Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

RIP in best my brother and thank you for serving. My prayers are with the family.

Deputy John Latour
Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office

October 15, 2007

Thank you for your service, we will never forget you.

Sgt. Robert Tabers
1175th MP Company in St. Louis, St. Louis County DSN 2966 retired

October 15, 2007

Rest in peace young brother and thank you for your service.

nc game warden

October 15, 2007

Rest in Peace Trooper Templeton, your service and sacrifice will not be forgotten. May God hold your little girl and may she learn of your dedication and ultimate sacrifice. Thank you for your service, Sir.

Karen Perrucci
Sister of Ofc. Gary D. Pagano EOW 9/14/1982

October 15, 2007

On behalf of the 5,200 members of the American Association of State Troopers (AAST), we extend our sincere condolences to Trooper Templeton’s family as well as the members of the Colorado State Patrol. AAST members throughout the United States know first hand what all of you are going through right now. We will continue to keep you in our thoughts and prayers.

Ken Howes, Executive Director
American Association of State Troopers

October 15, 2007

Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of Trooper Zachariah Templeton and the men and women of the Colorado State Patrol. May God be with you all.

Chief Russell Barnes
Zephyrhills PD - Florida

October 15, 2007

Godspeed Trooper Templeton. May you rest in peace, we'll take it from here.

Deputy Sheriff
El Paso County Sheriff's Office-Colorado

October 15, 2007

The Florida Police Chiefs Association would like to express our deepest condolences to the family and friends of Trooper Zachariah Templeton, and the Colorado State Patrol. Our thoughts and prayers are with you during this time of great sadness. Please take comfort in knowing that your extended law enforcement family grieves with you. Trooper Templeton, we thank you for your service. You will not be forgotten.

Members and Staff
Florida Police Chiefs Association

October 15, 2007

Your watch is ended. May our Heavenly Father watch over your family and friends during this tragic time? May your soul walk carefully and proudly into everlasting life. You will be in our thoughts and prayers. Rest in God’s peace my friend, you deserve it. These are "American Heroes" who just yesterday were women and men just doing their job!

REV

Chaplain Michael Grinnals
Camillus Police Department

October 15, 2007

REST IN PEACE YOUNG BROTHER... GOD BLESS YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS

Detective LD Calhoun
Naugatuck Ct PD

Detective LD Calhoun
Naugatuck Ct Police

October 15, 2007

TROOPER TEMPLETON-ANOTHER GREAT, YOUNG TROOPER TAKEN BY A AUTO ACCIDENT. YOUR (4) YEARS OF SERVICE TO OUR WONDERFUL PROFESSION ARE APPRECIATED. I WILL BE PRAYING FOR YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS/DEPARTMENT. YOU MAKE ME PROUD TO BE A POLICE OFFIER--REST IN PEACE MY BROTHER. WE WILL TAKE YOUR SHIFT FROM HERE.

SERGEANT TRAVIS T. FOREMAN
WAVELAND POLICE DEPARTMENT
WAVELAND, MISSISSIPPI

SERGEANT TRAVIS T. FOREMAN
WAVELAND POLICE DEPARTMENT

October 15, 2007

"Blessed are the peacemakers for they will be called sons of God." Matthew 5:9

You're clear for end of watch - Your state is in good hands.

Police Officer
Boulder Police Department

October 15, 2007

Thoughts and prayers are with your family and your agency. RIP Brother in Blue.

Patrolman D. Kirk #309
Round Lake Heights PD (IL)

October 15, 2007

Zach - we worked in different parts of our state, but no amount of geographical distance made us any less "family". I honor you, Zach. I honor your dedication to duty and to the citizens who may not ever truly appreciate the lengths that you and your brothers/sisters in blue have gone to ensure each of them make it safely back to their families at the end of the day. God's blessings to your baby girl and to the rest of your family as they struggle to make sense of it all... and may He cradle your soul in loving comfort as he carries you home on streets of gold to a magnificent mansion created by Him for selfless heros like you! You will not be forgotten.


I Never Dreamed it Would Be Me
(By Sgt. George Hahn, LAPD, Ret., engraved on the Peace Officer Memorial in CA, across from the west steps of the Capitol Building.)

I never dreamed it would be me,
My name for all eternity,
Recorded here at this hallowed place,
Alas my name, no more my face.
"In the line of duty," I hear them say;
My family now the price will pay.
My folded flag stained with their tears;
We only had those few short years.
The badge no longer on my chest,
I sleep now in eternal rest
My sword I pass to those behind,
And pray they keep this thought in mind.
I never dreamed it would be me,
And with heavy heart and bended knee;
I ask for all here from the past,
Dear God, let my name be the last.

