Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Happy Birthday, Michael. I love you and miss you.

Patti

December 11, 2006

Missing you on your Birthday.

Love
Uncle Don

December 11, 2006

Happy birthday Mike. We'll be saying a prayer to you tonight when we sit down to eat. Thinking of you big brother.

December 11, 2006

Happy birthday, Michael. I miss you and love you. Dan

Dan Johnson
brother

December 11, 2006

I will be thankful for all the good memories we have of you, but it's just not the same as having you hear. I love you.

Patti
sister

November 23, 2006

I give Thanks to you Mike and the friendship we shared today and everyday. I miss you and love you my brother.

Bob

November 22, 2006

Mike,
Wow it's been almost 3 1/2 years since you've been gone and not one day goes by where I don't think about you! I miss seeing your smiling face around town, I miss knowing that you were only a phone call away if I needed anything... Hey remember the time you took me to the Backstreet Boys concert? You picked on me because I wanted to buy a $5.00 picture of them, you kept on bragging about how you could take better pictures. So instead of buying the picture I bought you that stinky italian sausage and you took all the pictures I could ever want... Or how about when I first got my license, all the candy I gave you just so you wouldn't pull me over...Well I've only gotten pulled over once since then and that cost me $132. I guess I learned my lesson. I bet you were watching down as I was pulled over probably smiling with that little grin of yours! Gosh I miss you so much! I would do anything to go back to that concert, but for now I'll have to settle with the many memories I have of you. I LOVE YOU and I MISS YOU SO MUCH. REST IN PIECE

Love Always,
Laura

Laura Allen
Friend

October 24, 2006

Tomorrow, we in NH say a final goodbye to one who has been close to us and who followed his heart and served others. Throughout all of this, there have been echoes of you and your own sacrifice. Our appreciation and prayers to you always. May the family of Officer Briggs know the strength your family has shown over the past 3 1/5 years.

Daughter of VT ret CofP, Wife of NH LEO

October 20, 2006

I attended the Vermont State Police Academy with Mike in 1987. Mike was quick to greet you with a smile on his face and asking how things were going. Mike was athletic and humble about his athletic abilities. I left the State Police to return to Maine so I never got to know him beyond
the academy. I knew Mike was great guy and was going to be a great State Trooper. My heart goes out to Mike's wife and children. Thank you for your service Mike. May you rest in peace.

Det. Sgt. Stephen Lyons
City of westbrook Maine Police Department

October 20, 2006

Mike,

21 years ago tomorrow we started our friendship. You were the older brother I never had. I am forever thankful that you took care of me. I wouldn't be the person I am today without your guidance and love. I loved you then and I love you now. I will try to do for others what you have done for me. I'll be thinking of you when the balls start bouncing at midnight.

Rest easy my friend....I know God is with you

October 14, 2006

Mike,

The past three years have gone by so fast. It was nice to see everyone at Police Week this year. I know you would be very proud of your kids. I think about you every day.

Melissa

Melissa
Cousin

June 15, 2006

Three years ago............life was unbearable!! We held it together by a thread.. Now we think of you every day. Talk about you and your family. Those "Pittsfield years" and after we all moved...We will never forget our friendship! Thanks, Mike, for always being there.....even now...We love you.....

David and Sandy
friends

June 15, 2006

Like everyone else, I can't believe it has been 3 years either. You are missed everyday by all of us who knew and loved you. We keep you close by collecting momentos, viewing old photos, recalling old memories, and visiting this website. They are small comforts but they are all we have. You are missed so much by so many.

Love,
Aunt Maureen

Aunt

June 15, 2006

Like everyone else, it doesn't seem like three years to me. Your absence is felt everyday by all of us who knew you and loved you. We collect momentos, look at old photos, visit this website, and try to keep you here with us in anyway that we can. We miss you Mike.

