Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Day is done,
gone the sun.
From the hills,
from the lake,
From the skies.
All is well,
safely rest,
God is nigh.

Godspeed to you and your family

LT. JAMES A. WILLIAMS
N.Y.P.D.

February 7, 2004

At the beginning of every shift I supervise, myself and the other officers on shift dedicate the day to the memory of a fallen officer.

Tonight, February 7, 2004 we dedicated the shift to the memory of Deputy Sheriff Brian Robert Litz who died in the line of duty just a few hours ago.

When one law enforcement officer falls, we all stumble for a while, but we will carry on.

Deputy Litz' sacrifice will never be forgotten.

Sgt. Paul Bissonnette
Royal Canadian Mounted Police - Surrey, BC

February 7, 2004

May G-d look over your loved ones and bring strength to your fellow officers.

Revenue Officer
U.S. Treasury-IRS

February 7, 2004

There are but two persons who protect the sinful human race from destroying itself. One is God's Holy Spirit. The other is the Peace Officer. Without them, we would all perish at each other's hands.

You were called into this profession and our Lord and Savior has blessed you because:
According to Romans 13.1-5...
God ordains the Peace Officer’s profession.
The Peace Officer is sent by God.
The Peace Officer is vested with God's authority to enforce the law.
A Peace Officer's badge is to be honored by us, because it is honored by God.

You gave the ultimate sacrifice, your life for your fellow man, while serving, defending, and protecting others in your community.

To the family of Deputy Sheriff Brian Robert Litz and the Marion County Sheriff's Office, your extended family of Law Enforcement Officers grieves with you during this time. I pray that God will wrap his loving arms around each of you and comfort you during this most difficult time.

To all my brothers and sisters, please remember the fallen officers we have lost. Remember the men and women who died trying to make this world a safer and better place for us all to live in. Please pray for this officer's family and friends as they struggle with this tragedy.
May God be with you every day, please remember, we are a part of the largest family in the world and when one hurts we all hurt.

Though our badges and uniforms may be different, our mission is the same. Rest in peace with our other fallen Brothers and Sisters. We will continue the fight in your honor.

Florida Deputy Sheriff

February 7, 2004

My GOD bless the family of Deputy Sheriff Brian Robert Litz.


The Men and Women of the Amtrak Police Department extends our deepest sympathy to the Marion County Sheriff's Office and to the Family of Deputy Litz.


GOD bless!!!

Criminal Investigator
Amtrak Police Department NY & NJ Division

February 7, 2004

When God Made Deputy Sheriffs

When the Lord was creating Deputy Sheriffs, He was into his sixth day of overtime when an angel appeared and said,
"You're doing a lot of fiddling around on this one."

And the Lord said, "Have you read the requirements on this
order? A Sheriff’s Deputy has to be able to run five miles through alleys in the dark, scale walls, enter homes the health inspector wouldn't touch, and not wrinkle their uniform."

"They have to be able to sit in an undercover car all day on a stakeout, cover a homicide scene that night, canvass the neighborhood for witnesses, and testify in court the next day."

"They have to be in top physical condition at all times,
running on black coffee and half-eaten meals, and they have to have six pairs of hands."

The angel shook her head slowly and said, "Six pairs of hands . . . no way!!"

"It's not the hands that are causing me problems," said the Lord, "it's the three pairs of eyes an officer has to have."

"That's on the standard model?" asked the angel.

The Lord nodded. "One pair that sees through a bulge in a pocket before they ask, 'May I see what's in there, sir?'" (when they already know and wish they'd taken that accounting job) "Another pair here in the side of their head for their partner's safety, and another pair of eyes here in front so they can look reassuringly at a bleeding victim and say, 'You'll be alright, ma'am,' when they know it isn't so."

"Lord," said the angel, touching His sleeve, "rest and work on this tomorrow."

"I can't," said the Lord, "I already have a model that can talk a 250 pound drunk into a patrol car without incident and feed a family of five on a civil service paycheck."

The angel circled the model of the Deputy Sheriff very slowly. "Can it think?" she asked.

"You bet," said the Lord, "it can tell you the elements of a hundred crimes, recite Miranda warnings in its sleep, detain, investigate, search, and arrest a gang member on the street in less time than it takes five learned judges to debate the legality of the stop . . . and still it keeps its sense of humor. This Deputy also has phenomenal personal control. They can deal with crime scenes painted in hell, coax a confession from a child abuser, comfort a murder victim's family, and then read in the daily paper how law enforcement isn't sensitive to the rights of criminal suspects."

Finally, the angel bent over and ran her finger across the cheek of the Deputy Sheriff. "There's a leak," she pronounced, "I told you that you were trying to put too much into this model."

"That's not a leak," said the Lord. "It's a tear."

"What's the tear for?" asked the angel.

"It's for bottled-up emotions, for fallen comrades, for commitment to that funny piece of cloth called the American flag, for justice."

"You're a genius," said the angel.

The Lord looked somber. "I didn't put it there," He said.

Anonymous

February 7, 2004

Deputy Litz was a good friend and one of the best law enforcement officers I've known. He was also one of my training officers. I'll never forget what I learned from him, and we'll all never forget Deputy Litz. Our hearts and prayers go out to his family....We can't believe he's gone........

Master Deputy Sirolli
Marion County Sheriff's Office

February 7, 2004

I HAD THE HONOR AND PRIVELEDGE TO WORK WITH BRIAN OVER THE LAST 3 YEARS. HE WILL BE MISSED BY ALL OF US. HE WAS AN ASSET TO THE SHERIFFS OFFICE AND WILL REMAIN IN OUR HEARTS FOREVER. BRIAN WAS A GREAT GUY AND ALWAYS HAD A GREAT ATTITUDE TOWARDS EVERYONE AND LOVED BEING A COP. PLEASE KEEP HIS FAMILY IN YOUR PRAYERS ALONG WITH ALL OUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS WHO RISK THEIR LIVES DAY TO DAY TO SERVE AND PROTECT. BRIAN YOU WILL BE MISSED......GLAD TO HAVE SERVED WITH YOU...2525

DEPUTY M. JABLONSKI
MARION COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE

February 7, 2004

My heart and prayers are with the wife, young son, family, friends, coworkers and all the LEO's in Marion County and Ocala PD. May God be with you all in this terrible time of loss. Deputy Litz may you rest in peace and continue your watch on the streets of heaven. May Deputy Litz's son know always what a true HERO his daddy is. God Bless you all.

Deb Azure
Mother of Deputy Renee Danell Azure, Union County, FL,
EOW 08/06/02

February 7, 2004