Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

B~ The tragic news story of your murder and aftermath will air tonite on ABC's 20/20 (Oddly scheduled for Friday the 11th, exactly 14 months since your death). The previews don't look pretty! I only wish that the story isn't sensationalized to tarnish your memory and integrity by those who didn't know you well. What I do know is that any negative thoughts or ideas that may be said about you will not diminish the selfless, kind, loving, and caring man you were to your daughter, my sons, myself and our family. Your spirit lives on in those of us that will always love you dearly. xo~ S

Sharon Davis-McKay
Fiancee of Corporal McKay

July 11, 2008

Another melancholy day today, on what would have been our fist anniversary, Bruce. You and I have been robbed of our life together. You were the missing puzzle piece to my life's story. ...Always in my heart & mind, B.

Sharon Davis-McKay
Fiancee of Corporal McKay

July 7, 2008

Bruce, I had the privledge (and pleasure) to escort your sister Meggen on the 9th annual C.O.P.S. (Maryland Chapter) motorcycle ride on Sunday June 22, 2008. Her pain was obvious but her mission to keep your memory alive continues to be fulfilled. She demonstrated great strength and character in her role as a survivor. Rest well brother as you have not been forgotten. Your sisters love and her devotion to your memory will ensure that.

Captain Steve Snow
Frederick County Maryland Sheriff's Office
Corrections Bureau

Captain Steve Snow
Frederick Co. (Md.) Sheriff's Office

June 23, 2008

I rode in a C.O.P.S motorcycle fundraiser yesterday wearing a t-shirt of this very picture (from this website) of you on it in your memory. Many Maryland cops who I met at the event recognized your photo and knew of your terrible story. They were very supportive of me and it felt great to be around the brotherhood again. It's quite a bond I will never forget. I miss you Bruce!

Meggen McKay Payerle
Sister of Slain Officer Bruce McKay EOW 5/11/07

June 23, 2008

June 11 2008

I will love the light for it shows me the way,
yet I will endure the darkness for it shows me the stars.

All of our love
Goes straight to you
Forever you'll be
In heart and soul too.

OXOXOXOX Nanny

June 11, 2008

It was an honor to ride to DC in your memory.

Ofc. Zach Lyne
Tallahassee PD Motors

May 16, 2008

It seems like eternity without you, Bruce. It has been a year of hell since you were taken from us. Days blend and blur. I miss you so much. I dream of you often and think of the many incredible moments of happiness and contentment we had together and these thoughts continue to sustain me.
One day we'll be together again. You are always in my heart,
Sharon

Sharon Davis-McKay
Fiancée of Corporal N. Bruce McKay, III

May 11, 2008

The funeral line was long, There's an awful lot of cars, Folks came out of the restaurants, They came out of the bars.
The workers at the construction sites All let their hammers drop. Someone asked. "What is this all for?" And they said, "Aw, just a cop."
Some chuckled at the passing cars. Some shed a silent tear Some people said, "It's stupid," "all these dumb policemen here."
"How come they are not out fighting crime?" "Or in a doughnut shop?" Sure is a lot of trouble, For someone who's just a cop."
They blocked the intersections, They blocked the interstate. People yelled and cursed, "Damn, it's gonna make me late!"
"This is really ridiculous!" "They're makin' us all stop!" "It seems they are sure wastin' time, On someone who's just a cop."
Into the cemetery now, The slow procession comes, The woeful Taps are slowly played. There's loud salutes from guns.
The graveyard workers shake their heads "This service is a flop." "There's lots of good words wasted, On someone who's just a cop"
Yeah, just a cop to most folks. Did his duty every day. Trying to protect us, Till they took his life away.
And when he got to heaven, St. Peter put him at the top. An angel asked him, "Who was that?" And he said, "Aw, just a cop."
His Judgment Day:
The officer stood and faced his God, Which must always come to pass. He hoped his shoes were shinning, Just as brightly as his brass.
"Step forward now, Officer, How shall I deal with you? Have you always turned the other cheek To my church have you been true?"
The officer squared his shoulder and said, "No, Lord, I guess I aint, Because those of us who carry badges 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 tough.
But I never took a penny That wasn't mine to keep.. Though I worked a lot of overtime, when the bills got too steep.
And I never passed a cry for help Though at times I shook with fear. And sometimes, God forgive me, I've wept an unmanly tear.
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 silence all around the throne, where the saints often trod. As the officer waited quietly for the judgment of his God.
"Step forward now, Officer. You've borne your burdens well. Come walk a beat on heaven's streets, You've done your time in hell"

Motor officer Terry Pauley
Plano PD Plano,TX

May 11, 2008

As National Police Week 2008 approaches (May 11th -17th), please remember Bruce and his fallen brothers and sisters. This week, in Washington, we will be honoring the man that was near & dear to us all.

