Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

"Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul. " John Muir

Thank you Ranger Margaret Anderson for your dedication to Muir's ideals towards our National Parks.

Deputy Eric Gustafson
Multnomah County Sheriff's Office (Portland, Oregon)

January 2, 2012

A hero died yesterday. Thank you for your courageous service and personal sacrifice in the name of public service. My thoughts are with your young family today. Rest in peace.

Daniel White, Associate Superintendent
Washington State Department of Corrections

January 2, 2012

Many of those who choose to serve as Law Enforcement Officers as Park Rangers are not the typical Police oriented type individuals. In my experience, these people are the cream of the crop, with a mind set of service and a true devotion to keeping the peace so that all may enjoy what our world has to offer. Sadly our world to continues to become more violent and the things once held sacred appear to be fading at an alarming rate. I would like to say thanks to all who strive to keep us safe. May Ranger Anderson rest in peace and may many blessings me bestowed upon those who knew her.

S. Trower
(retired)

January 2, 2012

Ranger Anderson was very helpful to me on my trips to the area. I am so glad she touched my life. Thank you Margaret, for all that you did for others and myself.

Debbie
Citizen

January 2, 2012

I worked Law Enforcement as a Ranger in Yellowstone with Eric, Margaret's husband, and we established a wonderful friendship. Working with Eric was how I met Margaret and she was a wonderful person. My heart aches terribly for Eric and for his 2 young girls with the loss of a wonderful wife and mother. Thank you for your service Margaret and I know you are heaven watching over your family. To Eric and the girls, you are not alone and I know God will embrace you in this time of terrible tragedy and he will see you guys through. I will give you anything and everything I can to help. God bless you and keep you.

Corporal Ryan K. Adrian
Routt County Sheriff's Office Steamboat Spgs, CO

January 2, 2012

May you rest in peace Ranger Anderson.... Mr. Anderson You not only lost your partner but your wife and friend. I too know what you are going through. I lost my partner who was also my father-in-law and friend on 14 May 2007 he was shot and killed during a traffic stop.....My prayers are with you and your children

CT D'Amato
Retired medically S.C. State Constable

January 2, 2012

May God rest her soul, and be with family and friends of Ranger Anderson.
May we take time to celebrate her life as well, and be thankful for ALL who stand for us and this country, in the sacrifice and service they give.

Former Chgo Police Officer
Concerned citizen

January 2, 2012

As a frequent visitor to Mount Rainier NP, I respect and admire all the rangers. Always patient and professional. What a tragedy.

Prayers to your husband and little girls and the rest of the family. Remember the good times and how blessed you were to have this strong young woman in your life.

This Tacoma, Washington resident feels this deeply.

M Kellogg
Tacoma Resident

January 2, 2012

My condolences to her family.
This is tragic on so many levels and has an effect on all of us who enjoys the outdoors...And the National Parks.

Find Peace.

Jim Popper
Private Citizen

January 2, 2012

Eric
I'm so sorry.
coby

LE Ranger
NPS

January 2, 2012

My sincerest condolences and sympathy to the husband and family of Ranger Magaret Anderson. Unfortunately, in my 25 years of law enforcement service, I've seen this way too many times. May God Bless her and her family in this, their time of great need.

Police Officer Blaine F. Hennig
Viper Unit - NYPD

Police Officer
New York City Police Department

January 2, 2012

RIP sister in blue, God bless.

Correction Officer James La Valley
Lake County Sheriff's Department, Il

January 2, 2012

All of us from the NPS family mourn the loss of Margaret and our prayers are with her family at this difficult time.

Mark Giese, US Park Ranger, Retired
National Park Service

January 2, 2012

Rest in Peace Margaret. Thank you for your service.

L. M.
National Park Ranger

January 2, 2012

Rest easy, Margaret. We'll stand by your family, your friends, and your park.

Richard Schneider
NPS admin

January 2, 2012

Ranger Anderson - Tragic is the first word which comes to my mind after reading of your death. In the background of my home, Five for Fighting's 100 Years is playing as I sat down to type this. You, your husband and kids have been cheated out of decades of happiness.

Thank you for your service to the National Parks, and to America. May God grant you eternal rest and may His perpetual light shine upon you.

Chief K. Moreland (Ret. Sgt.)
Palmer Lake CO PD (Ret. LAPD)

January 2, 2012

My thoughts and prayers go out to the family.
May Rannger Anderson rest in Gods Loveing arms, and
May God give the family strength and peace.
God Bless

Tim Pickering MSgt
Retired USAF

January 2, 2012

My prayers go out to her family, friends and those that worked alongside her. I am sure God has granted Margaret a special place in Heaven with our other fallen brothers and sisters.

Patrolman Mike Hartnett
Twisp Police Department

January 2, 2012

On the streets

Their Honor Stands Tall,

As the men cry

For fallen Friends.

Godspeed their journey home.


And so, For all time

We stand guard;

The Thin Blue Line.

PFC
Salisbury University P.D.

January 2, 2012

SUCH ANOTHER SAD DAY FOR FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND ALL LAW ENFORCEMENT. THE LOST OF ANOTHER OFFICER SERVING HER COMMUNITY. I PRAY FOR HER AND HER FAMILY AND CO-WORKERS.

Federal Officer, John Maffeo
Federal Bureau of Prisons

January 2, 2012

"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God"-Matthew 5:9

You were a sheepdog in every sense of the word Ranger Anderson. Your watch is over but you while you rest, be assured that the fellow peacemakers will catch the monster who took you away from us. As I bleed green and gray for your family, you will never be forgotten. RIP

D. Robinson, U.S. Park Ranger
NPS-GRCA

January 2, 2012

I express my deepest sympathy to The Anderson family during this tough time.

Officer A. Sillah
City of Stone Mountain Police Dept. Stone Mountain, GA

January 2, 2012

Thank you for your service and your sacrifice, Ranger Anderson. So many of us appreciate what you do.

All of our thoughts and prayers go out to the her husband, children, and the rest of her family during this difficult time and for the rest of their lives.

Jon Wieringa, K-9 Handler
King County Search Dogs

January 2, 2012

I am so deeply sorry for the families loss. I pray that her girls will grow to be the people she hoped they would be. I think of the years stationed at Ft. Lewis and having grown up here, the joy I had in taking my buddies from across the States through the Park. I thank her and her colleagues for all their work. My heart to all of her family.

Mike Graeber US ARMY RET.
Park Lover

January 2, 2012

Rest in Peace Ranger Anderson. You fought the good fight. May God watch over your soul, your husband, and children.

Officer Kevin Mallory
Orem DPS (Utah) & native of WA State

January 2, 2012