Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

God Bless you Officer Mims, and I will pray for your family back here on earth. Please continue to watch over your brothers in blue as we take up your fight.

"The wicked flee where no man pursueth, but the righteous are bold as a lion..........."

PSO Robert Caudill
Bristol TN Police Dept

December 11, 2004

I WAS JUST THINKING OF YOU AND MISSING YOU TODAY
LOVE YOU

November 29, 2004

thanksgiving is here but it want be the same anymore after the chain is broken. time has past so quick but it seem like only yesterday they came and told me you were gone and i know you are in a better place today. you are in my thought"s every day and now christmas is coming up and these were your two favorite holiday of the year. i love you tony

November 27, 2004

To The Family of Officer Mims
We too, lost a beloved family in such a similar situation. He was killed serving committment papers while serving the Buncombe count sheriffs dept. I feel your pain as these two officers were even close in age. Jeff 34/ officer Mims/40. Please know that I extend my thoughts and prayers to your family and those who loved him from my family as well as me. Another fallen hero that we must carry on without. Many words left unspoken as they are so hard to find to ease the pain of what I know you are and will continue to endure. God Bless you and yours as you enter the Holidays. These will also be our first without my brother. How we get through them, I don't know yet but I feel our Angels will be there to guide us. Please know you are not alone. "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the children of God." Matthew 5:9. I'm sure you have heard this verse but it brings me comfort and I hope it will bring to you the same.
Susan Hewitt

Susan Hewitt/sister of Sgt. Jeff Hewitt
Waynesville, N C

November 8, 2004

We are getting really close to Thanksgiving and I know that it will be alot different this year.The time has passed so quickly.The holidays will be the time that I think we will cherish the most now because this is when we did get to spend more time together.I hope that we can all remember the good times together and I know that I will cherish this Thanksgiving so much because I have the memories of the last one and the wonderful pictures of us together.That was such a good day and I cherish it so much.I think of you every day as I am sure that we all do and I know that you will be with us in spirit. We miss you so much.

November 7, 2004

You are in my thoughts every day.What you did will never be forgotten.
Thank you

October 13, 2004

Linda,
We are praying for the strength of your family. May God Bless you all.
I found this site after the death of a friend. I am sorry I didnt send this sooner.

P/O Jack McMahon
Troy P.D. NY

October 4, 2004

"AFTER-GLOW"
I'D LIKE THE MEMORY OF ME TO BE
A HAPPY ONE.
I'D LIKE TO LEAVE AN AFTER-GLOW
OF SMILES WHEN LIFE IS DONE.

I'D LIKE TO LEAVE AN ECHO
WHISPERING SOFTLY DOWN THE WAYS,
OF HAPPY TIMES AND LAUGHING TIMES
AND BRIGHT AND SUNNY DAYS.

I'D LIKE THE TEARS OF THOSE WHO GRIEVE,
TO DRY BEFORE THE SUN
OF HAPPY MEMORIES,THAT I LEAVE
WHEN LIFE IS DONE.

October 4, 2004

I LOOKED TOWARDS THE CLOUDS TODAY
AND FOR A MOMENT SAW YOUR FACE
AND WONDERED JUST WHERE YOU HAVE GONE
WITH A HOPE IT'S A BETTER PLACE

DID YOU SHOW YOURSELF TO ME TODAY
TO TELL ME YOU'RE ALRIGHT?
OR WAS IT JUST A DAYDREAM
PLAYING TRICKS UPON MY SIGHT.

THEN I THOUGHT OF WHEN YOU LEFT
YOU DID NOT SAY A WORD
NO HUGS AND KISSES
NO GOOD-BYE WAS HEARD.

YOU HAVE CHANGED OUR LIVES FOREVER
YOUR TIME HERE NOT IN VAIN
AND EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US
HOPE YOU HAD NO PAIN.

WE WILL ALWAYS FEEL THE VOID INSIDE
BECAUSE YOU ARE NOT HERE
BUT EACH NEW THOUGHT YOU SEND OUR WAY
LET'S US KNOW YOU'RE ALWAYS NEAR

SO UNTIL OUR JOURNEY NEARS ITS END,
AND WE HEAR THE ANGELS SING
WE'LL FACE EACH NEW DAY AS IT COMES,
AND LIVE OFF THE LOVE YOU BRING.

