Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

hi daddy!!
well i got a car! hah its a real nice one.
dont worry ill keep it clean!!!
and im doing very good mother and i.
we spend time together we have lots of fun.
josh is going back to college very soon im sad its gonna be weird once again with him not around the house.
but yeah i was just wanting to say that i love you very very much!!
miss you.
bye

jessica, daughter

July 29, 2007

Tom, Looks like people are getting on with their lives. No one will ever forget you or what you stood for. I think about you a lot. I always check out this website to see who has checked in on you. You were always my hero and I'll never forget you. We always stop by your grave when we go to Aurora to visit mom, daddy, grandma and Aunt Frankie. You were so loved and respected. Love, Pat

Pat
Cousin

July 15, 2007

Hi Dad. I know it has been a long time since I have wrote, but I have that busy lifestyle you always worried about, I guess thinking it would get the better of me someday. I needed this again, It has been so long since I have felt like life was supposed to be enjoyed. I can say that I will never stop missing you and wishing you were here but, I won't ever be that souless person who for the longest time could not accept you were gone. I really did think that what would kill me was the pain and sorrow of loosing you. It can tear your whole life apart, that kind of pain. You'll always be my hero. I can feel you with me when I ride and it is great. I have missed Jess, Jo'Nee, and Josh so much and couldn't be more happy to have them in my life again, it has made life more worth living. I love you always.

Trace

Tracy
Daughter

June 29, 2007

I wanted to wish you a Happy Father's Day, a little late, but it would have been better for you to have been here with us. I love you and miss you always.

Tomya
daughter

June 19, 2007

happy fathers day daddy.
i love you and miss you tremendously.

love your daughter

jessica cochran

June 17, 2007

Dad, I'm feeling a little down today and wishing you were here to tell me something funny. You were always good at putting a smile on someone's face and making their day brighter. I know what you'd say if I told you my problem, something like, "I know some people. . . . !" I just wish you were here and I love you more than ever. We're all doing pretty good as a family and it would be nice if you were here with us, that's all. We were with you as a family on Memorial Day as we cleaned your graveside and put up more memorials. I'm thinking about ya and that keeps me going. Miss you bunches. I love you.
Tommy

Tomya
daughter

June 5, 2007

hey daddy.
how are you?
im good. very worried bout mom. please watch over her. keep her safe.
Well it's summer vacation now. i survived my 1st year in highschool. and let me tell you, it was super hard. stressfull.
josh has been out of school for awhile now. he says he likes it. he goes on ride a longs with LPD. that would fun! Him and kaylee are really good.
me and Tracy and Zach and all of them hang out ALOT! i love it. only god knows how much i really missed them. its great now. i just wish u were here. i miss you unexplainably.
You left before I had a chance to say goodbye but that's the way life usually is, it just passes you by but you can't hold on to regrets, and you can't look back so i'll just be thankful for the times that I had with you.
i'll love you forever and always.

jessica, daughter

June 2, 2007

Hey dad! Today is National Peace Officers' Memorial Day and you are in my thoughts (like always). Jo'Nee, Josh, Kaylee and Jess are in DC to honor your memory. Me, Trace and Troy are home, but we too remember and honor your sacrifice. I am honored to be your daughter and I operate with the integrity and honesty that you instilled in me, everyday. I miss you a million times over. On this day, I honor my hero, YOU! And remember all of those who laid down their lives for the ultimate sacrifice. I wish you were here. The bike ride was perfect and we had over 250 bikes riding in your honor. We are all working hard to keep your memory and spirit alive and inside us. I just wish you were here with us and it breaks my heart that your not. My heart is broken, but everyday, I do the right thing and think about what you would do to keep me going. I love you with all of my heart and miss you tons. LOL
Your daughter, Tommy

Tomya Allen
daughter

May 15, 2007

Tom,
Our 22nd Wedding Anniversary is fast approaching & I again will celebrate the day we officially combined our lives as one....alone. The pain doesn't get any less....sometimes easier to deal with than others - but never far from my still broken heart.
Happy Anniversary honey....Friday, April 20. I love & miss you more than ever & hope you continue to help me & the kids through this.
Love forever,
Jo'Nee

