Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Officer Freeman I first met you when you and a couple of your academy buddies asked me to play basketball right when yall got cut loose. I still can't figure out how you made some of those shots.'Bank shot' from 3 pt range ! Some of them were hilarious! I picked up several D.U.I.'s from you and you always were so serious. It was funny because you were really excited that I could get it out of the way so you could go do real police work. I could see it in your eyes like any new officer that you wanted to go do the exicting work not some mundane D.U.I.
It angers me that you didn't even have an oppurtunity to defend yourself. Golden tried and after his weapon failed he too could no longer defend himself. We all wished we could have been there , to see it comin , to fight back for you. But once again , like you , we're takin by surprise. I'm sure it will be deemed a 'training issue' now . But the problem is there is no training for surprises.
So until we meet again , tell our heavenly father to keep the surprises to a minimum the next few years.Maybe give us a chance to defend ourselves and allow the assailant to die for a change. We can't take another loss. See you and Golden one day!

HPD

December 17, 2007

God Bless You. You are a hero amongst us all.
Rest In Peace brother.

KPD-539

Ofc. Eric Koenig
KPD-Georgia

December 17, 2007

To the family of Officer Freeman

Our thoughts and prayers go out to you at this terrible time. Our hearts are heavy and we mourn the loss of yet another brother. The pain that you all are experiencing is undescribable and I pray that God will some how comfort you during this trying time. May you find strength in each other and find peace in knowing that William is watching down on you. Blessed are the peacekeepers...

USAF Security Forces

December 17, 2007

R.I.P.Officer W.Eric Freeman
Our Prayers go out to Mrs.Freeman and Children,Family,Friends through this difficult time.May God Bless You!! We will miss him

June and Sgt.Timothy Hardin
U.S.ARMY Recruiting Station(Decatur)

December 17, 2007

Grateful and sorry for your (ultimate) sacrifice keeping the citizens of Alabama and the US safe. Your family and friends and co-workers are in our prayers.

Sgt. B Morris
Texas Dept. Public Safety (State Police)

December 17, 2007

sick with grief. Dear God have mercy.

December 17, 2007

My prayers are with the family always. Truly your Husband and Daddy was the bravest of the brave that did a job most don't want and the other half are scared to do it.Truly God waits for open arms for such a Valiant warrior.

State Trooper D Osborne
Tennessee Highway Patrol

December 17, 2007

My prayers and thoughts are with you. Your Dad is soo happy now - he is with Jesus and will watch over you. This too will pass.

Kisses and hugs

December 17, 2007

Rest in peace brother, and feel no more pain.

Officer Doug Walters
Opelika Police Department

December 17, 2007

I am so sorry and saddened, yet so proud of your service as an officer. I know everytime each officer puts on their uniform and walks out of there home each day, they are truly putting their life on the line for others. How commendable to have a career as a hero. You are physically gone from your friends, your parents, your wife and your children here on earth. Yet we will never forget you, as your life will live on in the lives of your wonderful children. God bless your family and I pray that God will see a way to get your family through this. Family realize that one day you will see your husband, father, and son again in heaven.

HPD wife

December 17, 2007

Thank you for your service. May God bless your family in their time of need. To be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord.

Deputy Reed
Jefferson County Sheriff Office Bham

December 17, 2007

I just want to say to his wife and children, thank you for supporting such a noble and couragous man. To my fallen LEO, the honor will be all mine when I get to meet you in heaven.

Special Deputy Caruthers
M.C.S.D.

December 17, 2007

Words cannot express how I feel right now. I have a son who is a Police Officer and I pray for him every morning that he will be safe and Thank God when I know he got home safe. Please know that we are praying for you and your family and Office Freeman will always be a hero in my eyes. God Bless you Eric.

Jennifer Bell Huntsville Alabama
Mother of a Police Officer

December 17, 2007

Officer Freeman... God bless you and your family, another hero gone too soon. We all mourn with the Huntsville Police Department.

PO
NYPD

December 17, 2007

I can't help but cry everytime I think about what happened, on Friday night, just 2 miles from where I live.. It is people like Eric that make me feel safe from the world outside, and for someone to take that safety for granted and take the life of such beautiful and caring person, is beyond me. I just want the family and friends of Eric to know that he is in a better place now. It hurts, but it will only get better..

And for the Huntsville Police Department, thanks for all you do!!

~samantha of south huntsville, alabama

Samantha K.
South Huntsville, Alabama

December 17, 2007

Officer Freeman, Thank you for being willing to serve, and then having to make the ultimate sacrifice. I'll never understand why so many of our brothers are taken from us in such senseless ways. RIP Brother, We have the watch now.

border Patrol Agent Robert Powell
U.S. Border Patrol

December 17, 2007

My prayers go out to all who are affected by this tragedy.

A friend of fallen officer Cpl Stiles
Charleston, SC

December 17, 2007

My heart goes out to the family my father was an officer in Ga. several years ago he has since passed on from health related problems.No one knows the heartache that the families go thru for the one that is out there on the streets protecting us at all cost. They put their life on the line when they put on the uniform you have some that do not respect that uniform as in this case.These men and women are the true Heroes.My prayers are with Officer Freemen's family and in the years to come maybe the children will understand in some small way that their dad died protecting them.God Be With You All Marilyn Martin

Marilyn Martin
Dekalb 911 Dispatcher

December 17, 2007

I think it is only fitting a poem chosen by Golden would be shared in your memory.....



