Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Well Mikey,

Your job is complete now. You have touched many lives and changed them for the better. You made several friends in your time, some you most likley really never realized as you had to go to the next call. I will always remember working evening watch with you and most importantly the friendship we built. I will value both memories as God allowed me too know you as the good man you are.

Enjoy your peaceful rest my friend you deserve it, God has simply reasoned that there was nothing more you could do down here !

Inv. T. Murphy
Clayton County District Attorney's Office

October 21, 2005

Mikey,
You will be greatly missed as a friend and a mentor. You and your family are in my thoughts and prayers.
Rest In Peace always my good friend and may God be with you.

Katie
Southern Regional ER

October 20, 2005

Sergeant Davis,
I will always remember and cherish the days we worked together at Clayton County. You were and always will be remebered as a great officer. My prayers are with you and your family in this time of loss. You will be missed for a long time to come.

Inv. C. Benslay
Fayette County S.O.

October 20, 2005

Rest in peace SGT Davis. You, your family, and fellow officers are in our prayers.

OFC Kevin R Turley
Jacksonville State Police Department (Alabama)

October 20, 2005

Rest in Peace Brother. We appreciate your service, faithfulness and dedication 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.

October 20, 2005

Rest in peace.

Offc. Michael Walker
Tallahassee Police Department

October 20, 2005

The School Resource Officer Unit would like to extend a deepest sympathy to the family of Sgt. Mike Davis. We all worked with Sgt. Davis and he was one of the original SRO Officers at N.Clayton High School in College Park, Ga. and was a GREAT Officer for the students and community. He will be dearly missed.

Sgt. W.S. Stubbs
Clayton County Police Department

October 20, 2005

Baby,
My Michael,
i cant forget how you called me sweetheart.
you gone now.you left me alone with all of our dreams,with our doughter that we were talking about her.today was a thirth day that i didnt hear from you.i checked my email and i read the news and i saw your picture that my michael has died in an accident and he left her wife.now ,with out you i dont know what to do baby.just i want to tell you that ill always love you and ill always dream about you until i reach you baby.i hope well meet very soon.
Your Fiance, Mitra

Mitra
Michaels Fiance

October 20, 2005

Sgt Davis was a great supervisor. He could always be counted on to back you up if you needed assistance.
Thank you Sgt. Davis for all of the great locations you showed me on I-285 to run laser. I will never forget you. You will be greatly missed, by myself and everyone else in the dept.
May You Rest In Peace.

Patrolman Michael Lowe
Clayton Co P.D.

October 20, 2005

On behalf of Sheriff Pete Smith, and the entire sheriff office we would like express our sincere condolences to the deparment and the family of Sgt. Davis.

May God keep all of you during this time of loss.

Col Eric D. Bryant
Sumter County Sheriff's Office

October 20, 2005

Officer Davis,
Thank you for your service to our great state of Georgia and to the law-abiding citizens of Clayton County. My prayer is that the Lord Jesus Christ will comfort your family as they mourn the loss of such a great servant. You will not be forgotten.

Probation Officer R. Herrera
Georgia Department of Corrections

October 20, 2005

You don't remember me, do you...?
I was the one who unlocked your car after you accidentally locked the keys and your baby up at the mall.
I was the one who gave you a ride to the gas station when you ran out of gas on that back road.
I was the one who changed your tire because you couldn't figure out how to work the stupid scissor jack.
I was the one who directed you safely through that busy intersection when the traffic signals weren't working.
I was the one who gave you a jump-start after you left your lights on.

You don't remember me, do you...?
I was the one who found the item that identified the guy who raped your daughter.
I was the one who spent my days off in court to testify and help convict the man who beat your son so badly.
I was the one who located your grandmother in the woods that night when it was 22 degrees and she had wandered away from the nursing home.
I was the one who loaned you the raincoat the night we stood and watched your house burn.
I was the one who talked with you for two hours about your son running away from home.

You don't remember me, do you...?
I was the one who held your hand, wiped the blood out of you eyes, and calmed you down while the Fire Department cut you out of what was left of your car.
I was the one who called you at 2 a.m. to come pick up your 16 year old daughter because she had been drinking too much.
I was the one who knocked on your door at 4 a.m. to let you know your 16 year old daughter would never be coming home again.
I was the one who did CPR on your 3 year old after you found him in the pool.
I was the one who helped deliver your new baby when you didn't quite make it to the ER.

