Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Mark, Our Thoughts and prayers are with your family and friends and also those of your fallen coworkers. RIP Brother. You will not be forgotten.

Sergeant John Urban
Lehigh County Department of Corrections

November 30, 2009

May God bless you and your brother and sister officers, and may he keep watch over the families you leave behind.

Sorrowful #9627
California Highway Patrol

November 30, 2009

God bless you and your family. May you rest in peace.

Lieutenant
NYPD

November 30, 2009

Godspeed my brothers and sister who made the ultimate sacrifice. God bless you all and I pray for your families.

Anonymous

November 30, 2009

I truely wish that all of the sadness, grief and prayers occurring in the community and across the nation could undo this senseless act that took Mark, Ronald, Gregg and Tina from their family, friends and community. May they assume new roles as guardian angels over their families, friends, and brothers and sisters in uniform. God bless you and your families during this terrible time.

Howard Anderson
Washington State DOC

November 30, 2009

Mark - the lessons you taught me in SWAT school will live on. You were a true professional and a damn good man. May you rest in peace and may your family find some solace.

Sgt Ryan Parr
MIPD

November 30, 2009

Sergeant Renninger my thoughts and prayers are with you and your fellow officers, your families, your department, and your community. Rest in Peace brother, we have the watch.

"Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted." (Matthew 5:4 - KJV)

"Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God." (Matthew 5:9 - KJV)

Ptl. J. H. Belcher II
Christiansburg, Virginia Police Department

November 30, 2009

To the Lakewood Police Department- My heart shattered when I first saw the Breaking News stories online about your tragic loss. To lose four officers in a single incident is something that used to be considered unfathomable; unfortunately, these tragedies are becoming too real--too commonplace. Although I have been in law enforcement for 25 years, and grew up a daughter of an officer, I know of no words to express the void left behind when a brother or sister is taken from us. We must use the experience and knowledge gained from the loss to move forward, and continue serving, knowing we now have more guardian angels watching our own backs.

Sgt. Renninger- You will be missed, you will be honored. Rest well, Sir.

Inv. Spec. Ruth A. Gorski, P#2804
Las Vegas Metro PD

November 30, 2009

Rest in peace my fellow brother in blue. My thoughts and prayers are with your family and all officers from Lakewood PD. Please watch over us as you patrol the beat on heavens streets.

RPD
Illinois Officer

November 30, 2009

Rest In Peace Sergeant Renninger. Thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.

William
Birmingham, AL

November 30, 2009

Mark and I went to high school together. I am proud to wear my badge in his honor, and in honor of all those before him who made the ultimate sacrifice. You will not be forgotten, Mark---my friend, my brother in blue. Rest in Peace.

Officer Missy Reynolds
Colorado Springs Police Department

November 30, 2009

I am absolutely sick to my stomach to learn of your death brother. My condolences to your family in friends as we endure another tragedy together. May God rest your soul and look over your family my friend.

Motor Officer Dominick Marraccini
Easton Police Department, Easton, PA

November 30, 2009

Rest In Peace, Officer Renninger.

Lt T Carr
NYPD

November 30, 2009

God bless you Sir. May God bring your family and Department peace. Justice will soon be served. God speed brother.

K. McGee
MPD, TX

November 30, 2009

God Bless you and your family. You have paid the ultimate sacrifice doing, no doubt, what you loved to do. You are a hero and will be remembered forever. Thank you for your service, the world is a better place because of it. Rest in Peace Brother.

Anonymous

November 30, 2009

What a senseless and horrible act. Your family and co-workers are in my thoughts and prayers. May you rest in peace.

Mike
Former Missouri officer

November 30, 2009

God Bless. I'm terribly saddened and horrified by this tragedy. Thank you to all the officers for making our streets safe and God Bless law enforcement----true heroes. You will be missed and never forgotten.

EY-Law
NW

November 30, 2009

“When God made Police Officers”

When the Lord was creating Police Officers, he was into his sixth day of overtime when an angel appeared and said, “You’re doing a lot of fiddling around on this one.”

And the lord said, “Have you read the spec on this order? A Police Officer has to be able to run five miles through alleys in the dark, scale walls, enter homes the health inspector wouldn’t touch, and not wrinkle their uniform.”

They have to be able to sit in an undercover car all day on a stakeout, cover a homicide scene at night and canvass the neighborhood for witnesses, and testify in court the next day.

They have to be in top physical condition at all times, running on black coffee and half-eaten meals. And they have to have six pairs of hands.

The angel shook her head and said, “six pairs of hands…….NO WAY.”

“It’s not the hands that are causing me the problems,” said the Lord, “It’s the three pairs of eyes an officer has to have.”

“That’s on the standard model?” Asked the angel.

The Lord nodded. One pair that sees through the bulge in a pocket before he asks, “May I see what’s in there sir?” (When they already know and wishes they had taken that accounting job.) Another pair of eyes in the side of there head for there partners’ safety. And another pair of eyes in front so they can look into the eyes of a bleeding victim and say, you’ll be alright, when they know it isn’t so.”

