Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Ayyyy, My Deanny you have no
idea how much we (The Family )
miss you. Life is so boring with
out you. I miss your jokes and having
you aroud, But you are in the best
place (heaven) that anybody would
like to be, and desire.
Know that the faith in GOD you inspire
in me has made me strong. Thank you.

Rosa Beattie
Dean's wife

October 6, 2005

Dean thank you for helping me to trust
God with all my heart. GOD gives me the strength that I need to move on.
I think about you every day, sometimes
more than once a day. How can we forget
your jokes? And the things you did touch
somebody's heart. It does't matter how
much time goes by, it still seems like
yesterday. Everywhere we go somebody
remembers you, and we get to share great memories of you. I know your are face to face with Jesus like you always wished. We all miss you very much you. will always be in our hearts. See you
in HEAVEN Deannie.
Rosa

Rosa Beattie
Wife

July 23, 2005

Dean,

I just wanted to let you, your family, and your friends know that although I was assigned to ride for a fallen officer from 2004 in the Police Unity Tour, you will still be in my heart and mind. Your sacrifice will never be forgotten. "In Valor There Is Hope."

PO Jennifer Parker
VBPD

February 5, 2005

My Dear Sweet Dean,
I can't believe it has been a year that you left us. I know you are in a wonderful place now but we all miss you so very much. So many things have changed since you have been gone. I see life through such a different window now as well I am sure most of your friends do also. May God be with your children until you all meet again. Thank you for your friendship, Squeak

Theresa Lackey
CHP (ret dispatcher)

December 6, 2004

My Brother Dean,
There are so many things I would like to talk about, stories to share, pics to exchange. But your work here is done.
It has been a year today since you left us. So much has changed and some things remain the same. Your presence here was so important to so many people. Our grief is spoken in words, but the pain is beyond measure. Many have found God's grace IS sufficient. He called and in an instant you were before Him. From one of your favorite Mercy Me songs:
I can only imagine what it will be like
When I walk by your side
I can only imagine what my eyes will see
When your face is before me
Surrounded by your glory, What will my heart feel
Will I dance for you Jesus, or in awe of you be still
Will I stand in your presence, or to my knees will I fall
Will I sing Hallelujah, will I be able to speak at all
I can only imagine.

Dean, we miss you, we love you. Until we meet you on High.
Darryl, Brenda, Amanda Beattie

Darryl Beattie

November 19, 2004

To the family, friends and co-workers you are in our prayers. As we come up on the anniversary of my sons e.o.w., I know what you are feeling. I sure wish there was something I could say, but the only thing I keep going back to is
knowing that Clint loved being a police officer.

Officer Beattie your family will miss you everyday, but we will never forget you. Thank you for for your sacrifice, you gave all...

Connie Barker
Mother of Clint Walker E.O.W. 1-14-04

November 18, 2004

Dean,
You were one of the few friends I had in San Diego. We spent a lot of time on light duty proccessing 415D's answering phones and getting to know each other. We spent our lunches talking about all of the events in our lives that had brought us to where we were and our hopes for the future. You were adamant about getting back on your motor. There was no way you were gonna jockey a patrol car again! Thanks for listening to me during a very rough part of my life. You and Billy C. helped me understand that you have to roll with the punches. Rest in Peace Brother. SEMPER FI!

P. S. I never really minded when you called me "Mannbury" I still think it's funny.

Officer Eric Newbury
CHP

July 15, 2004

Dean,
I just learned of this Officer Down Memorial page through a brother retired officer. The very first thing I did was to read your reflections and remember what a great officer, friend and husband and father you were. Klause and I were riding dirt bikes in Mexico pre-running the Baja 1000 race course when we heard the news that a CHP Officer had died as a result of a motorcyle crash in San Diego. We looked at each other and immediately tried to figure out who would be working on a motor in San Diego at the time and place of the accident. We used a cell phone to call the CHP dispatch in SD and learned the terrible news of what had occurred. I can tell you that as brother officers and friends, we were numb. Bryan, my son and a fellow CHP motor officer of yours was equally saddened. We'll miss you brother and as a tribute, you and your family will never be for forgotten through the annual "Dean Beattie Memorial Ride" through the mountains of San Diego County.
Your friend and fellow officer,
Jerry

Officer Gerald R. Yops
California Highway Patrol

May 10, 2004

As a member of the Police Unity Tour I will be riding in memory of Officer Dean Beattie. I will think about his sacrifice and his family with every passing mile as I ride from Chesapeake, VA to Washington, DC from May 10, 2004 - May 12, 2004.

