Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

We here in Spartanburg know all too well the pain and disbelief your agency is facing at this time. We hold your agency in our hearts and the family of Deputy Howell in our prayers. RIP brother.....

Deputy Shamika Sanders
Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office

May 4, 2008

Our hearts and prayers go out to yuor family and friends in their time of sorrow. May God Bless and Rest in Peace!

Cpl.II David A. Murphy
TX DPS

May 4, 2008

A HERO may be gone....A HERO will never be forgotten...R.I.P. Your killer got what he deserved, may he rot in hell

Deputy
Lake County Sheriff IL

May 4, 2008

My thoughts and prayers go out to the widow and children of deputy William Howell Jr. in this difficult time. May William rest in peace with God.

Mark Schilli
DEA St. Louis

Mark Schilli- Investigator

May 4, 2008

Rest in peace brother. Thank you for your dedication to law enforcement. My thoughts and prayers are with your family, friends and department.

Eric Golz
Long Beach Police Department (CA)

May 4, 2008

On behalf of the Tampa Police Department, we send our deepest condolences. Your loss leaves a void within your brothers/sisters from throughout this country. Thank you for your dedicated service.

To your family, your husband, father, and friend will be with you always, and he will continue to watch out for you from above. God Bless you and the members of the Orangeburg County Sheriff's Office.

Officer Shane Gadoury
Tampa Police Department, Fl

May 4, 2008

God Bless you and your family and those who will hold you in their hearts for eternity, Deputy Howell. We also lost a brother today in Philadelphia, and we share your pain. I'm imagine you and our Sgt. Liczbinski meeting at the gates to His Kingdom, exchanging a warrior's greeting, and entering together the special place set aside for those who unselfishly dedicate their lives to public service.

Sgt. G. Morace #322
Philadelphia PD

May 4, 2008

Rest in peace brother. We've got the watch from here. May God bless your family, friends and fellow officers who all mourn the loss of yet another hero.

Motor Officer Dominick Marraccini
Easton Police Department, Easton, PA

May 4, 2008

Rest in peace brother, your service and sacrafice will not be forgotten!

Patrolman Jeff Tripp
Marion,Ma Police Dept

May 4, 2008

The policeman stood to face his God, which must always come to pass.

He hoped his boots were shining, just as brightly as his brass.

"Step forward now, Policeman. How shall I deal with you?

Have you always turned the other cheek? To my church have you been true?"

The policeman squared his shoulder's and said. "No lord, 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 awfully tough.

"But I never took a penny that wasn't mine to keep...

Though I worked a lot of overtime when the bills got to steep.."

And I never passed a cry for help, Though at times I shook with fear.

And sometimes, God 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 fear."

"If you've got 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 policeman waited quietly, for the judgment of his God.

"Step forward now, Policeman. You've borne your burdens well.

Come walk a beat in Heaven's streets, you've done your time in Hell."

Comminications Officer Hamon
Orange County Sheriff's Office

May 4, 2008

REST IN PEACE FELLOW BROTHER, WE NOW HAVE YOUR WATCH.
GODSPEED

RETIRED DEPUTY/SGT
IOWA

May 4, 2008

RIP brother. God Bless your family and the Orangeburg County Sheriff's Office.

Officer
Vernon, CT Police Dept.

May 4, 2008

No words or memorial are adequate but perhaps the honorable service and lives you have inspired in your family blood red and blue. RIP Brother! From a father of an LEO.

Retired Line Doggie
Richland Cty Sheriff Dept.

May 4, 2008

To the family of Deputy William Howell Jr.,

We know not the "why" or "reason" of our Heavenly Father deciding it is time for one of His own to leave this Earth. However, we can rest in His peace knowing our brother is safe in His arms.

I will continue to lift the family up in my prayers. It is so tragic when we lose a brother or sister in blue. You have fought the good fight, reap your reward!

Rest in peace my brother...

Sergeant Michael E. Howell#1704
Kansas City, KS Police Department

Sergeant Michael E Howell, #1704
Kansas City Kansas Police Department

May 4, 2008

May god bless you and your family you are a true hero in every sense of the word.

