Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Rest easy brother

TFC
Georgia State Patrol

March 28, 2005

To our brothers in the Missouri State Patrol, we stand beside you in your grief and pray that God grants all of you the strength to get through this tragedy.

CHIEF DEPUTY DAVE RODRIGUEZ
OKANOGAN COUNTY SHERIFF OFC, WA

March 28, 2005

Trp.,
Rest in peace brother.

Cpl. J. A. Franklin
PA State Police

March 28, 2005

Sgt Graham,

May God watch over you, your family and the men and women of the MO State Highway Patrol. You will never be forgotten. Take care our brother.

PO Richard Eckert
Town of Chester PD

March 28, 2005

Carl,
Thank you for your ultimate sacrifice and for proudly wearing the uniform. I hope they find the coward that did this to you and give him the ultimate justice that he deserves. Look Brandy up and cruise the great highway with him once. Tell him we miss and love him very much.

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

Sara Winfield
Wife of Brandy EOW 10/14/04

March 28, 2005

Sgt Graham, we may never know what sparked the EVIL that happened but know from coast to coast no one will rest until those responsible pay the ultimate justice for thier crime. To the family and co-workers may the Lord give you strenght to deal with this tragady, and please to the officers in pursuit of these criminals take care of yourselves. The State of Missouri and a greatful Nation will be forever in your debt.

Cpl Gary Mintz, Director Traffic Enf.
Henderson Co. Sheriff's Office, North Carolina

March 28, 2005

Rest in peace my brother.

Police Officer
Burlington Township PD NJ

March 28, 2005

God bless the family for their sudden loss as we share the mourning of a brother in blue.

Officer Michael Martinez
Fort Worth Police Department, Texas

March 28, 2005

“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

March 28, 2005

We work hard to make everyone safe. Me personally, one of the things that drives me is the fact that people do not feel safe at their own homes, but when it's a police officer that is attacked at their home, it hurts even more.

I know the investigators working this case will not stop hunting until they find the offenders in this matter.

My thoughts are with you.

Det. Joseph Melone
Cicero Police Department
Cicero Illinois

Detective Joseph Melone
Cicero Police Department, Cicero Il.

March 28, 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 Sergeant Carl Graham.

Detective
Onondaga Co. (NY) Sheriffs Office

March 28, 2005

This could happen to any one of us, I
think about this situation all the time
when I'm sitting in my driveway finishing that last minute paperwork before I check 10-7. I'm so sorry this happened to you and my heart goes out to your young one. Rest peacefully brother.

Trooper
Arizona Highway Patrol

March 28, 2005

Carl
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

Thank you for your service.

Ryan D. Wallace
Future Missouri State Trooper

March 27, 2005

May God watch over you Trp Graham, your family, and the Missouri State Highway Patrol. All of you will be in my thoughts and prayers.

Trooper Tim Wolfenbarger
Tennessee Highway Patrol

March 27, 2005

HAPPY EASTER CARL

March 27, 2005

You never know when hatred will strike. Most of us feel that our family members are safe when they finally are home at the end of shift. Your family & friends are in my prayers as I know all too well their pain. May God wrap his loving arms around them and carry them when they can't walk alone. Tell your loved ones everyday how much they mean to you because you never know when it might be the last time you have that precious chance.

Denise
Survivor of Trooper Calvin Taylor

March 27, 2005

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

GOD BLESS...

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

March 27, 2005

Our department lost one of our bravest three days after the loss of Sgt. Graham. The pain is not anything one can put into words. My sympathies for those who served with Sgt. Graham.

Detective Ann Cohen
Louisville Metro Police Dpet., KY

March 27, 2005

Our sincere condolences go out to the family of Sergeant Graham and to all the personnel of the Missouri State Highway Patrol who worked with him.

While it is no consolation for your loss, remember that we, and many others in this country, appreciate the sacrifice that he made in his effort to ensure the safety of the public.

God bless.

Southwest Central Dispatch
Palos Heights, IL

March 27, 2005

My heartfelt sympathy goes out to the family and fellow officers of Sergeant Graham.

While no one who wears a badge wants to be put into such a situation, you put yourself into the line of fire to protect those whom you might not have even known despite the danger. While I did not have the privilege to have known him personally, I am certain that he has found a place in heaven.

Rest in peace my friend; those of us who remain will cover your post on the thin blue line.

Anonymous

March 27, 2005

My thoughts and prayer are with the family, friends, and co-workers of Sergeant Carl Graham.

Trooper C.E. Johnson Jr.
Virginia State Police

March 27, 2005

May you rest in peace brother, for your service will never be forgotten. Thank you for all of your hard work. May you look over us and protect us.

PO J. Widup
University of Maryland, Baltimore

March 27, 2005

Our Hearts & Prayers go out to the Family & Friends of Sgt. Graham.

To his beautiful son, Your Daddy was a Very Brave Hero and you can always know that your Daddy is watching over you from Heaven.

To the Missouri Law Enforcement, We pray for your Safety as you search for the person responsible.

We know the loss you are feeling, We lost Our Deputy Morris Taylor, 09-14-2002.

Sgt. Graham, Thank You for your service to Your Country & Community!

God Bless & Semper Fi Brother!

May God Bless Our Law Enforcement Officers and Keep Them Safe!!!!

Jack & Tracy Van Dolah
Past LEO & U.S. Marine, Sutherlin, OR

March 27, 2005

1 corintians 13:4-8

4 Love is patient and kind; love is not jealous or boastful; 5 it is not arrogant or rude. Love does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; 6 it does not rejoice at wrong, but rejoices in the right. 7 Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. 8 Love never ends

Sergeant Gramham, thank you for your service and dedication. You will be missed and never forgotten. May your family, fiancée, and everyone who loves you stay strong in the memories and love you shared with them.

I lost my fiancée, Scott Stewart, in August of 2002. There not a day that goes by without him in my heart and mind. I understand the pain your fiancee must feel from being ripped from you to soon. The support and love from others who know my pain have helped tremendously.

To your fiancée Cathy, if you ever feel the need to reach out to others who know your pain, please contact me and other fiancee’s and significant others. A search on yah groups will bring you to us. Just enter the below as it is.

I’m so sorry you, your son, and Dewayne’s family had to join our “survivor” family.

Always remember as long as your heart beats Dewayne will be with you. He’s there everyday in your heart.

Hugs,
Monica
Fiancee Scott Stewart EOW 8-11-02 Detroit

OfficerDownSignificantOthers

March 27, 2005