Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Rest In Peace....

John Ruth, AEMD Comm. Specialist
MOMR, Farmers Branch, TX

October 20, 2012

Rest in peace. We'll take the watch from here.

Lieutenant
San Francisco Sheriff's Department

October 20, 2012

As corrections officers..this is what we fear the most..the unexpected. I will be praying for your Friends and Family. Rest in Peace

C/O Caleb Eubanks
North Carolina Department Of Corrections

October 20, 2012

rip

ben moses
west virginia

September 8, 2012

Many sympathies for all families. All of this tragedy for a pair of shoes. This is very sad. Was there a danger in the shoes already? Maybe should rethink shoes being an issue for prevention. I pray for all.

Oberst der Polizei Hans Landa
Ordnungspolizei und Schutzstaffel, Germany

July 22, 2012

Though I never knew him, he was part of my Law Enforcement family and I will mourn this deep loss the rest of my life. My heart aches with all the losses we have suffered, and continue to suffer, through the years. God is our only peace through such incidents. May family & friends feel the presence of the "God of All Comfort" as they endure the distressing days ahead. I join them in their agonizing grief & remember them in my prayers.

Another senseless tragedy
Another day of grief,
Another day of praying
To help us find relief.

Relief from bitter anguish
Relief from rage so great,
Relief from lenient justice
Which continues to seal our fate.

Relief from heartache’s torment
As we continue on,
Oh, the awesome loss of brotherhood
Now that you are gone.

Though our hearts are deeply broken
And our tears forever flow,
There’s a comforting assurance
That now with God you go.

We know that you are welcome
Now at Heaven’s gate,
While meeting brothers & sisters
Who also met such fate.

The family of Law Enforcement
Knows no distance here or there,
And we recall in comfort
You await us there.

Vicki Hare, Telecommunicator
Salisbury NC PD

July 17, 2012

Thoughts and Prayers to the Family and Department of Corporal Barbara Ester. Thank you for your service. You will not be forgotten.

Jeffrey Wolf Training Director/Lt.
Western Region Detention Facility- SD

April 20, 2012

Cpl. Ester,
Maam, I would just like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice for the citizens of the state of Arkansas. And to your family and loved ones, I wish to extend my deepest sympathy. There is no tougher job in Law Enforcement than that of a Corrections Officer.

R.I.P.
USBP

Anonymous
United States Border Patrol

April 1, 2012

I just lost a dear friend the same way, the inmate stabbed him in the neck. Sorry for your loss and may God be with the friends and family of this beatiful woman. RIP

brooke
citizen

March 21, 2012

My thoughts and prayers go to the family. and to all her fellow officers.

Terry Howell
Pope County Dention Center

March 19, 2012

My deepest thoughts and prayers go out to the loved ones.
Im sure it is a great loss to the Arkansas Dept. Of Corrections.
May God Be With You Corporal Ester .

Deputy B. Gillis
Butler County Detention Facility

March 12, 2012

As I read the reflections from other law enforcement agencies throughout the nation I realize that it is a dramatic loss for everyone when an officer is killed in the line of duty and unless you have been in this type of work people can't understand what a loss it is to the law enforcement/corrections family and the importance of the job they do. MAY GOD BE WITH THE ESTER FAMILY AND COMFORT THEM

FIELD SARGEANT (FORMER) BOBBY KENT
ADC VARNER UNIT

March 5, 2012

Though I never knew her, she was part of my Law Enforcement family and I will mourn this deep loss the rest of my life. My heart aches with all the losses we have suffered, and continue to suffer, through the years. God is our only peace through such incidents. May family & friends feel the presence of the "God of all comfort" as they endure the distressing days ahead. I join you in your agonizing grief & remember you in my prayers.

Another senseless tragedy
Another day of grief,
Another day of praying
To help us find relief.

Relief from bitter anguish
Relief from rage so great,
Relief from lenient justice
Which continues to seal our fate.

Relief from heartache’s torment
As we continue on,
Oh, the awesome loss of brotherhood
Now that you are gone.

Though our hearts are deeply broken
And our tears forever flow,
There’s a comforting assurance
That now with God you go.

