Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Rest in peace Cpl.P,you will always be in our thoughts.

Trooper Victor Ortalano Jr
Pennsylvania State Police

December 18, 2005

You died a warrior's death. Your legacy will live on in all other Troopers brave enough to report for duty everyday.

Senior Trooper
Indiana State Police

December 18, 2005

God bless you and your family in this time of loss. Your brothers will miss you. Godspeed.

Officer
Freeland Police Department

December 18, 2005

Rest in peace Brother... You will be missed.

Sgt. B. Waugh
La Vista PD, Nebraska

December 18, 2005

Rest in peace my brother, for you have given your all and made a difference in this world. As you walk with our Lord we will continue your fight and ours here on earth. To your family go my deepest sympathy, they will be in my prayers. God speed my friend.

Police Officer II, T.G. Vincent
Asheboro City Police, NC

December 18, 2005

Another soldier of mercy has spread his wings,
left our company to see what heaven brings,
leaves behind those of us who will refuse to forget,
as well as all of us he has never met.

The world he left a better place, for things he's done during life's short race...
He's gotten to the finished line,
way too early for those who must align,
knowing God's will must supercede,
every desire we could want or need.

In our thought's and prayers, many feelings emerge from many possible revenges, however, for this young warrior, the pride of knowing, the job done well, can't remove all of the emotions that he leaves behind in others, none quite as vital as the legacy we must remember... moving forward... the plan is out of our hand, May God's peace be upon each and every one of you, family, friends, commrades in justice, and those who will lose the service in time with each of you, which was cut way short. You remain in my prayers... until God calls another one of us to be with Him.

Chief David K. Franke
Douglass Township Police Department

December 18, 2005

Corporal Pokorny - your many years of dedicated service are admirable. Rest in peace.

Family, friends, co-workers - you are in my thoughts and prayers during this most difficult time.

Disp. Nicole Tieche
Canfield PD, Ohio

December 18, 2005

22.5 years of service will not be forgotten by the citizens that you served. Our hearts go out to your family, especially the children that have lost a father to such a senseless act. I hope the judicial system of your state gives the violator what he deserves in this case. God is smiling though as he welcomes you into His arms. Breath easy now, your tour is done here and we'll continue in your absence. Thank you for all your service fellow Trooper.

Trooper
North Carolina State Highway Patrol

December 18, 2005

Trooper LaPaglia could not have said it better. The sacrifice made will forever be remembered and never forgotten. My thoughts and prayers are with the Pokorny family.

Officer Tony Costa 159
Swissvale Police Department, Pa

December 18, 2005

Corporal Pokorny,
May God grant you eternal peace, and may He give comfort to your family, friends and fellow Troopers. You are a true hero, and you will always be in our prayers. Rest in Peace, my brother...

Sergeant Michael E. Kopp, Jr.
New York State Police

December 17, 2005

Corporal Pokorny-
The ultimate sacrifice that you have made will never be forgotten.
God Bless/R.I.P

Jason Smith
STAT MedEvac

December 17, 2005

I Am The Officer:

I have been where you fear to be.
I have seen what you fear to see.
I have done what you fear to do.
All these things I have done for you.
I am the person you lean upon,
the one you cast your scorn upon,
the one you bring your troubles to.
All these people I've been for you.
The one you ask to stand apart,
the one you feel should have no heart,
the one you call the officer in blue,
but I'm just a person, just like you.
And throught the years I've come to see
that I am not always what you ask of me.
So take this badge, take this gun,
will you take it? Will anyone?
And when you watch a person die,
and hear a battered baby cry,
then do you think that you can be
all these things you ask of me?


Rest in Peace Brother

Liquor Enforcment Officer
PA State Police Bureau of Liquor Enforcement

December 17, 2005

Rest in peace sir. Thank you for your service.

Shannon
Collins Fire Dept. (Mississippi)

December 17, 2005

Rest in Peace Brother


They are standing straight and stoic, they are standing glove-to-glove,
It is raining, it is freezing, but they stand for pain and love.
Their hat-brims hide the hatred and the torture in their eyes,
They cannot help but feel the void when one of their own dies.

The service now is over and the widow staggers out,
All arms now at attention as the bagpipes cry and shout.
Flag-draped casket on six shoulders, could this day get any worse?
A salute's the silent answer as they load him in the hearse.

The speeches done, the songs are sung, it's time now for a ride,
The cortege is enormous, like a head-of-state has died,
The lights roll infinitum and the grief is crawling past,
Us citizens just stand there, we are watching to the last.

