Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Rest in peace, my brother. You are now in a much better place. "The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion."

Officer J.W. Propst
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department Charlotte, NC

May 18, 2007

Deputy Ogburn, You are a true hero! God bless you and your fellow officer who were doing what you love to do. May you R.I.P and walk the beat with god.

OFFICER
NORFOLK POLICE DEPARTMENT VIRGINIA

May 18, 2007

Deputy Ogburn-Having survived being shot on a domestic dispute in 1992, I know the danger of the job that you and I love. I respect your sacrifice and the job that you did. I pray for peace for your family and department. You are truely a hero. Rest in peace my brother.

Sergeant Travis T. Foreman
Waveland Police Department
Waveland, Mississippi

Sergeant Travis T. Foreman
Waveland Police Department

May 18, 2007

WE WERE BORN TO DIE, MY DREAM WAS & STILL IS TO SERVE & TO PROTECT .

ANNETTE
STRUGLING EX DRUG USER

May 18, 2007

Rest in peace my brother, God bless you , your family and your Dept.

OFFICER BOB SWOPE #5609
OLMSTED FALLS POLICE DEPT. OHIO

May 18, 2007

May God Bless and be with the family of Deputy Sheriff Ogburn. Our Prayers are with you.

Detective - Retired
Mid Cumberla nd Regional Police Dept

May 18, 2007

God bless the family, friends and coworkers of Deputy Ogburn, my heart and prayers are with you all. May God be with you and guide you all through these troubled times. God bless you all.

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

May 18, 2007

A sad and tragic loss. Condolences to his family and collegues.

Lawrence Mitten,
Senior Constable rtd, New Zealand Police.

Senior Constable Lawrence Mitten retired
New Zealand Police

May 18, 2007

May God the Father grand Deputy Sheriff Ogburn eternal peace and give comfort to the berieved family and fellow officers.
Another hero joins the stars in the heavens. My heart bleeds and I grief also.
Elfriede Hall
(Mrs. Boyd L.)
Longview, Texas

Elfriede Hall (Mrs. Boyd L.)
Widow of Sheriff Hall

May 18, 2007

My thoughts and prayers are with those
friends and family members left behind who
cannot follow...rest in peace my brother
in blue...we will take it from here.

Officer Adam F. Laser
Westminster City Police Department

May 18, 2007

take care, your in good company deputy. thank you and good bye.

jason parker patrolman
new london tx police department

May 18, 2007

Im very sorry for your loss. God bless you.

Karen
citizen

May 18, 2007

My prayers are with Deputy Tony Ogburn and his family, And
with the Henderson County Sheriffs Dept. May God Bless
blue angel, Rest in peace,


Mother of a police officer in MD.

May 18, 2007

Rest In Peace, Brother.
Never forget your hero ! My prayers go out to the friends and family of Deputy Ogburn.

Invest. Mike Bradford: Ret
Tallahassee Police Dept (FL)

May 18, 2007

Your loving God is with you, your family and your department. Rest in Peace!

Reserve Deputy Ron L. Evans R21
Pierce County Sheriff's Department

May 18, 2007

Your watch may have ended in Henderson, Texas but your new watch has just began in Heaven. You will be missed MY BROTHER.

Ptl. Markley #35
Wadsworth P.D

May 18, 2007

I SEND MY CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND HENDERSON COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT REGARDING THE DEMISE OF DEPUTY SHERIFF TONY PRICE OGBURN. I PRAY EVERYONE WHO KNEW THIS HONORABLE MAN WILL CONTINUE TO REMEMBER HIS BRAVERY, COURAGE, AND THE LEGACY IN WHICH HE LEFT.

DEPUTY SHERIFF TONY PRICE OGBURN YOUR SHIFT IS OVER NOW, WE WILL TAKE IT FROM HERE. REST IN PEACE, BROTHER...

DEPUTY JAMES E. BRADFORD JR.
BRADLEY COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT

May 18, 2007

Rest in peace, brother.

Lt. Robert A. Chalker
Jefferson Co. Sheriff's Office (GA)

May 18, 2007

You have served your profession and your community with honor. God bless you and keep you, my brother. You and your family are in my heart and prayers.

Captain Gary Graham (RET)
Denver Police Department

May 18, 2007

My sympathies to Deputy Ogburn's family, friends and fellow officers and also to the other deputy who was killed. I visited Tyler when I got back from Vietnam and it was a beautiful town, perhaps more so because of people like Deputy Ogburn. May God watch over him and his family and fellow police officers.

SFC Willial L. Farrell
US Army Military Police, Ret.

May 18, 2007

My heart & prayers go out to you and yours. Rest Easy.