Jen Parker - Patrol Officer - 3rd Pct
Virginia Beach Police Department

March 1, 2004

Presentation pg in a Bible to Dean @age 16"from a child you have known the scriptures thatade able to instruct you for salvation thru faith in Christ Jesus" 2Tim.3:15 & James 1:4"Let endurance haveeffect,so that you may be mature & complete,lacking nothing" With love from Mom, Sept 1973. Another Bible,another pg@age 38,April 5,1995..."no greater joy than thi,to hear that my children are walking in the truth" 3rd letter of John,verse 4(RSV) We serve an awesome God & He is faithful!! Dean was still using these two Bibles daily in his study_Amanda told me thats one of the 1st things she misses about her Daddy's absence...she got to lay out his study books @ nite so they'd be ready for him@4AM before he left for work. "Sometimes I'd leave him a note to tell him 'I love you'& be careful & sometimes he'd write me one back". She'd find it when she put his books back on the shelf before she left for school. Our Dean filled a special place in all our lives...from family members to the "rookie"CHPpatrolman(wish we knew who you are)who decaled all the motorcade bikes w/"in memory of 9490" thru the ranks of acquaintances, friends in the community, brothers & sisters in the family of God, to those special buddies he prayed for with love. I KNOW Dean left us with thoughts like these; I'm home in heaven dear one's; Oh,so happy & bright! There is perfect joy&beauty in this everlasting lite. Jesus Himself came to meet me in that way so hard to tread;& with His arm to lean on, could I have one doubt or dread? THERE IS WORK STILL WAITING FOR YOU,so you must not IDLY stand; DO IT NOW,WHILE LIFE REMAINETH--you shall rest in Jesus'land. When that work is all completed,He will gently call you Home;Oh!the rapture of that meeting, Oh! the joy to see you come!" Dean showed ME his love,treated ME with respect &honored me as his MOM. I will always miss him. "The Light of a distant star continues to reach the earth long after the star itself is gone. In the same way,the light &love Dean gave will continue to shine in many hearts.(ex.from:Christian Expressions by DaySpring)

February 16, 2004

Thank you Officer Beattie for keeping us safe from bad. God bless you.

Renny Kassel
California Citizen

January 26, 2004

Dear Dean, Its been 2 months today that you left us. When Tom and I take Justin to go train hunting in Mojave we drive by willow springs and I think of all the fun you had there with your friends. Its just so hard to know that you are not here anymore. I think of your children all the time and how much you loved them. It seems so unfair to me that they don't have you anymore. I wish them all the best.

Theresa Lackey
CHP

January 19, 2004

"For motormen are a special breed, they love to ride the wind.. And when you hear the thunder boom, the fallen one rides again...... "

Rest in Peace!

Sr. Cpl. E Hagan
Dallas, TX PD

January 5, 2004

most people would tell you that law enforcement is a dangerous job. i never listened. I was always afriad when there was a domestic call or when i heard dispatch say use caution with someone. My husband was a little man but his size never mattered to him. He wanted to be a policeman, he wanted to make the small town we lived in a safe place for everyone. i never thought that directing traffic would be the worst thing that he could do. I just want to say to all the officers that read this "To be careful out there and watch out for other drivers and be careful so you can go home to your family" GOD BLESS

Wife of Officer Toby Dirickson
EOW 11-2-03

January 2, 2004

Rest in peace my brother—You will not be forgotten. You have done your duty.

You, your family, and all those that have been affected by your passing are in my family’s prayers.

See you some day my brother.

CPL Jodie L. Warren
Prince George County Police Department, Virginia

December 13, 2003

Dean...Deano...Deanie...Brother...Football...Lakewood...Parris Island...Cherry Point...Kaneohe...Yuma...San Diego CHP...my 50th...then, God called you home. So difficult to chronicle our lives together over the past 46 years, yet such joy in remembering the similarities in the life paths we each chose. No matter where we were in this world, we always managed to get back to the same geographic area. Was I, the senior, looking out for you? Of the hundreds of times that I drove the I-8 west to visit you, the last time was the longest 180 miles I have ever had to drive, for I had to say good-bye to you. We were looking out for each other, right? Your Loved Ones will always remember your selfless devotion to your family, your duty to your fellow man and your love for God. Sleep tight now, Brother, I know that you're still looking out for us all from on High; inspiring us to emulate the One whom you followed to your reward. I miss you and Love You and will always honor your every remembrance. Semper Fi brother, hold me a place------- David

