Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Rest in peace Deputy Loiselle for your time was well spent on this earth. Your service to your community shall never be forgotten. Your family, co-workers and friends got to know someone with a good heart, thank you.

Boone County Sheriff Dept (Indiana)

August 29, 2005

Being a former New Yorker, I would like to express my deepest sympathy to Eric's family. Eric completed what God had planned for him. Why do those who serve and protect us have to face such tragic endings, I will never know. But now Eric can rest and be proud. He was serving his country on the homefront and with that, I salute him and thank him for his service. Rest in peace my brother.

Officer Bruce Washburn
Rogersville Police Department Missouri

August 29, 2005

I knew Eric Loislle personally and all i can say is that he lived life to the fullest. He was always happy and always making you laugh..it was really hard to loose such a close family friend. All i can say id rest in peace Eric,your watch is done and you did a wonderful job.

Felicia Lydon

August 28, 2005

It is so hard to understand why this young man, and so many others were called to heaven so young. Maybe God is forming an elete group of officers to direct traffic in heaven.
May god be with this officer, his family ,and friends

When you get to your new assignment be sure, look up my fellow officers, and friends whom have gone on before.

Trooper Larry Gladden
Tenn. Highway Patrol

August 27, 2005

YOU WILLNEVER BE FORGOTTON

August 27, 2005

To come in on duty and to hear your jokes and laughter was something enjoyable, I didn't know how much I would miss it. I stood at attention for you friends and family. I saluted you as you were carried in the church by your brothers. To stand guard as you lay beside me in the church was an honor. It was also an honor to know you, a pain to loose you. The world died a little the day God called you home. God bless you and your family. Good bye Eric

Brother at Arms ECSD

August 26, 2005

Rest in Peace Deputy Loiselle and thank you - may your family know they will never be alone, and you will never be forgotten - God bless you

Deputy
Broome Co Sheriff
Binghamton,NY

anonymous

August 26, 2005

Essex County, and New York, lost one if its heroes. Rest In peace!

State Trooper - Troop B
New York State Police

August 26, 2005

I pray your family and friends will find comfort and strength in the reflections left by your extended family. May your spirit have a joyous homecoming and may you eternally rest peacefully “High on the mountain”

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

August 26, 2005

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

GOD BLESS...

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

August 26, 2005

Eric leaves a place we will be forever unable to fill. When God needs a cop, He calls for the best and Eric was one of the best.

Maj Richard Cutting
Essex County Sheriff's Dept

August 26, 2005

Rest in Peace Brother. You served well and we thank you for your dedication and faithfulness to duty.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.

August 25, 2005

Eric, I think back to the times when I would watch you run around my backyard with my younger brother laughing and playing ball, you grew into a wonderful, strong, courageous, man, police officer, father, and husband. It was an honor to not only know you but to have the opportunity to watch you emerge into adulthood and somehow make me feel proud to be a part of your life. Not many people can say they knew a real life hero, but I can , because I knew you and I want you to know that while maybe you no longer grace us with your presense your legacy will forever follow. May you sleep with angels not just as a fallen police officer but as a brother, a friend, a husband, and a father of one, You will be greatly missed. You are forever in our hearts and always in our memories.
To your little man, let him know when he sees the stars the moon and the heavens above his father was a hero whom everyone loved.
And when you close your eyes I know that you will see your dad sleeping with angels cuz thats the way that it should be.


Your work here is done farewell my friend.

Carol Griffen Lawrence
Chestertown N.Y.

Carol Griffen Lawrence

August 25, 2005

This was one of Eric's favorite songs and the song that was sung at his funeral. I have listened to this song over and over again and this has helped me greatly in coping with this tragic loss. I urge everyone that was close to Eric to listen to this song.

Arlington by Trace Adkins

"I never thought that this is where I'd settle down.
I thought I'd die an old man back in my hometown.
They gave me this plot of land,
Me and some other men, for a job well done.

There's a big White House sits on a hill just up the road.
The man inside, he cried the day they brought me home.
They folded up a flag and told my Mom and Dad:
"We're proud of your son."

And I'm proud to be on this peaceful piece of property.
I'm on sacred ground and I'm in the best of company.
I'm thankful for those thankful for the things I've done.
I can rest in peace;
I'm one of the chosen ones:
I made it to Arlington.

I remember Daddy brought me here when I was eight.
We searched all day to find out where my grand-dad lay.
And when we finally found that cross,
He said: "Son, this is what it cost to keep us free."

Now here I am, a thousand stones away from him.
He recognized me on the first day I came in.
And it gave me a chill when he clicked his heels,
And saluted me.

And I'm proud to be on this peaceful piece of property.
I'm on sacred ground and I'm in the best of company.
I'm thankful for those thankful for the things I've done.
I can rest in peace;
I'm one of the chosen ones:
I made it to Arlington.

And everytime I hear twenty-one guns,
I know they brought another hero home to us.

