Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Your bravery shall not be forgotten. Rest well my brother. To the family rest well, he is in good company with my fallen brother "Drew". They will be watching over us from above. From our family to yours God Bless......

Officer E.A. Bender
Suffolk PD

March 29, 2005

I am not an officer. I am just a man. As we often think of Police officers on duty we cannot understand how hard it is to be unpopular and under-appreciated when they pull us over and give us a ticket. If not for them, someone else would have already ran you over. God bless all of you who serve us and protect us. God rest your souls.

Tim Cook
Englewood, OH.

March 29, 2005

Rest in peace, brother.

Sgt. G. P. Miller
JCPD Louisville, KY

March 29, 2005

Ofc. Catchings,
Thank you making the world a safer place. May you rest with the angels and your family is in all of our prayers. God Speed!

Pfc. Michael Davis
Brunswick (Ga.) Police-Traffic Division

March 29, 2005

Thomas,
Thank you for your sacrifice and for wearing the uniform proudly. I am happy to see that you gave the final justice to the coward that did this to you. Your bravery will live on forever in the hearts and minds that knew you. Look Brandy up in heaven and share a few stories with him. He was a wonderful man that we all miss dearly. Tell him we love him.

I hope that your family and friends are able to find peace and happiness at the end of this long journey that they have begun.

Sara Winfield
Wife of Brandy EOW 10/14/04

March 28, 2005

Thomas
Go and rest, for your work here is done. "Ya dun good by, ya dun good"
God's speed, you will not be forgotten.
Si

Provincial Constable Simon Moussa
Ontario Provincial Police, Powassan Detachment

March 28, 2005

Bless you Ptl. Catchings. Your sacrifice will not be forgotten.

PO David Cook
Hilliard OH Div. of Police

March 27, 2005

HAPPY EASTER THOMAS

March 27, 2005

To Officer Catchings,his family and the Jackson Police Department, may GOD be with you all. Officer Catchings you are truly a hero, rest in peace my brother, your watch is over, we will take it from here.

Detective Michael Graham
Atlantic City Police Department, Atlantic City, NJ.

March 27, 2005

No one knows what the true meaning of the hero until you read this story. God bless you Brother Catchings. May we all be so brave and tenacious.

Detective
LMPD

March 27, 2005

My thoughts and prayer are with the family,friends,and co-workers.

Trooper C.E. Johnson Jr.
Virginia State Police

March 27, 2005

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 Deparment, Sutherlin, OR

March 26, 2005

REST IN PEACE MY BROTHER OFFICER. OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ARE WITH YOUR FAMILY AND THE DEPARTMENT. ALOHA AND GOD BLESS.

POLICE OFFICER
HONOLULU POLICE DEPARTMENT

March 26, 2005

To the Catchings family, I did not know Ofc Catchings personally but I did attend his funeral. Nothing touches my heart more than the loss of fellow officer. Thomas was a well loved man. i could tell that by the speaking at the service. We will never understand why this happened, but i assure you, God does. I know he will be deeply missed but just continue to pray and just remember, its NOT goodbye, its SEE YOU LATER. Thomas, I know you were looking down at all the officers friends and family that attended your gracious homegoing. We will all have to hang our badge up one day. I just pray that if I am faced with a situation like that of wich you were in, I hope that God will give me the courage that you were able to have. May God bless all the family friends and our extended family of brothers and sisters in blue. We love you Thomas. If the family needs anything, feel free to contact me.

Officer Ben Roberson
Greenville Police Department

March 25, 2005

Please know that you are in our thoughts and prayers. Patrolman Catchings died a true hero whose sacrifice will never be forgotten.
God bless all of you.

Linda Lamm - LEO Wife and Sister of
Jay Balchunas EOW 11/05/04

March 25, 2005

I just want to say that my prayers will forever be with the Catchings family!! You will receive healing through prayer and faith in our Savior Jesus Christ. Just keep the faith!!

Love Always,
Nicole

Nicole

March 25, 2005

Rest in peace brother Motor Officer and may God bless and protect the family you left behind.

Motor Unit
Chesterfield County Police Department

March 25, 2005

May God bless you and your family. Although your family pains for your return, they can take some comfort in knowing that you died a brave and honorable officer doing what you did best... serving your community. May you rest in peace my brother.

USPO Justin "Jay" C. Thompson
U.S. Probation- S/D of IA

March 25, 2005

We never know when it will be our last day on earth. May each of us always follow God and live accordingly. To the family, I encourage you to "Trust in the Lord with all of your heart and lean not unto your own understanding. In all of your ways acknowledge Him and He shall direct your path." May God comfort you and forever keep you all. My prayers are with you.

~Sister in Christ~

March 25, 2005

well,friend now you're buried and gone
you have reached the true destiny of heaven
you have made it Home.
we will do our best to clean up the street
i want to remember when you were alive and well
when you were on your feet!

The Security Units

March 24, 2005

Rest in Peace my Brother. Thank you for your faithfuness, service and dedication to duty above and beyond the call. We are proud you are one of us. Be 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.

March 24, 2005

The greatest love of all is for a man to give his life for another,your service to the citizens of Jackson will never be forgotten.
Your family will be in our thoughts & prayers.God Bless You!

Jeffery Myers
Exell Companies,Jackson,MS

March 24, 2005

I want to again send out my heartfelt condolenses to the Catchings family, his wife, and children. Remember to stay strong and always seek God even when you feel you are not in need of Him, thank Him anyway! Thank Him for blessing you with the time you all did have together, thank Him for allowing Thomas to live the life he did live, as fulfilled as it was, and as helpful as it was to the lives of others. His occupation said MORE than enough of what type of person his was, and what type of person he will be in Heaven.

March 24, 2005

My heart goes out to Officer Catchings' family because I know what it is like to lose someone so close. Time heals, but you never completely get over the loss of a loved one. Officer Catchings was well liked as displayed by the show of support from his co-workers, friends, and the public in general. Reflecting on works I wrote on the first anniversary of my mom's death..."Out of all the roses on Earth, God picked her, the brightest of them all, and planted her in his garden of life so he could nurture her forever". That is what he did for your loved one. May God Bless you all

Maude Hooker
CFS/SunTech

March 24, 2005

God needed more angels to watch over us and who better to be one of the chosen than officer Catchings. We are now really protected and serve with officer Catchings up above patrolling us.

Adrienne of Jackson

March 24, 2005