Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Rest in peace Constable Brooks. You will never be forgotten.

Ashley Drury
Clare, Michigan

July 17, 2004

My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. Go walk your beat in heavens streets you have served your time in hell

OFFICER
ATLANTA POLICE DAPARTMENT, GA

July 17, 2004

My condolence to the family of Constable Brooks.

Sr. Trooper Keith Miller
Oregon State Police

July 17, 2004

REST IN PEACE MY BROTHER, YOU WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN. YOU ARE A TRUE HERO.

HARRIS COUNTY TEXAS DEPUTY CONSTABLE
HARRIS COUNTY PRECINCT 5

July 17, 2004

My heart breaks to learn that America has lost another Police Officer in the line of duty. Rest in peace Constable Brooks and know that you will not be forgotten by the many that had the privilege to know and love you.

To Constable Brooks' family you are in my thoughts and prayers as you face these difficult times. Take comfort in the fact that there are many in the police family that will be there to help you in any way that you need.

A Dispatcher

July 17, 2004

Words cannot even express my horror as I read the details of your tragic death. Senseless and immoral. I am somehow comforted in knowing that your killers justice was swift.

God Bless your Department,your family and friends. Though your lives have been changed forever, as you keep his memory close to your heart, you will feel him guiding you through your sorrow.

We will be praying for you...
God Bless you all!

Dispatcher
Sterling Heights PD (Michigan)

July 17, 2004

My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family Constable Richard Brooks. Thank you for your many years of service. You will never be forgotten sir.

Lt Thomas Drury
Clare City P.D., Michigan

July 17, 2004

Rest in peace my Brother! May god bless and watch over your family.

K-9
Fairfax County Police

July 17, 2004

On behalf of my family, I wish to send to the family and department of Constable Brooks our sympathy and prayers. Another fine officer taken from us because of the cowardly actions of others. To the family, I wish that there were something that we could do to help ease your pain, my family knows the hurt your are feeling all to well. May God hold you in the palm of his hand and guide you throught this time.

As a wife of a law enforcement officer, I pray that you all stay safe.

Peggy Dreher
Sister of Patrick Maher
EOW 8-2-03

Peggy Maher- Dreher
Sister of Patrick Maher EOW 8-2-03

July 17, 2004

America lost another hero today... god speed brother... go walk a beat in heavens street.. my thoughts and prayers go out to you and your family. You sacrifice will never be forgotten!!

Deputy Sheriff
Rockwall County Sheriff's Office, Rockwall Texas

July 17, 2004

Sir, I am once again sorrowed at the price we have to pay in our law enforcement family. I am especially saddened for your family and pray for them. You honor us with your bravery and have brought peace to a world that needs it so desperately. God, has a special place for you who loved his brother so much that you laid your life down for him. Not all tears are cried from sadness. We have just lost another, Hero, championing a cause much greater than we can ever understand. Thank You sir, for everything, now lay hold of the promise of peace for eternity, a peace that you most likely never had here in this world. "Poi si 'torno all' eterna fontana."

Ptl.T.D.HILL
Ontario Police

July 17, 2004

We live in a world gone mad........

RIP

Detective
Burbank PD

July 17, 2004

My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family as we all mourn a tragic death. God Bless.

Police Officer
Chicago Police Department

July 17, 2004

My heart and prayers are with the family, friends and coworkers of Bonstable Brooks. May God be with you all in this terrible time of loss. Rest in peace Constable and thank you for a job well done.

Deb Azure
Mother of Deputy Renee D. Azure
EOW 08/06/02

July 17, 2004

As the father of a Revere Mass police officer,,You are living my greatest dread,, my family will pray for you and yours to be able to survive such a tragerdy,,stay strong In your sorrow,, Richard Brooks Is a Hero,,And will be remembered In our hearts,, God bless you,,

July 17, 2004

Constable Brooks, I honor you. You are a true hero, not only for the way you died, but for the way you lived . . . walking the path of the warrior . . . for so many years, protecting the citizens of your community and our nation. I honor you. All of us in law enforcement give "some" . . . you my brother, have given "all." Go rest high on that mountain . . . you have more than earned it. I have no doubt that God has a special and wonderful place for you among your fellow fallen heroes.

And to the officers responding to the call for assistance from Constable Brooks, my deepest gratitude and respect. Thank you for answering when duty called, for entering into the battle, for you loyalty to Constable Brooks, and for "doing what had to be done." You too, are honorable.

With utmost respect and brotherly love, Jim Crotty (Former Richmond, VA Police Officer.)

