WE WERE GONNA NAME HIM AFTER YOU. I AM A MEMBER OF FIRST BAPTIST NOW AND SOMETIMES AS I SIT IN CHURCH I REFLECT ON YOU, THE FUNERAL, AND OTHER MEMORIES.I STILL THINK OF YOU ALOT. I WONDER WHAT THINGS WOULD BE LIKE IF YOU WERE HERE WITH US. WELL ENOUGH BABBLING, I WILL SEE YOU AGAIN SONE DAY. KEEP WATCH OVER US. THERE ARE ALOT OF NEW GUYS WITH THE AGENCY AGAIN. YOUNG AND IN NEED OF YOUR WATCHFUL EYE...YOUR FRIEND SGT SPURLOCK

SGT. SPURLOCK
CCSO

April 3, 2006

When dispatch is slow I often find myself here, thinking about that night. We have a frame up in dispatch with the meaning of the name JEFF and has a star with 629 on it. You will never be forgotten in dispatch or at the Columbia Co S.O. continue to watch over each of these Deputys as they work. Jeff you will always be our special angel, 629 will live forever.

Dispatch
Columbia Co. S.O

March 25, 2006

WAS THINKING OF YOU TODAY AS I DO EVERYDAY....

SGT SPURLOCK

February 21, 2006