D. Gonzalez, Investigations Section
Federal Bureau Of Prisons

May 4, 2008

William,
My thoughts and prayer's are with you and your family. may you rest in peace Brother!

Motor Officer James M. Brunt
Meredith Police Dept. NH

May 4, 2008

G_d Speed my Brother

UC
ODPS-Inv Unit

May 4, 2008

Deputy Sheriff Howell and Famly,
Thank you for your service and sacrifice.. You are a HERO!!
May the Lord be with your family and friends today and the difficult days ahead. Rest in Peace Sir!!

Joyce
Sister of Officer John P Harris EOW 8/19/1994

May 4, 2008

I worked at the Berkeley County Jail with William back in 1993. He kept us in stitches with his great sense of humor and shining personality! One of our co-workers (Smitty) bore the brunt of most of William's jokes, but it was all in good-natured fun.

May you rest in peace, William. Surely, you are enjoying your heavenly rewards for being a shining example of human compassion. Thoughts and prayers for the family.

Deputy Melanie Thomas-Meyer
(retired) Charleston County Sheriff's Office
Charleston, South Carolina

Melanie Thomas-Meyer
(retired) Charleston County Sheriff's Office

May 4, 2008

Rest in Peace my brother, you will never be forgotten for your ultimate sacrifice that you paid to protect and serve.

Officer C. Davis
Seabrook Island law Enforcement

May 4, 2008

OUR PRAYERS GO OUT TO DEPUTY HOWELL'S FAMILY AND ORANGEBURG CO. S.O. DURING THIS DIFFICULT TIME.

GOD BLESS YOU, BROTHER IN BLUE.

DEPUTY RUTILO QUEZADA
SMITH COUNTY SHERIFF - TYLER, TX

May 4, 2008

God bless you and your loved ones at this trying time. May God's presence be made known to your friends and family and relief in knowing you honored your country by your service. Thank you for all you have done.

Margaret Hood
Citizens Watch

May 4, 2008

Rest in peace. You will not be forgotten. You lived and died as an example of a hero.

Det. R. Castelhano 160
Mount Vernon NY PD

May 4, 2008

It is how you lived, not how you died that made you a HERO. Rest in Peace brother.

L/Cpl. JD Sisler
SC Highway Patrol

May 4, 2008

"The Badge"

He starts his shift each day
To respond to calls unknown.
He drives a marked patrol car.
A police officer he is known.

He's paid by the citizens' taxes
To make it safe on the streets.
But he usually has a second job
'Cause a waitress has his salary beat.

Now he doesn't know a holiday
'Cause he works all year round.
And when Thanksgiving and Christmas finally arrive
At his home he cannot be found.

He's cursed and assaulted often,
The one whos blood runs blue.
He seldom ever gets a thanks,
To some he's just a fool.

His friends are always other cops
'Cause people just don't understand
That underneath his badge and gun,
He's just another man.

He knows there might not be a tomorrow
In this world of drugs and crime.
And he gets so mad at the court system
'Cause the crooks don't get any time.

And each day when he leaves for work,
He prays to God above.
Please bring me home after my shift
So I can see the ones I love.

But tonight he stops a speeding car,
He's alone down this ole' highway.
It's just a little traffic infraction.
He does it everyday.

Well, he walks up to the driver's window,
And his badge is shining bright.
He asked the guy for a driver's license,
When a shot rang through the night.

Yes, the bullet hit its mark,
Striking the officer in the chest.
But the Department's budget didn't buy
Each officer a bullet-proof vest.

So he lay on the ground bleeding.
His blood wasn't blue - His blood was red.
And briefly he thought of his loved ones
'Cause in a moment the officer was dead.

In the news they told the story
Of how this officer had died.
And some who listened cared less,
But those who loved him cried.

Well, they buried him in uniform
With his badge pinned on his chest.
He even had his revolver,
He died doing his best.

Written By:
David L. Bell

Richland County Sheriff's Department
Columbia, South Carolina
Used with Special Permission of the Author
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and may not be duplicated without permission

Investigator David L Bell
Richland County Sheriff's Dept., Columbia, SC

May 4, 2008