Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Rest easy brother, the watch is ours now.

Officer
Atlanta Police

April 5, 2004

God bless you brother. You are now in a better place.

April 5, 2004

you Have been gone only a few hours And I sit here trying to find the words, I cant say enough about you Jeff, you were the model Deputy Sheriff,commanding in you appearance yet calming in your personallity. you inspired others by your example. I remember you very well from my days at the Sheriffs office, even though we were on different squads I still had the pleasure of working with you. I know you and trooper Cogdill, will be working hand in hand in the kingdom of heaven. I wish your family many blessings, and I thank you for allowing me to know you

Lieutinant Bill Smith
Asheville Airport PUblic Safety

April 5, 2004

Yet another hero has been taken from us too soon. My deepest sympathy to the family, friends and co-workers of Sergeant Hewitt. May the Lord give you strength and bless each of you during this time. Rest in peace for your watch here is over; walk in heavens beat and guide us all to protect and serve others safely.

US Ranger Catroppa
National Park Service Kennesaw GA

April 5, 2004

rest in peace hero. you will never be forgotten for your sacrifice. thank you

e. mangum

April 5, 2004

Rest ini peace brother.

Dep. Eric Thoresen
Marion County Sheriffs Office

April 5, 2004

To the family, friends, and co-workers of Sgt. Jeffrey Hewitt. I want to send my deepest sympathy. You are in my thoughts and prayers. My niece Officer Jennifer Fettig (EOW2-16-04) was killed. It seems just like yesterday. May you find some comfort in knowing that there are people that care and that he won't be forgotten.
Sincerely,
Karol Fitzgerald

Karol Fitzgerald
Officer Jennifer Fettig's aunt/Godmother

April 5, 2004

Edward 2 Buncombe 10-42 ( Ill be 10-41 in a much better place!!!!!!!!!

Anonymous

April 5, 2004

May God be with you and your family, look to him to carry you through the hard times and remind you of all the good times. This page will also bring you great comfort, when you need to feel all the love that is felt for Sergeant Hewitt.

Christy Quarles-Jacobs
Family of Deputy Scott Quarles Laurens SC EOW 6/11/03

April 5, 2004

My thoughts and prayers go out to the family and co-workers of Sgt. Hewitt. Only a one hour drive away, another brother officer has lost his life.
Sgt. Hewitt was only two years old when I began working with the Avery County, NC Sheriff's Department, right next door. We just never, ever know. God bless and keep you.

SRO Gary W. Willis
Johnson City, TN Police Bureau

April 5, 2004

A Brother Warrior has fell and died today in battle.

This Brother Warrior has made the ultimate sacrifice.

He has given his life for his Fellow Warriors, his family and friends too.

Brother Warrior, pass your sword to us, so we can keep your spirit alive.

You, my Brother Warrior will not be forgotten.

God Bless you, your family and your friends.

We honor and respect all of the Fallen Warriors who have gone before us.

We ask you, Brother Warriors to guide us, protect us and pray for us.

We will meet again my Brother Warriors.

For this time not to fight another battle, but to live in eternal peace.

God bless all of the Warriors, past, present and future.

Sgt. Chad McDaniel
Seminole County Sheriff's Office (FL)

April 5, 2004

The Wayne County Detectives Association offers its heartfelt condolences to the family, friends, and law enforcement colleagues of Sergeant Hewitt. His untimely loss is a tragedy not only for his own family and department, but for his much larger North Carolina and U.S. law enforcement families. God bless!

Charlie Newsome, Executive Board
Wayne County Detectives Association (MI)

April 5, 2004

I am deeply saddened to hear of this loss. I thank Sergeant Hewitt for everything he has done to help keep Buncombe County safe. As a resident, this loss touches home. My prayers are with you and your family.

April 5, 2004

God bless you for your service to the citizens of North Carolina. May the Lord bless you and keep you!