And I'm proud to be on this peaceful piece of property.
I'm on sacred ground and I'm in the best of company.
We're thankful for those thankful for the things we've done.
We can rest in peace;
'Cause we are the chosen ones:
We made it to Arlington.

Yeah, dust to dust,
Don't cry for us:
We made it to Arlington."


Eric, we are really going to miss you bud. You will always be in our thoughts. Whenever we are out there on the "road" we know you will be watching over us. Don't worry Eric, we will serve and protect the people of Essex County and enforce the law just like you did so well. We will strive to achieve that sense of pride and integrity in our job that you so well accomplished.

Natalie and Derrick our hearts go out to you. We will allways be there for you.

A close friend and colleague

August 25, 2005

Reading all the messages of condolences and seeing the support extended by all of Eric's co-workers and brotherhood of officers at his funeral have helped me to get thru this terrible tragedy. I knew Eric was special to myself, his family and his many friends, but you've helped me to see how many lives he touched. I pray that all of you remain safe out ther on our highways.

"Eric's Mom

August 24, 2005

thoughts and prayers. May you be comforted and embraced by the circle of love and support you will recTo the family and friends of Deputy Loiselle and his fellow officers in the Essex County Sheriff's Department:

I wanted to extend my deepest condolences on behalf of our family for the grievous loss you suffered when Eric was killed. You are in our eive from the law enforcement community. This reflection is sent with the utmost respect for the service Eric gave to his community and the citizens of New York, and for the supreme sacrifice he and his family made in the line of duty. His valor and bravery will be forever remembered.

Phyllis L. Loya, mother of fallen officer Larry Lasater of Pittsburg, CA PD eow 4/24/05

phyllis Loya, mother of fallen officer

August 23, 2005

GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY! REST IN PEACE. WE TOO HAVE LOST TWO GREAT POLICE OFFICERS IN OUR DEPARTMENT AMD PRAY FOR THEM AS WELL.

WIFE OF A COCOA FLORIDA P O
cocoa pd

August 23, 2005

My fiancé, Dennis McElderry, was the first law enforcement casualty of 2003. Dennis was a Deputy Sheriff with the Davis County Sheriff's Office in SE Iowa. Dennis died doing a job he loved, just as I'm sure Eric did. It saddens me to know that Dennis was not the first to die in the line of duty, nor will he and Eric be the last to die this way.

Having gone through the pain of losing Dennis I can truly understand and feel the pain that Deputy Loiselle's family, friends, and co-workers must be feeling. My heart goes out to you all, especially to his wife. No one can truly understand the pain of our loss until they've walked in our shoes. I wish I could give you a few words of wisdom to help you through these tough times, but there isn't anything I can really say or do to make the situation better. Just know that my thoughts are with you and that you are not alone in your "journey". Should you ever need anything please do not hesitate to contact me. (Dennis' department will also always know how to reach me.)

As a fallen officer "survivor" and a friend, please accept my condolences on behalf of myself and the McElderry family. I never got the opportunity to know Eric but, I am certain he was well respected and well loved. Eric will live on in the hearts of all the lives he touched. You were all lucky to have had him be a part of your lives, even for a short time. I pray that Eric will continue to watch over us all as only he can.

Thank you Deputy Loiselle for a job well done and for helping to make this world a safer place for us all. Please say "hello" to my fiancé Dennis for me.

Wishing you and all those who loved you brighter and better days,

Jocelyne :)

Jocelyne Brar (Winnipeg, MB Canada)
Fiancée of Deputy Sheriff Dennis Ray McElderry (EOW: 01/03/03)

August 23, 2005

Rest in peace brother. I will think of you on my next t-stop. Look over me from above where you are at peace.

Deputy Robert Day
Monroe County Sheriff's Office, N.Y.

August 22, 2005

We went to the Academy in Plattsburgh and I worked with you there for 6 months. You showed me alot there and we had fun learning with everybody including the instructors. RIP brother you will not be forgotten.

Patrolman
Bristol PD

August 22, 2005

To the family of Deputy Sheriff Loiselle:

I am very sorry for your terrible loss. Our hearts and prays are with you in your time of need.

May his soul rest soundly.

Inspector Matt Nesto
Vermont DMV Enforcement

August 22, 2005

My heartfelt condolense to Deputy Loiselle and his family. I attended Deputy Loiselle's with other officer's from our department Honor Guard, and was very moved by the outpouring from the community. It was very obvious that Deputy Loiselle was loved by all. May God bless Deputy Loiselle's family.

Correction Officer Joseph Foti
Suffolk County Sheriff's Office

August 22, 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

August 22, 2005

Deputy Loiselle,
You and your family are in our prayers. Rest Easy Brother !

Dep. Paul Sperandeo, Ofc. Amy Sperandeo
Jefferson Parish Sheriffs Office, Gretna Police Dept. LA

August 21, 2005

Rest easy my brother, you will not be forgotten. God bless you for you are in a far better place.

Trooper
New York State Police

August 21, 2005