Jo'Nee Cochran
Spouse

April 17, 2007

8 letters....
3 words....
1 meaning....
I LOVE YOU


enough said. =]

jessica cochra, daughter

April 4, 2007

Hey dad, I haven't written in awhile. I've been very busy with the new job which is really cool. The investigations are real and the allegations are real. It's pretty cool working right there with the whole team, the docs, social workers, detectives and prosecutor. My career has come full circles, but keeping up with it is the hard part. Patrick and I were looking forward to DC, but we (nor Tracy and Chuck) will not be able to be there due to certain circumstances. I'm just glad we were able to be there last year when it truly mattered. I miss you much. Baxter is now there in heaven with you, he left us on 3/5/07 due to a heart attack. Being back down home is great, but it would be so much better if you were here too. I miss you very much and I love you forever and always. With love, Tommy

Tomya Allen
daughter

March 25, 2007

Hey Dad,
I visited your grave yesterday, me and Chuck. The wind had knock the flowers over so we picked them up and put them where they belonged. I miss you so much, I think of you daily and how so much has changed. How I have changed and how I am far from the strong person you use to think I was. I feel broken most of the time but hold on to the kids and Chuck and go on, still very painful not to have you in my life, only memories. I won't be in Washington in May though it isn't because I don't want to be, because I do but it just isn't possible. I am sure Jo'nee, Josh, and Jessica will be there to light a candle for you and for that I am glad. It was so beautiful last year to see all of the candles, because for a second there is a peaceful feeling in your heart. I hope the weather is good, not to cold or rainy. I will have the dog tags I made ready for you by then. I have to order a couple more. Macy is getting so big and learning new words, she still loves to make people laugh. She's walking all over the place and I love to hear her say Mama. The other three are either taller than me or darn close they have grown so much. They are such good kids, I am lucky for that.
Maybe next year me and Chuck and the kids can come to Washington, we'll see. I love you always.

Trace

Tracy

March 23, 2007

hey daddy!
how r u? today is patricks day! and kaylee's birthday. so we've been running around. but i miss you very very much. Washington DC memorial week is coming up. and im so very excited to go see my friends. i miss them. but i rather u be here then have to go there for that reason. but i have met so many great people that really take care of us. but i miss you so much. unexplainable.
i love you more than anything.
<3 bye

Jessica Cochran, daughter

March 17, 2007

Dad, I has been an overwhelming night of emotions. Chuck has been choosen for Reserves and tonight for the first time I saw him in his uniform and the tears came. He looked so good and I was so proud of him. He will do good, he is such a genuine person. And now I have him to worry about and pray to God to bring him home safe everynight. I wish you were here, you would be so proud to see the boys in their uniforms. Wow a cops daughter, a cops daughter-in-law, but now a cops wife. I have to say I never thought there would ever be another officer in my life. He wears your unit number on his shoulder everyday and I am sure he will make you proud with his manners and the way he carries himself on and off the job. Watch over him dad, you were right when you said I needed him.

I love you,
Trace

Tracy
Daughter

March 3, 2007

well hi father!
i started driving. very scary! i like it but im scared. lol moms nerves are wrecked. but wow i miss you. OMG! guess what?! i job shadowed Doug!! it was soo much fun dad! WOW. i love doug hes fun. but anyway we had alot of calls. it felt like 20! i met mary at the court house. she was sooo nice! and a bunch of other people that i haven't seen in years!! but we found fake money at a gas station it was cool because it looked soo real. uhmm we had to go get a dead deer from a nursing home because it was dead in the back yard lol. all these old people just stared at doug while he pulled it up and i stayed in the warm car and laughed haha. uhmm we had to pull a bunch of cars because of the snow it was kindaa scary. then! we got called to a robbery. well we had to look for a white male in a carhart. thats when the edreneline rush started. doug told me to watch out for him while he drove. well i saw some guy and i yelled oh there he is! he whipped around and the guy popped up from behind a truck. and i go whoops...sorry false alarm. it was some guy in a yellow sweat shirt. well we sticked around for like 10 minutes and started to pull out because he fled on foot and we couldnt find him. i was pretty bummed out. i looked to my left and my arms just flew up in the air going 100 mph yelling THERE HE IS OMG THERE HE IS TURN!!!! we did like a U-turn lol and whipped up to him. he put his arms up and Doug and some other officer got out of the car. he admitted to stealing and got a free ride to jail! MAN! i was so happy. lol it made my ..month! lol me and doug had alot of fun though. i dragged him to Taco Bell. hes a rude eater haha. im jokin. but i loved to be a police officer for a day. learned from the "second" best. Mr. Doug Taylor. well i miss you alott!!! i love you with all my heart.
your daughter,
jess