Anonymous

April 5, 2004

TO THE FAMILY AND FELLOW OFFICERS WHO WORKED WITH SGT HEWITT WE PRAY FOR YOU. I KNOW WORDS CANT REALLY HELP AT THIS TIME BUT KNOW THAT WE AT THE HENDERSON CO SO ARE HERE FOR YOU AND LIKE IN THE PAST WE WILL HELP YOU ANY WAY WE CAN. ONLY GOD KNOWS THE REASON FOR THIS SENSELESS TRAGEDY AND IT IS HE WHO WILL EASE YOUR PAIN ALTHOUGH IT WILL TAKE TIME. WE ARE WITH YOU BROTHERS AND SISTERS IN BLUE.

CPL GARY E MINTZ, DIRECTOR TRAFFIC ENF.
HENDERSON COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE

April 5, 2004

My thoughts and prayers are with you Sergeant Jeffrey T. Hewitt. I pray that your wife will have the strength to see her through this difficult time. Your child will hear what a great person his father was and you will always be remembered in that way. Thank you for your service to your community and this nation.

Lt Thomas Drury
Clare City Police Department Clare Mich

April 5, 2004

May God bless your family, friends and co-workers and guide them through these tragic times. It is so sad to see new names added to this web site. It seems to happen far too often.

As a former deputy and now a concerned civilian, my heart still aches for the lives which are so unnecessarily taken in the line of duty.

Vaya con Dios, mi amigo!

Former Deputy
HCSO (VA)

April 5, 2004

GOD bless you and your family, Sgt. Hewitt.

Matthew 5:9
Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.

Deputy Sheriff
POLK County Sheriff's Office, Bartow, Florida

April 5, 2004

To Sergeant Hewitt, rest in peace blue angel...

To the family and friends of Sergeant Hewitt, my condolences. May God give you the strength you will need to get through this terrible time and may He bless you with His love, mercy, peace and grace.

"Well done, good and faithful servant!... Come and share your master's happiness." MATTHEW 25:21

Rosa Waters
Mother of Michael Waters
EOW: September 11, 2003

April 5, 2004

My heartfelt sympathy goes out to the family and fellow officers of Sergeant Hewitt.

While I did have the privilege to have known him personally, I am certain that he has found a place in heaven. Rest in peace my friend; those of us who remain will cover your post on the thin blue line.

Anonymous

April 5, 2004

Our sincere condolences go out to the family of Sergeant Hewitt and to all the personnel of the Buncombe County Sheriff's Office who worked with him.

While it is no consolation for your loss, remember that we, and many others in this country, appreciate the sacrifice that he made in his effort to ensure the safety of the public.

God bless.

Southwest Central Dispatch
Palos Heights, IL

April 5, 2004

Rest in peace brother. My prayers to your family.

Police Officer
Burlington Township Police

April 5, 2004

Dear Hewitt Family,

I am sorry to hear about your loss. Take some comfort in two verses from the Bible: "Blessed are the peacemakers; for they shall be called the children of God." Matt. 5:9 and "Blessed are they that mourn; for they shall be comforted." Matt. 5:4. Gob Bless.

Ofc. Mike Snyder
Coral Springs PD, Florida

April 5, 2004

“When God made Peace Officers….”

When the lord was creating Peace Officers, 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 spec on this order? A Peace Officer 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 the 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 he asks, “May I see what’s in there sir?” (When they already know and wishes they had taken that accounting job.) Another pair here in the side of their head for their partners’ safety. And another pair of eyes here in front that 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 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 civil service paycheck.”

The angel circled the model of the Peace Officer very slowly, “Can it think?” she asked.

“You bet,” said the Lord, “It can tell you elements of a hundred crimes, recite Miranda warnings in it’s sleep; detain, investigate, search, and arrest a gang member on the street in less time than it takes five judges to debate the legality of the stop…and still it keeps it’s sense of humor.

This officer 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 Peace Officer. “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, and for justice.”

“You’re a genius,” said the angel.

The Lord looked sober. “I didn’t put it there,” he said.


Anonymous

Senior Instructor
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center

April 5, 2004

America lost another hero today, Sgt. Hewitt, paid the ultimate price. Sgt Hewitt go patrol the streets of heaven my brother, your work here is complete. To the friends and family please put your faith in the lord, he will be there to confort you and get you through these hard times.

Sgt. W. M. Riley
Aragon Ga police Dept.

April 5, 2004