Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

To the family and loved ones of Corporal Mark Carthron, his fellow troopers of the Arkansas State Police, and most especially to Mark:

On this the third anniversary week of your tragic death, please know that you are honored and revered today and everyday.

From all the loving reflections left about you, especially from your loving and devoted Wife Angela, I can see that you were an amazing man and what a grievous loss your loved ones have endured because of your death.

May your spirit continue to soar and your memory continue to inspire. You are loved and missed by so many.

Rest in Peace, Mark. A body is but for a lifetime, but spirits and souls are for eternity and yours is forever part of those who call you beloved.

This reflection is sent with the utmost respect for the service Mark gave to his community and the citizens of Arkansas, and for the supreme sacrifice he and his family made on September 12, 2005.

Phyllis Loya, mother of fallen officer Larry Lasater, Pittsburg Police Dept. eow 4/24/05

Anonymous

September 14, 2008

Dear Mark, as I sit here writing this message, I'm forever reminded,just how precious, life really is. Although it's been three (3) years since your passing, it feels like yesterday.

Although your death was very painful for a lot of people,
"we" are constantly reminded that, God is the one who is in control.

Cpl. Raymond Siggers
Arkansas State Police

September 12, 2008

REST IN PEACE, MY LOVE. YOU ARE MY HERO AND FOREVER MY HUSBAND AND MY BOOBIE.

Mrs. Mark Wesley Carthron

September 12, 2008

I met Mark when I first srrived at my new assignment. I had just gottne out of Troop school and had to report to Troop D. Mark made me feel at home and part of the family. He was the easiest person to talk to.

Cpl. S. Shane Bewley
Arkansas State Police

September 12, 2008

Mark there are truly no words to express how much I love and miss you....Rest in Peace.

Thomas C. Carthron, Jr.
Brother

September 12, 2008

Three years may have passed but you have not been forgotten by those that love your dearly and carry your memory in the hearts. Each day is a challenge for them to face without you. Wrap your wings around all of your loved ones and those that were close to you, protect them and help them with their grief. Appear to your loved ones in their dreams in vivid color so they know you are watching over them and also so they can feel your presence. You are a true hero and have not been forgotten.

Bob Gordon
Father of Chicago Officer: Michael P. Gordon, EOW: 8/8/04

September 12, 2008

I visited your grave on today and placed new flowers there. I talked to you as I always do when I go there. Today was especially emotional because it was 3 years to the date of your accident and also because my father is now buried 10 feet away from you as of 2 1/2 months ago. Two of the most important men in my life, together. I woke up this morning thinking of you and remembering the last time I saw you standing, the last hug, the last kiss and the last smile I saw on your handsome face. I will always love you, until I take my last breath. Whenever I get depressed or feeling sorry for myself, I remember your smile, your dimples, the touch of your hand, I remember your love and I feel better. I miss you every minute of every day. I thank God for you being a part of my life. The five years that we were together were the happiest years of my life. My life will never reach that level of happiness again. I miss you so much. I love you baby. Save a seat for me.

Mrs. Mark Wesley Carthron

September 11, 2008

I am so lonely for you. Nothing and noone can fill or take your place in my heart or my life. My heart will always belong to you. Maybe someday God will allow me to understand why we have to be seperated. I do believe that I wasn't allowed a chance to say goodbye because it wasn't meant to be goodbye forever. That much I do know, we will be reunited some day never to be parted again. My soul is searching daily for you. Just as you used to tell me in our talks and in your letters that I completed you, I felt the same way. You were truly my better half. One day I will be whole again when we are reunited. Despite how it looks on the outside, it is still hard being here on earth without you. I think of all the things we could be doing together, all the vacations we could have taken. We were supposed to go back to St Thomas on our 5th anniversary. We would have made 7 years last July. I miss you baby so very much. Sometimes I wonder will the tears ever stop flowing. I didn't have enough time with you to show you how much I love you and how much I appreciated you. You were more than I ever thought I deserved. I can only hope that you knew how very special you were to me. You were one of a kind. I love you Boobie. I will forever be your Pooh Bear.

Mrs. Mark Wesley Carthron

September 9, 2008

I am missing you so very much. If only I could see your smile, your dimples; if only I could hold your hand or lay my head on your strong shoulders. I miss you Mark. I pray that I see you again some day. I know that you and Daddy are watching over me, over us. You guys were the two most important men in my life. My heart longs for you. I love you with all my heart.

Mrs. Mark Wesley Carthron

August 29, 2008

Its 4:03 a.m. Aug. 17th....Its getting closer to that time of year.... I was just looking at your pics and reading a couple of articles....Man I miss u ...Usually we would be online chatting at this time of morning....But now is a time of mourning.We still love u man. We miss you. And we will never let u go. Show us your big ole smile one more time,and tell your wife Angela that me and Jacoby still goy love for her....she still fam.
We love u and we miss u, and we will never let u go.

