Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Rest in peace, Deputy Rhyne. Your service and dedication will not be forgotten.

Linda Lamm - LEO wife and sister of
Jay Balchunas EOW 11.05.04

December 9, 2011

RIP Brother..We never met but I cried when I read of another brother officer being taken from us. God Bless you and your family and fellow MCSOs

Investigator Lysek
Buffalo NY

December 9, 2011

Rest in peace and God Bless you.


When the Lord was creating police officers, he was into his sixth day of overtime, 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 his uniform.”
“He has to be able to sit in an undercover car all day on a stakeout, cover a homicide scene that night, canvass the neighborhood for witnesses, and testify in court the next day.”
“He has to be in top physical condition at all times, running on black coffee and half-eaten meals. And he has to have six pairs of hands.”
The angel shook his head slowly and said, “Six pairs of hands…no way.”
“It’s not the hands that are causing me 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 a bulge in a pocket before he asks, “What’s in there, sir?” when he already knows and wishes he’d taken that accounting job.”
“Another pair here in the side of his head for his partner’s safety. And another pair of eyes here in front that can look reassuringly at a bleeding victim and say, “You’ll be all right ma’am, when he knows it isn’t so.”
“Lord,” said the angel, touching his sleeve, “Rest now, and work on this tomorrow.”
“I can’t,” said the Lord, “I already have a model. This model can talk a 250 pound drunk into a patrol car without incident and feed a family of five on a civil service paycheck.”
The angel circled the model of a police officer very slowly, “Can it think??” he asked.
“You bet,” said the Lord. “It can tell you the elements of a hundred crimes. It can recite Miranda warnings in its sleep, detain, investigate, search, and arrest a gang member on the street in less time than it takes five learned judges to debate the legality of the stop… and still it keeps its sense of humor.”
“This officer also has phenomenal person control. He can deal with crime scenes painted in hell….coax a confession from a child abuser…comfort a murder victim’s family…and then read in the daily paper how law enforcement isn’t sensitive to the rights of criminal suspects.”
Finally, the angel bent over and ran his finger across the cheek of the police officer.
“There’s a leak,” he pronounced. “I told you that you were trying to put too 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 mostly for justice.”
“You’re a genius,” said the angel.
The Lord looked somber and said…”I didn’t put it there…”

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Pfc. Tiffany Prout Whitmire
Myrtle Beach Police Department

December 9, 2011

Rest in peace, My Brother. Thank you for your service and sacrifice. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.

Ofc. D. Glass
Danville City Adult Detention VA

December 9, 2011

Rip..I will be praying for your family.I have been there and it is tough...

K-9 handler Carl Frith
Bell County Sheriffs Department

December 9, 2011

To Deputy Rhyne's family, friends & co-workers,
You are all in my prayers as you struggle to know where to start from here. I know the empty, lost, angry feelings you are having today as I have walked in the shoes of losing a loved one in the line of duty also. Time doesn't heal your broken hearts but it does help you learn to live your "new normal" life without Rick. As impossible as it seems right now, one day you will have more smiles than tears when you remember Rick. Support each other & be patient with each other.

Denise
Survivor of Trooper Calvin Taylor & sister of NC Sheriff

December 9, 2011

RIP Deputy Rhyne, I know you will be missed by many. Praying for your family through this difficult time!!!

Special Agent A.S. Roberts
Alcohol Law Enforcement

December 9, 2011

May God Bless you, your family and your law enforcement family. You are all in my prayers.

Pfc. Tiffany Prout Whitmire
Myrtle Beach Police Department

December 9, 2011

Rest in peace Deputy Rhyne. Our prayers go out to your family and friends.

Patrolman III G.W. Deck
Sanford Police Department

December 9, 2011

Rest in Peace my Brother and know your extended family of officers will hold your family in our prayers.

Chief Mark Poulos
Coal Valley Police

December 9, 2011

God bless you & your family. They were loved & treasured by a true American hero.

Mother of a Sargeant
Olorado Springs Police Department

December 9, 2011

Rest in peace my friend, you are now patrolling the streets of gold.

Master Trooper R.E.Summerlin
North Carolina Highway Patrol

December 9, 2011

My our LORD give his soul rest and strenght and peace to his family and friends...

Corporal Richard Bayles (Ret.)
Maryland State Police

December 9, 2011

Avenue of the Fallen

Standing at attention in their class “A“ uniforms, badges gleaming and shoes like glass, are your brothers and sisters of Law Enforcement. All of whom have previously paid the ultimate price.
Today, like many others, they welcome you to this wonderful place. As you march down the Avenue of the Fallen, all eyes focus on you as if to say its ok you’re with your eternal partners. A salute is followed and a tear can be seen on so many faces.
Welcome, you served well.
Now come join us in the ranks, another is coming home.

A brother law enforcement officer
12-25-2010

Sheriff Jim Weaver (Ret.) LAPD (Ret.)
Jerome County, Idaho (Ret.)

December 9, 2011

Rest in peace Deputy Rhyne. Thank you for dedication and committment to community service. Our thoughts and prayers are with your family and fellow officers.

Sgt. Karen Wilkinson
Polk County Sheriff's Office

December 9, 2011

On behalf of the 6,048 members of the American Association of State Troopers (AAST), we extend our sincere condolences to Deputy Rhyne’s family as well as the members of the Moore County Sheriff's Office. 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

December 9, 2011

Rest in PEACE Deputy Rhyne. You will always be appreciated for you service to your community and NEVER forgotten.

Deputy Sheriff D-Squad
Halifax County Sheriffs Office NC

December 9, 2011

RIP and thank you for your service

Lieutenant PJ Dyring
Corning PD

December 9, 2011

Thank you Deputy for your long time service to this great county and the several departments in it where you served. God bless you for your sacrifice and the honor that is yours for your gallant efforts. Rest easy brother, we have the watch from here. Your life, service, department, friends and family are in my families prayers. Thank you for walking that Thin Blue Line.

CPT Chad Smith
Ft Bragg PMO/ SRT - Pinehurst and Pinebluff PD Reserve

December 9, 2011

May God comfort your family and your co-workers. It was a privilege to have know you. RIP

Detective JM Schwochow
Greensboro PD

December 9, 2011

God please place your hand of strength upon the family, loved ones, and friends of this Officer, help to comfort them in these terrible times. Rest easy my Brother in Law, your watch on this earth is now over.......

Sgt John L Gulledge (Ret)
Escambia County FL. Sheriffs Office

December 9, 2011

Thank you for your sacrifice and may you rest in peace.

Deputy Commonwealth's Attorney
Virginia

December 9, 2011

Another HERO, Deputy Rhyne taken took soon. Your sacrifice and family will Not be forgotten.

Venita Baker, VP
Law Enforcement United

December 9, 2011

Thank you for your service brother. I know you will be missed. As we continue down here to keep the streets safe I know that you will keep them safe up there. Job well done brother. You are a hero to all of us.

Deputy B.N. Bennett
New Hanover County Sheriff's Office

December 9, 2011

May God be with the Rhyne family during this time. Thank you Deputy Rhyne for the many years of dedication and loyalty to uphold the Law and keeping our streets safe. Rest in Peace Brother!

Deputy W. Jackson

December 9, 2011