WE WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER

September 30, 2004

AND GOD SHALL WIPE AWAY ALL THE TEARS FROM THEIR EYES;AND THERE SHALL BE NO MORE DEATH,NEITHER SHALL THERE BE ANY MORE PAIN: FOR THE FORMER THINGS ARE PASSED AWAY. REV.21:4

HE THAT OVERCOMETH SHALL INHERIT ALL THINGS;
AND I WILL BE HIS GOD,AND HE SHALL BE MY SON. REV.217

YOU MAY BE GONE BUT YOUR MEMORY LIVES ON IN ALL OF OUR HEARTS....
YOU ARE MISSED

September 24, 2004

"Oh, I have slipped the surly bonds of earth,
Put out my hand, and touched the face of God."

Thank you for your years of dedicated service. May your family find comfort and peace in God's mercy and grace. Rest well my son and watch over us from above. We love you.

Grandma & Grandpa Hinkle
Parents of a Kern County Deputy Sheriff

September 24, 2004

Never let the years, you served, decide on how you respond. With any call, know that your life needs, to be protected first. regardless of time in service.

You are heroes in all that we do.
You will be missed, brothers, may you always guide us all.

anonymous

September 9, 2004

IF TOMORROW STARTS WITHOUT ME...

IF TOMORROW STARTS WITHOUT ME,
AND I'M NOT THERE TO SEE,
IF THE SUN SHOULD RISE AND FIND YOUR EYES
ALL FILLED WITH TEARS FOR ME;
I WISH SO MUCH YOU WOULDN'T CRY
THE WAY YOU DID TODAY,
WHILE THINKING OF THE MANY THINGS,
WE DIDN'T GET TO SAY.
I KNOW HOW MUCH YOU LOVE ME,
AS MUCH AS I LOVE YOU,
AND EACH TIME THAT YOU THINK OF ME,
I KNOW YOU'LL MISS ME TOO;
BUT WHEN TOMORROW STARTS WITHOUT ME,
PLEASE TRY TO UNDERSTAND,
THAT AN ANGEL CAME AND CALLED MY NAME
AND TOOK ME BY THE HAND,
AND SAID MY PLACE WAS READSY,
IN HEAVEN DAR ABOVE,
AND THAT I'D HAVE TO LEAVE BEHIND
ALL THOSE I DEARLY LOVE.
BUT AS I TURNED TO WALK AWAY,
A TEAR FELL FROM MY EYE
FOR ALL MY LIFE, I'D ALWAYS THOUGHT,
I DIDN'T WANT TO DIE.
I HAD SO MUCH TO LIVE FOR,
SO MUCH LEFT YET TO DO
IT SEEMED ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE,
THAT I WAS LEAVING YOU.
I THOUGHT OF ALL THE YESTERDAYS
THE GOOD ONES AND THE BAD
THE THOUGHT OF ALL THE LOVE WE SHARED
AND ALL THE FUN WE HAD.
IF I COULD RELIVE YESTERDAY,
JUST EVEN FOR AWHILE
I'D SAY GOODBYE AND KISS YOU
AND MAYBE SEE YOU SMILE.
BUT THEN I FULLY REALIZED
THAT THIS COULD NEVER BE
FOR EMPTINESS AND MEMORIES
WOULD TAKE THE PLACE OF ME.
AND WHEN I THOUGHT OF WORLDLY THINGS
I MIGHT MISS COME TOMORROW
I THOUGHT OF YOU AND WHEN I DID,
MY HEART WAS FILLED WITH SORROW
BUT WHEN I WALKED THROUG HEAVEN'S GATES
I FELT SO MUCH AT HOME.
WHEN GOD LOOKED DOWN AND SMILED AT ME,
FROM HIS GREAT GOLDEN THEONE,
HE SAID "THIS IS ETERNITY,
AND ALL I'VE PROMISED YOU."
TODAY YOUR LIFE ON EARTH IS PAST,
BUT HERE LIFE STARTS ANEW.
I PROMISE NO TOMORROW,
BUT TODAY WILL ALWAYS LAST,
AND SINCE EACH DAY'S THE SAME WAY
THERE'S NO LONGING FOR THE PAST
YOU HAVE BEEN SO FAITHFUL
SO TUSTING AND SO TRUE
THOUGH THERE WERE TIMES YOU DID SOME THINGS
YOU KNEW YOU SHOULDN'T DO.
BUT YOU HAVE BEEN FORGIVEN
AND NOW AT LAST YOU ARE FREE.
SO WONT YOU COME AND TAKE MY HAND
AND SHARE MY LIFE WITH ME?
SO WHEN TOMORROW STARTS WITHOUT ME
DON'T THINK WE'RE FAR APART,
FOR EVERYTIME YOU THINK OF ME,
I'M RIGHT HERE IN YOUR HEART

