Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Sgt. Johnson...To have laid down your life to save that of a 5 year old boy is the ultimate definition of heroism...I pray your family and friends may find peace with the honor of your sacrifice....God speed,Sir...you are the bravest of the brave!!

wife of a Sgt
Macomb County Sheriff Dept, MI

November 23, 2004

I pray for strength and peace for your family and friends. You are a true hero. May your spirit have a joyus homcoming and may you "Rest high on the mountian". God bless my brother!

D/Sgt. Vencent Woods
State of Michigan Department of Environmental Quality

November 23, 2004

My condolences to the family. My heart breaks everytime I see a new name added. Hope Brandy and all the other brothers and sisters welcomed Sgt. Johnson at the gates of heaven....Thank you for your service and the sacrifice that your family made.

Sara Winfield
Wife of Brandy EOW 10/14/04

November 22, 2004

MAY GOD CONTINUE TO GIVE HIS PEACE TO YOUR FAMILY AT THIS AWFUL TIME. WE MUST REMEBER THAT TO BE ABSENT FROM THE BODY IS TO BE PRESENT WITH THE LORD AND IT DON'T GET NO BETTER THAN THAT.

GOD BLESS!

CEDRIC L. THOMAS
NC STATE HIGHWAY PATROL

November 22, 2004

May you rest in peace Sgt.Johnson. Your dedication to Law Enforcement will not be forgotten. My deepest regrets to all your family members, co-workers and friends.

Parole Agent/Marsha Perilloux
M.D.O.C.

November 22, 2004

Its now the time to rest eternally with the almighty. To the families, my sincerest condolences. To your fellow officers, let him go so that he may watch over all of us. To his community remember that he was a true hero dedicating his life to your safe environment that we all take for granted. Sir, you have completed your mission in the protection of many that needed your help. May you rest in peace my friend and you shall be remembered in our daily prayers.

Auxiliary Constable R.L.J. Bourdin
Coquitlam RCMP

November 21, 2004

Sergeant Johnson - Thank You for giving the ultimate sacrifice and providing unselfishly for the rest of us. May the greatest honors be onto you and may time heal your family and friends hurting and sorrow. May you now sit in the greatest of heavens along with your maker and look down upon us with favor and protect your family and the rest of us that will continue your work here. The brothers and sisters in law enforcement salute you and your family sir, and we thank you for your service and you will never be forgotten. Go rest easy my brother, we'll take it from here.

Police Officer
Nekoosa Police Department, Wisconsin

November 21, 2004

For what better Love than a man to lay down his own Life....You will never be forgotten Sgt. Johnson

Ptl. Ivan Davis
Ashburn Police Department Georgia

November 21, 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 Sergeant Johnson 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.

November 20, 2004

What a heroic thing these Officers did. God speed brother. Our prayers go out to the family of Sergeant James Johnson and to the family of blue that worked along side a true hero.

Officer William Inman
Birmingham Police Dept Al. West Precinct

November 20, 2004

Dear Sgt Johnson,

You did your job very well for a very long time.

I pray for your family, they are surely deeply saddened by their loss of a good man in their lives. I pray for the peace in their hearts and may God bless them.

Thank you for your diligence in your duty, their is just something special in a Policeman's heart and personality to motivate him to do the job we love and enjoy. You will be missed.

Police Officer Louis Lave
Los Angeles County Police

November 20, 2004

Rest easy brother.....we will take it from here.

Det Lloyd Cornelius
Ormond Beach Florida

November 20, 2004

To Sgt. Johnson's family & friends,
My heart breaks for you as I know the pain of losing a loved one in the line of duty....and especially right here at the holidays. They will never be the same again but always remember the ones you shared with him. The days ahead will be terribly difficult and I pray that the Lord will wrap his loving arms around you and help you make it through one day at a time. As I put my blue candle in the window this year for the holidays, I'll remember Sgt. Johnson also. God bless you!

Denise
Survivor of Trooper Calvin E. Taylor

November 19, 2004

Rest in peace sir. Thank you for all you did in the 35 years you served the public.

Shannon
concerned citizen

November 18, 2004

Your service to your community will not be forgotten. May your family and friends and members of your department find strength in God and one another. Rest in Peace Sgt.

