Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Rest in Peace sister. We appreciate your service and dedication to duty. Be assured your loved ones are not alone for we are but a phone call away.

Bob Johnson VA-VI

Robert Johnson U.S. Marshal's (Ret'd)
Blue Knights International Police Assn.

November 18, 2005

rest in peace my sister officer thank you for your heroic service. my prayers go out to the family of this hero officer. god bless you all.

POLICE OFFICER RENE SANCHEZ
BOSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT, BOSTON MA.

November 18, 2005

There is a line that protects us from harm in all we do whether day or night.

There is a line no one can penetrate and no one can alleviate.

There is a line made of those who choose to follow a calling many do not hear and still more do not comprehend.

They choose to walk the path of fear, hate, and mistrust taken by so few but marked by so many.

When one leaves this line, they leave a legacy, but the line does not break, for those who remain must still protect.

There may be emptiness, a loss, or sadness, but never a hole, not in this line.

This line holds the ghosts of the souls who have gone, and the souls of the ghosts who will be The Thin Blue Line.

The Thin Blue Line is stretched a little thinner with the passing of Officer Kay Rogers. May she rest in peace at the right hand of the Father and watch over us until we meet again.

International Association of Women Police

November 18, 2005

What a terrible tragedy for Officer Roger's family, friends, and colleagues to lose the first female motor officer who then became the first female line-of-duty death for this department. I can only imagine her pride and joy performing this duty every day. Godspeed Kay. You all are in my prayers.

Officer Donna C. Wright
Purdue University Calumet Police Department - Hammond, IN

November 18, 2005

MY HEART AND PRAYERS GO OUT TO OFFICER KAY ROGERS FAMILY, FRIENDS AND CO-WORKERS. REST IN PEACE KAY WE WILL TAKE THE BEAT FROM HERE.

PATROLMAN CHAD MULLEN
HORNELL CITY PD, NY

November 17, 2005

To Officer Kay Roger's family, friends and co-workers. I am deeply sorry for your recent and most devastating loss. This world has lost a great hero. Officer Roger's brief stay here on earth is truly a cause for celebratation. My prayer is for all of you to find comfort in knowing you are so blessed to have known her. Please remember and with her as a common bond, you have one another. Please share your fond memories of the time spent with her so that that she will live and last a lifetime in your hearts and minds.

Officer Krystal Horton
LAPD

November 17, 2005

Gob bless to the family, friends and co-workers of Officer Rogers. Thank you for your service.

MJW #643

November 17, 2005

Rest in peace my sister.

SCO T. Wilson
NJDOC

November 17, 2005

OFFICER ROGERS, YOU WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN IN MY BOOK. YOU MADE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFACE AND WILL ALWAYS BE A HERO!!!!!!.

SAMUEL L. DIGBY POLICE OFFICER
DALLAS POLICE DEPARTMENT

November 17, 2005

The policeman stood and faced God,
Which must always come to pass.
He hoped his shoes were shining,
Just as brightly as his brass.

"Step forward 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 guess I ain't,
Because those of us who carry a badge
can't always be a saint."

I've had to work most Sundays,
and at times my talk was rough,
and sometimes I've been violent,
Because the streets are awfully 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 too steep.

And I never passed a cry for help,
Though at time I shook with fear.
And sometimes, God forgive me,
I've wept unmanly tears.

I know I don't deserve a place
Among the people here.
They never wanted me around
Except to calm their fear.

If you've a place for me here, Lord,
It needn't be so grand.
I never expected or had too 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 judgement of his god.

"Step forward now, policeman,
You've born your burdens well.
Come walk a beat on Heaven's streets,
You've done your time in hell"

Murfreesboro Police Department

November 17, 2005

KR,
Go rest in peace now, sister friend! You'll be missed!