We know that you are welcome
Now at Heaven’s gate,
While meeting brothers & sisters
Who also met such fate.

The family of Law Enforcement
Knows no distance here or there,
And we recall in comfort
You await us there.

Vicki Hare, Telecommunicator
Salisbury NC PD

March 2, 2012

My heart goes out to the family, friends and co-workers of this brave Officer. May God bring you peace and a speedy closure to this tragic event. May He also bring a swift and just execution to this violent murderer. Please remember, our sister will ALWAYS be a HERO and will NEVER be forgotten!

SGT Mark B. Hanna, Retired
Fayetteville, AR P.D.

March 1, 2012

May god bless you for your serves and sacrifices made. "There's no greater love than to give your life in order to save and protect others".

Deputy T. Thomas
KCSO

February 24, 2012

Corporal Ester,
Your Heroism and Service will be Honored Forever. Your memory will live and will you continue to inspire. Thank you for your Service and Sacrifice.
Time never diminishes respect and your memory will always be honored and revered. I pray for solace for all those who love and remember you. Your family is in my embrace today.
Rest In Peace my Friend.

Lieutenant George Monroe Retired
Pulaski County Sheirff Dept.

February 24, 2012

It's hard for others to realize the dangers we encounter and we are so under compensated for the duties we carry out. I hate to see this happen to anyone, especially someone as dedicated as you. I pray for your family and may you rest in peace.

Correctional Captain
Bertie Correctional Inst. Windsor, NC

February 19, 2012

Rest in peace sister.

Sgt. Matt Allen
Granville PD Granville, WV

February 19, 2012

You are the first officer killed in the line duty after I got off of FTO. Thank you for your service, Cpl. Ester. I will remember your name.

Ofc. David Lund
Metro Transit Police Department, Minneapolis, MN

February 16, 2012

This officers family will be in my prayers. R.I.P. my sister in blue.

correctional officer
Kentucky Department of Corrections.

February 13, 2012

"Never forget what they did here. It is rather for us, the living, to be dedicated here to the great task remaining before us - that, from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they here, gave the last full measure of devotion - that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain."
President Lincoln
Your sacrifice and last full measure of devotion will not be forgotten. RIP

Detective Chris Welby
Bridgeton, Missouri PD

February 9, 2012

The National Police Wives Association would like to extend their heartfelt prayers to the family of Corporal Barbara Ester and the Arkansas Department of Correction during this time. Thank you, Corporal Ester, for your service.

National Police Wives Association
Staff

February 9, 2012

Our thoughts and prayers are with the family, friends and co-workers of this brave officer. Rest in Peace.

Sheriff Ray Foster
Buchanan County Sheriff's Office

February 9, 2012

I come to the ODMP often to remember my late fiance Dennis. Every time I come here it breaks my heart to know that yet another officer has fallen and that yet another family has to live their lives without the officer they loved. My heart goes out to everyone who knew and loved Corporal Ester. Know that you are not alone in the "journey" that you walk. Should you ever need anything please don't hesitate to contact me. (The Davis Co. Sheriff's Office in Iowa will always know how to reach me. I can also be found on Face Book.) You will be in my thoughts.

From reading the reflections left for Barbara she sounds like she was a great woman with a beautiful spirit. Those of you who knew her in life were so blessed to have been able to share in it. I hope that you will all continue to find a way to celebrate and remember Barbara's life and the WOMAN that she was. Remember that Barbara's life was about so much more than the way she died. Barbara will continue to live on as long as we continue to remember her.

Corporal Ester, thank you for helping to make this world a little safer for us all. YOU will not be forgotten. Please continue to watch over all of us as only you can. If you happen to bump into my late fiance Dennis up there give him a big hug for me and the kids. It's been nine years and he's still very much missed and forever loved.

Wishing you brighter and better days,


Jocelyne :)

Jocelyne Brar (Winnipeg, MB Canada)
Fiancee of Deputy Dennis R. McElderry (EOW: 01/03/03)

February 6, 2012

May God continue to pour down his blessings on the family of Cpl. Barbara Ester. Sorry for your loss. When the chain is broken we are still one as a family.

Officer T. Bishop
Delaware Department of Corrections

February 4, 2012