Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Rest in peace my brother.

Police Officer
Burlington Township PD NJ

January 21, 2005

May GOD bless your family and friends at this terrible time. You all are in my thoughts and prayers. Rest in peace, Sir.

Shirley Roberts
Aunt of Fallen Officer John Logan EOW-3-14-04

January 21, 2005

From all the men and women of the United States Border Patrol. Thank you for your service. God Bless you Sheriff Samuels

Senior Patrol Agent
US Border Patrol, Arizona

January 21, 2005

On behalf of the officers of the Udall Police Department we extend our condolences to the members of the Greenwood County Sheriffs Department and the family of Sheriff Matt Samuels.

Chief Matt Dennis
Udall Police Department

January 21, 2005

To Sheriff Samuels family and friends our prayers are with you. May God Bless you and your love one.
D. Jones
Mother of Officer Ron Jones
EOW 12/26/01

January 21, 2005

upon the markers of their graves
Our heroes etched in names we save
For all the life they gave with pride
To keep the peace within life's stride

To honor serve and do their best
To keep us safe through any quest
They gave up what was theirs to share
Their spirits shall be always near

No fear within the hearts and minds
To keep us safe within our times
The glory that is ours to see
Those special hearts of bravery

They have walked where no man dare
Their lives in danger with no care
For they have given all they could
For their courage we have stood

In awe of every one who gave
His life for others who they saved
So we will know their contribution
Their firm resolve and resolution

For those they left with hearts so broken
In every whispered word that's spoken
We bow our heads in confirmation
In every word life's revelation

Those who stand within their shoes
Will follow courage as they choose
And give to all the best they had
They carry on with spirits glad

We will know that they walked through
With colors bright and hearts so true
No Island stands alone they say
For heroes they are born this way

Protecting those with loyalty
A glimpse of so much royalty
Within the years of courage bound
These officers have earned their crown

Upon the earth we shall remember
The special goals and all their thunder
That proves a hero came our way
Who left their hearts on earth to stay.

~ Francine Pucillo ~
(c)Copyright November 16, 2004
In Memory of all those lost in the line
of fire with courage, strength and love.

CHIEF BILLY CUREINGTON
WISNER POLICE DEPT.WISNER,LOUISIANA

January 21, 2005

To the men and women of the Greenwood County Sheriffs Department we regreat hearing abount another officer killed in the line of duty. God bless you and the family members.

PATROLMAN #114
PAOLA PD

January 20, 2005

my sincere condolences to the family and friends of sheriff Samuels.

Brian Jordan
a private citizen

January 20, 2005

A hero has fallen today and forever will heaven be a better place for it. Your tour here on Earth is over we'll take it from here Brother.
My heart aches for your family and friends. God bless you all...

CO Charles Elsworth
Neosho County Sheriffs Dept

January 20, 2005

My prayers are with the family of Matt and with his Department in this time of tragedy. I have had the privilege of working with Sheriff Samuels on the range, at KLETC, as a guest firearms instructor. I was with Sheriff Samuels last week and had many conversations. I have attended several KSA conferences where Sheriff Samuels attended and through the years have come to know him and consider him a good friend. I will miss the times we spent talking about common experience in this line of work and the world in general.
Sheriff Samuels will be missed greatly but not forgotten. I pray that his family and the law enforcement family will find strength and comfort in the Lord knowing that Sheriff Samuels is now in a better place and will be waiting for the day of reuion with all.
God Bless you all and my deepest sympathy.

Capt. Scott Mitchell
Ford County Sheriff's Office
Dodge City, Kansas

Capt. Scott Mitchell
Ford County Sheriff's Office

January 20, 2005

Our thoughts and prayers are with the family of Sheriff Samuels. Thank you for your many years of service. Rest in peace.

Det J. Bryant
Sterling Heights PD, MI

January 20, 2005

God Bless all the Greenwood County Sheriff Department. I met Sheriff Samuels when I worked for Coke Cola out of Emporia. He was a very nice guy and I talked to him many times. My prayers are with his family.Sheriff Samuels you will always be remember in my heart all law enforcement officers heart.Again my heart goes out to Sheriff Samuels family.

Officer Jarrod Shaw
Hoisington Police Dept, KS

January 20, 2005

Farewell for now Brother. We thank you for your faithfulness and dedication to duty and are proud to call you Brother. You are one up on us for now you see Him as He is. Rest assured your loved ones are not alone for we are but a phone call away.

Bob Johnson VA-VI

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

January 20, 2005

May God bless you and keep you. May your family be made whole with the presence of the Lord. To your friends and co-workers, prayers of blessings, safety, and comfort go out to those of you who protect us everyday.

WA citizen, Andrew
Friend of a Lyon County Sheriff

January 20, 2005

OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ARE WITH YOU! REST IN PEACE!!

DEPUTY
BRUNSWICK CO. SHERIFF'S OFFICE NC

January 20, 2005

I'm sorry for your family and for your departments loss.

LT. J. SMITH
DORCHESTER COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE SOUTH CAROLINA

January 20, 2005

You, your family, your department, and the community you have served are in my prayers. Thank you for your service.

Ofc. S.L. Coffman #15174
California Highway Patrol

January 20, 2005

Our condolences to Sheriff Samuels family,friends and brother and sister officers of the Greenwood County Sheriff's Office. Our throughts and prayers are with you all during this time of tragedy.

I'd like the memory of me to be a happy one,I'd like to leave an afterglow of smiles when life is done.
I'd like to leave an echo whispering softly down the ways, of happy times and laughing times ans bright and sunny days.

I'd like the tears of those who grieve,to dry before the sun of happy memories that i leave when life is done. Rest In Peace

A-Squad
W.P.D Woodbridge CT

January 20, 2005

we will take it from here you will be missed by us all may you Rest in peace.

Reserve Deputy/Detention Officer Doug Cr
Lyon County sheriff dept

January 20, 2005

May God comfort your family and your fellow brothers in blue. our heartfelt sympathies to the family, friends, & fellow co-workers of Sheriff Matt Samuels.

Sgt.J Dolomite
Quogue Village Police Dept.

January 20, 2005

Matt You will be missed by many you have touched us all with your kindness and love only a great man can do what you have done and that is to have served all and respected everyone. your love will live on with us all. WE WILL NEVER FORGET YOU MY FRIEND >

Reserve Deputy/Detention Officer
Lyon County sheriff dept

January 20, 2005

I wish to paraphrase from Shakespeare's Henry V:

"Be in their flowing cups remembered... from this day to the ending of the world. But we in it SHALL be remembered. We few, we happy few, we band of brothers, for he today that sheds his blood" for "me shall be my brother."

Sheriff Samuels, my thoughts go to you and your family. Rest in Peace, my brother.

Deputy Eric B. Beyer
Franklin County Sheriff's Office

January 20, 2005

"The Lord Is My Shepherd, I Shall Not Want".
May the "Good Shepherd" come to the rescue of His sheep during this time of sorrow and pain. It is our prayer that God will comfort the family, friends and fellow officers of Sheriff Matt Samuels. God has gone with you Sheriff, Now you go and be with Him.
Chaplain Justice & Bean Station P.D.

PTRL. Chaplain Bryce Justice
Bean Station P.D.

January 20, 2005

Please accept the heartfelt condolences of the Fresno Co. Sheriff's Dept. for your tragic loss. Godspeed.

Deputy Sheriff Kevin FitzGerald
Fresno Co. Sheriff's Dept.

January 20, 2005

The men and women of the Rossville, KS Police Department extend their thoughts and prayers to the men and women of the Greenwood County Sheriff's Office. God Speed!

Rossville, KS Police Department

January 20, 2005