Cahokia Police Department, Illinois
End of Watch Monday, April 24, 2006
Reflections for Police Officer Jeremy Preston "Jay" Chambers
Rest in Peace...
Police Officer
Syracuse Police Dept,NY
April 24, 2006
my thoughts and respect go to you and your family,thanks for keeping the world safer! from belgium-europe
wygers francky
April 24, 2006
To the Chambers family,
God Bless you and watch over you in your time of need. PO Chambers will never be forgotten. Rest in Peace we will take it from here.
PO L. Madore
New Bern Police Department
New Bern, North Carolina
Officer L.Madore
New Bern Police Department
April 24, 2006
May you now rest in peace sir. We thank you for your service to your country and the citizens of Cahokia Illinois. God Bless you and your family,,,
Officer Thomas Wiederhold #1890
Fort Worth Police,Tx
April 24, 2006
AN OTHER OFFICER GONE TOO SOON.MAY GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.
GILBERT DANIEL
April 24, 2006
May you continue to keep watch over your family, friends, and co-workers from above during this difficult time.
Jennifer Aaron
Wife of Ofc. Duke G. Aaron, III (EOW 07/20/04
April 24, 2006
Thank you for your service to your fellowman. Rest in peace my brother. May God bless you and your loved ones.
State Constable J.L. Green
S.C. State Constables
April 24, 2006
Rest in Peace Brother. May God be with your family in this their time of need.
Kevin D. Lampe #27
Finney County Kansas Sheriffs Office
April 24, 2006
To the family and friends of Officer Chambers - Our family will be praying for you today. Words cannot express the sorrow you are feeling, but you will have the support and love of those around you and the entire police community. God bless you all. Kathy McEntee, sister of Bill McEntee, EOW 7/5/05
April 24, 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
April 24, 2006
Officer Chambers..you - your family - friends & co-workers are in my thoughts & prayers..please watch over them & your fellow brothers/sisters in blue..YOU ARE GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN..REST IN PEACE & WITH EASE BLUE ANGEL!!!!
mi state police recruit
mi
April 24, 2006
“REMEMBER ME”
Law enforcement officers are, indeed, a special breed of people. Ask anyone on the street and they will tell you that they would not have our jobs for anything in the world. It takes something special to do what we do and at the same time be able to even contemplate retirement. We try to be optimists. Unfortunately, there are a few of us who will never make that date with retirement. By the very nature of our job, we are at risk everyday of losing our lives, either at the hand of some deranged individual or in some other situation that we, by virtue of our occupation, may be unable to avoid. Some people have recognized the hazardous duties we involve ourselves in, the risks we take, and the pride we take in accomplishing that job. There is National Law Enforcement Week, dedicated to us who gladly accept the responsibility of protecting the citizens in our respective jurisdictions. National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Day is dedicated to those who gave their lives in the line of duty. These are but two examples of remembrances specifically for law enforcement personnel. Remembrances that come but once a year. We should remind fellow officers of another type of remembrance, one that will last a lifetime. Sooner or later, a doctor will pronounce us dead. It is inevitable. Regardless of whatever happens, death is the end we will all have to face.
“IT IS IN DEATH THAT WE CAN LIVE FOREVER”
Author Unknown
Jim Moore
New Orleans P.D., Retired
April 24, 2006
To the Chambers family, your loved one died performing a noble cause patrolling the dark streets on the midnight watch in order that the citizen's of Cahokia would be secure in their homes. May he rest in peace.
Sergeant
Clayton, Mo. P.D.
April 24, 2006
Rest in peace, Brother...our thoughts and prayers are with your family and brother officers as they struggle with this terrible loss. Heroes are never forgotten
Capt. Sean Whelan
Watchung PD, NJ
April 24, 2006
ON BEHALF OF OUR GROUP PLEASE ACCEPT OUR DEEPEST REGRETS,
OUR SYMPATHY GOES OUT TO THE FAMILY AND CO-WORKERS. MAY GOD
GIVE ALL OF YOU PEACE. JUST REMEMBER BROTHER CHAMBERS
AS HE IS IN ONE OF THOSE MANY MANISONS OUR FATHER HAS.
PEACE BE WITH YOU,
JHY
PSO james h. yancey
MILITARY ORDER OF THE PURPLE HEARTS OF GA.
