Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

WELL BROTHER, I GUESS I SHOULD COME HOME MORE OFTEN. I JUST HEARD ABOUT YOUR PASSING FROM A STRANGER I MET THAT LIVES IN CEDARVIEW WHILE WE WERE THROWING NAMES AT EACH OTHER THAT WE MIGHT KNOW IN COMMON.I KNEW HE MUST HAVE BEEN MISTAKEN BUT HERE I AM AT WORK REMEMBERING FUN TIMES YEARS PAST.WATCHING MOUTH CANCER FILMS IN SCHOOL AND THROWING OUR COPENHAGEN OUT THE WINDOW, RIDING MILES OF BACKROADS IN YOUR PICKUP. LOCKING YOUR FOLKS ENGINE UP IN THAT CAR IN MY YARD WHEN IT OVERHEATED CAUSE YOUR SPRAYED IT WITH A WATERHOSE.AND HALF A MILLION ARGUMENTS BETWEEN YOU AND PAT OVER THE STUPIDEST STUFF IMAGINEABLE. I KNOW YOU ARE IN A BETTER PLACE BUT TO THOSE YOU LEFT BEHIND I KNOW ITS ALOT EMPTIER.MY CONDOLENCES TO THE MEDLIN CLAN, IT JUST AINT RIGHT HE WAS TAKEN SO EARLY

JOE STEWART
FRIEND

September 9, 2006

Greg,
I just wanted to let you know I have been thinking about you alot. I know you have been with me since 2 of my officers were shot. I was in St Louis when it happened but when I got home I was on my way to The Med, I had to call and ask what room he was in and he was in the same trauma room you were in. When they told me that, I fell apart! When he was able to move to a regular room, I explained to him why I could not come see him in TICU and he understood. Sunday, Melton got hurt running after your favorite "friends" on Centerhill @ Burton. Since then I have had a hard time sleeping because I keep seeing you after the wreck and hear Mark and Doug after they were shot. I know you are with me and I need you to keep watching over me.

Miss You
Jennifer

Jennifer Thurmond
OLIVE BRANCH PD FORMER DESOTO COUNTY S.O.

August 18, 2006

Hi Baby,

Happy 4th of July. I miss you so very very much. Please watch over us today and keep us safe as you have always done. Holidays are always so sad without you to liven up everything. I miss your practical jokes and your special grin when you had pulled something on someone.
I am looking forward to seeing you in heaven. I LOVE you more and more everyday.

Love you !!!

Mom

Liz Medlin / Mom
Mother of Lt. Greg Medlin I.O.W. 11/02/03

July 4, 2006

Happy Birthday Greggy Pooh

Honey, you are still missed s much. I wish you were still here with us so I could tease you about "catching up with me." I am still 35 and holding! ha-just kidding, I have aged at least 10 yrs, and still haven't learned to walk and hum at the same time. "Staggering Sue" finally took a "blow out" -I hope this was not your idea of a practical joke.
Your momma and I went to D.C. to honor you feel a piece of you. We had a great time, with a few setbacks. Some sad times too. Coming home, and the nights at the wall were the hardest for me. I think Vince Gill tore your mom apart. it was something to be apart of. Since we never knew about the memorial week you never got the chance to see it. I hope in heaven you got a chance to peek down and be proud of yourself and what you stood for. We all are.
I love you,
Shannon

May 22, 2006

Happy Birthday Baby!!!

Guess what we are having tonight for dinner? Everyone is coming to eat Creamed Tocos for your birthday. This is a very sad time of the year without you, your birthday, the trip to DC to meoralize all of the fallen officers and the memorial in Hernando to memorialize the fallen officers of DeSoto County.

The TV newa interviewed your dad about you last week at the memorial service. A scholarship has been set up in your memory. I promise we will never let your name be forgotten.

You can not imagine the pain in my heart everytime I think of you being gone from us. I LOVE you so very very much.

Happy Birthday Baby!!!!!!! Don't play too many jokes on the angels today.

I Love You........
Mom

Liz Medlin / Mom

May 22, 2006

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!
MISS YOU SO MUCH. I PUT A HUGE BALLOON ON YOUR GRAVE & GUESS WHAT COLOR IT IS? (PINK) i KNOW YOU WOULD MAKE A JOKE OUT OF IT SO THATS WHY I PUT THAT COLOR. KEEP WATCHING OVER US & PROTECTING US. LOVE YOU SO VERY MUCH?

DENISE

DENISE/SISTER

May 22, 2006

Hi Baby!!

