Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Jeremy,

Amy and I will be thinking about you on your birthday Tuesday, everyone misses you dearly.

Ptlm. Jason Hergenroeder
Cahokia PD/Friend

October 22, 2007

Happy Birthday Jay We Love and Miss you. mom

Diane Chambers
mother

October 22, 2007

Jeremy,
Well it's your birthday tomorrow. I wanted to wish you a Happy Birthday. I will be thinking of you all day. I love you and wish so much that you were still here with us.

Denise
Sister

October 22, 2007

Happy Birthday Son,

Tuesday is your 28th birthday and we all wish you were here with us to celebrate it. I hope you have a great birthday. We all love you and miss you so much.

Love
Dad

Earl Chambers
Father

October 22, 2007

Thinking of you tonight Jeremy....You were a great person and an excellent police officer, firefighter, and EMT. You did so many wonderful and admirable things in life and yet, you never sought out glory. You were so humble.

For the Lord takes delight in His people; He crowns the humble with with salvation. -Psalms 149:4

You earned your crown Jeremy...until we meet again...

Ptlm. Jason Hergenroeder
Cahokia PD

October 16, 2007

Jay,
I guess you know Amanda is getting a baby girl she is so cute they came back from Russia this last weekend.They will go back one more time and then bring her home.
well Jay I know I say the same thing over and over but I miss you so much.You know how I always said at work I fake it until I make it well I fake happiness until I make it.Chris's birthday is coming up I know he will be thinking of you a lot because we always had your birthdays together.I love you son.

Love you mom

Diane Chambers
mother

October 14, 2007

Son
We love and miss you.Garrett is playing football now and I guess I will go to the game on wed.Watch over him with that,Logan is singing on thurs.I took Hayden shopping today she is you all over.
love mom

Diane Chambers
mother

October 8, 2007

Hi Son,

I thought by now things would be getting easier but they still are the same. I miss you so much and I don't know if the hurt will ever get easier to handle. Even though the trial is over it don't make the feelings any better. I love you.

Dad

Earl Chambers
Cahokia PD Retired

October 2, 2007

Jeremy,
I only just met you, while searching a house for a suspect, one week prior to your death. I have known your sister Denise, her husband Mark and the kids for years. I had hoped to forge a continuing work relationship with you after meeting you. As your family does, the way you carried yourself impressed me. I am certain your family,(Police/Fire/Rescue/home),and the public at large misses your impact. From all I have learned about you since, it is obvious you fought the good fight. People such as you are needed in heaven too, so keep fighting the good fight from there. Those of us remaining will try to follow your example here.
Respectfully.

Danny Martin U.S. Marshal Service
Friend of Family/co-worker

September 25, 2007

I am thinking of you....

Amanda
cousin

September 22, 2007

Well Jeremy I haven't wrote on here because it has been to hard. But after the tournament some of us went to Brandy Inn and then over to your monument. It is then after talking to Donahay (Sorry if I misspelled his name) that I realized that that night was so hard to me, but not just me. It was horrible for everyone who responded to the call. To everyone who tried to save you. And most of all to your family. I knew it was horribly for your family but, It just hit me then. I am the type of person who does. If someone is hurt, I help. If someone is hungry, I feed them. If someone is lonely, I listen. And I guess I have just been doing since you died I haven't stopped to feel completely.
Even in Washington D.C. I was so proud to be there to honor you and all of the other heros it was just overwhelming. I just want to do what is right and to help your family with anything that I can. All I think about is how to make each golf tournament amazing to keep people comming back, to make money for the Heros 101 Fund in honor of you. And to most of all make you family proud. It has been a hard few years for me also, in July of 05 I lost one of the most important people to me- my mom. I thought that I was doing ok, until you died. And it just pulled off the temporary band aid and the wound just opened up all over again. But I just push through the day, taking care of my kids and Eric trying to keep it together for them. Sometimes it is hard, but I just try to think what would my mom and Jeremy do. And the answer is to Keep going with life, love with your whole heart and live each day if it is the last. So I am proud to have known you Jeremy. And I am so Proud to have this tournament in your name. And as long as I live we will have this tournament to raise money for fallen and injured officers and firemen to honor you. Jeremy please watch over your family & all of our guys in the police dept., fire dept., paramedics and their families.

Cris Stacy

Cris Stacy
Wife of Cahokia Officer Eric Stacy

September 17, 2007

Jeremy- your 2nd annual golf tournament was very nice. Everyone was there for you. Thanks for giving us a pretty day for the golfers. Wish we didn't have to be doing these things, P.S. thanks for the mess Eyck made last night.
Miss you alot.

Jessica

September 17, 2007

Jay,
I love you so very much,I miss the way the holidays and life used to be.It's so hard to just live anymore.


