Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Here we are again leaving our thoughts to the family loved ones and his fellow workers with words that don't seem to tell how we really feel or what we can really say to make things easier during this time of trouble.
"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
Canon City Internet Radio
Canon City, Colorado

Marilyn Robinson aka MamaWolf
Canon City Internet Radio

January 12, 2007

You will ALWAYS be remembered. Rest in peace our brother.

Deputy Chief E.J. Morris
Roeland Park Kansas P.D.

January 12, 2007

thank you for everything you have done. You will not be forgotten.

Detention Officer Ryan Albright
Florida Department of Juvenile Justice

January 12, 2007

Rest in peace my brother in blue. Now you can walk Heaven's beat. Your family, friends, and co-workers with the Florida Highway Patrol are in my thoughts and prayers.

God Bless

Sr. Officer D. Johns
Sandy Springs Police, GA

January 12, 2007

Rest in peace Brother Nick, you are a true Hero and will never be forgotten for your service and courage. May your Family, Friends and Co-workers find peacce.


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

Assistant Chief Carl Wortham Retired
Sand Springs Okla Police Department

January 12, 2007

GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR SON AND YOUR FAMILY AND THE ENTIRE BOYS IN BLUE . YOU ARE A HERO AND WILL ALWAYS BE REMEMBERED AS ONE. GOD BLESS YOU THE ROLNIAK FAMILY (DET WILLIAM ROLNIAK JR EOW 2*4*04 )

rpd (wife )

January 12, 2007

Thank you Officer for your service. May you rest in peace. May GOD be with you.

Former Indiana Officer

January 12, 2007

Thank you Officer for your service. May you rest in peace. May GOD be with you.

Former Indiana Officer

January 12, 2007

You will be missed brother! Rest in peace. My thoughts and prayers are with the Florida Highway Patrol.

D/S Jeff Mayer
Orange County Sheriff's Office

January 12, 2007

god speed

January 12, 2007