Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

I am originally from NJ and I am also a "widow" to a fallen officer...and my son was 6 weeks old at the time. He is now 3...
I just want to say my heart and prayers will be with you and your family and all of the officers that have to experience this. Nothing can prepare and I am truly sorry. May God hold you and help you through this.

Carol Furlong fiancee to fallen officer

March 7, 2005

Your place at the right hand of the father is assured. May your eternal peace be resolute. Know your brothers and sisters here will miss you. We will pray for those you left behind.

Trooper
NJSP

March 6, 2005

God bless you and your family at your tragic loss. It is always harder to read these memorials when young childres are left behind and will never know the parent who was taken from them.

DE
St. Louis City Police

March 6, 2005

Tommy signed Sergeant Ken "KB" Brown's Officer Down page on March 19, 2004. Let us pray that Tommy is now with ACPD brother KB #195 and ACPD brother Glen Deninger #605 and that they are all at peace, together. Rest in Peace brothers, you are not forgotten.

Anonymous ACPD officer

March 6, 2005

May God bless and give your family strength through this.Rest easy my brother for you made the ultimate sacrifice.

CPL.
NEW PHILADELPHIA/PA

March 6, 2005

Thank you for your years of service, you are a true hero; may your soul rest in peace.

Patrol Officer
Prince George's County, Maryland

March 6, 2005

Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family of P.O. McMeekin Jr. and the Atlantic City Police Department. God Speed..

Patrolman
Cranford P.D. (NJ)

March 6, 2005

To the family, friends and coworkers of Officer McMeekin our thoughts and prayers are with you all.

Rest in peace brother.

Tewksbury Twp. Police, NJ

March 6, 2005

Thank you for your service to your community and country. Condolences to the McMeekin Family, friends, and fellow Atlantic City police officers. Rest In Peace.

Ofc. Eric Chiang
San Francisco Police Department

March 6, 2005

Our thoughts and prayers go out to the McMeekin Family, his many friends, and co-workers. I'm saddened to say that we experienced this just under one year ago when our family member, Ken Brown, died on duty. May there be some consolation in knowing that you are not alone and that there are so many people who keep you all in their thoughts and prayers. Heaven has one more Guardian Angel and I am sure He will do as terrific job as he did as an Atlantic City Police Officer. He will never be forgotten..........

With deepest sympathy...The Brown, Applegate, Baglivo and Burke Families

family member of Sgt. Kenneth "K.B." Bro

March 6, 2005

Although your watch has come too an end, rest easy my brother knowing that the battle will rage on and that your sacrifice was not in vain, nor will it ever be forgotten.

God bless you and your loved ones.

PC Ferko
Toronto Police Service, Canada

March 6, 2005

My Condolences to the Family and to the Atlantic City Police Dept. Thank you Officer McMeekin for your service to the community and for a job well done.

Cpl Barry W Cannon
Center Hill Police Dept. Center Hill, Fla

March 6, 2005

Thank you for your service and sacrafice to make the world we live in a better place. Our prayer's go out to your family. Rest well brother.You will never be forgotten!!

Detective Lionel Garrett
Inglewood Police Dept.

March 6, 2005

Your family/friends are in my prayers. The road they are beginning to travel is a difficult one. May God help them along the way.

Denise
Survivor of Calvin E. Taylor

March 6, 2005

I HAVE A HERO....

I have a Hero,
This person is one who gets dressed for work each day just like everyone else
I have a Hero,
Who kisses their spouse and children before they leave for work not knowing if they will return at the end of the day to hold them once again
I have a Hero,
Who must confort the scared, console the troubled, and protect even the gulity
I have a Hero,
Who arrives to a situation where a child has been killed and must remember that the suspect has "rights"
I have a Hero,
That puts on a uniform each day with a vow to Serve and Protect
I have a Hero,
Who was killed in the Line of Duty today, and with him a part of America died
I have a Hero,
Who goes by the name of Police Officer....

May God Bless all of Our Fallen Brothers and Sisters in Blue. While we honor the lives of those no longer with us.-Your Brothers
Put-in-Bay Police
Ohio

Officer
Put-in-Bay Police Department

March 6, 2005

God bless the family of Officer Thomas McMeekin Jr. and to all the members of the Atlantic City Police Department for your loss. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.

Trooper
New Jersey State Police

March 6, 2005

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS POLICE
OFFICERS SEND OUR CONDOLENCES. OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ARE WITH OFFICER
MCMEEKIN, HIS FAMILY AND CO-WORKERS.

GOD BLESS...

PO ERNEST G. PENN
DEPT. OF VETERANS AFFAIRS POLICE - BUFFALO, NEW YORK

March 6, 2005

My prayers are with the McMeekin family. I hope the Blue Family stands behind Officer McMeekin's family through this very trying time. Officer McMeekin, you are a true Hero and will never be forgotten.