You don't remember me, do you...?
I was the one who got that snake out of your bathroom around midnight.
I was the one who got my knees and elbows scraped up fighting with the shoplifter with your carton of cigarettes.
I was the one who took your son for a "ride-along" so he could see what it was really like.
I was the one who gave you the right directions so you wouldn't miss that business meeting.
I was the one who stopped you to let you know your right rear tire was going flat.

You don't remember me, do you...?
I was the one who escorted your son's funeral procession from the church to the cemetery and cried behind my sunglasses because he was my friend, too.
I was the one watched over your place while you were on vacation.
I was the one who worked for you on Christmas Day so you could be off with your family.
I was the one who joked around with you after your truck got hit by a train and you walked away without a scratch.
I was the one was able to talk your husband into going into counseling with you.

You don't remember me, do you...?
I was the one who got shot when I pulled over a car for a traffic violation and the driver turned out to be an escaped convict who had sworn he would never go back to prison.
Oh, by the way, my memorial service is at 2 p.m.

Will you remember me now?

I will remember you!! RIP

Patrolman
LPD

October 20, 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

October 20, 2005

God speed Serg. You served us well. I mourn the loss of any fellow officer. My thoughts and prayers to your family and friend. Weep not my friends for he is free. With his Lord and Savior he will be. An angel to watch over you and me.

Lt Rhonda Sanders
Wetumpka Police Dept Alabama

October 20, 2005

God bless you and your family. You were a true professional and had the cleanest car in the unit.You will be missed.

clayton county citizen

October 19, 2005

Rest in peace and may God bless you and your family...

Patrolman

October 19, 2005

The policeman stood and faced his God, which must always come to pass. He hoped his shoes were shinning just as brightly as his brass.
"Step foward now, policeman. How shall I deal with you? Have you always turned the other cheek? To My church have you been true?"
The policeman squared his shoulders and said, "No lord. I gues I ain't. Because those of us who carry badges, can't always be a saint."
I've had to work most Sundays and at time my talk was rough... and sometimes I've been violent because the strees are awful tough."
"But I never took a penny, that wasn't mine to keep... though I worked a lot of overtime when the bills got just to step."
"And I never passed a cry for help, though at time I shook with fear. And sometimes, God forgive me, I wept unmanly tears."
"I know I don't deserve a place mong the people here. They never wanted me around except to calm their fear."
"If you have a place for me here, Lord it needn't be so grand. I never expected or had to much, But if you don't... I'll understand."
There was a silence all around the throne, where the saints had often trod, as the policeman waited quietly for the judgment of his God.
"Step foward now, policeman. You've borne your burdens well. Come walk the beat on Heavens strees. You've done your time in hell."

October 19, 2005

Courage is the thing. All goes if courage goes.

Be at peace Brother.

Heartfelt sympathy to the family, friends and colleagues of Sergeant Davis.

Ofc. Scott Bachman
Baltimore County (MD) PD

October 19, 2005

To the family of Sgt. Davis, you are in my prayers. Blessed are those who mourn: for they shall be comforted. My family shares your pain. To Sgt. Davis, thank you for your service. Rest in peace. Blessed are the peacekeepers: for they shall be called the children of God.

Brandy Mapp
family member of Officer Haist EOW 2/16/05

October 19, 2005

For your service Sergeant Davis, I salute you. May god and every member of your department continue to look after your family during their time of need. May the sun shine warmly on your face and may the wind be at your back. Rest well brother.

Deputy Paul Rodriguez
Ventura Co. Sheriff

October 19, 2005

Heres to Sgt. Davis and those like him.
We who are left behind owe it to them to honor their service and never forget them.

Lieutenant T.J.B.
Cherokee County (GA) Sheriffs Office

October 19, 2005

Sgt.Davis, Rest In Peace, May God bless your family,friends and co-workers.

Officer J P Mills
Chesapeake Police Department

October 19, 2005

Thank you Sgt Davis for your service and dedication. My prayers go out to your family and department. May you be Code 4 for the remainder.

Cobb County Ga 911

October 19, 2005

The Florida Police Chiefs Association would like to express our deepest condolences to the family and friends of Sergeant Michael Davis, and the Clayton County P.D. Our thoughts and prayers are with you during this time of great sadness. Please take comfort in knowing that your extended law enforcement family grieves with you. Sergeant Davis, we thank you for your service. You will not be forgotten.

Members and Staff
Florida Police Chiefs Association

October 19, 2005

To the family and friends of Sgt. Davis...

"They are not heros because they died, they are heros because of how they lived."

Rest in peace brother the Lord has called you home.

Detective Chris Hodges
Miami-Dade Police Department

October 19, 2005