Craig and Jacoby Buchanan
Peace1

Craig Buchanan
Devoted Cousin

August 17, 2008

WE LOVE YOU CUZ....WE MISS YOU!

Craig and Jacoby Buchanan
cousin

August 2, 2008

I love you Boobie!!!! Missing you every second of every day.

Mrs. Mark Wesley Carthron

July 24, 2008

Today would have been our 7th anniversary. I have so many wonderful memories of our wedding day, of our honeymoon on the island and of our life together. You were truly a blessing in my life. I love you so much and I will always love you baby. I still wake up with you on my mind and I go to bed with you on my mind. Your physical presence is missed so much, but I know you are watching over me. No one could make me laugh like you could and my memories of us are still putting smiles on my face. I miss you soooooo much sweetheart. Each morning that God allows me to wake up, I thank him for the gift of you in my life and my heart. 7-14-01, the happiest day of my life on this earth. Happy Anniversary Mr. Mark Wesley Carthron, love always and forever, your wife.

Mrs. Mark Wesley Carthron

July 14, 2008

I love you baby. You were truly a gift fronm heaven. You're home in heaven now. Please save a seat for me. I miss you more and more all the time. You will forever be in my heart, my thoughts and my dreams.

Mrs. Mark Wesley Carthron

July 5, 2008

Sweetheart, I need you so bad right now. I know your spirit is with me, I can feel it in my heart. My father passed away this afternoon. It hurts so bad, but at the same time it makes me glad to know that he is in heaven with the Lord and my Boobie. He loved you so much. Each time I saw him, he would get teary eyed telling me how much he missed you. He was wearing the watch you gave him when he passed. He loved that state police watch. I have lost the two most important men in my life. Mark, I miss you so much. Oh how I wish that you were hear holding me and telling me that everything is going to be okay. I miss Daddy so much. I remember how proud he was when you asked him for my hand in marriage. He loved you from that minute on. The two of you will have a lot to talk about. I love you sweetheart.

Mrs. Mark Wesley Carthron

June 23, 2008

Rest in Peace, Corporal Carthron. Your sacrifice is not forgotten.

Officer 11169

May 31, 2008

I love you Boobie. Still missing you terribly. Days like today are hard (another birthday). You made a big deal of my birthday, not letting me lift a finger to do anything. One day we will be together again.

Mrs. Mark Wesley Carthron

May 1, 2008

I love you and miss you sooooooo much. When I look at your smile in our photographs, it warms my heart and makes me smile. Spring time is almost here (our favorite time of year). I will be missing you and loving you eternally. When we meet again, my heart will be filled with joy once again. I love you Boobie.

Mrs. Mark Wesley Carthron

March 13, 2008

Rest in Peace Troop.

Trooper
Florida Highway Patrol

February 27, 2008

Hey Marky Mark!!!! Not a day goes by that I don't think u or miss u.Ofcourse the big pic of u on my desk doesn't hurt either...lol!!! Anytime the kids and I sit around and talk about GOD or Heaven they always say "mommy Pop pop is in Heaven with God, right?" They miss u too. They will never 4get about u. We love u!!!!

Tam aka pumpkin
step daughter

February 5, 2008

I love you Boobie and I miss you. I have been having quite a few restless nights lately. I don't know why. All I really know is that I want to be with you so I can breathe again.

loving you until my last second on this earth and beyond,
Poobie

Mrs. Mark Wesley Carthron

February 4, 2008

I miss you Boobie. I have faith that I will see you again one day. I'm holding on to that. You were my everything and sometimes now, I feel like I have nothing. I have tons of happy memories of you and I together. I often read all the letters you used to write me and the little sticky notes you would leave on the bathroon mirror or in the car. They bring me such joy. I will always love you Mark.

Mrs. Mark Wesley Carthron

January 27, 2008

mark it has been 2 years now since your death.Not a day goes by that i dont think of you . I still think of the last conversation we had on that friday before your death.
It will be stored in my heart forever.Thanks for the memories especially when we were kids,man that was the best tim of our lives.Continue to watch over me.

your cuz

Telly

January 27, 2008

I met Cpl. Carthron on my first duty assignment in Forrest City, Troop D. He was a fine man and friend.

Cpl. S. Shane Bewley
Arkansas State Police

January 5, 2008

I miss you sweetheart. You would have been 34 years old on 12-26. How I wish I could have celebrated with you. But you are in good company with your big brother Jesus and our Father. I love you with all my heart and I always will. I have been taking life one breath at a time, that's all I can do. It is still hard to breathe without you by my side. I am still blessed because I had you in my life for a season (the best season of my life). Our sould will meet again, I believe that whole heartedly. I know you are one of God's angels and that you are watching over me. I love you baby.

Mrs. Mark Wesley Carthron

December 31, 2007