Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

To the Crouse Family, I am so sorry for your loss.
I hope you receive all the help you need to get through this rough time.

Thank you for serving VT Officer Crouse and keeping the people I love safe.

Girlfriend of VT Student

December 10, 2011

Thank you for serving the Hokie Nation with such distinction. We will never forget you or your sacrifices. You are our Hero.

AGR
Virginia Tech '05

December 10, 2011

Rest in peace Officer Crouse. May God bless the familiy you left behind, the officers you served with and the entire Virginia Tech family.

Lt. (ret) Clinton Schott
Chesterfield County Police Department, Chesterfield Va.

December 10, 2011

For Police Officer Deriek W. Crouse:

Our duty as law officers is fraught with high risk and the chance of meeting with murderous individuals no matter the officer or jurisdiction. We regret that our brother Deriek would be the next victim of a deranged and angry killer who would strike and then take his own life, the ultimate expression of the craven among us.

We pray for Deriek's family, friends, co-workers and all who care about him. May they be ready to reach-out to one another in the days ahead.

We are proud to render Officer Deriek Crouse, a soldier-of-the-law, a final salute.

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

December 10, 2011

MY PRAYERS ARE WITH THE FAMILY OF OFFICER CROUSE AND HIS FELLOW OFFICERS OF THE VIRGINIA TECH POLICE DEPARTMENT.

FIRE MARSHAL CHIP HUTCHINSON (RETIRED)
TOWN OF PULASKI (RETIRED) & FRIEND

December 10, 2011

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE, REST IN PEACE.

N.J. TROOPER
NEW JERSEY STATE POLICE

December 10, 2011

For Officer Crouse: Know that you will not be forgotten and that your name will forever be honored. Rest in peace, job well done.
For the Family of Officer Crouse: None of our words can take away your pain, but please know that some part of that pain is felt by every brother who ever walked the beat.

Ptlm J. A. Joiner
University of North Florida P.D.

December 10, 2011

Rest in Peace, Brother

Deputy Logan Niles
Garfield County S.O.

December 10, 2011

Thank you for serving our community and keeping Virginia Tech safe. My condolences to the family, friends, and all others who are mourning.

Student
Class of 2012

December 10, 2011

Officer Crouse's light is shining in heaven now. Thank you God, for the comfort and gentle, loving kindness you will show to his family through your other servants left behind.

Rest in peace Officer, we've got it from here.


View the candlelight vigil here

Valerie D'Intino (911 Com. Officer)
Christiansburg Police Dept

December 10, 2011

RIP Brother Crouse. Condolences to your family, wife and children, the VT Police Department and the entire VT community. Let your death not be in vein - the media reports your were murdered in a "routine" traffic stop. Those of us that wear a badge for a living, know there is no thing as routine. RIP. Your tour here is done. We will carry on the watch.

Sgt. Ari Maas
New York City Police Department

December 10, 2011

The hearts and prayers of the U.S. Naval Academy Police go out to Officer Crouse's family and colleagues at VA. Tech. May You Rest In Peace Brother your watch has ended. With heavy hearts your brothers and sisters in blue will carry on. Thank You Officer Crouse for your service to this country and your community. We have lost a Great American.

CPL. Harvey Macy
NDW Region Police U.S. Naval Academy

December 10, 2011

Heartfelt condolences to the family, friends and co-workers of Virginia Tech Police Department Officer Deriek Crouse.

God Speed Brother

Sergeant Patrick Hanson
Fresno County Sheriff's Office

December 10, 2011

Thank you for your service Officer Crouse.

Lieutenant Joshua B. Sticht
New York State University Police

December 10, 2011

I am so sorry for your loss. Your family will be in my prayers.

Jamie Hamlett
Sister of Officer Charles Callemyn EOW 2-17-2007

December 10, 2011

Those we love don't go away,
They walk beside us every day,
Unseen, unheard, but always near,
Still loved, still missed and very dear.
... Deepest Condolences ...To The Family And Friends Of Officer Deriek W. Crouse

THERESA MELODY
none

December 10, 2011

May the supreme sacrifice you made remind us each day of the risks every officer takes in serving and protecting the rest of us. May you rest in peace.

Chaplain Stephen McNally
City of Roanoke PD - Virginia

December 10, 2011

My prayers and sympathy go out to the family of Deriek W. Crouse. I lost my brother, also a police officer, in the same manner. I pray for your healing.

Katy Newbill

December 10, 2011

Rest in Peace Officer Crouse and thank you for your service protecting our campus. May god watch over your family, your sacrifice will not be forgotten by the Virginia Tech Community.

Scott Showalter
Virginia Tech '13

December 10, 2011

My deepest condolences to the family, members of the department, and those served, at the loss of this officer. May faith, family, friends and time join to ease the pain of everyone at this loss.

While many other career choices were certainly available, this officer chose to protect his fellow man, and for this we give everlasting thanks. As the Good Lord said, “Blessed are the Peacemakers.”

Thank you for your service to your campus community and to our nation, your convictions and moral character, and your devotion to duty. May you now rest in peace, knowing your fellow brothers and sisters will continue the Watch!

Rusty Featherstone, Asst. Dir. (Ret.)
Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, OSBI

December 10, 2011

Our condolences and prayers go out to your family. Your service to this country and your dedication to Va Tech will not be forgotten. We thank you for keeping our son and his fellow students safe and we pray that your family will see and feel the love of your Hokie Family during this terrible time. Rest in Peace.

Kathy Rouleau and AJ DeLucia
VT Parents and VT Class of "89

December 10, 2011

May God comfort all that knew and served with Officer Crouse. RIP brother.

Lt. Robert Glover
Emergency Response Team - Metropolitan Police Dept

December 10, 2011

Rest easy, Officer Crouse. Our entire community sends thoughts and prayers to your family and brothers in the police force during this hard time. We are sad to have lost yet another, but know that you are still watching over us with all of the other Hokies up in Heaven.

Noell Dunlap
VT '14/Daughter of a Police Officer

December 9, 2011

OFFICER CROUSE,HIS FAMILY,HIS DEPARTMENT.....WHEN WE THINK OF VT.....WE WILL ALWAYS THINK ABOUT YOU !!!

DEPUTY ALAN MOFFETT
RICHMOND COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE AUGUSTA GEORGIA

December 9, 2011

Thank you for serving and protecting Hokie Nation. We will do everything we can to live out Ut Prosim in your honor. I know that God is with your family, and He will get them through this hard time. Thank you again for your service to our country, our community, and our campus. You are a real hero.

Fellow Hokie
December 9, 2011

December 9, 2011