May 18, 2007

Deputy Ogburn,
Thank-you for your service. You will always be remembered as a hero. Through this tragedy, your community has suffered the terrible loss of two of its bravest and finest. Our deepest condolences to your families and the brave men and women of the Henderson County Sheriff's Department. Know that your brothers and sisters in blue mourn with you, and we will take the watch from here, striving to live-up to the example you have set through your service and sacrifice. Rest in peace, our brothers.

Detective Corporal Morgan
Park County Sheriff's Office--Colorado

May 18, 2007

To Deputy Ogburn: Thank you, sir, for your dedication and sacrifice...not only with this incident but all the incidents that you have dealt with.

To Deputy Ogburn's family: Thank you, folks, for your support of your loved one and all law enforcement officers and for the sacrifices that you have made.

God Bless You And Keep You Close.

The Police Officer's Prayer

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O Almighty GOD, Whose great power and eternal wisdom
embrace the universe, watch over all police and law
enforcement officers. Protect them from harm in the
performance of their duty to stop crime, robberies,
riots, and violence. We pray, help them keep our
streets and homes safe day and night. We commend them
to your loving care because their duty is dangerous.
Grant them your unending strength and courage in their
daily assignments. Dear GOD, protect these brave
officers, grant them your almighty protection, unite
them safely with their families after duty ends, Amen.

Communications Officer Curtis Robertson
Wood County S.O.

May 18, 2007

REST IN PEACE.

PO RJL
SCPD NY

May 18, 2007

Below, is a copy of a
letter to the editor that I sent to the local paper This is the first
time that I have ever personally known a
police officer that has fallen in the line of duty. Tony and I worked a
number of extra (off duty jobs) jobs together. He has a fine man, and he
will be missed. In 1 Timothy 4: 12, we are told, "set an example for the
believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity." In 2
Timothy 4: 7, it is written, " I have fought the good fight, I have
finished the race, I have kept the faith. Now there is in store for me
the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will
award to me on that day." Every day that I go to work, I kiss my family
members and I tell them that I love them.)

Yesterdays fatal shooting of Henderson County Deputies Paul Steven
Halbelt, 63, a 13-year veteran and Tony Price Ogburn, 61, who has been
with the department for five years, shocked us. Nobody would think that
such a horrible tragedy could occur so close to home. Unfortunately, as
with Deputy Halbelt and Deputy Ogburn, a police officer never knows when
that life-threatening moment may come, but they know it could come on the
very next call.
The statistics tell the story. According to the FBI, there were 59,373
assaults against law enforcement officers during 2004 (latest data
available), resulting in 16,565 injuries. Ambush-style assaults, like the
one that cost Deputy Halbelt and Deputy Ogburn their lives, occurred 189
times during 2004 and have resulted in more than 400 names being added to
the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, D.C.
throughout our nation's history.
Disturbance calls tend to be the most dangerous call of all, resulting in
18,234 assaults against police officers in 2004, nearly a third of the
total. Next are attempting arrests (9,674); handling, transporting,
custody of prisoners (7,748); traffic pursuits/stops (6,568); and
investigating suspicious persons/circumstances (5,532).
In 2005, 155 law enforcement officers lost their lives protecting and
serving our nation; that averages out to one officer killed somewhere in
America nearly every other day. The numbers emphasize that for our
nation's law enforcement professionals there is no such thing as a
"routine call." More attention tends to be focused on officers who are
shot to death. However, for the last eight consecutive years, there have
been more officers killed in traffic-related incidents than were killed
by firearms. In fact, over the past 30 years, there has been a 40 percent
increase in the number of law officers killed in automobile crashes,
while the number of firearms-related deaths has dropped by about that
same percentage.
We, as a nation, are duty-bound to provide our officers with every safety
advantage possible. That means better training, less-lethal weaponry,
bullet-resistant vests, and safer automobiles. We are making advances.
During the 1970s, an average of 236 law enforcement fatalities occurred
each year, compared to 164 officers killed annually during the past
decade — a 30 percent drop. But, we should not take the deaths of 164 of
our protectors for granted. More can and must be done to keep our
officers safe.
William J. Bennett , in an address to the United States Naval Academy
said, “Honor never grows old, and honor rejoices the heart of age. It
does so because honor is, finally, about defending those noble and worthy
things that deserve defending, even if it comes at a high cost. In our
time, that may mean social disapproval, public scorn, hardship,
persecution, or as always, even death itself. The question remains:
What is worth defending?
What is worth dying for?
What is worth living for?”
Henderson County Sheriffs Deputies Paul Steven Halbelt, and Tony Price
Ogburn, knew the answer to these questions.

The week of May 13-19, 2007, is National Police Week. It is a time to
honor the more than 800,000 sworn federal, state and local officers who
put their lives on the line for our safety and protection. It is also a
time to rededicate ourselves to ensuring that our officers have the
resources they need to do their job effectively and safely.

Police Off. Ron Duke
GSPD

May 18, 2007