Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Thinking about you as always. Ive seen Lindsay recently and her smile reminds me of you.

michelle
old friend

January 8, 2008

Happy New Year Craig! We miss you.

LN
Friend

January 6, 2008

HAPPY NEW YEAR CRAIG !

Wife of a trooper

January 1, 2008

HI CRIAG,

JUST WANT TO WISH YOU A HAPPY NEW YEAR.


LOVE AUNT SANDY

sandy
aunt

December 29, 2007

They say that time heals all wounds but so far it hasn't for me and maybe I don't want it to. You will live in my heart and my mind as long as I live on this earth. You're constantly in my thoughts and when I think about how you lived your life it gives me the strength to carry on. Love you, Craig.
Merry Christmas, Mom

Cindy
Mom

December 22, 2007

HI CRAIG,

WISHING YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS -------------------

THINKING ABOUT YOU ALOT LATELY WATCH OVER YOUR FAMILY
ALL MY LOVE
AUNT SANDY

SANDY
AUNT

December 21, 2007

LETTER FROM HEAVEN

TO MY DEAREST FAMILY, SOME THINGS I'D LIKE TO SAY.
BUT FIRST OF ALL, TO LET YOU KNOW, THAT I ARRIVED OKAY.
I'M WRITING THIS FROM HEAVEN. HERE I DWELL WITH GOD ABOVE. HERE,THERES NO MORE TEARS OF SADNESS;HERE IS JUST ETERNAL LOVE.

PLEASE DO NOT BE UNHAPPY JUST BECAUSE I'M OUT OF SIGHT
REMEMBER THAT I AM WITH YOU EVERY MORNING, NOON AND NIGHT. THAT DAY I HAD TO LEAVE YOU WHEN MY LIFE ON EARTH WAS THROUGH. GOD PICKED ME UP AND HUGGED ME AND HE SAID "I WELCOME YOU".

ITS GOOD TO HAVE YOU BACK AGAIN, YOU WERE MISSED WHILE YOU WERE GONE.
AS FOR YOUR DEAREST FAMILY,THEY'LL BE HERE LATER ON.

I NEED YOU HERE BADLY,YOU'RE PART OF MY PLAN.

THERE'S SO MUCH THAT WE HAVE TO DO,TO HELP OUR MORTAL MAN.

GOD GAVE ME A LIST OF THINGS, THAT HE WISHED FOR ME TO DO
AND FOREMOST ON THE LIST, WAS TO WATCH AND CARE FOR YOU.
AND WHEN YOU LIE IN BED AT NIGHT THE DAYS CHORES PUT TO FLIGHT

GOD AND I ARE CLOSEST TO YOU....IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT

WHEN YOU THINK OF MY LIFE ON EARTH,AND ALL THOSE LOVING YEARS
BECAUSE YOU ARE ONLY HUMAN, THEY ARE BOUND TO BRING YOU TEARS

BUT DO NOT BE AFRAID TO CRY: IT DOES RELIEVE THE PAIN.
REMEMBER THERE WOULD BE NO FLOWERS, UNLESS THERE WAS SOME RAIN.
I WISH THAT I COULD TELL YOU ALL THAT GOD HAS PLANNED.
IF I WERE TO TELL YOU,YOU WOULDNT UNDERSTAND.
BUT ONE THING IS FOR CERTAIN, THOUGH MY LIFE ON EARTH IS O'ER
IM CLOSER TO YOU NOW,THAN I EVER WAS BEFORE.

THER ARE MANY ROCKY ROADS AHEAD OF YOU AND MANY HILLS TO CLIMB
BUT TOGETHER WE CAN DO IT BY TAKING ONE DAY AT A TIME.
IS WAS ALWAYS MY PHILOSOPHY AND I'D LIKE IT FOR YOU TOO

THAT AS YOU GIVE UNTO THE WORLD,THE WORLD WILL GIVE TO YOU .