Patrolman
City of Warrenville Police Dept, IL

November 18, 2004

To the Forsyth County Sheriff's Department, our thoughts and prayers are with you in this sad time. We at the Buncombe County Sheriff's Office can understand the pain you are going thru.
Sgt. Johnson you job is done here on Earth, Rest in Peace. Watch over and keep your Brothers & Sisters in Blue safe. Do us a favor and look up Sgt Jeff T Hewitt and let him know we miss him and will never forget! He will show you the way...

In Honor and Memory of Sgt Jeff T Hewitt E.O.W. 04/04/04

Deputy Sheriff
Buncombe County Sheriff Dept

November 17, 2004

You will missed by us all. We did not have to meet for your lose to be feelt. It is always hard to hear that another good man has left our ranks. My prayers to your family and department.

OFFICER M. SCHLEGEL
CARY PD, NC

November 17, 2004

My heart and prayers go out to this fine man and his family. Thankyou for helping make this world a better place. You will be remembered for that!! You are a true hero!!!

Kevin

Reserve Officer Kevin Averill (Lieutenan
Boulder County Sheriff's Office. Boulder Colorado

November 17, 2004

Sgt.Johnson
It was truly an HONOR to know you.You will always be in my heart God Bless You and your Family

"273 RIP"

Deputy K Hoppenbauer
Forsyth County Sheriffs Office

November 16, 2004

From you'r brothers and sisters in Virginia Beach, VA. our heart felt prayers go out to you (our Hero), you'r family, friends and Co-workers. You are by far a hero of heros dedicated to your job. With the loss of a good friend and co-worker not more than 1 1/2 years ago we feel your pain and sorrow. As a former student of Forsyth Senior High School, it feels like it has hit at home also. You have done your job, and a job well done. Now is your time to go 10-7, I salute you!

Detective Rick Wallace
Virginia Beach Police Department

November 16, 2004

I am on military leave with the US Army MP's in Iraq, away from my job as a police officer in Avery County NC. I still regularly check on here to see that hopefully, no more names of brother-sister officers appear on here. Sadly, that not only is not the case, it is the name of another brother NC officer.

This sadly proves the South remains the most dangerous place to be a law enforcement officer.

I am very grieved over this tragic loss, such a fine man, a volunteer officer, dying needlessly at the hands of such a coward. I hope the other officer is ok and that justice is served in this case.

Though our ranks thinned on this date here on earth, the ranks of Heaven's watch grew by one. This fallen hero now walks a beat in Heaven and no longer has to endure the tribulations of this life, but we are hurt by his passing.

My thoughts and prayers go with the family, friends and colleagues of Sgt. Johnson and the Forsyth County Sheriff's Office and the whole jurisdiction in this time of loss.

Be safe out there brothers and sisters. Rest easy brother, you will not be forgotten.

MSG JA Millan, US Army Military Police
NC Army, NC Army National Guard
Camp Bucca, Iraq

Master Sgt. John A. Millan
US Army Military Police, Iraq

November 16, 2004

We are deeply saddened at James' loss and his partner's injuries.
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We all recall you gave your best.
You did your job, now you can rest.
Your comrades now can cover your post
as you take your place with the Heavenly Host.

God Bless Our Fallen Brothers & Sisters.
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Our prayers will be with you, your family, and co-workers! Special prayers also for the civilians wounded.

Ptlm. P.K. Harding
Binghamton (NY) P.D.

November 16, 2004

RIP BROTHER

Reserve Deputy Enriquez
MCSO/Montgomery Co. TN.

November 16, 2004

Our deepest sympathy to the family of Reserve Sergeant James Johnson Sr. and the Forsyth County Sheriff's Department ...our hearts and prayers are with you all...... Thank you for a job well done James... rest in peace as you continue your watch from the heavens......your memory will never be forgotten...

God Bless....Be Safe..... and wear your vests...

Vin, Pook and all of us at beyond-the-blue

Vinman and Pooky -Site Owners
beyond-the-blue

November 16, 2004

Rest in peace! My condolences to the family and friends of this fallen hero.

Andrew
Baltimore City Police

November 16, 2004