Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Rest In Peace

Tracey DeLitta Tousley
Daughter of David Robert DeLitta
EOW 11-28-1988

Tracey Tousley
SCOUT

January 9, 2006

OFFICER MAY THANKS FOR YOUR SERVICE.MAY GOD BLESS YOUR FAMILY.

GILBERT DANIEL

January 9, 2006

I'd like to give all my condoleances to Officer May family and friends.

Phil
French IPA citizen member
Paris/France

french citizen

January 9, 2006

THANK YOU SIR, ANOTHER WOUNDERFUL OFFICER TAKEN.WE WISH YOUR FAMILY AND THE POLICE EXPLORER THE VERY BEST. GOD BLESS THE OFFICERS OF EAST PALO ALTO PD.RIP

POLICE OFFICER
NEW BRAUNFELS TX

January 9, 2006

My wife and I would like to send our deepest sympathy to the family, friends and co-workers of Officer Richard May of the East Palo Police Deaprtment. Thank you for your years of service and dedication. We all share in the loss of losing one of our own. May God Bless.

Officer Timothy T. Royster
Huntsville Police Department, AL.

January 9, 2006

My prayers go out to Officer Mays family and coworkers as they grieve for the loss of another Hero of the Thin Blue Line.

Offier Thomas Wiederhold
Fort Worth Police,Tx

January 9, 2006

Officer May, Brother, may you now Rest In Peace. We now have the watch!!

MPO Rich Cheatham
Va Beach Police dept

January 9, 2006

Jesus is my front sight,
Sovereign in my life.
In slumber or in battle,
He guides my warrior stride.
Jesus is my front sight,
FOR HIM NO MAN I FEAR!
Jesus is my front sight,
Twas He who led me here.

January 9, 2006

To Officer Richard May's Family:

I am so saddened to hear that another officer was killed, we lost a member of our family CHP officer Andy Stevens just last November. My heart goes out to you. I pray that the Lord gives you strength,hope and peace. May God rest Officer Richard May in peace.

Evelyn Gilliana

Evelyn Gilliana
Individual

January 9, 2006

This country and its people are greatful to this fine man. May the explorer carry on the torch.

Corporal Jeff Johnson
Jefferson County Kentucky Sheriff's Office

January 9, 2006

Officer May, you gave the ultimate sacrafice and my god be with you. On behalf of the LASD Peace Officer's Memorial Fountation, "We will never forget". God bless you, your family and the East Palo Alto Police Department.

Detective Dan White
Los Angeles County Sheriff

January 9, 2006

To the Wife and Children of Officer May,

My deepest sympathy and prayers go out you. There are no words I can say to take away your pain and no magic solution to the journey you face ahead.

Please allow the love ones around you and your Police family to take care of you in this your greatest hour of need. Listen to those who have traveled down this road ahead of you and lean on them for strenth.

THE HEAVENS ABOVE GROW CROWDED WITH YET ANOTHER ANGEL IN BLUE...

Sergeant Sherman W. Lee
SFPD-BAYVIEW STATION

January 9, 2006

“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

January 9, 2006

Officer May, your tour of duty is done. We will carry on from here. To the family of Officer May, you all are in our thoughts and prayers. Please remember that you all are now part of a much larger family. To the men and women of the East Palo Alto Police Department hold your head high as you all carry on. To the young expoler that witnessed this tragedy may you continue with your goal to be in law enforcement. Rest In Peace...Brother.

Detective First Grade Robert F. Jackson
Metropolitan Police Department/Homicide Branch

January 9, 2006

Rest in Peace...

Police Officer
Syracuse Police Dept,NY

January 9, 2006

You will always be remembered as a hero.
Rest in peace

officer Pike
MNPD

January 9, 2006

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 judgment 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"

Rest in Peace Brother, we have the watch from here.

AL Officer

January 9, 2006

IT SADDENS ME TO SEE ANOTHER BROTHER IN BLUE GO DOWN IN THE LINE OF DUTY. OFFICER MAY, THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK AND DEDICATION TO SERVICE TO THE CITY OF EAST PALO ALTO. MY PRAYERS GO OUT TO YOU, YOUR FAMILY, AND THE EAST PALO ALTO POLICE DEPARTMENT. R.I.P. BROTHER. YOUE WATCH IS OVER. WATCH OVER US AS WE CONTINUE ON THE NIGHT BEAT. YOU ARE NOW ON PATROL ON THE GOLDEN STREETS OF HEAVEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

SAMUEL L. DIGBY #7918 POLICE OFFICER
DALLAS POLICE DEPARTMENT, DALLAS,TX

January 9, 2006

In the simple performance of duty,
he pinned on a badge,
checked his gear with a practiced eye,
and kissed his loved ones good-bye.
In the simple performance of duty,
he reported for work,
joked with his buddies at roll call,
and made his last trip down the squadroom hall.
In the simple performance of duty,
he answered the call
to help the helpless, to find the lost,
no matter the danger or how great the cost.
In the simple performance of duty,
he lay down his life,
for those in peril he tried to save,
our brave friend went to his grave.
In the simple performance of duty,
we honor his deed,
as we carry him to rest in a flag-draped casket,
long after the world has forgotten, no law enforcement shall ever forget.
Never judge or regret, what he did, In the simple performance of duty.

its sad that we can't get through a week of the new year
please watch over us hell just got a year older

POII Wade
DKPD

January 9, 2006

God Bless Ofc. May's family during this very difficult time. Sorry for your loss, such a high price to pay.

Ret. PO T. Russell
City of Miami P.D.

January 9, 2006

Rest in peace Brother Richard, you are a true hero and will never be forgotten for your service and courage.


Son of G. Truman Wortham EOW 7/15/73

Assistant Chief Carl Wortham Retired
Sand Springs Okla Police Department

January 9, 2006

May God Bless Officer Richard May, his family, and the child that witnessed this. May the person that did this get what's coming to him.

A Concerned Citizen in Louisiana

January 9, 2006

Brother,
I do not know what to say other than Thank You for your service and dedication. I will pray for you and your family.
I will continue to pray for all of our brothers and sisters, that the may be kept safe from harm. Please watch over us as we continue your work.

HEROS LIVE FOREVER !!!!

January 9, 2006

Another Hero taken. May God watch over the young explorer that was with you for he will need all the help he can get.

You sir are nothing less than a hero. You will never be forgottsn by so many people that knew you and some of us who didnt. May God watch over your family and friends and help them to bear this horrible loss.

Our prayers go out to you and yours sir.

God speed.

Friends of Larry R Cox EOW 4/21/05
Chillicothe Ohio Police Department

January 9, 2006

You will never be forgotten by your brothers in BLUE!! R I P your watch is over we will take it from here. Your brothers in Michigan!!!

Ofc. J. Dixon
Brownstown Police Department

January 9, 2006