I LOVE you and your sisters so very much. I thank God daily for you and them. I never imagined you not being here or that the pain could be so intense at losing you. This wasn't supposed to happen. I love you so much...I miss your smile....I miss your jokes....I miss your calling me in the middle of the night to see what I was doing...I miss calling you in the middle of the day to wake you up and ask you what you were doing...I LOVE YOU SO VERY VERY MUCH1111
I promised you I would take care of your girls for you but it doesn't seem to be working out the way it should. I am trying my best and will never give up until I am in heaven with you. I know they love you too.

Mom

Liz Medlin / Mom
Mother of Lt. Greg Medlin I.O.W. 11/02/03

April 29, 2006

Hey Greg, I know it's been awile , but I just wanted to say hello and that we miss you. You know all men die but very few trully live,and you lived. You also made life great for many others and for that thanks. I still think about you often and how you impacted my family in such a positive way. You were there for us always, with a smile, a joke, or a careing embrace and that means the world to me because in the end family is all that matters and you were part of ours. You will always be missed, and never forgotten. Thanks again,GOD bless you and keep you until we meet again.

R. Keith Jones
Friend

April 28, 2006

The Bible does indicate that the saints in heaven can see us, and cheer us on in the race set before us (Hebrews 12:1). They rejoice in the presence of angels when one sinner gets saved (Luke 15:10). - Adrian Rogers

"A man who won't die for something is not fit to live."

"What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us; what we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal."


When Greg was in the accident, I saw how completely wonderful our family is.The Medlins are such a large group you could never ever stay in daily touch with each cousin, aunt, uncle.
But when something happens,or you need something, THERE THEY ARE.
Simply because you're family.
Some don't know what to do, so they bring you massive amounts of food.
Some don't know what to say, so they sit with you in the waiting room week after week, just in case you may need a coke from the vending machine or a shoulder to cry on.
But there they are.
Greg was no different. I was in a wreck about 8 years ago right by my mom's house, and it looked like a horrible wreck but I was okay.
When Greg had heard the location he drove out to it. I don't know if he heard the last name associated with the tags or just knew it was very close to mom's, but he had come out of concern.
I was shaken and upset, but he was sure to mention this never would have happened if a woman wasn't driving(by the way I was at a complete stop with my signal on).
Mom of course mentioned he wasn't too old to beat, and pretty soon we were laughing SO hard. He could make you laugh in almost any situation.

I've also been so amazed by the loyalty of other officers, no matter their current rank, position, or location in America. You guys are amazing, and I'm glad Uncle Floyd still is surrounded by you in his job as constable.I know that you'll always be there in a way others can't be.

I could never find meaning in the loss of someone so completely awesome, someone who meant so much to so many. I am amazed at how many people knew Greg.Even when my real estate agent saw his picture in my home,expressed a sincere regret for the loss:He worked in Narcotics years ago when Greg was just starting out,and told me the funniest story about Greg. How men who have had so many experiences in law enforcement can remember that grin years later!
Wasn't he just the best?
He left a lasting impression on everyone. His death left a void in many.
Unexplainable for the daughters who will miss him forever and no matter what.
To see my beautiful and hilarious Aunt Liz hurt so much- knowing nothing can be said to comfort- brings tears to my eyes no matter how much time passes.
His excellent sisters, and my Uncle, who I am so proud of, I know the loss doesn't subside.
But I don't pray for Greg,he doesn't need my prayers, but the pain his loss leaves us on earth. In the presence of God now,He is safe forever, and I'm sure he can't wait to have everyone he loves with him again to see how unfathomable eternity with God must be.

I am so thankful to know Greg wasn't only loved, he was adored. He grew up in a home with parents who didn't just LOVE him,they love without limits. God knew before Greg was even born that he would not live to an old age before going to be with Him. I'm so thankful he was given as a gift to Christian parents, that he was saved so that we have assurance he lives on and isn't lost forever, but for a short while until we pass on.
And then I remember how happy he was doing exactly what he loved.
My mom (his aunt Vira) asked him once when he first started his job,why he had to do something for a living that worried everyone. He grinned and said,"Because I like to drive fast." He did what he loved, and did it with dignity, no matter the consequence.
My son, who was far too young to know Greg, talks about him quite a lot, asking something I can't answer. He told me one day that Greg is his hero. How cool is that.He never really knew him, but he knows that he left a real footprint in this world.
This is just a moment, heaven is forever. Our hope isn't here, but in Christ.
How can we really comprehend why the God who made the stars in the sky and calls them by name does anything? I still don't understand why but I'm surrendered to the fact that God's plan surpasses all human understanding.

While waiting to see everyone again, I'm sure Greg is reasoning with the angels: "I KNOW there's no pain up here, but there's got to be a loophole that would allow me one prank involving mace."