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

Robert Gordon, Asst. Chief, Retired
Riverside PD, IL

March 6, 2005

Dear Mcmeekin Family,
May god bless you with peace and comfort as you try hard to continue on. Know that God is with you and well never leave you.Your law enforcement loves you very much and will be there for you. I am from another state but my heart goes out to you because we are all one big family ( the Law enfoecement family. I am a wife of a people officer and have been for 15 years of his 20 year run. I can't remember a day that at some point when he is on duty my heart stops in fear that something is wrong. It's hard being the wife of an officer. We are all praying for you and your child that you can hold on to each other and continue on. May god bless you.

Wife of a NC law enforcement officer.

March 6, 2005

The thoughts and prayers of the men and women of the Onondaga County Deputy Sheriffs' Police Association are with the family, friends and co-workers of Officer Thomas McMeekin Jr.

Detective
Onondaga County (NY) Sheriff's Office

March 6, 2005

Officer Tom McMeekin's life on this earth was too short.

He was a great servant of the people. He comes from a family of dedicated public servants, who have once again sacrificed in order that others can live better lives.

My thoughts and prayers are with Tom and his family. His contributions will be remembered always.

Rest in peace, Tom, you've proudly completed your tour.

Don P. Hurley ,Police Officer (Ret)
Atlantic City Police Dept.

March 6, 2005

You and your family are in my prayers, rest in peace brother. Your sacrifice will not go unnoticed and your story is carried in the hearts of those who do the job everyday.

Trooper
New Jersey State Police

March 6, 2005

WHAT IS A COP?

Cops are human ( believe it or not) just like the rest of us. They come in both sexes but mostly male. They also come in various sizes. This sometimes depends on whether you are looking for one or trying to hide something. However, they are mostly big.

Cops are found everywhere-on land, on the sea, in the air, on horses, in cars, sometimes in your hair. In spite of the fact that "you can't find one when you want one", they are usually there when it counts most. The best way to get one is to pick up the phone.

Cops deliver lectures, babies, and bad news. They are required to have the wisdom of Solomon, the disposition of a lamb and muscles of steel and are often accused of having a heart to match. He's the one who rings the door-bell, swallows hard and announces the passing of a loved one; then spends the rest of the day wondering why he ever took such a "crummy" job.

On TV, a cop is an oaf who couldn't find a bull fiddle in a telephone booth. In real life he's expected to find a little blond boy "about so high" in a crowd of a half million people. In fiction, he gets help from private eyes, reporters, and who-dun-it fans." In real life, mostly all he gets from the public is "I didn't see nuttin'."

When he serves a summons, he's a monster. If he lets you go, he's a doll. To little kids, he's either a friend or a bogeyman, depending on how the parents feel about it. He works "around the clock", split shifts, Sundays and holidays, and it always kills him when a joker says. "Hey tomorrow is Election Day, I'm off, let's go fishing" (that's the day he works 20 hours).

A cop is like the little girl, who, when she was good, was very, very good, but, when she was bad, was horrid. When a cop is good, "he's getting paid for it." When he makes a mistake, "he's a grafter, and that goes for the rest of them too." When he shoots a stick-up man he's a hero, except when the stick-up man is "only a kid, anybody coulda seen that."

Lots of them have homes, some of them covered with ivy, but most of them covered with mortgages. If he drives a big car, he's a chiseler; a little car, "who's he kidding?" His credit is good; this is very helpful, because his salary isn't. Cops raise lots of kids; most of them belong to other people.

A cop sees more misery, bloodshed, trouble, and sunrises than the average person. Like the postman, cops must also be out in all kinds of weather. His uniform changes with the climate, but his outlook on life remains about the same: mostly a blank, but hoping for a better world.

Cops like days off, vacations, and coffee. They don't like auto horns, family fights, and anonymous letter writers. They have unions, but they can't strike. They must be impartial, courteous, and always remember the slogan "At your service." This is sometimes hard, especially when a character reminds him, "I'm a taxpayer, I pay your salary."

Cops get medals for saving lives, stopping runaway horses, and shooting it out with the bandits (once in a while his widow gets the medal). But sometimes, the most rewarding moment comes when, after some small kindness to an older person, he feels the warm hand clasp, looks into grateful eyes and hears, "Thank you and God bless you."

Officer David Carroll
Choctaw Oklahoma

March 6, 2005

Our thoughts and prayers are with the McMeekin Family and his extended family that is the Atlantic City Police Department. God Bless.

H. Louise Houseman, Senior Investigator
Atlantic County Medical Examiner's Office

March 6, 2005

Rest in Peace

Officer
Michigan Dept.of Corrections

March 6, 2005