A March of Angels
[Dedicated to Police Officers Killed in the Line of Duty]

Outside of the windows the people could see;
They'd come by the thousands.
How many more could there be?
They marched four wide, in a long endless line.
Most marching in silence, a few calling time.
Then came a small voice from a child near the road,
Who asked no one special; why'd they come,
He didn't know.
The voice of a stranger then tried to explain
That those who were marching were angels;
In name.
They'll come by the hundreds, the thousands today
Because one of their own, has been taken away.
"How can that be?" said the small voice now sighing
He'd seen tears on the face
Of an angel 'passed by him.
He said, "No one knows." To the one not quite grown,
The pain God endures
When he calls one of his own.
They come and they show us the angels are here."
"they all come together,
to gather strength, fight their fears."
Those who are marching are chosen you see,
And sometimes just people,
to be angels you see.
Those angels that carry us
Through our lives safely,
But one made the ultimate sacrifice lately.
"So to show our respect we're all quiet, don't talk.
the wings of those angels
On which we all walk."
Then the child turned to see who had answered his last,
But there was no one to see,
Just a feather dropped past.
"From the wings of an angel?"
He said with a smile
And he grew up a little as he thought for a while.
And the child with the small voice said, "It wasn't in vain."
As the angels walk past, and it started to rain.
And somewhere the blood on the street washed away
And he'd found why the angels
Had come down that day.

EOW 5-11-07
Forever in Our Hearts

OXOXOXOX

May 11, 2008

Thinking of you, Bruce, and your family and fiancee Sharon on this first year anniversary of your line of duty death. Rest peacefully, blue angel. Your sacrifice has not been forgotten. God bless all those you have left behind - may they be comforted knowing that none of you have been forgotten, and we grieve with them.

Michigan

May 11, 2008

My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family on this anniversary.

Former N.H. Police Officer

May 10, 2008

Dear Babboo,
Tomorrow it will be one year and I can hardly believe it really. Last night,Friday, I thought of you at 6pm and it sent me right back to all of the gory details of the next 30 minutes you went through exactly a year ago. It does give me HUGE comfort knowing you are free from the pains of this world and are on Angel Patrol now for eternity. I have decided to forgive your killer as it holds too much anger in my heart otherwise. In just a few days I will be greeting one of your North Country brothers who walks the thin blue line and he will escort us all at DC Police Week. I can't get over fact that your 1 yr anniversary falls on Mother's Day and my birthday is on Peace Officers Memorial Day. Bizarre. You hold a VERY dear place in my heart and THANK YOU for sending me such great (and humorous!) signs of your presence around me. Keep them coming

Love,
Moon

Meggen McKay Payerle
Sister

May 10, 2008

Well Bruse it is comming on a year now. I wish I could say it has gotten easier. I don't think there is a day that goes by that I don't think of you and that awful day. I wish it had never happend and I wish my last memory of you isn't what it is. No one deserve what happend to you. I feel so sad that you can not watch your daughter grow up. I heart fills with tears when I remember her being so brave, like her daddy, at your funeral. I am sure you were watching over all of us that day. You would have been so proud of her. As you always were. You were a very good man. You were always there to protect those in the communitee and those of us in EMS. You always made sure the scene was safe for us to enter you cared about the people with whom you watched over. You are a Hero Bruce!!! Not only in my eyes but in several peoples eyes. We love and Miss you!!!

Jessica Rodger Brusseau
Ross Ambulance

May 8, 2008

Bruce, It has been almost a year since that tragic day. I think of you quite often. My brother recently graduated from the 145th New Hampshire Police Academy and is now proudly serving as a full time officer in Franconia. I can't thank you enough for passing on your knowledge and wisdom to my brother during his FTO with you. I know you ride with him every day while he is on duty. Soon we will be at the New Hampshire Police Memorial to honor you and have your name added to the memorial. Thank you again for being such a great role model for my brother and a great friend to me. You will never be forgotten.

Officer Daniel Fowler
Littleton New Hampshire Police Dpt.

April 26, 2008

Rest in peace brother, you are missed greatly. Thank you for all that you did. You are a true hero who gave it all, you will live on in our minds forever.

