Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Deputy Shannon, rest easy, my brother. You will not be forgotten.

Sgt. Al Whitney
Yuma County Sheriff's Office

God bless this officer and his family/friends. Try to find peace in keeping Deputy Shannon's memories alive. My prayers are with you all.

LEO Wife
NJ

In Valor There Is Hope....you will not be forgotten.

Our prayers are with you and your family.

Police Officer Chris Farrell
Mount Pleasant, WI Police Department

Please accept our gratitude for your sacrifice. Our thoughts and prayers are with you, your family, community, and your fellow deputies. May God bless and watch over you and comfort those who knew you in their time of need.

Trooper
Utah Highway Patrol

YOU WILL NOT BE FORGOTTEN, REST EASY BROTHER "UNA STAMUS".

United States Dept. of Veterans Affairs Police Dept.
Mpls, MN

E. BRUSS - POLICE OFFICER
US VETERANS AFFAIRS POLICE

It saddens me to see another officer lose their life. My husband was your age when he was shot and killed. May you rest in peace. May God comfort your family, friends and your co-workers. Rest in peace........may you always be remembered as the HERO that you are.........John 15:13

Shelly Ragsdale, surviving spouse
Officer Alan Ragsdale, Hohenwald Police Dept., EOW 11-27-00

Rest in peace brother,we wil continue the fight.

RJF
CPD, NY

As I log on to the ODMP, I am saddened to see that we have lost three more officers in the last few days since I have logged on. They are not just statistics, but each one of them is a hero who gave his all doing what he loved, only to have that taken by a thankless human being that I hope never leaves a prison cell. Rest in peace Deputy Shannon, we will take it from here. God bless the friends and family of Deputy Shannon.

Reserve Deputy Travis Bell
Lucas County S.O. (IA)

TO THE FAMILY OF DEPUTY SHERIFF MICHAEL SHANNON, MAY GOD BE WITH YOU AND COMFORT YOU DURING THIS TIME IN YOUR LIVES, PLEASE KNOW THERE ARE THOSE OF US WHO UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU ARE GOING THRU AND WE GRIEVE WITH YOU, AND KNOW WHAT THE PAIN FEELS LIKE. KNOW THAT YOUR SON AND BROTHER IS A HERO AND WILL LIVE ON IN YOU FOREVER. OFFICER KATHY STROUSE SISTER OF OFFICER BRIAN STROUSE KILLED JUNE 29,2001

OFFICER KATHY STROUSE
CHICAGO POLICE DEPARTMENT

Sleep well Bro, you will be missed.

Cpl. Howington

Our heartfelt sympathy to the family, co-workers and friends of Deputy Sheriff Michael Shannon. May God bless you and give you comfort at this time.

Sincerely,
Lyndell & Elizabeth Taylor
Parents of
Deputy Sheriff
Morris L. Taylor (Douglas County Oregon)
EOW 09-14-02

On behalf of my family and department, I would like to extend our most profound condolences to the family, friends, and co-workers of Officer Shannon. Both Mike and everyone who cared for him will be in our prayers during the weeks and months to come.
It's never easy to lose someone for whom you care. Remember, however, that Shakespeare wrote:

Cowards die many times before
their deaths:
The valiant never taste of death but
once.
Of all the wonders that I yet have
heard,
It seems to me most strange that
men should fear;
Seeing that death, a necessary end,
will come when it will come.

Mike will always be remembered as one of the Valiant;
a Hero.

God Bless.

Patrolman P.K. Harding
Binghamton (NY) P.D.

Thank you for your service to a tough job. It is always hard to hear about another brother that has fallen. It brings back thoughts of one's own mortality. May you rest in peace.

My deepest sympathy to Deputy Shannon's family and friends.

Officer Wayne Boos
City of Oconto, WI

Another one of our hero's lives is taken too soon. My deepest sympathy to the family, friends and co-workers of Deputy Shannon. May the Lord give you strength and bless each of you during this time.
Rest in peace for your watch here is over walk in heavens beat and guide us all to protect and serve others safely.

US Ranger Catroppa
National Park Service Kennesaw GA

Again, our family is smaller, but it only makes us stronger. God bless my brother in blue. You will never be forgotten.

Andi-Criminal Justice Student

May God bless your family and give them strength. You are gone but not forgotten. God bless and God speed.

S/TRP
South Carolina Highway Patrol

My fiance, Dennis McElderry, was the first law enforcement casualty of 2003. It saddens me to know that Dennis was not the first to die in the line of duty, nor will he and Michael be the be the last to die this way.

Having gone through the pain of losing Dennis I can truly understand and feel the pain that Deputy Shannon's family, friends, and co-workers must be feeling. My heart goes out especially to his family. I wish I could give you a few words of wisdom to help you through this tough time, but there isn't anything I can really say or do to make the situation better. Please know that my thoughts are with you.

Please accept my condolences on behalf of the McElderry family and remember that Michael is part of huge law enforcement family. If you ever need anything any number of them will be there for you (as I've quickly found out!) From reading the many reflections posted here, I am certain Michael was well respected and well loved. Thank you for a job well done and for helping to make this world a safer place for us all. Please take care of my fiance Dennis.

Peace, Love, Luck, and Happiness!

Jocelyne Brar
Dennis McElderry's fiancee - EOW (01/03/03)

God rest Deputy Shannon, and comfort for the family and fellow officers.

Reserve Sergeant Myers
Jay Co. Indiana Sheriff Dept.

Deputy Shannon made the ultimate sacrifice to protect and serve the community he cherished. Your law enforcement family salutes your bravery and commitment to duty.
My heartfelt tears and sympathy goes out to your family and may they have a little comfort that another warrior has passed through the gates of heaven.

Sgt. Tim Lancaster
Palm Bay, FL PD

To the parents and siblings of this fine Deputy my heart and prayers go out to you all. May you find strength through each other at this terrible time of loss, and to Deputy Shannon may you rest in peace now and continue your watch from above.

Deb Azure
Mother of Deputy Renee Danell Azure, EOW 08/06/02

My sympathy goes out to the family and fellow officers of Deputy Shannon.

While I did not have the privilege to have known him, I am sure that he has earned his seat in heaven. Rest well fellow officer, those of us remaining will cover your post on the blue line.

Sergeant Ryan McNeil
New Chicago, Indiana Police Department

Rest in peace blue angel. Thank you for your service. May your memory live on. May God bless the family and friends of this fallen hero.

S. Yates
concerned citizen

Deepest sympathy to the family of DS Shannon.

Anonymous

Rest in Peace!
FBI Agents Association

SA Darin Paul
FBI

Rest in Peace Deputy Shannon Thank You for your time here on earth My thoughts and prayers are with the Sheriff's Office and your family and friends May you rest peacefully in heaven and continue your watch from heaven above.

May the lord watch your fellow officers as they continue the protection in Adams County, Wisconsin

Aston/Brookhaven, Pennsylvania

Tonya Stephenson
Private Citizen