I love you mom

Diane Chambers
Mother

September 3, 2007

Officer Chambers...You are a very special person....I am sitting here reading your reflections, crying at how beautiful they are written and feeling such saddness for the pain your family is going through. I too, lost my brother only in 2003.......and today my whole family had a nice barbeque for labor day....and my mom and dad did have a good time but they too are feeling such a loss just like your parents...What a shame you officers lost your lives so young. I respect you and your family and hope they continue with each day knowing you are with them and watching over them. I will pray for you and your family. Rest in peace.

sister of Officer Thomas Morash E/O/W 10-17-03

September 3, 2007

I just received the email forwarded from our IL COPS chapter regarding your case. I wish I could be there but distance won't allow...my prayers are with you and your family in hopes justice will prevail for such a hanious crime. There's no excuse for the lack of responsability when it comes to drunk drivers and when the lives of our family members are taken I beleive the sentence should be no less than the crime committed...an eye for an eye. Stay strong and be there for each other.

Helene Wood wife of
Ofc. Thomas Wood e.o.w. 10/23/2006

August 30, 2007

We miss you everyday Jay! Wish you were here, Eyck is good.

Jessica

August 29, 2007

Jay
I try to make sense out of your dying but I left with a huge hole in our lives.I miss you I miss you I love you.


Love mom

Diane Chambers
mother

August 25, 2007

Hey Jeremy,

I was just stopping by to say hey and how much we miss you. Watch over us like you always do.

Biscuit

Andrew T. McIntyre

August 20, 2007

Jeremy:

I think of you everyday. Evan calls the Cahokia Police patch his "Jeremy." Although he did not know you, we speak about you very often and he sees you picture in our house. I can't think of a better person to tell him about. I will never forget you.

Eric Stacy

August 20, 2007

Jay, just thinking about you today and thought I would stop in and say hello. As I type this Nico is sitting right next to me. She should be following you around and not me. It just makes me so angry that you were robbed of your life. Everyone else was robbed of your life also. We miss you so very much, but your family will never forget about you. My kids talk about you everyday. Watch down on us from heaven. We love you.
Denise and family

Denise
Sister

August 7, 2007

Jay,
I sent to your Dad and Mom a Season Pass I found in the old files here that you never picked up. Heck! You didnt need it...we knew who you were, One of the greatest officers who ever graced us with your presence! That pass was before you became a skate guard for us. I hope they received it. I really miss you and hope that all is well for you and your family. Sounds like they are muddling through this just as we all are. It really hurts to know you'll no longer be with us. The loss we suffer is almost unbearable, but to know you are in a better place is calming. It's an oxymoron...ya know? I already miss our Rummy games. LOL! You know what I'm talking about! Just wish you were back here with us. Miss ya Baby Boy!
Love ya too!
M

Marilynn
Pool and Rink

July 26, 2007

Jeremy,

I just wanted to take a moment and say HI to you. You already know this but I wanted to tell ya anyway. I am in the Auto Theft Unit now and have been for 1 1/2 years. Every time I suit up and head to E. St. Louis in hopes of finding stolen cars and whatever else may come along, I always drive Route 3 North to get to the city. Every time that I pass Moto Mart where your memorial is (when Im working or off duty), I reach down, grab my necklace and kiss the St. Michael's medal. I always say to myself and sometimes outloud "Come on Jeremy, lets go to work". I also want you to know that I pray for your family every night in hopes they can find peace and comfort. There has not been one night that has went by that I have not said a prayer for them. Thank you for being such a great cop and even better friend to me. Please keep us all safe and watch over us from where you are. You are not forgotten.

Sean

Sean Adams
Cahokia PD

July 25, 2007

Jay
We love and miss you so much.

love mom

Diane Chambers
mother

July 18, 2007

Hi son,

Once again I am writing about the Cahokia Fire Department. I really understand why you spent so much time with them. They are a great brotherhood of people. Thursday they invited us to their meeting at house 2, your hangout. They retired your helmet number 23. I regret that I was not as brave as you years ago and join such a brave and caring group of people. It was very difficult sitting there knowing how much you loved the fire department and knowing that you spent so much time in the fire house. As we were walking to the car to leave, a fire call was dispatched, I guess that was your way of letting us know you are with us always.

Love,
Dad

Earl
Cap't. retired

July 14, 2007

Jeremy- well me and chris are getting ready to go to Mexico, so watch over so we have a safe trip. I think about how lucky we are to be able to go on vacation and it makes me think of you and how unfair it is that you cannot have these opportunities anymore. I think about you very often, you would have been impressed with the big bust, I know you saw it!!! You would have loved it. I want to thank you for the wonderful dog, he is a true joy in my life. We are taking real good care of him. I will let you go now, before I cry.

Jessica

July 13, 2007