IF YOU CAN HELP SOMEBODY WHO'S IN SORROW AND PAIN

THEN YOU CAN SAY TO GOD AT NIGHT....."MY DAY WAS NOT IN VAIN"
AND NOW I AM CONTENTED.....THAT MY LIFE WAS WORTHWHILE

KNOWING AS I PASSED ALONG THE WAY I MADE SOMEBODY "SMILE"

SO IF YOU MEET SOMEBODY WHO IS SAD AND FEELING LOW
JUST LEND A HAND TO PICK HIM UP, AS ON YOUR WAY YOU GO
WHEN YOU'RE WALKING DOWN THE STREET AND YOU"VE GOT ME ON YOUR MIND
I'M WALKING IN YOUR FOOTSTEPS ONLY A STEP BEHIND.

AND WHEN ITS TIME FOR YOU TO GO....FROM THAT BODY TO BE FREE---
REMEMBER YOU'RE NOT GOING....YOU'RE COMING HERE TO ME.



I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU ALL

MERRY CHRISTMAS

December 21, 2007

Just wanted to check in. I know myself and others are a little busy with the bustle of the holidays so its a little slow on messages right now. But I do think about you alittle everyday and wish you were here to see your family. But you must be sending us all good vibes because I feel good about you like you're still here somewhere. You have always had the cutiest smile! Talk again to you soon.

LN
Friend

December 20, 2007

"The Badge"

He starts his shift each day
To respond to calls unknown.
He drives a marked patrol car.
A police officer he is known.

He's paid by the citizens' taxes
To make it safe on the streets.
But he usually has a second job
'Cause a waitress has his salary beat.

Now he doesn't know a holiday
'Cause he works all year round.
And when Thanksgiving and Christmas finally arrive
At his home he cannot be found.

He's cursed and assaulted often,
The one whos blood runs blue.
He seldom ever gets a thanks,
To some he's just a fool.

His friends are always other cops
'Cause people just don't understand
That underneath his badge and gun,
He's just another man.

He knows there might not be a tomorrow
In this world of drugs and crime.
And he gets so mad at the court system
'Cause the crooks don't get any time.

And each day when he leaves for work,
He prays to God above.
Please bring me home after my shift
So I can see the ones I love.

But tonight he stops a speeding car,
He's alone down this ole' highway.
It's just a little traffic infraction.
He does it everyday.

Well, he walks up to the driver's window,
And his badge is shining bright.
He asked the guy for a driver's license,
When a shot rang through the night.

Yes, the bullet hit its mark,
Striking the officer in the chest.
But the Department's budget didn't buy
Each officer a bullet-proof vest.

So he lay on the ground bleeding.
His blood wasn't blue - His blood was red.
And briefly he thought of his loved ones
'Cause in a moment the officer was dead.

In the news they told the story
Of how this officer had died.
And some who listened cared less,
But those who loved him cried.

Well, they buried him in uniform
With his badge pinned on his chest.
He even had his revolver,
He died doing his best.

Written By:
David L. Bell
Sergeant
Richland County Sheriff's Department
Columbia, South Carolina
Used with Special Permission of the Author
Copyright © 1999 - All Rights Reserved
and may not be duplicated without permission

Investigator David L Bell
Richland County Sheriff's Dept., Columbia, SC

December 20, 2007

Maybe in another life
I could find you there
Pulled away before your time
I can't deal it's so unfair
And it feels like
Heaven's so far away

Can't bring back what's taken from me
I reach to the sky
And call out your name
And if I could trade
I would

And it feels like
Heaven's so far away
And it stings
Now that you've gone away

Officer #506

November 24, 2007

HI CRAIG,

WISHING YOU A HAPPY THANKSGIVING.

MISS YOU,

LOVE,
AUNT SANDY

SANDY JACHIM
AUNT

November 19, 2007

As time goes by ... we think and talk about you and miss you still.

LN
Friend

November 7, 2007

CRAIG,

IF TEARS COULD BUILD A STAIRWAY,
AND MEMORIES A LANE,
I'D WALK RIGHT UP TO
HEAVEN AND BRING YOU HOME AGAIN.

