Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

No one who has ever worn the badge shall be forgotten, not as long as there is always another to pin on a badge and carry on.

November 23, 2004

My deepest sympathy goes out to the family of Agent Phil Lebid. I was privileged enough to work with Phil and become friends with him during his time here at the Fort Myers Police Department as a Police Officer. I cannot explain the feeling that I got when I received the terrible phone call yesterday, I guess it was just hard to consume following the loss of my friend Officer. Daniel Starks in 2003. I cannot believe that such terrible things have to happen to such good people. I can still remember the first day that I met Phil, It was on a Domestic Dispute call about 4 Years ago, Phil was always so cheerful, and funny, he was a great person to be around. My last time seeing Phil was the 21st of October, Phil was on the Presidential Detail here in Fort Myers for President Bush coming to town. I am so proud of the achievements that Phil made in his life. I personally know that he was a great Police Officer and from what I am told from co-workers at the Secret Service he was an awesome agent. And Phil’s Brother David, I know that this is the worst possible thing to happen in your life, you will be graduating the academy in just two weeks and starting out in the same agency as your older brother. Just remember two things, you have a brotherhood here that will never leave you, and make your brother proud. I know that your brother is very proud of you and you are going to be just like him. To Phil’s family, I am terribly sorry for your huge loss, and know that Phil will never be forgotten.

Auxillary Officer-Travis Daniels
Fort Myers Police Department

November 23, 2004

Rest in peace. To his family & friends, you are in my thoughts and prayers.

Romaine Cheney
Sister, VA Tpr. II Jessica J. Cheney

November 23, 2004

Very Tragic indeed. My prayers and deepest condolences are with your Agency, and especially with the friends and family of your fallen friend. GOD BLESS!
Stay strong, stay focused, and make SURE that Special Agent Lebid
will never be forgotten.

Invest. Mike Bradford-Ret
Tallahassee Police Dept

November 23, 2004

God Bless you my brother. May God watch over your family and friends. You will not be forgotten.

I pray for you, your family and your friends. May they all find comfort in knowing that you are in the Lord's kingdom.

police officer

November 23, 2004

Phil,
It was an honor to have worked with you while we were with FMPD. You were an inspiration to everyone that met you. Your passion and drive led you to fulfill your dreams of becoming a Secret Service Agent. I am proud and honored to be able to call you my friend. You will be missed greatly. Rest easy now my brother, we will take it from here!

Deputy Paul Martin
Pinellas County Sheriff's Office

November 23, 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

November 23, 2004

Blessed are the peacekeepers, for they shall be called the children of God.

Rest well Agent Libid. The watch is ours.

Northside Police - San Antonio

November 23, 2004

SA Lebid, our prayers are with your family. May you rest in peace. Thank you for your service.

Michigan

November 23, 2004

ONCE AGAIN I READ WITH SADNESS THE LOSS OF ANOTHER OFFICER. MY HEART-FELT CONDOLENCES GO TO OFFICER LEBID'S FAMILY AND HIS CO-WORKERS. MAY HIS MEMORY STAY WITH YOU IN ALL THAT YOU DO.
YOU WILL BE IN MY PRAYERS.
OFFICER LEBID: MAY YOU GO REST HIGH ON THE MOUNTAIN. GOD SPEED

CORPORAL ELAINE HUNTER
CHAMBERS COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT ANAHUAC TEXAS

November 23, 2004

Thank you Special Agent Lebid, and may God bless your family, friends, and co-workers.

G. Vickers
kvfd (ret.)

November 23, 2004

Let no line of duty death go unnoticed, rest in peace brother.

Patrolman
Franklin Police Dept, IN

November 23, 2004

Rest in peace, Agent Lebid. You will not be forgotten.

November 23, 2004

On behalf of the members of the Sutherlin Police Department, I send to you, our heartfelt condolences and prayers in your time of sadness. May your fallen officer’s legacy live on in the memories of his friends and family. Rest now brother, after a job well done. We’ll take it from here.

Cpl. Justin Marquis
Sutherlin Police Department, Sutherlin, Oregon

November 23, 2004

Rest Easy Brother Phillip, the Watch is Ours Now and Yours was with Honor. Our Thoughts and Prayers are
with your Family, Friends and Co-Workers.

APD #128
Altoona Police Dept. Altoona, Pa

November 23, 2004