WE LOVE AND MISS YOU SO MUCH EVERYDAY
LOVE LINDA ELISABETH LAUREN BRITTANY HAILEE AND GLENN

September 6, 2004

I KNOW YOUR LIFE ON EARTH WAS TROUBLED,
AND ONLY YOU COULD KNOW THE PAIN
YOU WEREN'T AFRAID TO FACE THE DEVIL
YOU WERE NO STRANGER TO THE RAIN

GO REST HIGH ON THAT MOUNTAIN
SON ,YOUR WORK ON EARTH IS DONE
GO TO HEAVEN A SHOUTIN'
LOVE FOR THE FATHER AND SON

OH HOW WE CRIED THE DAY YOU LEFT US
WE GATHERED ROUND YOU GRAVE TO GRIEVE
I WISH I COULD SEE THE ANGELS FACES
WHEN THEY HEAR YOUR SWEET VOICE SING

GO REST HIGH ON THAT MOUNTAIN
SON, YOUR WORK ON EARTH IS DONE
GO TO HEAVEN A SHOUTIN'
LOVE FOR THE FATHER AND A SON

WE MISS YOU TONY

August 27, 2004

TODAY MARKS 33 WEEKS THAT YOU HAVE BEEN GONE.THINGS JUST ARE NOT THE SAME WITHOUT YOU HERE.I MISS YOU VERY MUCH AND I HOPE THAT YOU ARE WATCHING OVER ALL OF US.TO THINK THAT YOU ARE GIVES ME SOME SENSE OF PEACE.I THINK OF YOU EVERY DAY AND I THINK THAT I ALWAYS WILL.YOU WERE GONE MUCH TO SOON.THE MEMORY OF THE BRAVE AND KIND-HEARTED MAN THAT YOU WERE WILL LIVE ON IN THE MEMORIES FOREVER.
YOU ARE FOREVER LOVED BY SO MANY

August 20, 2004

TONY,
I MISS YOU SO MUCH. MY LOVE FOR YOU WILL
ALWAYS BE IN MY HEART. THAT IS SOMETHING
THAT NOBODY CAN EVER TAKE AWAY. IT WILL
SOON BE EIGHT MONTHS AND I STILL FEEL
LIKE IT IS ALL A BAD DREAM. I CAN STILL
HEAR THE WORDS OF CHIEF HARPER AND HOW I
FELT LIKE THE LIFE WAS LEAVING ME WHEN
HE TOLD ME YOU HAD BEEN SHOT AND KILLED.
I LOST THE PERSON THAT I LOVED AND PLANN
ED TO SPEND THE REST OF MY LIFE WITH. I
KNOW YOU ARE IN HEAVEN WALKING THOSE
BEAUTIFUL STREETS AND ONE DAY WHEN MY
LIFE IS OVER WE WILL MEET BY THE RIVER
I KNOW YOU WILL WAIT ON ME AS YOU PROMISED AND I WILL MEET YOU IN BEUALH
LAND WHERE WE WILL SPEND ETERNITY. I
STILL ASK MYSELF WHY EVERYDAY. I VISIT
YOUR GRAVE EVERYDAY AND I LEAVE YOU ROSES. AS I GET READY TO START SCHOOL I
KNOW YOU WILL BE RIGHT THERE WITH ME TELLING ME YOU CAN DO IT AND THAT IS WHAT WILL BE MY MOTIVATION TO GO BACK TO
SCHOOL. BRITTANY IS PLANNING TO OPEN
HER OWN BEAUTY SHOP AND SHE SAID TO ME
THAT YOU WERE HER INSPIRATION FOR TO DO
THIS SHE IS GOING TO PUT A PICTURE OF YOU IN HER SHOP IN YOUR HONOR YOU HAD
SAID NOT LONG BEFORE YOU LEFT US THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE BRITTANY OPEN HER
ON SHOP AND SHE REFLECTS BACK ON THAT
FOR HER ENCOURAGEMENT. EVERY TIME I LOOK
AT YOUR PICTURE AND SEE YOUR SMILE AND
CAN HEAR YOU SAYING TO ME YOU ARE GOING
TO BE OK YOU HAVE GOT TO MOVE ON AND
WITH GODS HELP AND VERY TINY STEPS I AM
TRYING. YOU ARE MY GUARDIAN ANGEL AND
AS I WATCH ELISABETH GROW I SEE SO MUCH
OF YOU IN HER. YOU LEFT US WITH VALUES
THAT WE WILL CARRY WITH US AS LONG AS WE
LIVE.

