Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Rest in peace. Our thoughts and prayers are with your family and friends.

Trooper
Massachusetts State Police

February 11, 2007

Thank you for your service. Rest in peace
Civilian
Reynoldsburg, Ohio

February 11, 2007

Gone... But never forgotten! RIP Brother.

Trooper
Massachusetts State Police

February 11, 2007

God Bless you sir for your service and sacrifice. My thoughts and prayers go out to your wife and family. You will never be forgotten.

Deputy
Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Department

February 11, 2007

YESTERDAY IS HISTORY, TOMORROW IS A MYSTERY AND TODAY IS A GIFT.

OFFICER WISSINK, YOU REST IN PEACE MY FRIEND. I SALUTE YOU! MY PRAYERS ARE WITH YOU, YOUR FAMILY, FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES. I THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. YOU DID NOT LOSE YOUR LIFE, YOU GAVE IT IN SERVICE TO OTHERS. A TRUE HERO INDEED.

THOSE CLOSE TO THIS HERO, PLEASE TAKE COMFORT IN KNOWING THAT I, ALONG WITH MANY OTHERS ACROSS THIS LAND, GRIEVE WITH YOU. KEEP HIM IN YOUR HEART, AND PASS HIS STORY ALONG. MAY GOD BLESS YOU.

JOB WELL DONE OFFICER.

JIM SWEENEY CIVILIAN NEW JERSEY
A FRIEND TO ALL PEACE OFFICERS

February 11, 2007

Sean,
I can't believe you are gone. I cried all morning after I heard the news. It seems like yesterday when we were in the academy together. You were such a fun loving person and always had a smile on your face. You were so full of life. We will take care of Melissa and your children as you watch over all of us from heaven. You will truly be missed Sean. We love you always.

Sgt. Lori Lavorato
Des Moines Police Department

February 11, 2007

My heart felt sympathy to your family, the Des Moines Police Department, and the citizens of Des Moines. I met this officer a couple of times and he always had a warm smile and always was helpful in every way.

God Bless You, Officer Wissink!!!!

Tonya Stephenson
Former Des Moines, IA resident

February 11, 2007

Your a legend brother as we endeavor to keep our streets safe. Rest in peace brother your not forgotten.

Ptl.T. Pilkington
City Of Lowell North Carolina

February 11, 2007

Rest in peace my Brother

Patrolman
Brush PD Colorado

February 11, 2007

REST IN PEACE BROTHER. YOU WILL BE MISSED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATION, SERVICE AND SACRIFICE. YOU ARE A TRUE HERO. MY SYMPATHY TO YOUR FAMILY, FRIENDS AND DEPARTMENT.

Deputy Davis
Pittsylvania County Sheriffs Office

February 11, 2007

RIP Brother For you will never be forgotten.

Corporal Nate Taylor
State Center, Iowa PD

February 11, 2007

My prayers go out to Mrs. Wissink, the children of this brave officer, family, friends and coworkers. May God be with you all and guide you through these troubled days ahead. God bless you all.

Deb Azure
Mother of Deputy Renee Danell Azure
EOW 08/06/02

February 11, 2007

Godspeed Officer Wissink. Your life and loss will never be forgotten. May God watch over your family, friends, and co-workers during this dark time.

Detective D. Thompson
Colorado Springs Police Department

February 11, 2007

The news of this tragedy crushes me and it hurts to actually think that you are gone. I remember my first training assignment with you when I first joined the team and how you helped me through things. You were a terrific officer, but most of all a great person. I will miss seeing your face at the office and the advice that you have to give to me. Rest in peace brother and your family is in my prayers.

Deputy Trevor Martin
Polk County Sheriff's Office

February 11, 2007

Sean, you were a great friend and someone I could always count on in times of backup. This is a very sad day for all your friends and co workers. You will be missd my friend. Protect us now with your guardian angels. Until we meet again REST IN PEACE my FRIEND.

Trooper Marc Griggs #339
Iowa State Patrol

February 11, 2007

Rest in peace sir. Thank you for your service.

Capt. Shannon Yates
Collins Fire Dept. (Mississippi)

February 11, 2007

My thoughts and prayers are with the family, friends and co-workers of Officer Wissink; may he rest in peace.

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

February 11, 2007

Rest in peace hero. My thoughts and prayers are with your family and department as they go through this trying time.

February 11, 2007

Thank you, Officer Wissink, for your service to the people of Iowa and the United States. Your dedication and efforts are appreciated and will not be forgotten. Rest in peace, Hero.

Janice Brown
Conway, Arkansas
civilian

Janice Brown
civilian

February 11, 2007

"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.
To the family, loved ones, friends and all those who wear the badge of law enforcement, we send you our prayers and deepest sympathies.
Canon City, Colorado

Marilyn Robinson aka MamaWolf
Canon City Internet Radio

February 11, 2007

To the family, friends, and officers that knew Officer Wissink, my thoughts and prayers are with you as you face the trying times ahead of you. Please know your not alone.

Here I am, lost in the light of the moon that comes through my window
Bathed in blue, the walls of my memory divide the thorns from the roses
It's you and the roses

Touch me and I will follow in your afterglow
Heal me from all this sorrow
As I let you go I will find my way when I see your eyes
Now I'm living in your afterglow

Here I am, lost in the ashes of time, but who wants tomorrow?
In between the longing to hold you again
I'm caught in your shadow, I'm losing control
My mind drifts away, we only have today

Touch me and I will follow in your afterglow
Heal me from all this sorrow
As I let you go I will find my way
I will sacrifice 'til the blinding day when I see your eyes
Now I'm living in your afterglow

When the veils are gone as I let you go, as I let you go

Touch me and I will follow in your afterglow
Heal me from all this sorrow
As I let you go I will find my way, I will sacrifice
Now I'm living in your afterglow

Bathed in blue, the walls of my memory divide the thorns from the roses
It's you who is closest

Erin Gibson
Wife of a CSPD Officer

February 11, 2007

God bless you and your family. You are in our prayers and we will never forget you.

DE
St. Louis City Police

February 11, 2007

God speed and rest easy. You will be remembered for all that you have contributed. Another HERO gone but never forgotten. You and your family will be in my thoughts and prayers.

Deputy Williams
BREVARD COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE, FL

February 11, 2007

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 Sean Wissink. Rest in Peace Brother, we now have the Watch.

PBA
Town of Camillus Police Department, CNY

February 11, 2007

Sean, you were the lead officer on the entry team during one of our search warrants several weeks ago. I can't believe what has happened. You were so professional that day but you were as pleased with the outcome of the warrant as we were. It was truly a team effort.
God bless you, Brother.

Det. Brent Curtis
Des Moines Police Department

February 11, 2007