Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Officer Throne, thank you for your service and sacrifice serving our local community. I can only hope my death will be as honorable as yours. My heart and prayers go out to you and your family. God never forgets his peacekeepers.

Officer J.E. Wright
California Department of Corrections

May 25, 2008

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

RETIRED DEPUTY/SGT
IOWA

May 25, 2008

May you always rest in peace and know that you will never be forgotten.

Cpl/1 Steven Rizzo
Delaware State Police

May 25, 2008

Thank you for your dedicated service. Your family and friends are in my prayers and thoughts.

Jennifer Coats, Officer
Berkeley PD

May 25, 2008

R.I.P. Deputy Thorne. May God bless you and keep you in His kingdom forever. On this date, our nation mourns the lose of one of our elite few. A true man of honor. I will forever remember today as Deputy Thorne's day. Your family and friends, including our brothers in blue, will never forget the sacrifice you have made. For this, I will forever be grateful and will honor you each and every time I put on my uniform and/or report for duty.
God Speed My Brother, you will be forever missed.

C Young CI UC
Limestone County SO/ DA

May 25, 2008

Deputy Throne,
You paid the ultimate sacrifice answering a call for help and thats what makes a hero. Officers like you make me proud to be in this proffesion. Rest assured that your family will grow knowing that you died a hero. Rest in peace brother, we'll take it from here.

Sgt Nyce
Broward County Sheriff's Office

May 25, 2008

RIP Brother, our prayers are with your wife and kids. May God bless and comfort them.

Patrolman Charles Canham
Biloxi PD

May 25, 2008

My deepest sympathies and prayers to the family, friends, and Kern County Sheriff's Department for your loss. Thank you Deputy Throne for all you have done and God bless you.

Jennifer Bell Huntsville AL
Mother of a Police Officer

May 25, 2008

My thoughts & prayers are with you all. Rest Easy.

Cindy, Arkansas
sister of Slain Officer Randy Basnett, EOW 9-24-1976

May 25, 2008

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

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

May 25, 2008

Deputy Throne your work on this Earth as we know it is done. You are in God's Hands now brother. May you rest in peace

SGT. Daryl Brewer
Clarksville Police Dept. Clarksville, Tennessee

May 25, 2008

Gone, but never forgotten, Rest easy now my Brother in Law, your watch on earth is over...

SGT. John L. Gulledge (Ret.)
Escambia County Sheriff's Office Pensacola FL.

May 25, 2008

Our deepest sympathies go out to the family of Deputy Throne. There is nothing one can say to stop the pain of such a loss. But, the sacrifices young men make, in either the war against crime or the one against terrorism bring honor to them that will never tarnish. I promise that as a fallen brother, he will always be remembered by those of us who remain behind. May the Lord be with you brother.
Amen

Retired Cpl J. Hanzakos 194
Prince George County PD

May 25, 2008

Please accept my deepest sympathies on the loss of your loved one. He will be forever remembered as a hero among men. May God Bless You,

Jennifer Mayo, sister of
Deputy Hilery A. Mayo Jr. STPSO La. E.O.W 6/9/07

May 25, 2008

Rest in peace brother and your family are in my prayers

Deputy John Latour
Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office

May 25, 2008

You and your family are in my heart and prayers. Rest in peace, brother.

Captain Gary Graham (RET)
Denver Police Department

May 25, 2008

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

CPL II David Murphy
TX DPS

May 25, 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
Copyright © 1993 - All Rights Reserved
and may not be duplicated without permission

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

May 25, 2008

Sincere condolences to the family, friends, and department of Deputy Sheriff James Throne. May he rest in eternal peace, and may God bless and keep you all.

Leo J. Kennerson #2814
RETIRED TROOPER, NYSP

May 25, 2008

May god bless you and your family. You died a hero and will never be forgotten.

D. Gonzalez , Investigations Section
Federal Bureau Of Prisons

May 25, 2008

James,
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 25, 2008

Our family knows your sorrow and feels your pain.
This is not an easy journey, you do not walk it alone. James
died doing a noble and honorable act... protecting a brother in need. They all love what they do and do it with every once of their being. They are called to serve and serve they do. Our hearts and prayers are with each one of you.
Rest in sweet peace James!!!!

Linda Archuleta
Mother of KCDS Dan Archuleta EOW 9-12-04

May 25, 2008

Deputy Throne,may you rest in peace. May God bless you and be with your family left behind. Also, wish the other Deputy a speedy recovery.

Former Troper Ken R. Bays
Virginia State Police

May 25, 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 25, 2008

My heart and prayers go out the the family of this wonderful man. I didnt know him, but just reading about him I can tell, he was a wonderful man. Even tho we are without him here on earth, he is now in good company with many other angels in heaven. To the wife, people will tell you that time heals all wounds... I will tell you - it doesnt! but with time you will learn to deal with it a little better. Let God lead your way, and you will make it through what ever HE brings you to.
Rene' Dennis
Harris County Sheriff's Deputy & Widdow of Slain Deputy Joseph N Dennis EOW 5/22/2001

Deputy R Dennis
Harris Co Sheriffs Office & widdow of slain deputy

May 25, 2008