A Parable of Immortality:
"I am standing upon the seashore. A ship at my side spreads her white sails to the morning breeze and starts for the blue ocean. She is an object of beauty and strength, and I stand and watch until at last she hangs like a speck of white cloud just where the sea and sky come down to mingle with each other. Then someone at my side says, 'There she goes!'
Gone where? Gone from my sight ... that is all. She is just as large in mast and hull and spar as she was when she left my side and just as able to bear her load of living freight to the place of destination. Her diminished size is in me, not in her. And just at the moment when someone at my side says, 'There she goes!' there are other eyes watching her coming and their voices ready to take up the glad shouts 'Here she comes!'

Brenda Dowland & Family
Cousin

April 25, 2006

HEY GREG,
NOT A DAY GOES BY THAT I DON'T THINK OF YOU. I STILL CANNOT BELIEVE YOU'RE GONE.
I KNOW THAT I WILL SEE YOU AGAIN SOMEDAY & THAT HELPS. KEEP WATCHING OVER US. I LOVE & MISS YOU SO VERY MUCH!!!

DENISE

DENISE/SISTER

March 14, 2006

Hey Sweetie,

Someone, a few months ago asked me if I had Kenny Chesneys new CD and told me I had to listen to this song. Before I even had the chance to buy it, I saw him sing it on a talk show. I cried uncontrollably, but later found some peacefulllness about it. Last year Keith Urban sang "I Miss My Friend" at the C.O.P.S. ceremonoy. So maybe Kennt will sing there this year.

I Love You,
My Valentine Teddy Bear!
xoxoxo
Shannon (girlfriend)


"Who You'd Be Today"

Sunny days seem to hurt the most
Wear the pain like a heavy coat
I feel you everywhere I go
See your smile, I see your face
I hear you laughing in the rain
Still can't believe your gone


It ain't fair you died to young
Like a story that had just begun
But death tore the pages all away
God knows how I miss you
All the hell that I've been through
Just knowing, no one could take your place
Sometimes I wonder, who you'd be today

Would you see the world
Would you chase your dreams
Settle down with a family
I wonder what would you name your babies
Someday's the sky's so blue
I feel like I can talk to you
And I know it might sound crazy

It ain't fair you died to young
Like a story that had just begun
But death tore the pages all away
God knows how I miss you
All the hell that I've been through
Just knowing, no one could take your place
Sometimes I wonder, who you'd be today

Today, today, today
Today, today, today

Sunny days seem to hurt the most
I wear the pain like a heavy coat
The only thing that gives me hope
Is I know, I'll see you again someday

Someday, someday, someday

~Kennny Chesney

February 14, 2006

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY DEAR. I WISHED YOU WERE HERE. DENISE'S BIRTHDAY WAS YESTERDAY, GREG SHE'S OLD!! HA! HA! JUST MAKES ME FEEL OLDER! I LOVE YOU!!
TRACEY GIRL

SISTER / TRACEY

February 13, 2006

To My Greggy Poo,

I want to wish you a Happy Valentine's Day! It was always so special and I hope you will send me a comfort sign.
I hurt everyday, even when I remember the cherished times we shared!
Never think that you are not thought of in my prayers, and loved every single day!

I LOVE YOU
SO VERY MUCH
-Shannon-girlfriend

February 13, 2006

Greg,

Hey honey just wanted to say hello you have been on my mind lately and i saw your family the other day at the officer of the year awards at the court house in hernanso and got to see the girls they are getting so big and youve been on my mind ever since love you very much and miss you

love michelle

Michelle Camper Dispatcher
OLive Branch Police Dept

February 3, 2006

IT'S BEEN ANOTHER YEAR OF THE OFFICER OF THE MONTH. TODAY WE DECIDED WHO WAS GONNA BE THE OFFICER OF THE YEAR. I GUESS YOU KNOW WHO THAT IS, DON'T YOU??!! I WISH YOU WERE HERE SO BAD. I LOVE YOU & MISS YOU MORE THAN WORDS CAN SAY. LOVE, TRA-TRA

SISTER/TRA-TRA

January 19, 2006

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!! LOVE YOU & MISS YOU LOTS & LOTS. WISH YOU WERE HERE. ONE THING THAT MAKES ME HAPPY IS TO KNOW THAT ONE DAY I WILL SEE YOU AGAIN IN HEAVEN. BEHAVE & KEEP WATCH OVER US ALL.

