Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Please accept my condolences for your loss. My thoughts are with the family, friends and fellow officers of Deputy Bancroft.

Police Sergeant
Metro-Boston, Massachusetts

August 25, 2005

Our deepest sympathy to the family of Deputy Sheriff Michael Bancroft
Robertson County Sheriff's Department...our hearts and prayers are with you all...... Thank you for a job well done Michael... 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

August 25, 2005

RIP Brother Officer, Thank You for your sacrifice. God bless your family.

Detective Lionel Garrett
Inglewood Police Department

August 25, 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 Michael did. It saddens me to know that Dennis was not the first to die in the line of duty, nor will he and Michael 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 Bancroft'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 Michael but, I am certain he was well respected and well loved. Michael 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 Michael will continue to watch over us all as only he can.

Thank you Deputy Bancroft 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 24, 2005

No words can ease the pain your family and friends are feeling right now. Thank you for serving the community you did, doing the job so many would not think of doing. Rest in peace and god bless your family.

Detective Doug Sullivan
Fresno County Sheriff's Dept.

August 24, 2005

It is my prayer that the family, friends and co-workers of Deputy Sheriff Michael Bancroft find some sense of peace during this most difficult time.
Just know that there are folks all across this country that will lift you in prayer before the Almighty. May you experience God's eternal love and endless blessings.

Patrolman Doug Hutchison
Irving Police Department, Texas, retired.

August 24, 2005

Rest in peace brother.

Shawn Pardazi
Meridian (MS) Police Department

August 24, 2005

My thoughts and prayers are with the family, friends and co-workers of Deputy Bancroft; may he rest in peace.

Linda Lamm - LEO Wife and Sister of
Jay Balchunas EOW 11/05/04

August 24, 2005

It is another terrible loss of a brave man. May you rest in peace brother. Your sacrifice will never be forgotten.

Georgia Officer

August 24, 2005

YESTERDAY IS HISTORY, TOMORROW IS A MYSTERY AND TODAY IS A GIFT.

REST IN PEACE MY FRIEND. I SALUTE YOU! MY PRAYERS GO OUT TO YOU, YOUR FAMILY, FRIENDS AND COWORKERS. I THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. A TRUE HERO INDEED.

JIM SWEENEY
A FRIEND TO ALL PEACE OFFICERS

August 24, 2005

Thank you for your dedication and service to the community. You will not be forgotten.

Tracie
Friend of Officer Sloan

August 24, 2005

I never dreamed it would be me
My name for all eternity,
Recorded here at this hallowed place
Alas, my name, no more my face.

"In the line of duty," I hear them say;
My family knew the price to pay.
My folded flag stained with their tears;
We only had those few short years.

The badge no longer on my chest,
I sleep now in eternal rest.
My sword I pass to those behind,
And pray they keep this thought in mind.

I never dreamed it would be me,
And with heavy heart and bended knee,
I ask for all here from the past;
Dear God, let my name be the last.

August 24, 2005

Deputy Sheriff Bancroft,
I would like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice for the citizens of Robertson County.

R.I.P.
Anonymous

August 24, 2005

One Who Never Hesitates To Tackle The Most Difficult Problems..

One Who Is Always By Your Side..

One Who Knows Right From Wrong..

One Who Acts With Pride..

A Hero Touches Every One Of Us,

Whether It Be Word Or Deed..

Always Tending To Those Who Find Themselves In Need..

When A Hero Leaves This Earth, Yes, It's Sad, But True..

All Too Many Times, The Hero Is Dressed In Blue.

Written by:

Eric DeRenzis

Rest in peace.

Wife of a leo

August 24, 2005

IN YOUR MEMORY


Don't cry because you think I'm gone,
for I am with you still.
Don't seek reasons to explain
what is simply just God's will.


It's very hard to leave all of you
and everything I've known,
but my work on earth is done now.
Our Lord has called me home.


I know you will find comfort
Just let faith guide your way.
Cause, from the moment I was born,
I have been preparing for this day.


Remember me for the laughter,
that's the greatest gift we give.
Keep me in your heart and mind
because that's where I now live.


If ever you feel you need me,
you can close your eyes and see,
I'm still right here with you,
I'm alive in your memory.

by
Anne Ambrose

May you rest in peace. You and your family are in our prayers at this time of great sorrow. Another hero gone but not forgotten.

Wife of a LEO

August 24, 2005

God bless you and your family at this time of sorrow. You will never be forgotten.

DE
St. Louis City Police

August 24, 2005

Thank you for your dedication & service, Deputy Bancroft. May the Lord's comfort be with your family at this difficult time.

"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God"
Matthew 5:9

Wife of a Deputy
SBSD, Morongo Station, CA

August 24, 2005

To Deputy Michael Bancroft's family, friends, and co-workers with the Robertson County Sheriff's Department, you are in my thoughts and prayers.

Rest in peace my brother in blue. Now you can walk Heaven's beat.

Officer Johns
Georgia State University Police Department

August 24, 2005

To the wife, brother, children, family, friends and coworkers of Deputy Bancroft my heart and prayers are with you all. Find strength in each other and God in this terrible time of loss. A true hero that will not be forgotten. God bless you all.

Deb Azure
Mother of Deputy Renee Danell Azure
EOW 08/06/02

August 24, 2005