Love, Aunt Maureen

Aunt

June 15, 2006

Missing you on a daily basis and thanking you for the subtle blessings you send our way. We will spend today being thankful for the fact that we were able to have you in our lives as long as we did. Love you, Matt

June 15, 2006

The loss of a friend or loved one is never easy, the loss of your best friend and one of your soul mates leaves a hugh void in your life that is irreplacable. I honor your life today Mike, and everyday. I find comfort in reflecting on our time together, what a time it was. I'm thankful that all of my memories of you were all good times and the sound of that belly laugh still puts a smile on my face...and a tear in my eye.

I love ya Mike,

Bob

June 15, 2006

May you Rest in Peace and May His Love surround your family today and in the future.

June 15, 2006

Hi Mike,
I can't believe it's been 3 years! You were always such fun to work with and always in a great mood! I enjoyed talking music with you- the Allman Brothers! Think of you whenever I hear that CD.
What impressed me most though, is what a great husband and father you were. It was so wonderful to see you with Kerrie and the kids.
Mike, we think of you often, and we keep Kerrie and your family in our prayers.

June 14, 2006

Oh boy Mike. I can't believe I haven't seen you or heard your voice in 3 years. None of us has been the same since. It amazes me how much your death has changed us all, although I shouldn't be surprised. You were such a presence in all our lives, and we all feel such a huge void. I miss you so much, and I think about you everyday. I treasure all the memories I have of you. All those memories have you smiling and laughing, because I can't remember you being any other way. I thank you for the gifts you continue to send us, because I know you are watching over us.

I love you.

Patti
sister

June 14, 2006

Mike-
Here it is 3 years-it still seems like yesterday. You are our first thought in the morning and our last at night. That wouldn't be bad but they last all day. Mike-there has to be a heaven because life without you has been hell. We are missing you terribly.
Love you kid-
Mom and Dad

Mom and Dad

June 13, 2006

Hi Mike.

Kirst and I went to Police Week over the weekend. We saw your name on the wall, still seems so unbelievable to us. Kirst wrote you a poem, left it on the wall for you. The kids and Kerrie all looked good.

We love you and miss you.

Patti
sister

May 16, 2006

You are in the hearts and prayers of all the VSP family, Mike. My husband, a VSP trooper, was involved in a serious car accident while on his way home from work, five days before Christmas. The driver of the vehicle that hit him died on impact; my husband walked away unscathed. I am so unimaginably grateful that my husband was able to come home to me and our two young children, but I thought of Mike in that moment as well, and the agony that his family has had to endure. The circumstances of my husband's accident could have had an entirely different outcome, and we are fortunate that he wasn't hurt. I think about you often, Mike, but you have come into my mind more frequently since my husband's accident. I cannot imagine losing him and can't begin to know what your family is going through. We all love and miss you here. You will NEVER be forgotten and will ALWAYS be honored.

Britain Paquette

Britain Paquette

April 17, 2006

Happy Easter Mike. You are always in my thoughts and missed dearly.

Love ya Pal,

Bob

April 16, 2006

Hi. Kristen and I are going to go to Police Week this year. She's very excited to go and check out what goes on there. She's almost done with her first year of Criminal Justice, I know you'd be proud of both her and Patrick. We miss you everyday. I love you.

Patti
sister

April 11, 2006

It's going on 3 years since the tragedy that took your life Sgt. Johnson. I've been reading through some of the heartfelt reflections left by your friends and family. They're simultaneously heartbreaking and inspiring. They paint a very clear picture of a wonderful, caring, loving and special guy. My heart goes out to all who knew you and obviously miss you terribly.

For those of us in your 'extended' family, it's the guys like you who are an inspiration and role model. You were taken much too soon and under circumstances that should never have happened. Damn the man who did this to you and God bless all you left behind...even though I know you're still with each and every one of them.

God Bless and Rest in Peace, Brother.

Ptl. Jim Leahy, Jr.
Harvard University Police Dept.

April 8, 2006