Easton Police Department, Pennsylvania
End of Watch Friday, March 25, 2005
Reflections for Police Officer Jesse Erick Sollman
Rest In Peace.
Special Agent Darin L. Paul
FBI Detroit
March 28, 2005
Our thoughts and prayers go out to Officer Sollman's family and friends. Please watch over us brother, for you are in a better place. God Bless
Officer Jack Manuel
Pocono Twp Police, Pa
March 28, 2005
I had the opportunity to spend a week doing SWAT training with Officer Sollman and the Easton PD a couple of years ago. The fact that someone would remember this officer so vividly from only a week of training speaks to Jesse's dynamic personality. The City of Easton and the Sollman family have lost a great officer and a great man. My prayers are with you. God Bless.
PO Tim Wagner
Kearny, NJ PD, Tactical Services Unit
March 28, 2005
To the Family of Officer Sollman,
Please try to find strength in the love of your family, friends, and co-workers. You will all need to rely on each other for a very long time.
My hope is that someday you will find peace in your hearts again.
Diane Bawcum
In-Law; Officer Mark Sawyers EOW 6-5-04
March 28, 2005
May God bless you, your family, and your fellow Officers. You were a true friend to all and will be missed by all and many more. Rest in peace my fellow brother, you will not be forgotten.
Inv. Stephen B Malitzki Jr
Bethlehem Township Police Dept.
March 28, 2005
I feel so blessed to have met you and to have been your friend. Very rarely does a person get to have someone of your caliber in their lives. God must be building his army to have taken you so soon. You will be missed more than you can imagine. I will always love you.
Semper Fi babe -
TLS
Sgt. Tracey Stahl
USMC - Former
March 28, 2005
My brother, my friend I Love You
SHINDAY
March 28, 2005
Our thoughts and prayers are with family and co-workers in your time of sorrow. Let God be by your side to guide you and strenghthen you always.
Gone But Not Forgotten.
D.Richmond Jeker,surviving adult child
Thomas A. Richmond EOW 7-13-1988
March 28, 2005
On behalf of the men and women of Industry Sheriff's Station, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, our heartfelt condolences to the family, friends, and co-workers of Officer Sollman. Having lost Deputy Michael Arruda this past year (EOW 06-15-04), we know all too well the pain and reality of losing one of our own. Take comfort from knowing your extended law enforcement family is grieving with you.
Industry Sheriff's Station
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
March 28, 2005
May God be with your family.
May God bless your soul.
May God have you smile, and give all of us strength, for "YOU MY BROTHER" are in a better place.
TLP
WCSO RALEIGH,NC
March 28, 2005
Our hearts and prayers go out to the family, friends,and fellow officers of Officer Sollman.
A Providence, RI Police Officer
March 28, 2005
REST IN PEACE MY BRAVE BROTHER YOU WILL NOT BE FORGOTTEN
DEPUTY SHERIFF OHIO
March 28, 2005
Officer Sollman,
Rest in peace our brother. We will take on the fight from here. You will never be forgotten by any of us. God bless you, your family and your brothers in Easton, PA
PO Richard Eckert
Town of Chester PD
March 28, 2005
On behalf of your fellow brothers in blue, we wish the family and friends of Jesse Sollman, along with the Easton Police Department our sincerest condolences. Thank you for your service to your country and community. Rest in Peace and God Bless.
Ofc. Eric Chiang
San Francisco Police Department
March 28, 2005
Jesse,
Was a great man, I will never forget Jesse he always welcomed everyone with open arms. His heart was made of gold. We will always miss you.
Parmjeet Matharu
March 28, 2005
Jesse,
Thank you for proudly wearing the uniform and the sacrifice you made for a job I am sure you loved. Please look Brandy up and tell him we love him and miss him dearly.
I hope your family and co-workers find peace and happiness at the end of this long journey they have begun.
Sara Winfield
Wife of Brandy EOW 10/14/04
March 28, 2005
On behalf of my department, we wish to send our deepest condolences to the family & co-workers of Ofc. Sollman. Our Prayers will be with you during this terrible time. May God Bless You All. Ofc. Sollman will be missed.
Chief Roger Green
Kibler Police Department Kibler Arkansas
March 28, 2005
Mrs. Sollman may God bless and watch over you and your children. To the Easton Police Department, we mourn your loss.
Brother, your sacrifice will not be forgotten.
Special Agent
FBI New York
March 28, 2005
Rest in peace my brother.
Police Officer
Burlington Township PD NJ
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
I pray that your family and friends find strength and comfort in the reflections left by those who care, although many have never met. May your spirit have a joyous homecoming and may you rest "High on the mountain". Semper Fi!
D/Sgt. Vencent Woods
State of Michigan Department of Environmental Quality
March 28, 2005
Rest in peace brother
PC Ferko
Toronto Police Service, Canada
March 28, 2005
Rest in peace brother warrior, we have the watch now. My officers and I dedicated our shift to you tonight. May god bless and comfort your family during this difficult time.
Sgt. J. Catalfu
Milton Police Dept. Milton, FL.
March 28, 2005
May God watch over you and your family in this most difficult time.
Trooper
PA State Police
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 Officer Jesse Sollman.
Detective
Onondaga Co. (NY) Sheriffs Office
March 28, 2005
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