“Lord,” said the angel, touching his sleeve, “rest and work tomorrow.”

“I can’t,” said the Lord,“ I already have a model that can talk a 250 pound drunk into a patrol car without incident and feed a family of five on a civil service paycheck to build,”

The angel circled the model of the Police Officer very slowly, “Can it think?” she asked.

“You bet,” said the Lord, “It can tell you a hundred elements of a crime, recite Miranda warnings in it’s sleep; detain, investigate, search and arrest a gang member on the street in less time than it takes fives judges to debate the legality of the stop…..and it still keeps a sense of humor.

This officer also has unbelievable self control. They deal with crime scenes painted in HELL, cop a confession from a child abuser, comfort a murder victim’s family and then they read in the morning paper how insensitive Police are to the rights of criminal suspects.

Finally the angel bent over and ran her finger across the cheek of the Police Officer. “There’s a leak,” she pronounced. “I told you that you were putting to much into this model.”

“That’s not a leak,” said the Lord. “It’s a tear.”

“What’s the tear for,” asked the angel.

“It’s for bottled up emotions, for fallen comrades, for commitment to that funny piece of cloth called the American Flag, and for justice.”

“You’re a genius,” said the angel.

The Lord looked sober, “I didn’t put it there,” he said.

PATROLMAN
POLICE OFFICER (RI)

November 30, 2009

"Love For The Job"

Every once in a while,
I have to sit and think.
Is this the call that's gonna do it,
push me to the brink?

I know I truly love my job,
and you put me to the test.
But even every now and then,
I deserve a little rest.

We put our lives on the line,
to make life safer for you.
Do we ever hear a thanks,
maybe on an occasion or two.

You do not know what we see,
you haven't got a clue.
You see it in the papers,
or some times on the news.

We live our lives day to day,
and have to watch our backs.
You don't even try to help us,
you let us slip into the cracks.

If we didn't do our jobs,
and keep you out of harms way.
This country would be a mess,
and you'd really have to pray.

We are not the bad guys,
we should be dressed in white.
We are the ones you call,
when you get into a fight.

This is the job I chose,
and I took an oath for you.
So every time I leave my home,
please say a prayer or two.

So when you see a police officer,
they're the one that's dressed in blue.
They may be trying to save your life,
or be there to comfort you.

Unfortunately there may come a day,
when my life could end.
Will you even miss me,
or know I was someone's friend.

Will you help raise my children,
teach them right from wrong.
Will you tell them all about me,
please tell them to be strong.

Tell them that I love them,
and I'll always be right here.
They may not be able to see me,
but they'll know that I do care.

Tell them I was doing my job,
that they put me to the test.
That what I did was to save a life,
and now I'm laid to rest.

My job will never be done,
even from heaven I will see.
this is the job that I love,
it is the only one for me.

So the next time you see a Police Officer,
tell them they are great,
Because the next time you may see them,
they could be standing at heavens gates.

Writer Unknown,

Rest in peace brother, we will take it from here...

Anonymous
Syracuse police dept. (NY)

November 30, 2009

The world is less tonight because of this terrible event. I pray for those involved and for those of us across the country hearing about the event. We lift prays for the Lakewood Police Dept. and policemen across the country.
Martin Family
Woodlawn, TN

mom and wife

November 30, 2009

RIP brother Mark.

May God bless and be with your family, co-workers and friends at this very difficult time. May the following words of President Lincoln offer some comfort at this time of pain and sorrow.

Executive Mansion,
Washington, Nov. 21, 1864.

Dear Madam,

... I feel how weak and fruitless must be any word of mine which should attempt to beguile you from the grief of a loss so overwhelming. But I cannot refrain from tendering you the consolation that may be found in the thanks of the Republic they died to save. I pray that our Heavenly Father may assuage the anguish of your bereavement, and leave you only the cherished memory of the loved and lost, and the solemn pride that must be yours to have laid so costly a sacrifice upon the altar of freedom.

Yours, very sincerely and respectfully,

A. Lincoln

Ptlm D. Bevenour
Gettysburg PD

November 29, 2009

May God bless you, your family, and the Lakewood Police Department.

AB Smith
Wake Co Sheriff's Office (North Carolina)

November 29, 2009

Words cannot express how deeply I am saddened by this trajedy. I had looked for Mark in anticipation, that he would have been present at our 20 year reunion on Friday evening at Bear Creek Resort. I got to share old memories with him when we'd meet on the streets of Tukwila when I worked for Shepard Ambulance. Miss you, man! You deserve the highest honor!

Tim Demerjian
Liberty High School 1989 fellow graduate

November 29, 2009

I heard about this terrible news today while on duty, and like always, my heart sank. May God bless you and your family, friends and fellow officers in the area as they go forth to bring these cowards to justice. Thank you for your service.

Deputy Frank
Wake County Sheriffs Office

November 29, 2009

Sgt. Renninger, God Bless you and your family. The death of you and your fellow officers is a horrible tragedy. We will be proud to ride in your memory on the Police Unity Tour.

SSA Ellen Pierson
US ICE/PUT

November 29, 2009