Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

My thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of Officer Resch.

Mike
Surprise, Arizona

May 21, 2005

I just read the memorial for Officer Peter Resch. It is my prayer that the family, friends and co-workers find some sense of peace during this time.
Just know that there are folks all across this country that care very deeply and will lift you up in prayer.
May God continue to pour out his endless blessings.

Patrolman Doug Hutchison
Irving Police Department, Texas, retired.

May 21, 2005

Officer Resch, although it is hard, I hope that your family may rest easy knowing that you are with the lord now. Rest in peace my brother and god-speed.

Corporal C. D. Siler
WVSP

May 21, 2005

You will never be forgotten Officer Resch. Thank you for your services.

Deputy Dave Windels
Goodhue Co. Sheriff's Office

May 21, 2005

May the lord bless your family.

OFC. BRANDON KILPATRICK
PRINCETON P.D. TX

May 21, 2005

Rest in Peace...

Police Officer
Syracuse Police Dept,NY

May 21, 2005

Our thoughts and prayers go out to This Officer, his family, friends, department and community. This is a loss that will never be forgotten. Hours will turn into days, days turn into weeks, weeks into months and months into years but, the difference that these officers have made will last forever.

We lost Our Deputy Morris Taylor on September 14, 2002.

God Bless Our Law Enforcement Officers and Those Who Love Them.

Jack & Tracy Van Dolah
Former LEO/U.S.M.C. & Wife in Sutherlin, Oregon

May 21, 2005

Thanks for you service and sacrafice. May you rest in peace and May peace be with your family. You will always be remembered and loved by all of those who have worn Blue.

Officer Kieffer
Littleton CO PD

May 21, 2005

Again we mourn as another hero is taken from us. My deepest sympathy to the family, friends and co-workers of Officer Resch. 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

May 21, 2005

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

GOD BLESS...

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

May 21, 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, son."

Officer Dave Carroll
Choctaw, Oklahoma

May 21, 2005

we send our sincerest sympathy to the family, friends, and fellow law enforcement officers. GOD BLESS ALL OF YOU.
auxiliary motto: "NEVER LET THEM WALK ALONE"

m. nc intyre president national trustee
alabama state fraternal order of police auxiliary

May 21, 2005

God bless Officer Peter Resch, his family, and the Wadena Police Department

Corporal P.R. OLIVER
Royal Canadian Mounted Police

May 21, 2005

God Speed, Brother.

P.O. K.Murphy
Union PD, NJ

May 21, 2005

Rest easy brother, we'll take it from here...

Patrolman L.Beardsley #214
Wyoming, MN Police Department

May 21, 2005

May you rest in peace, Officer Resch. Your service is appreciated and you will not be forgotten. Even though I did not know you, you and your loved ones are in my prayers. May they take comfort during this difficult time in knowing that you are in a better place.

Jason

May 21, 2005

Many people do not understand the abuse that our bodies take during a career in law enforcement. Rest my fallen brother, for we will continue to make the sacrifices to see that your beat will forever be safe.

Police Officer II
Los Angeles Police Department

May 21, 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

May 21, 2005

Your in our thoughts and prayers along with your loved ones and agency. God Speed my brother!

Sergeant Kielman
Spirit Lake Police Dept. - Iowa

May 21, 2005

The men and women of the Mahomet Police Department extend our deepest sympathies to the family, friends and co-workers of Office Peter Resch.

Officer Resch thank you for your service to your community. God bless you.

Rest in peace Sir!

Mahomet, IL Police Dept.

May 21, 2005

The fellow officers and family of Officer Resch can be proud of his service to the citizens of Wadena. May his memory inspire us all.

Sgt. Tracy Easterday
Lawrence Police Department

May 21, 2005

My thoughts and prayers are with Officer Resch's family, friends, coworkers, and loved ones. It is a long road you have been called to walk along, but you will get through it slowly but surely. The Lord will guide your steps if you will allow Him. Thank you Officer Resch for your dedicated service and paying the ultimate price to protect complete strangers. Watch over those you had to leave behind. You will be united again.

Jessi Garger
Fiancee of Cole Martin EOW 4/25/03

May 21, 2005

I offer up my deepest sympathy to the Family and Department of Officer Resch. We have all lost a fine Officer

Paul Hewitt - Detention Officer
Burleigh County Sheriff Bismarck, ND

May 20, 2005

Our thoughts and prayers go out to your family, co-workers, and your community. May God bless you .

K-9/Ptl. Doug Taylor
Lawrenceburg Police Dept.

May 20, 2005

Deepest sympathies to families and friends of Pete. As a Police Officer we are all expected to do many things and I know that he has done many wonderful things. Pete is now serving the streets of heaven, please rest in peace brother in blue. My thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of Pete.

Police Officer
Mille Lacs Police Dept. MN

May 20, 2005