MISS YOU SO MUCH
LOVE,
AUNT SANDY

SANDY
AUNT

October 21, 2007

Thinking of you Trooper Todeschini. Again, thank you.

October 7, 2007

Do not stand at my grave and weep,

I am not there, I do not sleep.

I am a thousand winds that blow,

I am the diamond glints on snow.

I am the sunlight on ripened grain,

I am the gentle autumn's rain.

When you awaken in the morning's hush,

I am the swift uplifting rush

of quiet birds in circled flight,

I am the soft star that shines at night.

Do not stand at my grave and cry,

I am not there, I do not die.

Craig, I was just thinking about you and wanted to leave a note so I left this for all to read and share. It was given by your mom and the entire family as an appreciation to everyone who kept the family in their thoughts and prayers.

We feel your presence often and are comforted by it.

Bob Palmer

October 1, 2007

Thinking of you....

J. R. Gross

October 1, 2007

Well said Officer 506

LN
Friend

September 27, 2007

You were once my one companion
You were all that mattered
You were once a friend and father
Then my world was shattered

Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again
Wishing You Were Somehow near,
Sometimes it seemed, if I just dreamed
Somehow you would be here

Wishing I could hear your voice again
Knowing that I never would
Dreaming of you, won't help me to do
All that you dreamed I could


Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again
Knowing we must say goodbye
Try to forgive, teach me to live
Give me the strength to try

No more memories,
No more silent tears
No more gazing across the wasted years. . .
Help me say Goodbye

Police Officer #506

September 20, 2007

Hey Craig!
Obviously the anniversary of September 11th is here...I was sitting here at the computer writing out my lesson plans for tomorrow...I wanted to teach a lesson about life after 9/11...I feel like my students need a lesson in tolerance and they need to understand the importance of remembering that day. Anyway, I guess in the process of planning I decided to have them write "thank you" letters to our local fire departments...Of course at that point...I thought of you. I hope you can see how much people miss you here. I will talk about heroes tomorrow to my students...I will talk about local people who help make our lives safe...and in the process of doing so, I will talk about you...and at some point in my story...I will hope that you can hear me.

Ginnine

September 10, 2007

Happy Labor Day Weekend Craig!!!!!

LN
Friend

September 1, 2007

Craig

We are thinking of you tonight.

Bob, KIM, And Cassandra

August 19, 2007

Thinking of you....wanted to say hello.

Jenna R. Gross

August 19, 2007

HI CRAIG,

JUST A NOTE TO SAY HI AND THINKING OF YOU ALWAYS.



LOVE,
AUNT SANDY

SANDY
AUNT

August 15, 2007

Hey Craig. Just checking in. I have been meaning to make a formal request of favor from you as I have done before but I went to a party and spoke with a well known retired priest about a few things that have bugged me. I have huge issues about why certain things happen to hurt good people or the people who follow the rules. I got a little post-it note in the mail the other day telling me that my son was moved out of state by his dad and for me to stop bothering him. So I sit here wondering why I have to live without my son. I haven't been able to see him for over 2 years so I ask what did I do for this? And why did this happen to you? He explained to me its evolution. Its not that we who are alive did something bad, its part of the plan. Things need to happen for those of us here can learn for a bunch of different reasons. God doesn't pick anyone in particular to hurt, there's a reason. But he told me to pray for my son wherever he is to keep the memories alive and forget about the hurt because he's gone. Its hard because he's alive. I guess I have lost faith since all that happened and I have to get it back. And if you can help that would be great. The actual presence of a person doesn't have to be what makes it real right? I am just so tired of being so sad without him in my life. Your Dad has challenged me twice and I did what he said. I see him and your mom do it everyday so push me alittle more so I can do it too okay? Thanks.

LN
Friend

August 12, 2007

Craig,
It's become a ritual for me to visit this site every day. I see your beautiful smile on my favorite picture of you in your uniform. I miss you more than words can express but know that you are with all the other beautiful souls that are listed on this site. You are all true heroes that deserve never to be forgotten. I love you, Craig and thank you for all the happiness you gave me for 25 years. All my Love,Mom.

Cindy
Mom

August 10, 2007