Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Today has been hard on me...it seems like just yesterday were so happy and so in Love...living each moment as if it was our last...little did we know that it would soon be your last...the last words you ever spoke to me were "I think you are the most Beautiful woman I have or will ever know, I love you baby more than you will ever know...see you in 15 min"...I been waiting on that 15 min for 8 years now...will it ever get here...NO...I still wait to hear your voice, to feel your touch, but it never comes...i will FOREVER LOVE YOU JAMES O'BRIEN...I will NEVER FORGET...ALL MY LOVE...

SHERRY OBRIEN
Angelina County Sheriff Dept

November 21, 2011

Wow, so long ago, yet not. Friendship doesnt end with death. This I have learned. So many good memories that now bring a nostalgic, yet saddened, joy. We had alot of fun and I miss you still.
S

s

November 21, 2011

James was a friend from when I worked at Temple FD. When I was going through the Police Academy, James would help me with questions about my studies. He parked his bike at our FD and we would sit and visit after he got off duty. He was a great inspiration to me in starting my law enforcement career. I am proud to have known you and more so proud to call you my friend. We lost a great Officer and even Greater Man. I feel better knowing your watching over us still.

Fire Marshal Hal Pagel
Morgan's Point Resort, TX PD

November 7, 2011

you left too soon and I'll always remember you. The last James O'Brien in the family.love you sweetie
aunt marg

margaret obrien downs
aunt

May 8, 2011

A greater friend
I've never had,
You've made me laugh
and made me mad.

The times we had
I still hold dear,
I miss you so
and want you here.

But everything happens for a reason,
it's so.
What's the reason you left?
I still don't know.

Look down on us
every once in awhile,
cause I think of you often
and it makes me smile.

s

March 18, 2011

Every once in awhile you'll be a character in one of my dreams. It's only when I wake up that I realize how lucky it was having you in my presence if even only in a dream. I hang on to those few times you are in a dream because they're very special to me.
Forever your friend,
s

s

November 29, 2010

I was thinking about you today. Still can't believe it sometimes that you are not here. Your smile, personality, and overall presence is most sincerely missed. But I sleep soundly and wake up well knowing that you are above watching over us.

Erica Robinson, Civilian

September 5, 2010

I wish heaven had a phone so I could hear your voice again...I thought of you today, but that is nothing new...I thought about you yesterday and the days before that too...I think of you in silence, I often speak your name, all I have are memories and a picture in a frame...Your memory is a keepsake...from which I'll never part...God has you in His arms...I have you in my heart...ALL MY LOVE...

Anonymous

August 12, 2010

i miss you so much...i wish it could have been me that was taken and not you...your kids need you...i know you are protecting them from above...we need you here...please keep us safe...ALL MY LOVE...

Anonymous

June 23, 2010

It has been awhile since I have visited your page but I still think of you often. Wished you were here to help with things. She could really use your support right now. Miss you lots.

D

Anonymous

April 17, 2010

as sit here and think of u...i dodn't know what to do...i miss u so much...i know that if could be here with now u would...alot has happened to me since u left...i have been fighting to save my rt kidney...have had surgery 9 times...i have been having chest pains and am going to dr on jan 19th for ekg and lots of testing...i will be ok...i don't understand why u had to leave...u had 3 beatiful children that needed u...i would have gone in your place if i could...sometimes i think my heart will burst i miss u so...i will never let u be forgotten...i hold you in my heart forever...ALL MY LOVE...

Anonymous

January 12, 2010

Mery Christmas my Love...wish u were here 2 put ur arms around me...i miss u so much...i lost kilo on nov 18th and dryfuss on dec 6th...guess u needed them with u...i hav asked God so many times why he took u and not me...i do not understand...i know that we will b together again one day...i can't get past u...i hav prayed 4 God 2 giv me the strength 2 move on...but it has been 6 years and i don't hav it yet...u r 4ever n my heart...all my luv...

Anonymous

December 25, 2009

6 years has come and gone. I still miss your friendship, your jokes, your silliness. You still remain one of my greatest friends ever and you always will.
With continued love, S

s

November 22, 2009

Your heroism and service is honored today, the 6th anniversary of your death. Your memory lives and you continue to inspire. Thank you for your service. My cherished son Larry Lasater was a fellow police officer murdered in the line of duty on April 24, 2005 while serving as a Pittsburg, CA police officer.

Rest In Peace

Phyllis Loya
mother of fallen officer Larry Lasater

November 21, 2009

Still think of you and your family Ofc. O'Brien...may your wings be strong!

