Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

God be with you and your family at this trying time. Know that many love you and pray for you.

DJ Jerome (civ)
Pa State Police

October 22, 2008

Will the bagpipers play on my funeral day?
Will a sea of blue stretch down this long road?
As Harleys rumble by and choppers thunder overhead
It is the sweet sounds of the bagpipers that I hear instead.

All have come here to pay their respects.
To listen to the story of the brave act I did.
Worry not for me because I'll be all right.
It is my wife who needs comfort
Through these long nights--
Who will teach my boy what is to be a man
Who will be there to hold my little girl's hand.
It is my family that needs you now, for I am at rest.
Let it be known that I worked with the best.

I did not live the longest of lives, nor one of great wealth.
It is the sacrifice I made that put me high upon this shelf,
Treated as a pauper in life but as a king in death.
All I did was my job like so many before.
So when you turn to drink to comfort your way
Remember what it is that I have to say.

When you raise your glass in memory of my name
Know you are my brother for you would have done the same.
It is only we who run toward what others run from
Now I run no more, for my work is done.

As this wooden vessel carries my body through this sea of blue
Listen for the bagpipers and hear what they play
For it is their sweet music that carries my soul today.

To the family of a brother, I can never be more sorry for your loss. We lost a great Man, Father, Husband, and Officer that can and will never be replaced.

Weed,
The conversation we had on the way to 15 will always echo in the back of my mind as a reminder of what a true family man is.

Biff

34-128
NYCRPD

October 22, 2008

God Speed, Brother.

P.O.K.Murphy
Union PD, NJ

October 22, 2008

Thank you brother Tome for your service and dedication. Your dept. and community was very lucky to have you serve them. You are walking the beat now in Heaven. RIP

VIP
Ventura Calif. police dept

October 22, 2008

My thoughts and prayers to the family, friends and co-workers of Officer Tome. 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 Sir.

VIPS Jeff Claybern
Alexandria Kentucky Police Department

October 22, 2008

Rest easy. The Officers of Northern Regional and the rest of York County will carry this for a long time. May you be protected now, and hope we now have someone on our side watching out for us up there. Thank you for your service.

PTLM, Hellam Township Police Dept.
York County, PA

October 22, 2008

RIP Brother Tome:

“My Brother"

Although I never met him, I knew him.
He was idealistic and believed he could make a difference.
He was immensely proud of the uniform and the badge and what they represent.

He felt privileged to be of service to his department, his
community and to his country.

He was a cop.

Although I never met him, I knew him.
He was friendly, courteous, and polite, yet firm.
He laughed and joked, but was serious when necessary.
He was competent, trained, and professional.

He was a cop.

Although I never met him, I knew him.
He had a strong sense of right and wrong and became
frustrated when true justice became sidetracked.
He felt the sharp criticism that goes with the job, but he
never wavered.
He stood by and for his fellow officers.

He was a cop.

Although I never met him, I knew him.
He longed for his family during the long hours.
He worried about them during his shifts and the lonely
weekends, holidays and midnights when they were apart.
He felt guilty about the lost time, but knew his calling
and prayed they would understand.

He was a cop.

Although I never met him, I knew him.
He was a good son, a loving husband, and a devoted father.
He was dedicated to the profession and cared about the
people he served.
He wanted to do the best job that he could and strived to
be the best he could be.
He was a good citizen and a good neighbor.

He was a cop.

Yes, I did know him.
He was a cop, he was my Brother.

By:
Lieutenant William Smith
Township of Derry Police Department

Officer MC Hottenstein
Hampden Township Police Department

October 22, 2008

REST IN PEACE BROTHER.

INVESTIGATOR BOB CAMERON
CLEVELAND HTS PD (OHIO)

October 22, 2008

God Bless you.

Rick F.
Ret. Co

October 21, 2008

Rest in Peace Brother! You gave all and will not be forgotten!!

Ofc. T.E. Ott 1724
Anne Arundel County Police (MD)

October 21, 2008

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

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

October 21, 2008

Rest In Peace, Officer Tome.

Lt T Carr
NYPD

October 21, 2008

Rest in peace brother and thank you for your service.

Gordon Hobbs
NC Game Warden

October 21, 2008

On behalf of the men and women of the Lebanon City Police Dept. We offer our deepest sorry to the family, the Brother and Sister officers of the Northern York Cnty Regional Police and to the citizens who Officer Tome served. You have lost one of the brightest stars and now he rests in the arms of the Supreme Chief, rest my brother. May God have blessings on all the lives that he has touched.