I LOVE YOU
I ALWAYS WILL AND I HOPE ONEDAY TO BE
ABLE TO UNDERSTAND I WILL ALWAYS STAND
IN YOUR HONOR.

LOVE LINDA

LINDA MIMS
WIDOW OF TONY MIMS

August 18, 2004

I see Him in the gentle rain
That quenches thirsty flowers.
I see Him in each passing day,
Its moments and its hours.

I see Him in a thunderstorm
With lightning flashing bright.
I see Him in the stillness of
A tiny star at night.

I see Him in the laughter of
My children as they play.
I see Him in a flock of birds
Winging on their way..

I see him in creation
Of which I am a part,
But most of all I see Him
Deep within my heart.

August 10, 2004

When a friend is feeling sorrow
That you wish that you could share,
And no words of any language
Can remove the grief they bear,
When the unexpected shadows
Fall across the path they trod,
There is no human remedy,
...We have to go to God.
When a brave heart's torn asunder,
And its courage seems so small,
There is no solace found in pain
That overtakes us all.
When hot tears keep on falling
'till they drench the very sod,
To find someone to dry them,
...We have to go to God.
There's a reason for each heartache,
Though we cannot see it now,
And we grow with every sorrow.
That Heaven will allow.
Though we always seek the sunlight,
Earth is still "a vale of tears,"
And only God can help us bear
The burden of the years.

We've simply got to trust Him,
And we can't afford to doubt,
Because He has created life,
He knows what it's about.
Because His dear feet also walked
These narrow paths we trod,
To heal our broken spirits,
...We have to go to God..
IN LOVING MEMORY

August 10, 2004

Rest in peace brother, our prayers go out to the Officer and his Department and family. May they all find peace in their hearts soon.

Constable Richard Raheb #1240
Patchogue Village

August 9, 2004

HI,SON
I WAS IN ATHENS YESTERDAY,AND I JUST
DID NOT WANT TO LEAVE I RODE THROUGH TOWN AND WENT TO THE POLICE DEPT. I
FILL CLOSE TO YOU OVER THERE AND IN THE
HOUSE WHERE YOU GREW UP. IT HAS SEVEN
MONTHS, IT SEEM LIKE IT WAS YESTERDAY AND TO LIKE FOREVER SENSE MATT @ BRENT
CAME TO TELL ME YOU WERE GONE.
I MISS YOU SO MUCH BUT YOU ARE IN A
BETTER PLACE AND I KNOW I WILL SEE
SOME DAY. I LOVE YOU @ MISS YOU SO
MUCH. KEEP SINGING WITH THE ANGLES.
LOVE MON

MOM

August 7, 2004

HI SON
I WAS IN ATHENS YESTERDAY CAME TO
The cemetery,it HAS been seven Months
it seems like so long ago, and to like
it was aday or two ago when Mat & BRENT
CAME TO TELL ME YOU WERE GONE.
I JUST COULD NOT LEAVE FROM THERE& I
RODE THROUGH TOWN AND TO POLICE DEPT.
WHEN I AM OVER THERE I FEEL CLOSER TO YOU AND LIVING IN THIS HOUSE WHERE YOU
LIVED IT LIKE YOU ARE HERE WITH ME.
SON, I LOVE YOU AND MISS YOU, I KNOW
YOU ARE LOOKING DOWN ON US,
KEEP ON SINGING WITH THE ANGELS.

MOM

August 6, 2004

I have 3 brothers in law enforement and I feel for your family!! Iam SO SORRY for you lose!

unknown
none

August 2, 2004

My heart and prayers go out to the family, friends and co-workers of Officer Mims. I know to well what you are going through. I know that my life will never be the same. My son Clint was shot also in January, apart of me left that day also. I think the only thing that keeps me going is the fact that I know that Clint loved being a police officer. When he would come to visit or we would visit that would be all that he talked about. I really miss all of his stories. And I bet that Officer Mims loved being an officer also.
I know that you met Clint with open arms, just tell him we miss him and love him.
Thank you Officer Mims for the sacrifice that you made. I know that your family will miss you dearly, but we will never for get you...

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

July 30, 2004

Our hearts are heavy and our thoughts and prayers go out to your family,friends and co-workers.THANKS for your courage and dedication!

Corporal David Hazlett
Berry Hill PD Nashville,TN

July 22, 2004

to my fallen brother, and to your family, and extended law enforcement family: Our department wishes to thank you for walking the thin blue line with us. you will be in our heart's eternaly. Please watch over our fallen brothers and sisters. We will watch yours.

Police Officer
LAPD

July 14, 2004