CA Steele
Salem Police, Oregon

November 17, 2009

as ths anneversary of your journey fastly approachess...i wonder if i will ever get past it...i know u r with me every day ...i feel u... i talk about u every day...i can't get past u...i had 2 go 2 school n san antonio a few weeks ago..and i went 2 to every place we had ever been..just 2 feel ur presents there...why cant i just move on...i have not dated r even want 2 dated...our planes were 2 spend the rest of our life 2gether...but i guess god had other plans 4 u...but then there is me...wut has he got planed 4 me...guess he wants me 2 live the rest of my life alone...i just hope my life ends soon...6 years is long enough 2 b without u...i am so ready 2 join u on ur journey...please come 4 me soon...i dont know how much longer i can wait 4 u...i need u 2 come 4 me...PLEASE....

Anonymous

November 15, 2009

i have left many reflections for you. i don't know why they are not on here. i have came to visit you here on every holiday, the anniversary of your journey, our anniversary, your birthday, and many others. i don't know why they were not posted. i just want you to know that my LOVE for you has not changed. i did not forget you. my LOVE is stronger than ever. i carry you in my heart,always. i will not let you be forgotten. our baby got married on the 31st of may. it was beautiful. you were there with us. i did not know till the day before the wedding, that they had on emty chair beside me with a single rose, in your honor. i carried you. i felt you. i know that your heart swelled with pride as you looked down on us. i felt your arms around me. i felt a tear roll down your cheek. thank you for being with us. ALL MY LOVE

Anonymous

June 9, 2009

here i am again...missing u more and more each day....i would give my last breath to feel your arms around me one more time....i don't know how to go in without you....i know that we talked many times about if you should be taken out of this world without me....i told you that i would do my best to move on...i can't....i don't know how to live without you....i don't know what to do....you were my whole world....i am alone....i look at the spaces between my fingers and remember thats where yours fit so perfectly....and in the end...when it's all said and done....it will always be you and me....nothing can break us apart....nothing can take away the LOVE we shared....not even death....ALL MY LOVE....

Anonymous

June 7, 2009

Wow! Where how time gone?! Today makes 5 years that you have been gone. It doesn't seem real. It's like a dream still to this day. You are greatly missed in the Temple area. Tawnee and I hang out alot in Aggieland. Alot of the times that we are together, we talk about the good ol days when you were here. Seem like just yesterday I was spending all of those nights with Tawnee and Chase at your house. I drive by all the time and I just smile...so many sweet memories.

Hope you're enjoying your wings.

Amber Pechal

November 21, 2008

My friend,
Where has 5 yrs gone? You continue to be a constant in my life, even from afar. Friendship knows no separation and though your physical presence isn't with us, I know you're here. You remain my forever friend.

s

November 21, 2008

My thoughts and prayers are with your loved ones and friends on this fifth anniversary of your EOW. Continue to keep watch over them and those still out on patrol watching over the Thin Blue Line. You will never be forgotten

James Sheppard
Father of Sgt. Jason L. Sheppard EOW 12/7/06

November 21, 2008

Thinking fo you and all of your loved ones. Continue to keep watch over them and also those still on patrol. I know not a day has passed since you were called away that those that love you have not thought of you as they forever carry your loving memory in their hearts. You are a true hero and will not be forgotten.

Bob Gordon
Father of Chicago Officer: Michael P. Gordon, EOW: 8/8/04

November 20, 2008

And the picture you speak of, Mr. Smith, I still have a copy of that paper. It's packed away somewhere, but I still have it. It is a great picture on the front page of the paper. James was great and we all miss him.

s

October 21, 2008

I knew James when I worked my first newspaper job as editor of the small weekly in Corrigan, Texas, where he was an officer. I see that smile in his photo and that's what reminds me the most of him. He had a radiant smile of a guy who seemed to intently enjoy life and enjoy his profession. I remember once this little girl got her hand stuck in the bed of a pickup truck and James got some detergent and got her hand free with little problem. I took a picture of James and the little girl, both smiling a happy smile, and it was the largest photo on my front page. I worked at the paper in the neighboring town of Waco when James was taken from us. This was about 10 years after I left Corrigan. I knew it was the same James I knew. I had meant to call him, maybe get together for lunch someday as I was only a short distance from Temple. But I never did and I regret it. Nonetheless, it was an honor and pleasure of having known and seen in action Officer James O'Brien.

Richard Smith
former editor Corrigan Times

October 17, 2008

If only I could hear your voice. If only I could feel your touch. If only I could hear your laugh just one more time. God I miss you. Everyday I get up and go about my day. I think this the day I will wake up from this nightmare. But yet I do not wake up. Somehow I manage to get through another day. I feed off your memory. I know you are here with me. And I know that would have never left me if you had a choice. I stood at your funeral in a daze. When I heard the words 495 10-42. I knew that you would never come back to me. I knew then that the bad dream I was stuck in was real. And yet everyday I think I will wake up. But i do not wake up. Why did God take you from me? Why did you have to leave. I will never understand why God takes the good ones and leaves all the bad. It is one ? I have for him when my time comes. Alot of things have changed in my life. I had alot of hard hits. But loosing you was a hit I will never get over.
ALL MY LOVE

Anonymous

August 5, 2008