April 24, 2006
My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. Thank you for your bravery, courage and commitment to the badge – your hard work and valiant efforts will never be forgotten. May you rest in peace…
A Relative of Officer Robert Stanze
EOW: August 8, 2000
April 24, 2006
Rest in Peace Brother
Dep. Bennett
Henry County Sheriff's Dept. (Indiana)
April 24, 2006
While we did not know you, we are truly grateful for your dedication, mourning your death; never forgetting your sacrifice! Not to worry, dear friend, your brothers and sisters in blue will carry on your watch for you ~ rest in peace.
Daniel & LaWanda Ross
Citizen
April 24, 2006
Rest in peace brother, you will not be forgotten
Patrolman
Brush PD Colorado
April 24, 2006
Oh my....in just the time it took me to leave 2 reflections to the officers lost on Sunday the 23, here is another officer lost in the line of duty. The members and staff here at the Chauffeur Internet Radio send our deepest sympathy's and condolences to the family, and sisters and brothers who wear the badge of law enforcement.
When God Made Peace Officers
Unknown Author
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 his uniform."
He has 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."
He has to be in top physical condition at all times, running on black coffee and half-eaten meals. And he has 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 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 the bulge in a pocket before he asks, 'May I see what's in there sir?' (When he already knows and wishes he'd taken that accounting job.) Another pair here in the side of the head for his partner's safety. And another pair of eyes here in the front that can look reassuringly at a bleeding victim and say. 'You'll be all right ma'am.' When he knows it isn't so."
"Lord," said the angel, touching his sleeve, "rest and work on this 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 a civil service pay check."
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 the elements of a hundred crime scenes; recite Miranda warnings in his sleep; detain, investigate, search, and arrest a gang member on the street in less time than it takes five learned judges to debate the legality of the stop...and still keeps its sense of humor."
"This officer also has phenomenal personal control. He 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 fingers across the cheek of the peace officer. "There's a leak." She pronounced. "I told you that you are trying to put to much in 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 metal called his badge; for justice."
"You're a genius." said the angel.
The Lord looked somber. "I didn't put it there." he said.
God Bless You All
Marilyn Robinson
aka MamaWolf
the Chauffeur Internet Radio
Canon City, Colorado
Marilyn Robinson aka MamaWolf
The Chauffeur Internet Radio
April 24, 2006
To the family, friends, and officers that knew Officer Chambers, my thoughts and prayers are with you as you face the trying times ahead of you. Please know your not alone.
Then the rainstorm came, over me
And I felt my spirit break
I had lost all of my, belief you see
And realized my mistake
But time through a prayer, to me
And all around me became still
I need love, love's divine
Please forgive me now I see that I've been blind
Give me love, love is what I need to help me know my name
Through the rainstorm came sanctuary
And I felt my spirit fly
I had found all of my reality
I realize what it takes
'Cause I need love, love's divine
Please forgive me now I see that I've been blind
Give me love, love is what I need to help me know my name
Oh I, don't bet (don't bend), don't break (don't break)
Show me how to live and promise me you won't forsake
'Cause love can help me know my name
Well I try to say there's nothing wrong
But inside I felt me lying all along
But the message here was plain to see
Believe me
'Cause I need love, love's divine
Please forgive me now I see that I've been blind
Give me love, love is what I need to help me know my name
Oh I, don't bet (don't bend), don't break (don't break)
Show me how to live and promise me you won't forsake
'Cause love can help me know my name
Love can help me know my name.
Erin
Wife of a CSPD Officer
April 24, 2006
On behalf of the men and women of the Camillus Police Department, our deepest sympathys to the family, friends and co-workers of Police Officer Jeremy Chambers. Rest in Peace Brother, we now have the Watch.
PBA
Town of Camillus Police Department, CNY
April 24, 2006
Rest, brother.
Cpl Steve Headley
Mishawaka, IN police
April 24, 2006
It is with a saddened heart that I am writing today. Although not known to me personally this officer is family in many ways. I want to take this moment to personally thank PO Chambers for his service and for committing his life to help protect the streets. With tears falling now I will pray for his family and friends.
Shannon (Wife of STLCO PO)
www.pwf10-8.org
April 24, 2006
We are saddened once again with the sad news of another hero taken from us. It is a great loss for the family and department during this crisis. We might not know the right words to say, or even know how to say them, but we can pray for your family and friends. May the Lord give them strength through this time.
Missionary Joe Taylor
Cops Evangelist Ministries
Joe Taylor (Former FL LEO)
April 24, 2006
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