We wonder at the pagentry, our heads shake in despair,
We think, as the three-shot volley pierces through the morning air,
"Oh, this didn't have to happen, what an awful tragic day,"
"In this sea of hurt and anguish, how will Justice find its way?"

But as the ranks disperse and as they trudge back to their cars,
We know that for the killer await four walls of iron bars.
They'll put aside their grief just like they're trained so well to do,
For even crafty killers can't evade this mass of blue.

So the funeral has ended, and the mayor has gone home,
I've heard some people question, "are we well within the zone,"
"To put on such a costly show for cops just pounding pavement?"
But how can we sit 'round and judge a slain cop's final payment?

To say it's inappropriate, to question it with scorn,
Shows that you know nothing of the target that is worn,
On every good cop's shirt or vest, on every trooper's heart,
It calls out like a bull's-eye, it is simply called the badge.



Detective Eliot Gross
Bensalem Police Department
2005-10-07


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May the road rise up to meet you. May the wind be always at your back. May the sun shine upon your face, the rains fall soft upon your fields and until we meet again, may God hold you in the palm of His hand.

Detective Eliot Gross
Bensalem Police Department

December 17, 2005

God Bless you and your family Corporal Pokorny

Trooper II
NJSP

December 17, 2005

May God bless and keep you and your family.

Rest in peace, brother............

Trooper
New Jersey State Police

December 17, 2005

It's as though I heard the wings of a mighty angel, a powerful angel...and he raised his wings crying to the earth: "On this day, the Lord has received another warrior! On this day, one of our own is injured! On this day, raise your voice to the heavens above so that all the earth can hear! Hear that we have joined as one mighty wing and that we can never be undone!"

The midnight Platoon will never be the same. Rest in peace Brother.

TPR. Adrian LaPaglia
Pa Sate Police-Pittsburgh

December 17, 2005

To all the members of the Pennsylvania Stae Police & the family & friends of Cpl Pokorny. Please except my deepest sympathy in your tragic loss.

Officer J. H. Clark
Belleair Police Dept Town of Belleair Florida

December 17, 2005

To the family and friends and fellow officers, my thoughts and prayers go out to you. I could never say enough words here to make it any better. You will be angry, going through a rollercoaster of emotions, but you will make it through this just believe. Stay strong and hold onto each other and to the memory of him.


FIANCE' OF
CORPORAL JAMES E.CRUMP
FAYETTE ALABAMA POLICE DEPARTMENT
E.O.W. June 7, 2003

Shani Lake(former AL DOC Officer)

December 17, 2005

God Bless and you are truly a American hero.

Police Officer
NYPD Housing Brooklyn North

December 17, 2005

I grew up in Rochester, PA and always wanted to be a Trooper and that’s part of the reason I became a Military cop. You are a true hero by making the sacrifice for your community and state. God bless you and your family. Rest in peace Corporal.

SSgt Kayla
USAF Security Forces

December 17, 2005

Rest in peace brother. My thoughts and prayers are with your family and the men and women of the Pennsylvania State Police. Having grown up in western Pennsylvania I know first hand the loss the community feels. I am reminded of a quote I once heard that I belive answers the question why peace officers do what they do. It reads: "There is no hunting like the hunting of man...Those who have hunted armed men long enough and liked it, never cared for anything else thereafter." Ernest Hemingway

Deputy Sheriff/K-9 J.D. Knepp
Brevard County, Florida

December 17, 2005

We are so sorry to here about your tragic loss of a loved one in law enforcement. Our thoughts and prayers go out to you in support. As we personally know, sometimes there is little comfort that comes from words. Keep focused as you can on the memories and joyous times for these things may bring you comfort. Rely heavily on family, friends, and other law enforcement. Honor your fallen loved one, for their sacrifice will not be forgotten.

Alissa Scott
Widow of Wayne Scott
E.O.W. 09-10-02

Lisa Schultz
Widow of Don Schultz
E.O.W. 05-12-04

Co-Founders of Survivor Help Network
www.survivorhelpnetwork.org

December 17, 2005

You are the true meaning of a hero. May God Bless your family and give them strength to get through this very difficult time. Watch over all of us.

Police Offficer L. Garcia
LOS ANGELES POLICE DEPT

December 17, 2005

Rest easy fellow Trooper, we'll take the watch from here.

God bless You and Your family.

Trooper
Indiana State Police

December 17, 2005