Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

I know by your length of service you loved the job and were dedicated both to your badge and to the people you served. How many people would go back home and get a chainsaw and come back to cut up a tree across the road. I know you are in God's hands and will be much rewarded for your dedication to this job we "chose". I feel you were like me and it was chosen for you. I pray for your family and friends.

K9 Officer Tom Summerville Jr
Eutaw Police Department

September 29, 2008

Only a month to go till retirment. Heaven could not wiat. Thank you for your service and dedication. You and yours will be kept in our hearts and prayers. You are a hero. Job well done. Go with G-d.

Detective Tim Zuniga
UC Berkeley Police Department

September 29, 2008

May you Rest in Peace Sir...............

Officer Thomas Wiederhold
Fort Worth Texas Police

September 29, 2008

Rest in peace bro' we'll take it from here

PO JA Bottillo
Troy NY PD Community Policing

September 29, 2008

Det. Keen, thank you for your service to our great Country and the citizens of Texas. Watch over your family. Rest in peace.

Michelle - wife of Retired LEO

September 29, 2008

On behalf of all the men and women of the Fort Worth Police Officers Association, we extend our sincere condolences to the family, friends and co-workers of Detective Tommy Keen. Thank you Detective Keen for your service and sacrifice.

You will never be forgotten. Rest in peace brother we'll take it from here.

Corporal Scott Keenum
Vice President, FWPOA

September 29, 2008

Detective Keen than you for your many years of service both in the military and law enforcement. God bless you, your loved ones, and the Harris County Sheriff's Department. Rest in peace my brother.

State Constable J.L. Green
S.C. State Constables

September 29, 2008

Please accept our condolences. Go with God.

The Men and women of the Genesee County Sheriff's Office
Flint, Michigan

Captain Michael Becker
Genesee County Sheriff's Office, Flint Mi

September 29, 2008

The Florida Police Chiefs Association would like to express our deepest condolences to the family and friends of Detective Tommy Keen, and the Harris County Sheriff's Department. 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. Detective Keen, we thank you for your service. You will not be forgotten.

Members and Staff
Florida Police Chiefs Association

September 29, 2008

Thankyou for your service and sacrifice DETECTIVE KEEN. You are a hero who will never be forgotten. God bless your family

POLICE OFFICER
PHILA PA

September 29, 2008

On behalf of the 5,200 members of the American Association of State Troopers (AAST), we extend our sincere condolences to Detective Keen’s family as well as the members of the Harris County Sheriff’s Department. 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

September 29, 2008

Rest in Peace, Brother. Thank you for your service.

Detective Kevin Kratz
Buena Vista Twp Police Department (Michigan)

September 29, 2008

My thoughts and prayers to the family, friends and co-workers of Detective Keen. Another Hero taken too soon. May God comfort you and your Family.
You will never be forgotten. God Speed and God Bless. Rest in Peace.

VIPS Jeff Claybern
Alexandria Kentucky Police Department

September 29, 2008

Thank you, Detective Keen, for your service to the people of Texas and the United States. Your dedication and efforts are appreciated and will not be forgotten. Rest in peace, HERO!

Janice Brown
Conway, Arkansas
civilian

Janice Brown
civilian

September 28, 2008

Detective Keen,
You are a true hero sir. Rest in peace brother, you will never be forgotten.

Sgt Josh Nyce
Broward Sheriff's Office

September 28, 2008

You've fought the noble fight and now God has called you home. Return to Him in honor, my brother, and rest forever in peace. Thank you for your selfless sacrifice. You are my Hero!

Jeff
Former GPD Officer

September 28, 2008

Rest in Peace, Brother.

OFC B. Grajek

September 28, 2008

On behalf of all the recruits from the Zone Five Regional Law Enforcement Training Academy, we extend our sincere condolences to the family, friends, and co-workers of Detective Keen. Please accept this reflection as a token of our appreciation.

Thank you Detective Keen for your service and sacrifice. You will never be forgotten.

Session 45
Zone Five Regional Law Enforcement Training Academy, Schenectady, NY

September 28, 2008

Our thoughts and prayers to the family and friends of Detective Keen. God Bless him for his military service and long service to Harris County Sheriff's Department. Rest in Peace sir, you will not be forgotten.

Sgt. Jim May (ret)
CMPD Charlotte, NC

September 28, 2008

Rest In Peace.

#2959
U.S. Marshals

September 28, 2008

My sincerest sympathy to the family and friends of Detective Tommy Keen as well as to the Harris County Sheriff's Department. Rest in peace Detective Keen, you are gone but will not be forgotten...

Dispatcher Sue Rusch, CTO
Punta Gorda PD, Punta Gorda FL

September 28, 2008

Detective Keen,
Your sacrifice will not be forgotten. You and your family are in our prayers. Rest Easy Brother!

Dep. Paul Sperandeo, Ofc. Amy Sperandeo
Jefferson Parish Sheriffs Office, Gretna Police Dept. La

September 28, 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

September 28, 2008

God Speed, Brother.

P.O.K.Murphy
Union PD, NJ

September 28, 2008

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND SACRIFICE. MY PRAYERS TO THE KEEN FAMILY.......YOUR SIS IN BLUE.....

PFC/DIST.IV/OXON HILL
PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY, MARYLAND

September 28, 2008