You Don't Remember Me, Do You...
By Tim Lindsey, Lamar County MS Sheriff's Dept.

You don't remember me, do you...
I was the one who unlocked your car
after you accidently locked the keys and your baby up at the mall.
I was the one who gave you a ride to the gas station
when you ran out of gas on that backroad.
I was the one who changed your tire
becasue you couldn't figure out how to work the stupid scissor jack.
I was the one who directed you safely through that busy intersection
when the traffic signals weren't working.
I was the one who gave you a jump start
after you left your lights on.


You don't remember me, do you...
I was the one who found the item
that identified the guy who raped your daughter.
I was the one who spent my off days in court
to testify and help convict the man who beat your son so badly.
I was the one who located your grandmother in the woods
that night it was 22 degrees
and she had wandered away from the nursing home.
I was the one who loaned you the raincoat
the night we stood and watched your house burn.
I was the one who talked with you for two hours
about your son running away from home.


You don't remember me, do you...
I was the one who held your hand,
wiped the blood out of your eyes, and calmed you down
while the Fire Department cut you out of what was left of your car.
I was the one who called you at 2 a.m.
to come pick up your 16 year old daughter
because she had been drinking too much.
I was the one who knocked on your door at 4 a.m.
to let you know your 16 year old daughter
would never be coming home again.
I was the one who did CPR on your 3 year old
after you found him in the pool.
I was the one who helped deliver your new baby
when you didn't quite make it to the ER


You don't remember me, do you...
I was the one who got the snake out of your bathroom
around midnight.
I was the one who got my knees and elbows scraped up
fighting with the shoplifter with your cartoon of cigarettes.
I was the one who took your son for a "ride-along"
so he could see what it was really like.
I was the one who gave you the right directions
so you wouldn't miss that business meeting.
I was the one who stopped you
to let you know your right tire was going flat.


You don't remember me, do you...
I was the one who escorted your son's funeral procession
from the church to the cemetary
and cried behind my sunglasses because he was my friend, too.
I was the one who watched over your place
while you were on vacation.
I was the one who worked for you on Christmas Day
so you could be off with your family.
I was the one who joked around with you
after your truck go hit by a train
and you walked away without a scratch.
I was the one who was able to talk your husband
into going into counseling with you.


You don't remember me, do you...
I was the one who got shot when I pulled over a car
for a traffic violation and the driver turned out to be an escaped convict
who had sworn he would never go back to prison.
Oh, by the way, my memorial service is at 2 p.m.

Will you remember me now?


....We will always remember you Freeman. We miss you and will keep you and your family in our hearts forever.

Christine

December 17, 2007

Thank you, Officer Freeman, for your dedication and service to protect my family and myself. You will be missed on earth but there is a special place in Heaven for you!

Anonymous

December 17, 2007

God Bless the Huntsville Police Department.

December 17, 2007

Eric, There is never a right thing to say at a time like this. Your life was cut short in a senseless act of violence. The world lost a good soldier of the street wars and all the good you could have done for us was taken away to soon. My thoughts and prayers go out to you loved ones.

From a Police Officer to a Police Officer:

Just Reward

Det. Larry Wieda,
Boulder Police Department,
Boulder, Colorado

The police officer stood and faced
his Maker, which must always come to pass.
He hoped his shoes were shining,
Just as brightly as his brass.

"Step forward now, police officer
how shall I deal with you?
Have you always turned the other cheek?
To your Maker, have you been true?"

The police officer, with squared shoulders, said
"No sir, I guess I ain't.
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 just got too steep.

And I never passed by a cry for help
though sometimes I shook with fear,
and sometimes, please forgive me,
I've wept unmanly tears.

I know I don't deserve a place
among the people here.
They never wanted me around
except to calm their fears.

But if you have a place for me here,
well...it need not be too grand.
I never expected or had too much
so if you don't...I'll understand."

There was silence all around the room
where the saints respectfully stood.
As the police officer waited quietly,
for the judgment...bad or good.

"Step forward now police officer,
you've borne your burdens well.
Come walk a beat on Heaven's streets;
you've done your time in Hell."

Susan
Family Friend

December 17, 2007

I pray you are sustained by the very spirit of God throughout this time of great loss. I pray that you will find strength, hope and encouragement in each other. May God bless you. Amen.

December 17, 2007

I would like to sincerely thank you for Officer Freeman’s service to the Huntsville community. Where would we be without the courage and strength of such a special young man? I didn’t know Eric and can only image the pain the Freeman Family is going through. My prayers are with you

Cindy Wilson

December 17, 2007

I lost my brother this year to a car theif. He had 2 children and a stepson. The hardest thing is knowing that his young children will not have their father through the rest of their lives. My brother too will miss out on his children's lives. I focused on communicating more with his children and reminding them of how lucky they were to have a brave father, and the ultimate sacrifice he made to protect other families. My heart poors out to you during this time especially it being during the holidays. I will be with my family in Texas this year for Christmas we will be attending mass on Christmas eve, we will say a special prayer for you. Time will heal, memories are cherished!
God be with you.
Tracy Winder
LaConner, Washington

Tracy Page Winder
surviving sister of another fallen officer

December 17, 2007