David Beattie
USDHS,TSA

December 12, 2003

i must agree with Dean's family when they say he was a very happy go lucky person. I too am a believer in Christ and had the pleasure of traveling through Israel and Jordan with Dean and his wife Rosa spending hours a day riding in a bus and sharing our faith and the sites we were seeing. Deans faith was evident to all that knew him and is a reminder to me of where we all need to be in our relationship with God every minute of every day.
Dean i will truly miss you even though i hadnt seen you in several years, but i look forwad to seeing you again.
My thoughts and prayers are with the entire family and i will never forget Dean.
God Bless
Jaime Noia

Friend Jaime Noia

December 9, 2003

It's been a few weeks since I've returned from SanDiego to attend my uncle's funeral. My life has drastically changed. As a youth pastor you think you're equipped to handle things like this. Dean was a man like no other. He is one of the few that knew why He was here on earth and knew why He needed God. He didn't mask his life with anything. His hunger to know God more has made so many others search for God in a deeper way. That is true of myself. Dean never took life for granted. He did things right. Not perfect, but God's way was better than any other. His life has instilled hope in mine. That it's possible to live self-less, to live abandoned, and to be consistent. All of us who knew and loved uncle Dean are better people to have known him, how many of us can say that of our lives? Dean I love you and miss you. Thank you for changing my life and showing us how this thing called life is supposed to be done. To Rosa, Farah, Brett, Cindy, Annalise, Amanda, and Tawny; Your strength has amazed all of us. Just know your lives are admired and you're changing lives by you're daily decision to let God be bigger than what life throws at you. I love you all and miss you... Amanda Swanson
uncle Darryl's daughter

December 7, 2003

My heart and prayers go to Officer Beattie's family and friends. I am so proud of the men and women in law enforcement who serve us all and their families who send them off to work each day.

Judith Coulter
mother of CHP officer Robert Coulter
EOW 11/2/03

Judith Coulter
Mother of EOW officer

December 7, 2003

I love my dad. I'd like to thank him for always being there for me, loving me, watching me, and watching me guardian angel-style. Leading me to Jesus, helping us love God, smiling all the time, scaring the pants off us when we take out the garbage, driving us all the way to Tennessee and back, using BillyBob teeth (the REALLY ugly ones ^_^), working overtime so we could do something special, loving us all and being there for us no matter what... I love my dad.

Farrah Beattie

December 5, 2003

We are truly saddened at Dean's loss.
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We all recall you gave your best.
You did your job, now you can rest.
Your comrades now can cover your post
as you take your place with the Heavenly Host.

God Bless Our Fallen Brothers & Sisters.
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Our prayers will be with you, your family, and co-workers!

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

December 4, 2003

Losing a Dad is worse than losing a house in a fire. It hurts on one side and it's happy on the another. But I wish that none of this ever happened at all I wish that God can just rapture us right now and get it over with. Plus we all can't live forever. And he died what he loved doing and I'm glad that he's on streets of gold right now. And he was also a man of God that cared about all of us. He also taught me a lot about hooking the trailer up. Once I saw him outside working on something, I never left him alone. I just went out there and helped him even if I didn't want to. I'd like to be where my Dad is but I don't know how anybody would think if that ever did happen. Brett Beattie (Son)

December 3, 2003

I think that my dad was the best dad in the world. To tell the truth I didn't know anyone who didn't like my dad, he was so
nice everybody liked him. He was so good to me and my family he made it good while it lasted. I am so glad he was there through out my life. My dad was a living man of god and I am happy he is in heaven with god our savior. Iam sad that he is not here but then again I am happy he is in heaven with god. God bless all of the people who helped me out through my loss. Thanks for everyting.
By Dean's daughter Tawny Beattie

December 3, 2003

Dean was the greatest step dad any one could have,he always made us laugh,no matter what bad day we had he always knew how to make us happy.I loved him so much,he always kept us on the right path I am glad that he is in a better place now and is saving a place for us.Hewas sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo good to us,he treated us like his own not like step daughters and I was so greatful to know & be able to tell.Every time I went any were I always said bye,hugged,kissed him bye,I remember the last time I saw him was on tue.. That night the last thing I said was good night and I loved and hugged him & kissed I also told him to be careful He said I love you too and I will.I will never forget that.He was a man of God.
LOVE,Cindy (step daughter)

December 3, 2003

My dad was one of the most funniest and greatest people on earth.and we will have a lot of memories to think of ,whenever me and my sisters came home from school he'd always hide behind something in the house and pop out and scare us and i'm really going to miss that a lot.My dad was grateful for everything especially his family and friends.My dad has been all I've had and he was really close to his family, and loved a lot. When he said we were going to move 3 years from now my grandma Knew It wasn't gonna be true so now how great my was becuase we love him a lot!
Amanda Beattie (daughter)

December 3, 2003