jessica cochran, daughter

February 8, 2007

Hi Dad. We are waiting for a snow storm and it has just started. They are letting the kids come home earily from school. I have to work in the ER tonight so we will be very busy or very slow. Macy is standing at the french doors watching the snow and giggling, she thinks it is so cool. She likes to sit on my lap while I type and she points to your picture, I tell her pa paw. This is the beginning of the third year without you and I can not believe it has been that long, it seems like only yesterday. I miss you so much. I hope someday this gets easier, though I don't think it does, it's just a part of my life now. I thank god for the time we had and all of the wonderful memories. We will see each other again someday. Remember how much I love you.

Love,
Trace

Trace

February 6, 2007

i love you with all my heart.
i miss you so much.
until i see you again..
your daughter,
jess

jessica cochran, daughter

January 27, 2007

My thoughts and prayers are with Tom's friends and family in this time of sorrow. May God Bless You.

January 27, 2007

I've thought of nothing else the last 36 hours, the first call, the disbelief and the final goodbye. I've thought of Jo'Nee and their family and Jessica's long blonde hair. I've thought of Tom's closest friends, his fellow officers who were like his brothers - as they were mine, just as Tom was.

I tell people about Tom and about how lucky I was to have his friendship and his trust. There were times that Tom's kindness and transparency pierced my soul. I pray that he is in a place of no pain, no worries and lots of hot coffee. Peace, Theressa

Theressa Holland
friend and attorney

January 26, 2007

My thoughts are with your loved ones today. Keep watch over them. I only wish you could have retired and enjoyed a life that you worked so hard to achieve. You are a true hero and heroes never die. You will never be forgotten. Thank you for your dedicated service to law enforcement.

Bob Gordon
Father of Fallen Officer: Michael P. Gordon, EOW: 8/8/04

January 26, 2007

Rest in Peace Brother.

Deputy Bennett
Henry County Sheriff's Dept. (Indiana)

January 26, 2007

JoNee and Family,
I just wanted to let you know that my family and I are thinking of you as you face the second anniversary of Tom's death. You should all be proud of the hard work and progress you've made in managing this journey of grief. I'm sure Tom is watching over you all to lend support when things get overwhelming. Just know that you are all being sent positive thoughts and many prayers as you face this difficult day.

Denise Scarbrough, Surviving Spouse
Sgt. Michael A. Scarbrough EOW 2/9/05

January 26, 2007

Dear Tom, the family, and Tom's friends,
My thoughts and prayers are with all of you today. I know that today is just as tough as it has been for the past two years. Please know that you are all loved and that you are close to my heart today.
Love, Jill

Jill Lanning
friend

January 26, 2007

Dearest Tom,
Honey I cannot believe it is the evening actually now 2 years of your accident. I remember how sick I felt as family & friends funnelled in to pay their last respects before you left us. Praying to God for some miracle that I would be taking you home with me & this was all a big mistake. Being the last to lay next to you & hold you, begging you not to leave us. Promising you I would take good care of you as I had done in the past...just hold on...But it wasn't meant to be as you passed on the 26th of January, 2005. Like I am reliving it today & again tomorrow....as 'tho it were yesterday. A deep pain that won't go away. I love you so much Tom. I feel so empty & am missing such a big part of myself without you near me. I will forever hold you deep inside my heart & raise our kids the way we, together, had planned. We miss you with all our hearts. Until we meet again.
All my love,
Jo'Nee Cochran-Spouse

Jo'Nee Cochran
Spouse of Det/Sgt Tom Cochran LPD, IN

January 25, 2007

Hey dad, on this day and at this time two years ago, you were with us. It's the next 24 hours that I relive the pain. I love you and miss you dearly. I will be down to see you tomorrow, by your graveside with the rest of our family. Until then, keep us strong! Love ya.

Tomya
daughter

January 25, 2007