Little Rocky
MPD

November 16, 2005

Even though I didn't have the pleasure of knowing you personally, your unplanned departure from this earth made a deep impact on me. The stories I have heard of you and how you touched there hearts over the years makes me so greatfull you were a part of my police family. Having dedicated officers like you makes coming to work here something to look forward to each each shift, you will be truly missed. Thank you for you dedication Officers Rogers to us all. Your spirit will live on with us all.

Murfreesboro Police Department

November 16, 2005

ITS SOUNDS LIKE THUNDER FAR AWAY...
It sounds like thunder far away, but the skies are blue and bright...
And soon they crest the hill nearby, and ride into our sight.
They shake the ground with powerful sound, and they make some hearts beat fast...
They look so proud and noble, like Knights come from the past.

Side by side, they always ride, and seem to move as one...
From early in the morning light, to the setting of the sun.
And children point and wave to them, from cars that pass them by...
And young ones ask their parents, why the men have mirrors for eyes.

They ride the roads, and fight for good, and defend small ones like you...
They ask to ride, and do with pride, and sometimes they are few.
Like men of steel, on Silver Wings, they sparkle in the light...
then with a roar and rumble, they ride out of our sight.

Sometimes when one has fallen, never to ride again...
You can hear the others calling, like thunder on the wind.
Side by side, they slowly ride, and their thunder is a mournful sound...
And the mirrors hide their eyes from us, when teardrops fall to ground.

So if you see one riding, and you look into his face...
You see your reflection in his eyes, you know that you are safe.
For motormen are a special breed, they love to ride the wind...
And when you hear the thunder boom, the fallen ones ride again.

By

Author Unknown


Rest in Peace... Show me your Ultimate Motorwings when we meet one day..

Corporal Gregory A. Cohn
Florida Highway Patrol - St. Augustine

November 16, 2005

I am so impressed by all the reflections left by people and officers from across the country. Today we had the memorial service in Murfreesboro for Kay. She touched so many lives. She did it in a quiet and unassuming way. The way she did this is truly a gift from God. I had the honor to be the commander of the motor unit at Murfreesboro while she served. I know first hand of her committment and determination to be a good officer and also a good motor officer. I know she left this earth doing what she had dedicated herself to doing - helping others and being a motor officer. I pray that her blood family, her police family, and, most of all, her motor officer family, will be comforted knowing that she is in God's presence now. She is smiling down and saying to all of us, "Let not your hearts be troubled, know that I am with our Heavenly Father and watching over all of you now." God bless and comfort those of us left behind that miss her. Let us honor her memory by our actions everyday.

Captain David Hudgens
Murfreesboro Police

November 16, 2005

TO OFFICER ROGERS FAMILY, EXTENDED POLICE FAMILY, FRIENDS AND CITIZENS OF MURFREESBORO, TN. I EXTEND MY CONDOLENCES TO YOU IN THE LOSS OF ONE OF YOUR OWN. GOD HAS A PLAN, ONE THAT WE AS HUMAN BEINGS DON'T UNDERSTAND. REST ASSURED THE DAY WILL COME WHEN ALL THINGS WILL BE MADE CLEAR. RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED!!!

Police Officer Roxann L. Ali
St. Louis City P.D/Traffic Safety Division

November 16, 2005

Thank you for your dedication & service, Officer Rogers.
May the Lord comfort your family and friends at this very difficult time.
"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God."
Matthew 5:9

Wife of a Deputy
SBSD, California

November 16, 2005

R.I.P blue brother
you will never be forgotten.

Officer J P Mills
Chesapeake Police Department

November 16, 2005

God bless Officer Rogers god has another angel in blue.

Officer
Las Vegas Metro

November 16, 2005

GOD BLESS OFFICER ROGER'S FAMILY, FRIENDS AND DEPARTMENT. ALTHOUGH I NEVER SAW HER SMILE IN PERSON, IT WILL LIVE ON. YOU ARE ALL IN OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS.

911 DISPATCHER
GALLATIN COUNTY 911 MONTANA

November 14, 2005

You'll be missed, Officer Rogers, but the thin blue line will continue to hold, as you would want us to. Prepare a place for us, as we will join you, in time.