BlueHeros
Coos County NH

April 15, 2008

4-11-08

Days feel like months
And months feel like years
The pain gets so strong and unbearable
And then come the tears.

Nanny

April 11, 2008

MY HEARTFELT SYMPATHY TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY!

MY BROTHER WAS MY HERO AND MY BEST FRIEND! HE WAS A PROUD MARINE AND A OFFICER .

HE WAS ANDD WILL ALWAYS BE A TNYGSBORO, MASS. OFFICER AS IS MY OTHER BROTHER WHO WAS THERE WHEN THEY FOUND HIM.


AGAIN ,, IM SO SORRY TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY. THEY MAY NOT BE WITH US HERE,, BUT WILL ALWAYS REMAIN IN OUR HEARTS AND THOUGHTS!

HUGS TO YOU ALL

ROSE GEORGES

ROSE GEORGES
SISTER OF OFFICER JACK GEORGES

March 31, 2008

To the family of Cpl. McKay.
Please know that you are still in our thoughts and prayers. Life sometime seems unfair to those of us who are close to those that suffer the ultimate sacrifice.

Officer Shawn Morgan
North Mankato Police Department, MN

March 31, 2008

Cpl. McKay,
Though I did not know you, I am thankful your service. You gave your life to make the community in which you served a better place. The video in your squad car has served to train many officers, and has undoubtedly saved lives. Though you are gone, you continue to be with us all. We will not forget your selfless sacrifice. I look up to you with the highest regard. You continue to be one of many who are in our hearts when working the streets. Rest in Peace. We'll take it from here.

I would also like to offer my condolences to the family of CPL. McKay. I am truly sorry for your loss, but know your loved one is with you, looking over you always.

Officer Lee
GPD

March 29, 2008

Easter 2008

I'm Free
Don't grieve for me, for now I'm free
I'm following the path God laid for me.
I took his hand when I heard him call
I turned my back and left it all.
I could not stay another day
to laugh, to love, to work or play.
Tasks undone must stay that way
I found that peace at close of day.
If my parting has left a void
then fill it with remembered joy.
A friendship shared, a laugh, a kiss,
ah, yes, these things I too will miss.
Be not burdened with time of sorrow
I wish you the sunshine of tomorrow.
My life's been full, I've savored much,
good friends, good times,
and Sharon's touch.
Perhaps my time seemed all too brief,
don't lengthen it now with undue grief.
Lift up your hearts and share with me
God wanted me now:
He set me free.

Nanny

March 22, 2008

Although I am Australian, I came across the incident surrounding the sad passing of Corporal Bruce McKay whilst on the Web; needless to say it moved me.

I hope the family you left behind Corporal McKay somehow find courage in that there are those you never met or had reason to meet, that can have the upmost admiration for such an untimely loss. You are a hero in a dangerous necessary profession.

To the civilian who intervened your extraordinarily brave actions hopefully delivered some closure to the family and friends of Corporal McKay.

God bless
James
Sydney, Australia

James

March 20, 2008

rest in peace mckay...You were a brave man that didn't deserve to die like that...I pray for your daughter and pray I'm blessed enough to shake your hand one day..until then, rest now hero...you are not forgotten!

Kristine Wilton
cousin of Christopher Nicholson/Smithsburg Md. EOW-12/19/2007

March 9, 2008

Bruce,

Although it has been over 8 months now, I still miss you more and more every day. I remember the night of the huge drug bust, you were so proud. You will always be remembered. I miss you!

dont worry about it
Friend

March 3, 2008

On this day, the anniversary of our engagement, I reflect on how fortunate I am to have been so unconditionally loved by you, Bruce. I am a better person for having had the chance to love you in return. You will always be part of me...

Sharon Davis-McKay
Fiancée of Corporal N. Bruce McKay, III

March 1, 2008

Officer McKay, I never knew you, nor did I ever live in your city; however, I would just like to extend to you the gratitude that I have for you and people like you who put their lives on the line daily, and sometimes pay the ultimate price.I am sure that out of the many lives you crossed that you have changed at least one life; and you should rest easy knowing that. God bless you, your brothers, and sisters. Thank you for your time, service, sacrifice, and life. On May 11, 2007, the earth suffered a huge loss, and for that and your family, I am sorry, yet gateful. You are not forgotten.

-Chris Bodenbender
Virginia Bech, Virginia

Chris Bodenbender
N/A

March 1, 2008