Comm Supervisor and Trooper's Wife
Colorado State Patrol

October 15, 2007

Rest in peace brother.

1773P
CSPD

October 15, 2007

ZACH, WORKING WITH YOU WAS A PRIVILEGE. YOUR PROFESSIONALISM AND DEDICATION TO DUTY WAS SECOND TO NONE.
YOU WILL BE GREATLY MISSED BY YOUR FELLOW TROOPERS AS WELL AS YOUR DISPATCHERS. PLEASE REST I PEACE MY FRIEND. MY THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ARE WITH YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS. I HOPE THEY TAKE SOME COMFORT IN KNOWING YOU WERE DOING WHAT YOU LOVED AND MADE A DIFFERENCE IN MANY LIVES THAT YOU TOUCHED. YOUR DAUGHTER WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER HER DADDY AS A TRUE HERO.

COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST DEBORA ORTON
COLORADO STATE PATROL

October 14, 2007

Godspeed Trooper! You are in the thoughts of your family up in the northwest, the WSP.

Trooper Mark Holthaus
Washington State Patrol

October 14, 2007

Rest in peace brother, you will not be forgotten.

Patrolman Shaun McCready
Altoona (PA) Police Department

October 14, 2007

Trp Templeton, you will never be forgotten. May you rest in peace, we will take over from here.

PO Richard Eckert
Town of Chester PD

October 14, 2007

Thank you for your service to the State of Colorado. My God bless you and provide peace for your family. Your little girl has lost a wonderful father ~ You will not be forgotten.

Colorado Citizen

October 14, 2007

God Speed, Brother.

P.O.K.Murphy
Union PD, NJ

October 14, 2007

"If you find it in your heart to care for somebody else, you will have succeeded." -- Maya Angelou

Aloha Trooper Zachariah Templeton,
Thank you for your service and dedication to your community and your country. You and all officers that continue to lay your lives on the line and pay the ultimate sacrifice to keep our communities and country safe, will NEVER be forgotten.

I believe in the ODMP and Police*Link that visionary and Founder Chris Cosgriff created. There is power in the written and spoken word, in prayer, in what is felt in the heart, and in the soul. Every tribute left in honor for a fallen officer, is a candle lit. Every candle lit, lights another.

Every light represents a reflection left by an individual in the form of a tribute which is and always will be, very personal and special to the fallen hero it was left to honor, and to thousands who will read it. Here we are able to come together and build a quilt for our fallen hero. A quilt built from people who share from their hearts in reflections; tributes.

Trooper Zachariah Templeton,
I wish you, your loved ones, and your fellow officers peace and love beyond all understanding. Aloha.

**May all who read this tribute find comfort in this Hawaiian prayer left in this hero's honor. You will NEVER be forgotten. May God allow you to rest in His eternal peace.**

THE PEACE OF " I "
KA MALUHIA O KA "I"

Peace be with you, All My Peace,
O ka Maluhia no me oe, Ku'u Maluhia a pau loa,

The Peace that is " I ", the Peace that is "I am".
Ka Maluhia o ka "I", owau no ka Maluhia,

The Peace for always, now and forever and evermore.
Ka Maluhia no na wa a pau, no ke'ia wa a mau a mau loa aku.

My Peace " I " give to you, My Peace " I " leave with you,
Ha'awi aku wau I ku'u Maluhia ia oe, waiho aku wau I ku'u Maluhia me oe,

Not the world's Peace, but, only My Peace,
The Peace of " I ".

A'ole ka Maluhia o ke ao aka, ka'u Maluhia wale no,
Ka Maluhia o ka "I".

Moana V.C. Molale Private Citizen-Hawaii
Kahu La`a Kea (Keeper of the Sacred Light)

October 14, 2007

Trooper Templeton,

You are in my prayers at this time, as is your family. You worked for a top notch agency, and you will be sorely missed. Rest in peace brother.....

Lt. Colonel Mike Tooley
Montana Highway Patrol

October 14, 2007

My prayers are with the family of Trooper Zachariah Templeton and that of his peer whose life is still in jeopardy. May God comfort your grief and as you get passed the hardest times, may He quickly turn your mourning into laughter. Remember to celebrate the life of your loved one and always honor his sacrifice. We will continue to where our Badge Shrouds in his memory until we are able to lay him to rest.

Deputy Rolando
Denver Sheriff

October 14, 2007

May the Lord bless Trooper Templeton, his family, friends and fellow co-workers. Thank you for your service and may you rest in peace Brother.

Patrolman Bryan Losagio
Salisbury Township Police Department, Lehigh County, PA

October 14, 2007