Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Rest in peace and thank you for your brave service. We'll keep the watch in your name.

Sgt
CPD

March 23, 2006

A POLICEMAN'S PRAYER
BROTHER WHEN YOU WEEP FOR ME REMEMBER THAT IT WAS MEANT TO BE.
LAY ME DOWN AND WHEN YOU LEAVE REMEMBER I'LL BE AT YOUR SIDE...IN EVERY DARK AND DREARY ALLEY I'LL BE THERE AS YOU SLOWLY TREAD, ON EVERY STREET CORNER IN THE DRIVING SNOW I'LL HOLD YOUR COAT AND YOU WILL KNOW.
IN PLACES WHERE THE DEVIL IS AFRAID TO WALK...
AT DOORS WHERE YOU MEET RESISTANCE...
IN HOUSES WHERE CHILDREN HIDE,,,
YOU KNOW I'LL BE AT YOUR SIDE.
THE PLACE FROM WHICH I NOW RESPOND IS OVERSTAFFED WITH HEROES GONE...MEN WHO ANSWERED ONE LAST JOB AND DID IT WELL.
AS POLICEMEN WE UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A CARD DEALT IN OUR HAND...A CARD WE HOPE WE NEVER PLAY BUT WE HOLD IT THERE ANYWAY.
THE CARD IS SOMETHING WE IGNORE AS WE STAND ON THAT THIN BLUE LINE EVERY TOUR...FOR WE KNOW THAT WE ARE THE ONLY PRAYER FOR MANY OUT THERE.
SO REMEMBER, AS YOU WIPE YOUR TEARS, THE JOY I HAVE KNOWN THROUGHOUT THE YEARS...AS THE JOB I LOVED TO DO I PRAY THAT THIS THOUGHT WILL SEE YOU THROUGH.

-AUTHOR UNKNOWN

BROTHER, THERE IS NO GREATER LOVE THAN TO LAY DOWN YOUR LIFE FOR ANOTHER...MAY YOU REST IN ETERNAL PEACE.

Detective John Halligan
Philadelphia Police Department

March 23, 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 Dept., MI

March 23, 2006

This is so very heartbreaking. I am currently taking criminal justice classes and it is upsetting to see what officers face everyday on the job. My heart and prayers go out to your family and may you rest in peace. Thank you for serving your county!!

Dana Haney

March 23, 2006

Rest in Peace. Your valor will not be forgotten. Blessed are the peacemakers...

Officer Colleen Cantrell
State of Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles

March 23, 2006

God Bless you Deputy Whitehead. You will never be forgotten. My deepest sympathies to the family, friends and co-workers of Deputy Whitehead.
Rest easy Deputy, your brothers in blue now have your watch.

March 23, 2006

TAKE IT EASY NOW BRO YOUR WITH THE ANGELS,WE WILL DEAL WITH THE DEVILS ON THE STREETS.
R.I.P SHERIFF WHITEHEAD

S.CONSTABLE SIMON JONES
WEST MERCIA P.A.

March 23, 2006

Joseph and I work together in the jail, on burglary detail and patrol. I saw very little of him after he was transferred to the drug unit but when he saw me he always made a point to speak to me; that’s something that I will always cherish the rest of my life. My heart goes out to the family. I will miss him but I won’t forget him.

Deputy Barry Warren #1275
Bibb County Sheriff's Office

March 23, 2006

Thank you for your service to your community. The whole law enforcement famile mourns your loss.

Deputy Sheriff II
Arlington Office Of The Sheriff

March 23, 2006

Our deepest sympathy goes out to the family, friends and all the members of the Bibb County Sheriff’s Department. We were made safer by his service and we all suffer their tragic loss. The family of Deputy Whitehead deserves our appreciation and gratitude for their sacrifice. No greater love has a man than the will to give his life for another. In the days to follow, may you be strengthened by the fact that Deputy Whitehead is a man distinguished by exceptional courage and will always be admired for his brave deeds and noble qualities. You, your family and your sacrifice will never be forgotten.

Tom Doyle
Cary Police Department, NC

March 23, 2006

Rest in peace my fried. We have it from here. May God be with your family.

Detective Thomas Martin
Crittenden County (AR) Sheriff's Dept.

March 23, 2006

God bless you and your family. Hero's are not forgotten.

Detective Lee S. Doll
Colorado Springs Police Dept Netro Vice, Narcotic's and Intell Unit

March 23, 2006

may god bless you. Your dedication and caring will be rewarded in heaven Matthew 5:3 "Blessed are the PeaceKeepers for they shall be called the sons of god".
Rest in peace brother

Senior Officer Specialist D. Gonzalez
Federal Bureau Of Prisons

March 23, 2006

I send my condolences to the family, friends, and Bibb County Sheriff's Department regarding the demise of Deputy Joseph Whitehead. Another brother's life in this profession has been taken because of another cowardly 'thug with a gun.' I hope the suspect responsible for the death of this officer is prosecuted and given the strictest sentence allowed by law. I hope the ones that knew this officer will continue to remember his bravery, courage, and the legacy in which he left behind.

Deputy Whitehead your shift is over now, we will take it from here. Rest in peace, brother...

Deputy James E. Bradford
Bradley County Sheriff Department

March 23, 2006

God bless you Deputy Whitehead, We will remember you,your family and your Dept
in our prayers.

SGT (RET)
NJDOC SOG K9 UNIT

March 23, 2006

My deepest sympathy to the family, friends and co-workers of Dep. Whitehead; may he rest in peace and always be remembered as a hero.

Linda Lamm - LEO wife and sister of
Jay Balchunas EOW 11.05.04

March 23, 2006

Deputy Whitehead, your selfless act will never be forgotten in this world. You took the oath and you upheld it, To Protect and Serve. You kept the streets clean for the young children. Thank You.

Adam Dupre

March 23, 2006

My prayers and thanks to all who knew and miss Deputy Whitehead. May God lay His healing hands upon the family.

Retired Captain Joe L. Gilliland
Danville, KY PD

March 23, 2006

My heart goes out to you, your family will be in my prayers!!!

March 23, 2006

The State of Georgia has lost a Hero Today and we have lost a Brother. You are good company Deputy Whitehead. My prayers go out to the Family,Firends and Co-workers of Deputy Whitehead,,God Bless

Officer Thomas Wiederhold #1890
Fort Worth Police,Tx

March 23, 2006

To the family of Deputy Whitehead,
God Bless you and keep you close in the days to come. My prayers are with you.

KC
NC Citizen

March 23, 2006

JOSEPH....MY WIFE AND I SEND OUR DEEPEST THOUGHTS, AND PRAYERS TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY, AND TO ALL THE OFFICERS AT THE BIBB COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT. WE ARE VERY SORRY TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR LOSS. MAY GOD BLESS YOU ALL.

OFFICER MICHAEL ROSE (RETIRED)
SAN LEANDRO POLICE DEPARTMENT.

March 23, 2006

Rest in peace brother, May God Bless you and your family.

Patrolman

March 23, 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 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"

GREGG HOUSTON
SOUTH CAROLINA

March 23, 2006

Thank you for everything.

KF
oklahoma

March 23, 2006