Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

REST IN PEACE BROTHER. YOU ARE A TRUE HERO.

Deputy J.D.Davis
Pittsylvania County Sheriff's Office

November 17, 2010

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE, REST IN PEACE.

N.J. TROOPER
NEW JERSEY STATE POLICE

November 17, 2010

Rest In Peace, Officer Chapin.

Lt T Carr
NYPD

November 17, 2010

Rest In Peace C/O Chapin. May GOD give your wife and children comfort during this tragic time. Hard to believe your family lost a husband & father over a unsharpened pencil. I know this is the kind of POS's that we deal with everyday we put the uniform on and do your job. May Justice be served and the full force of the law come down on this POS!!!!

D/D Gary Carew
S.C.S.O. John E. Polk Correctional Facility

November 17, 2010

The unthinkable has happened here. We as Corrections Officers go to work each day with only one intention... Going home after our shift. Gary is an unsung hero that didn't get to go home. Our thoughts and prayers go out to all who knew him. Let us all not ever forget the sacrafice that Gary made in the line of duty. Lay blame not on the job that he did but on the system that he did it in. Rest in Peace Gary.

CO II Drew Parks
Erie County Prison

November 17, 2010

With all the respect and honor due Officer Gary Chapin and heart felt condolences to his wife and children. We come from more walks of life and nationalities that are not easily counted. Most of us born into this line of work due to recent economic problems. We work our duty stations wanting to make a better life for ourselves and our families, But with as much pride in what we do as any other trusted servant standing a post any place on earth. We are fathers, mothers sons, and, daughters. Brother’s sister’s aunts and uncles. We forge a bond with our co-workers harder than Pennsylvania steel, us against them, two sides of the gate, all of that very true, painfully true. A brave man died doing his job, what he knew to be the right thing to do. sometimes we find out in the coarse of doing our job just how lonely it is, in a block or pod with close to a hundred inmates when a guard is attacked we find out how alone we really are, help is a thousand miles away when it hits the fan and seconds become hours because our line of work has us spread so thin. CO Gary Chapin has a picture in out training room, a graduate of state training in 07. his picture that has stood on the wall and barely noticed now will become a very important part of officer training. Because no matter how much we talk about what can happen in the day’s labors, Officer Chapin lived it and sadly gave his all in a job he believed in. Always missed but never forgotten by the staff at the Erie County Prison. Remember Carpe Diem.

Sgt. Alex Andrzejczak
Erie County Prison

November 17, 2010

Rest in peace Sir. God Bless

Sgt. M. Szempruch
Bossier City Polic Dept.

November 17, 2010

Rest in Peace Brother. We all have the next round.

Sarge

November 17, 2010

On behalf of the men and women of the Crow Wing County Sheriff's Office, our deepest sympathies to the family, friends and co-workers of Correctional Officer Gary M. Chapin. Rest in Peace.

Sgt. Raymond Birkholtz
Crow Wing County Sheriff's Office MN

November 17, 2010

To the family and friends of Correctional Officer Gary Chapin and his fellow officers:

On behalf of my family, I extend our sincerest condolences on the grievous loss you suffered when Gary was tragically killed.

To Officer Chapin's family, my heart goes out to all of you and may you find comfort in your loved ones and your strength in your faith. When my son was killed, the entire law enforcement community in the Bay Area embraced us in a circle of love and support, and I know you will receive the same support. It makes the unbearable less torturous, and I pray for your solace. To his parents, I share your anquish in losing a beloved child which is surely life's greatest sorrow, and I hold you in my heart's embrace. Gary will always be honored and revered.

This reflection is sent with the utmost respect for the dedicated service Gary gave to his community and the citizens of Pennsylvania as a police officer, and for the supreme sacrifice he and his family made on November 15, 2010.

Phyllis Loya, mother of fallen officer Larry Lasater, Pittsburg PD (CA), eow 4/24/05

Phyllis Loya
mom of fallen officer Larry Lasater

November 17, 2010

I am so sorry to hear of this loss, I used to be in corrections and I can appreciate the dedicated officers there. My deepest condolences to family and friends. God Speed.

MPO TG VINCENT
Asheboro Police NC

November 17, 2010

We have the compound now. Rest easy Brother.

Floyd Mullens, Sr.
FCI El Reno, Oklahoma

November 17, 2010

On behalf of the men and women of the Camillus Police Department, our deepest sympathies to the family, friends and co-workers of Correctional Officer Gary M. Chapin. Rest in Peace Brother, We now have the Watch.

PBA
Town of Camillus Police Department, Central New York

November 17, 2010

The Florida Police Chiefs Association would like to express our deepest condolences to the family and friends of Correctional Officer Gary Chapin, and the Crawford County Correctional Facility. 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. Officer Chapin, we thank you for your service. You will not be forgotten.

Members and Staff
Florida Police Chiefs Association

November 17, 2010

Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of Officer Chapin and the Crawford County Correctional Facility. R.I.P Sir!

Wm Jean-Paul Rochat
Swiss Army, MP-Service, Traffic Unit

November 17, 2010

Rest in peace Officer Chapin. My sincere condolences to your family and to your department. Godspeed as you now walk the streets of gold. Terry F. Zech

OFC TERRY F. ZECH(RET) USN (RET)
VETERAN AFFAIRS POLICE DEPT, DETROIT, MICHIGAN

November 17, 2010

Rest in Peace Sir............

Officer Thomas Wiederhold, retired
Fort Worth Texas PD

November 17, 2010

Rest in peace, brother. May God be with the family of Officer Chapin during this time of mourning. We've got the watch from here.

BL Mitchell, Patrol
FCPD, VA

November 16, 2010

RIP,SIR

MELISSA HUFF
widow of detroit police officer brian eric huff eow 5-3-10

November 16, 2010

RIP,SIR

MELISSA HUFF
widow of detroit police officer brian eric huff eow 5-3-10

November 16, 2010

REST IN PEACE, BROTHER THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE

PROVINCIAL CONSTABLE MARTY LALONDE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE

November 16, 2010

Gary was a great guy that loved his job as a Corrections Officer. He always strived to treat everyone with respect. Love you Gary.

Carolyn
Sister

November 16, 2010

Rest In Peace

Brian Daigle
Elayn Hunt Correctional Center, Louisiana

November 16, 2010

Many prayers to Gary's family. As prison employees it is always our intention to go home!! CRAWFORD COUNTY our thoughts and prayers are with you, your loss is deeply felt by us at ECP. God Bless!

Captain Leslie Danowski
Erie County Prison

November 16, 2010

Rest in Peace my Brother, God Bless you, your Family and your Dept.

Officer Bob Swope #5609
Olmsted Falls Police Dept.Ohio

November 16, 2010