Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

My God bless your family and friends. My prayer and thought alike go out to you and your loved ones.

Deputy J.Bennett
Wake County Sheriff Office N.C.

August 9, 2005

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

Police Officer O. Dennard
Newark Police Department (NJ)

August 9, 2005

I am sorry that I did not know Wayne. By the words of his friends and co-workers, he was truly a good man and a good friend. As law enforcement officers we are family and when one of us is taken we all feel the loss. Wayne, thank you for your service and sacrifice. You will be remembered for your service and sacrifice and especially for the man you were. Thank you for representing yourself and us in such a positive and influential way. You will be remembered. May God reward you and bless your family. Your brother and friend.

Patrolman Chris Jones
Knox County TN, Sheriff's Office

August 9, 2005

Rest in Peace brother officer. God be with you, the Morgan Family and the Tennessee Department of Corrections.

Detective Lionel Garrett
Inglewood Police Department

August 9, 2005

REST IN PEACE, MY FRIEND. I SALUTE YOU! MY PRAYERS ARE WITH YOU, YOUR FAMILY AND YOUR COWORKERS. I THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. A TRUE HERO INDEED.

JIM SWEENEY
A FRIEND TO ALL PEACE OFFICERS

August 9, 2005

My prayers are with Officer Morgan's family, friends, and co-workers. And with everyone searching for the escapee and his wife.

Master Deputy M. F. Weaver
Richland County (S.C.) Sheriff's Dept.

August 9, 2005

I was a inmate a brushy mtn. in 95 and cotton morgan was my 2nd shift officer.He was a fine man. He never said aharsh word to any one that i known of. I was deeply sadden when i heard the news tonite. He was one of the reasons i turn my life around. he always treated everyon fairly. today we lost a good hearted man. And i know he will be deeply missed.I send my deepest regrets to his family. thought it might be nice to hear from someone from the other side of the fence.

Anthony Berry
none

August 9, 2005

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

August 9, 2005

Officer Morgan you have payed that high price now. Your work on earth is done and now you are in Gods care...May God be with your family . May God Bless.

SGT. Daryl Brewer
Clarksville Police Dept. Clarksville, Tennessee

August 9, 2005

God Bless you Officer Morgan, and may God watch and protect your family. You will not be forgotten. May the cowards that did this to you face swift justice soon.

Officer
Grand Prairie PD/Texas

August 9, 2005

My families hearts go out to Officer Morgan's family. I know how hard this time is for you.My father was a officer at Brushy for 20 years and he was proud of his job. God will hold his hand for ever.

daugher of brushy correctional officer

August 9, 2005

Officer Morgan was a great friend and fellow officer he will be missed by us all at Brushy Mountain.

CO Gary Harris
Tennessee Dept. of Corrections

August 9, 2005

To the family and friends and fellow correctional officers and staff of the TDC: I wanted to extend my sincerest condolences on the loss of Officer Morgan. His ambush was such a cowardly act and I hope the perpetrators are captured and punished to the fullest extent. Having worked many years ago for the California Dept of Corrections, I know being a C.O. is a difficult job. I also know the personal agony you are feeling as I lost my youngest son, Officer Larry Lasater of the Pittsburg, CA Police Department, when he was shot twice this past April while on a foot pursuit of two bank robbers. This unspeakable horror affects so many people. Please know that you are all in our thoughts and prayers. This reflection is sent with the utmost respect for the many years of dedicated service Correctional Officer Wayne Morgan gave to the state of Tennessee, and the supreme sacrifice he and his family made when he was so brutally murdered.
Phyllis Loya, mother of Officer Larry Lasater, PPD, eow 4/24/05

phyllis Loya, mother of fallen officer

August 9, 2005

Words fail me...another tragedy, another grieving family, another dedicated professional's name etched on the Memorial...

The others have all said it better than I can. To the family, friends, and co-workers, know that you are in the hearts and minds of so many of us, across the country and around the world.

(Granddaughter of George J. Sallade, Pittsburgh P.D., EOW 10/05/33)

Sergeant A. Maxwell
Monroe Co. Sheriff's Dept., Bloomington, IN

August 9, 2005

G-d Speed My Brother

uc
odps Inv Unit

August 9, 2005

May God give your agengy and family strength to make it, sorry for the lost.

