Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

My heart goes out to Cpl. Pokorny's children,parent's,friends,and the Pennsylvania State Police. The 22 years service and sacrifice he made for the people of Pennsylvania cannot be matched. I pray that God will watch over his family and give them comfort during this tough time.

ISP Trooper
Indiana State Police

December 17, 2005

Rest in peace brother, and leave the rest to the good guys.

George Ivanusic
frmr Millvale P.D.

December 16, 2005

Another lost for us on earth. Another gain for those in heaven. See you one day my brother.

Officer Randy M Taylor
US DOJ

December 16, 2005

Rest in Peace, Brother.

Deputy Sheriff
MCSD

December 16, 2005

Rest in peace my friend.....a true hero! Please watch over us all!

Officer J.M. Lane
Suffolk P.D.

December 16, 2005

I am saddened to learn of your death at the hands of a cowardly criminal.

Your community was blessed to have been served by you.

I often travel through the great state of Pennsylvania and have had the good fortune to have met some of your colleagues.

You will forever be in my thoughts as I travel through or to Pennsylvania.

My thoughts and prayers today are of you, your family and your colleagues.

God bless.

Sergeant Brian Bowman
Toronto Police Service

December 16, 2005

Corporal Pokorny, you are a hero and God bless you and your family. Thank you

Criminal Investigator Winchester
Reading Police Department

December 16, 2005

Thank you for service Corporal Pokorny. God bless your soul. My prayers are with your family.

Senior Police Officer
Austin, Texas Police Department

December 16, 2005

It is always a tragedy when an officer looses their life. My thoughts and prayers are with Cpl. Pokorny's family, friends and fellow officers.

Ptl. Heatherly
Sapulpa Police Department, Ok.

December 16, 2005

Rest in Peace,and may "God Bless You".You have served your citizens well,as have all of our fallen brothers.

TROOPER
FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL

December 16, 2005

What a tragic and senseless loss. God bless you Cpl. Pokorny.

Trooper
Colorado State Patrol

December 16, 2005

Rest in Peace My Brother. Leave the rest to us. God Bless You.

Deputy D. Moss
Mahoning County Sheriff Dept. Ohio

December 16, 2005

We laid you to rest today. You would have been touched by the citizens who lined the roads to say goodbye as we drove to your final resting place. There were signs lining the road calling you a True American Hero.

Your brothers from Troop B miss you, but you would be proud of them.

God Bless you, we will never forget you.

PSP Trooper
Pennsylvania State Police

December 16, 2005

rest in peace and god bless the rest

officer johnson raymond (retired)
nypd

December 16, 2005

Thank you for your years of service to our community. May you rest in peace and God be with you always. God bless your children and family, my prayers and thoughts are with them. You will not be forgotten.

Elaine Whalen, Pittsburgh, PA

December 16, 2005

MAY GOD BLESS THE POKORNY FAMILY.
REST IN PEACE MY BROTHER.

OFFICER DAVE WILLIAMS
RICHLAND PD , MS

December 16, 2005

A job well done... you may rest in peace now dear Trooper.

Ptlm.
Macungie Borough Police Dept. Lehigh County, PA

December 16, 2005

The brothers and sisters of the Connecticut Fraternal Order of Police wish to express our deepest sympathies to the Pokorny family and also to those brother and sister officers of the Pennsylvania State Police. Our thoughts and prayers are with you all.
Lee Tager,Connecticut FOP Chaplin

Lee Tager, BPD Sergeant, Retired
Connecticut Fraternal Order of Police

December 16, 2005

You can now patrol a better beat. Heaven just got another angel. Rest in Peace, Brother Joe.

Anymous Federal Law Enforcement Friend
Pittsburgh, PA

December 16, 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


God bless your family.

Officer Bower
LMPD

December 16, 2005

Please know that we are thinking and praying for your family during this time. We thank you, Corporal Pokorny, for your many years of service.

Karen Joseph-wife & mom of TN LEO
Proud PWO and H.U.G.S. sister

December 16, 2005

Growing up in Clearfield Pa, I always admired the Pennsylvania State Police and what they stood for. You will be sadly missed! (Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends. John 15:13)

Deputy P.N. McClellan
Clayton County Sheriff's Office Georgia

December 16, 2005

R.I.P Cpl. Pokorny as you have taken your final call for service. Thanks for your services and dedication that demonstrated every time you put the uniform on. My deepest condolences go out to the Pokorny family and the entire Pennsylvania State Police. When I think of a true hero it’s not a movie star or a famous athlete, its law enforcement officer such as Cpl. Pokorny, that’s the true definition of a HERO. Another brother in blue has crossed the thin blue line Cpl. Pokorny your fellow brothers will take it from here, and know that justice will be served and i know you will be patrolling the streets heaven will all of the other fallen HEROS. You will be so deeply missed but not forgotten.


Corporal J. R Pokorny 10-7 10-42
God Bless

Corrections Officer
WV

December 16, 2005

Brother, may God bless you and watch over your children and parents. Your sacrifice will not be forgotten.

Special Agent
FBI New York

December 16, 2005

MANY OF US FEEL THE LOSE OF A BROTHER IN LAW ENFORCEMENT, I CAN ONLY IMAGINE THE GRIEF AND LOSE FELT BY THOSE WHO KNEW CPL. POKORNY. OUR THOUGHTS AND WISHES OF SUPPORT AND SYMPATHY GO OUT TO FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND CO-WORKERS. IT IS SAID THAT THE ONLY THING NECESSARY FOR EVIL TO TRIUMPH IS FOR GOOD MEN TO DO NOTHING. EVIL HAS A BETTER HOLD NO BECAUSE WE LOST A GOOD MAN WHO DID HIS PART.

MIKE MORRIS, PTLM
LAWRENCE TWP. POLICE DEPT.

December 16, 2005