I LOVE YOU!!!!
DENISE

DENISE/SISTER

January 17, 2006

GREG,

ITS BEEN A WHILE SINCE I HAVE WROTE YOU SORRY THINGS HAVE BEEN KINDA CRAZY BEEN WORKING ALOT OF HOURS. YOU HAVE BEEN ON MY MIND ALOT LATELY. I SAW YOUR MOM AT WORK A FEW WEEKS BACK FOR THE CITIZENS ON PATROL MEETING. I HAD TO PLAY IN A SKIT I WAS THE GHETTO NOSEY NEIGHBOR IMAGINE THAT!!! LOL IT WAS SO GOOD TO SEE HER. ME AND JENNIFER TOOK A ROAD TRIP THE OTHER NITE WE WERE BORED AND DECIDED TO TAKE A RIDE AND ENDED UP IN TUPELO MS AND ON THE WAY WE WERE TALKING ABOUT YOU IT WAS FUNNY CUZ EVERYTIME WE TALK ABOUT YOU SOMETHING CRAZY HAPPENS. AND GUESS WHAT IT DID IT HAD BEEN 70 DEGREES LIKE TWO DAYS IN A ROW AND WE WERE BOTH IN SHORT SLEVE SHIRTS AND ILL BE DAMMED IF IT DIDNT START TO SLEET ICE AT 3AM WHILE WE WERE DRIVING WE BOTH LOOKED AT EACH OTHER AND LAUGHED AND SAID THANKS GREG. BUT IM SURE YOU ALL READY KNOW THAT. WELL IM GOING TO GO JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT I LOVE YOU AND MISS YOU AND THANKS FOR THE LAUGH WE BOTH NEEDED IT. LOVE YOUR FRIEND MICHELLE

Michelle Camper Dispatcher
OLIVE BRANCH PD FORMER DESOTO COUNTY S.O.

January 10, 2006

Hi baby!!

Happy New Year! I miss you so very much. I thought about you last night and wondered what kind of mischief you would have been into if you were here. I wish so very much you were here so I could worry about you again.

I LOVE YOU!!!!!!!!

Mom

Liz Medlin / Mom

January 1, 2006

Greg,
It is New Year's Eve again and I just keep thinking about all the New Year's Eve that we have worked together. I can't help but laugh when I think about keying up and saying "DeSoto 9 1037J4 subjects shooting FIREARMS at Delta Bluff apts" You keyed back up laughing so hard I almost could not understand you and you said "S.O. do you mean fireWORKS". For those of you reading this we had been so busy that night with disturbances with weapons "FIREARMS" that when I put this call out I still had that in my head and said that instead of FIREWORKS. Greg, you didn't let me live that down for YEARS and tonight I wish you were still here to ask me how many people are going to be shooting there .45's at midnight. I miss you SO VERY MUCH. Please be with me tonight as I work to keep "my guys" safe. You know how crazy New Year's Eve gets but knowing you are watching over me I know I will be OK (I sure wouldn't want to give you another New Year's Eve to make fun of me for) LOL
Love ya and miss you
Jennifer Thurmond

Jennifer Thurmond
Former DCSO dispatch Sgt/Now OBPD

December 31, 2005

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!WE MISSED YOU SO VERY MUCH AGAIN. IT'S JUST NOT THE SAME WITHOUT YOU. I THINK ABOUT YOU EVERY DAY BUT IT'S ESPECIALLY HARD ON HOLIDAYS & BIRTHDAYS. KEEP WATCHING OVER US. LOVE YOU SO MUCH---------DENISE

DENISE/SISTER

December 26, 2005

GREG, MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! WE'VE HAD 2 CHRISTMAS'S WITHOUT YOU. IT'S BEEN PRETTY SAD TOO BECAUSE WE ALL MISS YOU AND LOVE YOU. WE'LL TALK TO YOU LATER!
I LOVE YOU SO MUCH, TRACEY

TRACEY/SISTER

December 23, 2005

Merry Christmas Baby,

I love you so very much. I have your Christmas stocking hanging. There will be a note in it for you.

I miss you!!!!!!!!!!

Mom

Liz Medlin / Mom

December 22, 2005

happy Thanksgiving dad!i think about you all the time.i know you are always looking over me to.i always try not to cry about you in front of people because i dont like to make anyone sad.everyone says everything will get better but i really dont think they know how it is and what they are talking about.mom is great to.she gets upset about u sometimes and i know that you know she loves you a lot.we all love you a lot!i miss you and love you dad.

andi/daughter

November 24, 2005

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!! LOVE YOU & MISS YOU SO MUCH. DENISE

Denise/Sister

November 23, 2005

Greg,
Another year has gone by and it still does not seem real. I think about you every single day. I miss you very much.
Jennifer

Jennifer Thurmond
OLIVE BRANCH PD FORMER DESOTO COUNTY S.O.

November 3, 2005