Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Again we mourn as another hero is taken from us. My deepest sympathy to the family, friends and co-workers of Sergeant Graham. May the Lord give you strength and bless each of you during this time.

Rest in peace for your watch here is over; walk in heavens beat and guide us to protect and serve others safely.

US Ranger Catroppa
National Park Service Kennesaw GA

March 25, 2005

Dewayne,
I grew up knowing you most of my life, and it was such an honor to say I knew you back when. To know you was to know an honest and upstanding man and officer. You will forever be a part of my family's life and memories. We just can't make sense of your loss. Our deepest condolences to your parents, and family. May God ease the terrible pain they are experiencing in your loss. Goodbye dear friend.

Heather Cobb
Wyandotte, OK

March 25, 2005

Gods speed brother.

Traffic Officer J. Coley
Ceres Police, California

March 25, 2005

Sergeant Graham and family-
The entire state of Kansas mourns when a Missouri brother is lost. We will think, pray, and stand with you during this time. To Sergeant Grahams family, your son's sacrifice will not be forgotten.
Thank you,
A Kansas LEO's wife

An Officer's Wife

March 25, 2005

On behalf of the Texas Highway Patrol, I thank you for your service to your state and country. I pray the coward who committed this atrocity is dealt with accordingly. Rest easy, trooper.

Trooper
Texas Highway Patrol

March 25, 2005

My Condolences and Prayers to the Family and the Officers of the Missouri State Highway Patrol.

Thank you Sgt Graham for your service to the Community and for a Job well done. R.I.P

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

March 25, 2005

Our deepest sympathy to the family of Sergeant Carl Dewayne Graham and the Missouri State Highway Patrol...our hearts and prayers are with you all...... Thank you for a job well done Dewayne... rest in peace as you continue your watch from the heavens......your memory will never be forgotten...

God Bless....Be Safe..... and wear your vests...

Vin, Pook and all of us at beyond-the-blue

Vinman & Pooky - Site Owners
beyond-the-blue

March 25, 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 family.

PC Ferko
Toronto Police Service, Canada

March 25, 2005

I pray that your family and friends find strength and comfort in the support they get from your extended Law Enforcement family. May your spirit have a joyous homcoming and may you rest eternally "High on the mountain". P.S. Gods speed on catching the coward that did this!

D/Sgt. Vencent Woods
State of Michigan Department of Environmental Quality

March 25, 2005

My thoughts and prayers go out to Sgt Graham, his family, friends and co-workers. The state of Missouri has lost a great man. You are a true HERO, Sgt Graham. Rest in peace, brother.

Officer Paul Pegram
Louisville Metro Police Department, KY

March 25, 2005

a peice of us went with you...

March 25, 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 25, 2005

Sgt. Graham I salute you sir, may god watch over you. You death is our lost, as we have lost a fellow brother. To your parents and son, I am truely sorry for their lost. Thank you for your service and professionalism, your fellow brothers in law enforvement will miss you. GOD BLESS

Sergeant
Pinellas County Sheriff's Office, FL.

March 25, 2005

You are missed. God be with your family and friends.

LE Ranger
National Park Service

March 25, 2005

Sgt. Graham, rest assured brother, you served your tour of duty in hell and that your brothers and sisters will carry burden. Know that the loved family you leave behind will always be cared for. As for the perpetrators, this is the most dispicable of acts, as your tour of duty was complete... may only the higher being(s) rest their souls.

Chris Galeazza, Acting Sergeant
Ontario Provincial Police

March 25, 2005

Your watch is over... We will take it from here. Your job is done, ours has just begun. Rest in peace, Brother.

Cpl. Gregory A. Cohn
Florida Highway Patrol

March 25, 2005

May god be with the family of Sergeant Graham and the Missouri State Highway Patrol in their time of grief. Reat easy now brother we will continue your watch from here.

Trooper M. W. Jones
Indiana State Police

March 25, 2005

WHAT A SAD STATE OF AFFAIRS WHEN AN OFFICER IS AMBUSHED OUT SIDE OF HIS HOME. WILL THE INSANITY NEVER END.
MAY THE GOOD LORD COMFORT YOU SGT. GRAHAM. YOU PAID THE ULTIMATE PRICE FOR SERVING THE PEOPLE OF MISSOURI. MAY YOU SACRIFICE NEVER BE FORGOTTEN.

gordon peters(ret. detective)

March 25, 2005

Thank you all for the kind words for Carl. His family truly appreciates the commnents and your attendance at the funeral.

For Carl's family and friends:

May your memories of Carl help lighten the burden that your hearts hold inside.

Missouri Trooper

March 25, 2005

The men and women of the Indiana State Police extend our thoughts and prayers to the family of Sergeant Graham and to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.

Indiana State Police

March 24, 2005

Sergeant Graham:

Your sacrifice will never be forgotten. I will pray for your family and your young child. May God bless.

Father of Officer Nicholas Sloan
E.O.W. 01-30-2004

Sergeant Terrence Sloan
St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department

March 24, 2005

Thank you Brother for your dedication and faithfulness to duty above and beyond the call. Rest now among the Heroes of Heroes. We are proud you are one of us in The Thin Blue Line. 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

God bless your family, friends and department.

Michelle
Missouri Board of Probation and Parole

March 24, 2005

May God provide justice to the one who did this Officer Graham, you will not be forgotten.
Pecos Police Department
Pecos Texas

March 24, 2005

God bless you and your family. Your sacrifice will never go unseen. Rest in peace Troop.

Trooper
Florida Highway Patrol

March 24, 2005