Chief Wm L "Bill" Harvey
Lebanon City Police Dept (PA)

October 21, 2008

Police Officer David Tome,

Our duty to investigate, record and prepare a report of accidents and crashes along the highway place is one of high risk. Our job, by its very nature, is like none other. While we accept this risk we never expect to die at the hand of people we serve, even though we know not only the potential for this, but also the rampant disregard by many motorists for those who work along the highway. We know about the stated lack of intent, but yet the constant and reckless disregard for safe vehicle operation that exists in some drivers. We know the excuses, the denials, the preoccupations, the refusals to place both hands on the wheel and to concentrate on the roadway ahead. The simple conscious neglect by some drivers of the safe-driving techniques practiced and learned to obtain a license. We know the pain of those dying on the highway; the pain involved to a family involved with a traffic death notification, and we even know the pain of we ourselves dying along the highway. We vividly recall the deaths of yesterday, we bear all the burdens of the deaths today and we cringe at the thought of those deaths we will face tomorrow. Depite this, we continue to do our duty, take the risks, and enforce the law. That you have given your life makes you a valid hero and a noble soldier of the law. The degree of responsibility for those who might be reckless, carelesss or inattentive is for our system of justice to judge and determine. The responsibility to the public we serve as law officers is to enforce the traffic laws as often, as vigorous, as energetic, as specific and as fair as we can. Your death, as regretful and sad as it is, should serve as a motivation factor to all who patrol the highway to promote safety. Sound and reasonable traffic enforcement is not a tool for increasing the so-called quotas, but rather it is for decreasing the cavalcade of carnage along our highways. You shall not have died in vain.

Cpl. Ralph D. Fiorenza (Ret.)
Pennsylvania State Police

October 21, 2008

MAY THE ANGELS LEAD YOU IN AND PROTECT YOU FOREVER.GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY AND THE NORTHERN YORK COUNTY REGIONAL POLICE DEPARTMENT PENNSYLVANIA.

AUNT OF TROOPER CRAIG TODESCHINI E/O/W 04/23/06

Anonymous

October 21, 2008

Tome Family,
We are grieving with you and lifting you and your children up in prayer.
The Millard Family

Becky Millard
Friend

October 21, 2008

rest in peace brother...we'll take it from here

deputy tle
bcsd

October 21, 2008

REST IN PEACE.

CHIEF E.J. MORRIS
RANDOLPH MO P.D.

October 21, 2008

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

Patrolman Jeff Tripp
Marion,Ma Police Dept

October 21, 2008

Today we lost a hero, this day God welcomed one home.

Patrolman Dwayne Delcour
Mansfield Police Mansfield, Mo

October 21, 2008

Dear Dodi and Dave's family,

Please accept my heartfelt sympathy during this difficult time. Words can not express the sadness I feel for you in your loss. Dave was a great man and a great friend. It seems like only yesterday we were all in high school, not having a care in the world, but just enjoying being young. I will miss him dearly, but am trying to take comfort knowing he is in a better place. A place we will someday meet again. If there is ever anything I can do, I'm here for you. My prayers are with you all!

Dave, this all doesn't seem real to me and I'm sure it never will. I will never understand why "bad things happen to good people", but I guess the man upstairs needed you more. I know when we got into this job, our paths rarely crossed. But when they did, you always greeted me with that smile. Thanks for all the memories. And don't forget, we were 3200MR county champs!! Rest In Peace my Brother, you earned it. Someday we shall meet again.

Cpl. Stefan P. Kochansky
Springettsbury Township Police Department

October 21, 2008

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND SACRIFICE...MY PRAYERS GO OUT TO ALL OF YOUR FAMILY....MAY YOU REST IN PEACE...YOUR SIS IN BLUE,,,,

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

October 21, 2008

That is so sad. I feel badly for his family and friends. He looks like such a kind man. I hope they arrest the driver. Rest in Peace.

Anonymous

October 21, 2008

THANK YOU VERY MUCH OFFICER TOME FOR YOUR SACRIFICE. MAY THE LORD AND YOUR COMMUNITY ALWAYS WATCH OUT FOR YOUR FAMILY AND YOUR AGENCY.

MT DEPUTY SHERIFF

October 21, 2008