Ptlm
Bartlett Police Dept

November 14, 2005

While working at Rutherford County Sheriffs Office, I had the opportunity to meet this wonderful person. Always wearing a smile and always seemed to be in a good mood.An icon in my eyes, because I am a young law enforcement officer. Truly one to admire.Sister Rodgers, you will be missed deeply by all. Thank you for your service and guidance.




De’Greaun Reshun Frazier and family
Shelby County Sheriffs Office Reserves /Southwest Tennessee Campus Police

Officer De'Greaun R. Frazier
SHELBY COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE RESERVES/ STCC POLICE

November 14, 2005

Murfreesboro's loss is no doubt, Heaven's gain. The personal reflections of those who knew and loved Officer Rogers speak volumes of what kind of person she was, and in fact, always will be.

God Bless you and Rest in Peace.

Ptl. Jim Leahy Jr.
Harvard University Police Dept.

November 14, 2005

Kay. This is so hard. I remember the times we worked together when I worked over at MTSU,all those TSSAA games and football games. I haven't talked to ya a whole lot since I left there. I will always remember the times that we would pick on Misty just to aggravate her. You always had a way to make me laugh. You were a great person. This has been hard on all of us. Misty and her girls miss you a lot. Thank you for your dedication. Your family is in my prayers. Rest Easy and God Speed. Please help keep watch on the rest of us, especially MPD Motors.

SRO K Moses
BCSD

November 14, 2005

To the honorable Kay Rogers and her family,

That dreadful night that I heard the call come over the radio that an officer was down and involved in a motorcycle versus automobile, my heart fell into my stomach. When I saw you come through our ambulance doors, I nearly fainted but had to maintain my composure because I knew you needed me then. I feel that we, as an ER team let you down. We always feel responsible in some way when we cannot help one of our collegues. I remember about a week and a half ago, you were working an MVC in the ED and we were discussing the weather and riding our bikes. I told you, how could you be riding in this freezing weather? I said the only reason I am not riding is because I did not have a good enough jacket to keep me warm, and you responded with a smile, "Wuss". I today still laugh at that. I am truely sorry that God decided to take you away from us. So as my way of saying thank you, I started a Kay Frances Rogers Memorial Fund that I plan to give every penny to your family when all have donated. I have made several attempts to get the media involved and have had minimal success, so I again feel that I have let you down. Maybe God will bless us in this venture. I let all of the media know that anyone can make a donation in your name at any local First TN Bank. We will see what happens. Kay, may you always keep that smile that only you showed to a select few, thanks for the memories that I have even if we knew each other briefly through work, and mostly thank you for doing you job day in and out to keep not only me and my family safe, but for all of the individuals' in Rutherford County. I am telling you, "THANK YOU!". I know that all of us, the public servants, do not here those two simple words enough. To the Rogers family and friends, I am truely sorry for your loss, by establishing this memorial fund, God told me in my dreams that was one simple gesture I could do to show my gratitude to your entire family and to Kay. I know that her children (nieces and nephews) are going to miss her tremendously. Just let them know that Kay will always be there in their hearts and always watching over them. I feel that strongly, and never loose faith because in the end that is all we truely have to look forward to in the end ... Heaven. God Bless all of you.
Respectfully and sincerely,
Jason Rozell, R.N., MTMC ER

Jason William Rozell, Registered Nurse
Middle TN Medical Center

November 14, 2005

To the family, friends, and fellow officer's of Kay Rogers: The Williamson County Sheriff's Department sends it's condolences, thoughts, and prayers out to you all. The visitation was beautiful I know that Kay is very proud of all of you in how you are honoring her for her life and service. God Bless you all and remember that Kay is smiling down on us all. Kay, rest in peace sister and know that you will never be forgotten for all that you did in your short time here on earth.

Deputy T. Luttrell
Williamson Co. Sheriff's Department

November 13, 2005