C.B.Cost Sr.
Fulton County Sheriff Atlanta,GA

August 9, 2005

Morgan Family,
As a longtime friend of Dennis, I was severly saddened by your loss. May your pain reside as the Lord carries you in one of the hardest times in your life. Let us not mourn in the passing of your husband/father/grandfather, but let us rejoice in the beauty of Wayne walking with Christ, shining his light upon us.

The Lord will never give us anymore that we can not handle. May God carry you and your family tighly, and your heart with gladness that he will never have to live in fear again.

God bless you all and my deepest and most heartfelt prayers are with you.
John 3:16, Phil 4:13

Jayme Phillips - Friend of Dennis Morgan

August 9, 2005

How very saddened I was to hear of your loss while listening to the radio today. our thoughts and prayers are extended to the Morgan family and freinds.

A HERO TO MORE THAN HE KNOWS. ©2004

Emory - Ephrata, WA
brother of Ferry County WA Undersherrif Matthew J. Lane, EOW 5/30/03

August 9, 2005

Again we share the loss of a dedicated family member needlessly. Officer Morgan came from a family dedicated to law enforcement and his community. We can only stand behind/and with his department, his personal family, and his friends in helping all thru this ad and senseless tradgedy. God bless each of them and help them to understand. WE WILL NEVER LET THEM WALK ALONE---GOD BLESS

LaVerne, Retired
Indianapolis Police Dept

August 9, 2005

This is truly a sad day for those who work in corrections. I experienced this same sadness when my fellow Federal Bureau of Prisons friend and co-worker was ambushed in an escape attempt in 1987 (Robert Miller, EOW: October 12, 1987) while escorting a prisoner outside the secure confines of the penitentiary. The brethren that make up the law enforcement community understand the risks, but return to the "job" knowing these risks. These are the true heroes in our community. The only comfort for us comes in knowing the perpetrators of this horrible crime will be caught and punished. However, the pain for his family and co-workers will last a lifetime. I pray for God's grace on our brother and his healing hand on his family.

Bill Henderson, Associate Warden (Ret)
Federal Bureau of Prisons

August 9, 2005

To the Morgan family: Our hearts and our prayers sincerely go out to you and your family. There are no words to mend your broken hearts right now but the support of your friends, neighbors and family and the help of God you'll make it through this terrible tragedy. May God be with you...

Mary Ann Seiber

August 9, 2005

May you find strength in knowing you are thought of and have the support of law enforcement families, now and in the future. We wish we could take your loss away and are thankful for the service your family member has provided.
Deepest condolenses

Phoenix Police Department

August 9, 2005

Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints.

Cotton, you really are precious to us and are one of the Lords saints. You left your mark on everyone that you ever came in contact with. You were not only our brother at work but our brother in Christ and we will see you again. We are looking forward to this happy meeting.

(promise from Bruce) I will hold dear to my heart the conversation you and I had on Monday and I will act upon on it and hopefully I can finish what you got started. I just hope one day I will be as good a witness to all as you have been to me....

Bruce & Toni Potter
Brushy Mtn. Correctional Complex

August 9, 2005

The Job I Do

You can't understand the job I do.
So what's different, you ask, of me than you?
You see the beauty of life each day,
and take for granted the part I play.

You can go home and leave your troubles behind,
but I am who I am, no matter the time.
To carry a gun and not to abuse it,
and praying to God I won't have to use it.

Everyday to be willing to risk my life,
wondering if, again, I'll see my children and my wife.
In Blue or Green I'm still easy to see,
so there's really never a safe place to be.

When you see danger, you can run and hide,
but I have ethics that I must abide.
To go to work knowing this could be the day,
when some crazed lunatic might blow me away.

To care for the injured, to deal with the dead,
is always the part I truly dread.
So what's different you ask of you than me?
I am willing to give my life for you...Will you for me?

~~ Author Unknown ~~

wife of KCSD officer

August 9, 2005

To the family of Officer Morgan please know that you are in our thoughts and prayers. The world is a lesser place with the loss of a good man. Rest in peace brother.
Lt.Phillips
Oldham County Jail
LaGrange,Ky.

Lt.Lee Phillips
Oldham County Jail

August 9, 2005