Jim Crotty, Special Agent (Ret.) ATF
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms

July 17, 2004

What's to say my Brother..you gave your all above and beyond the call...we thank you for your faithfulness and dedication to duty...rest now, in the knowledge that your loved ones are not alone. We are but a phone call away.

Bob Johnson VA-VI

Bob Johnson U.S. Marshal's (Ret'd)
Blue Knights International Police Assn.

July 17, 2004

Another officer was slain today and America mourns. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family, friends and fellow officers of Constable Brooks. Thank you for your many years of dedicated service. Rest in peace sir.

Captain Robert W. Cannon, Ret.
Vermilion Co, Il. Sheriff's Dept.

July 17, 2004

What an unbelievably tragic end to a great career in law enforcement.....

My deepest thoughts go out to your family and friends during this difficult time.

Thank you for you many years of great service.

P.O.-Michigan

July 17, 2004

The policeman stood and faced God,
Which must always come to pass.
He hoped his shoes were shining,
Just as brightly as his brass.

"Step forward now, policeman.
How shall I deal with you?
Have you always turned the other cheek?
To my church have you been true?"

The policeman squared his shoulders and said,
"No lord, I guess I ain't,
Because those of us who carry a badge
can't always be a saint."

I've had to work most Sundays,
and at times my talk was rough,
and sometimes I've been violent,
Because the streets are awfully tough.

But I never took a penny,
That wasn't mine to keep
Though I worked a lot of overtime
When the bills got just too steep.

And I never passed a cry for help,
Though at time I shook with fear.
And sometimes, God forgive me,
I've wept unmanly tears.

I know I don't deserve a place
Among the people here.
They never wanted me around
Except to calm their fear.

If you've a place for me here, Lord,
It needn't be so grand.
I never expected or had too much,
But if you don't I'll understand.

There was a silence all around the throne
Where the saints had often trod.
As the policeman waited quietly,
For the judgement of his god.

"Step forward now, policeman,
You've born your burdens well.
Come walk a beat on Heaven's streets,
You've done your time in hell"

GREGG HOUSTON
SOUTH CAROLINA

July 17, 2004

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. Thank you Constable Brooks for a job well done. Please continue to watch over us and protect us as only you can. You will forever be at our side and in our hearts.

For those of you who still have loved ones with us please take the time to tell them how much you appreciate and care about them.

IF I KNEW

If I knew it would be the last time
That I'd see you fall asleep,
I would tuck you in more tightly
and pray the Lord, your soul to keep.

If I knew it would be the last time
that I see you walk out the door,
I would give you a hug and kiss
and call you back for one more.

If I knew it would be the last time
I'd hear your voice lifted up in praise,
I would video tape each action and word,
so I could play them back day after day.

If I knew it would be the last time,
I could spare an extra minute
to stop and say "I love you,"
instead of assuming you would KNOW I do.

If I knew it would be the last time
I would be there to share your day,
Well I'm sure you'll have so many more,
so I can let just this one slip away.

For surely there's always tomorrow
to make up for an oversight,
and we always get a second chance
to make everything just right.

There will always be another day
to say "I love you,"
And certainly there's another chance
to say our "Anything I can do?"

But just in case I might be wrong,
and today is all I get,
I'd like to say how much I love you
and I hope we never forget.

Tomorrow is not promised to anyone,
young or old alike,
And today may be the last chance
you get to hold your loved one tight.

So if you're waiting for tomorrow,
why not do it today?
For if tomorrow never comes,
you'll surely regret the day,

That you didn't take that extra time
for a smile, a hug, or a kiss
and you were too busy to grant someone,
what turned out to be their one last wish.

So hold your loved ones close today,
and whisper in their ear,
Tell them how much you love them
and that you'll always hold them dear

Take time to say "I'm sorry,"
"Please forgive me," "Thank you," or "It's okay."
And if tomorrow never comes,
you'll have no regrets about today.

July 17, 2004

On behalf of the men and women who serve and work for the Georgia Perimeter College Police Department, our thoughts and prayers are with Constable Richard Brooks' family, friends, and co-workers with the Town of Babylon-Bay Constable's Office.

God bless our brother in blue. Rest in peace. The watch is now ours.

Officer Johns
Georgia Perimeter College Police Department

July 17, 2004

AMERICA LOST ANOTHER HERO TODAY, CONSTABLE BROOKS WAS PROTECTING THE CITIZENS AND GAVE HIS LIFE SO THEY COULD BE SAFE. GO PATROL THOSE WONDERFUL
STREETS OF GOLD NOW..TO THE FRIENDS AND FAMILY PLEASE TURN TO GOD FOR CONFORT.

Sgt. W. M. Riley
Aragon GA police Dept

July 17, 2004