Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Rest in Peace...

Detective
Syracuse Police Dept, NY

June 9, 2012

Rest in peace Brother Dwayne, you are a true Hero and will never be forgotten for your service and courage.

Son of G. Truman WOrtham EOW 715/73

Assistant Chief Carl Wortham (retired)
Sand Springs OK PD

June 9, 2012

Thank you for your service and sacrifice. Rest in peace.

POLICE OFFICER
NAPERVILLE IL POLICE DEPARTMENT

June 9, 2012

Thank you for your service Deputy Hester, our thoughts, prayers, and condolences to those left behind. He is with his Lord. God Speed.................

Sergeant Tim R. Poindexter, #9889, Retir
California Highway Patrol

June 9, 2012

God Bless you Deputy Hester. May the good Lord above cradle you in His arms, and may you Rest in Peace my Brother in Blue. I offer my prayers and sympathies to each and every one of your family members, friends, and co-workers. Rest easy Sir.

Chris Walley
Former Jail Officer/Deputy Wayne Co. Mississippi Sheriffs Department

June 9, 2012

In Honor of your Sacrifice and for your family and friends, I salute you as a HERO! May God
Give the family and friends the strength and faith to deal with this tragic loss. Words can not express my sorrow!

"The Badge"

He starts his shift each day
To respond to calls unknown.
He drives a marked patrol car.
A police officer he is known.

He's paid by the citizens' taxes
To make it safe on the streets.
But he usually has a second job
'Cause a waitress has his salary beat.

Now he doesn't know a holiday
'Cause he works all year round.
And when Thanksgiving and Christmas finally arrive
At his home he cannot be found.

He's cursed and assaulted often,
The one whos blood runs blue.
He seldom ever gets a thanks,
To some he's just a fool.

His friends are always other cops
'Cause people just don't understand
That underneath his badge and gun,
He's just another man.

He knows there might not be a tomorrow
In this world of drugs and crime.
And he gets so mad at the court system
'Cause the crooks don't get any time.

And each day when he leaves for work,
He prays to God above.
Please bring me home after my shift
So I can see the ones I love.

But tonight he stops a speeding car,
He's alone down this ole' highway.
It's just a little traffic infraction.
He does it everyday.

Well, he walks up to the driver's window,
And his badge is shining bright.
He asked the guy for a driver's license,
When a shot rang through the night.

Yes, the bullet hit its mark,
Striking the officer in the chest.
But the Department's budget didn't buy
Each officer a bullet-proof vest.

So he lay on the ground bleeding.
His blood wasn't blue - His blood was red.
And briefly he thought of his loved ones
'Cause in a moment the officer was dead.

In the news they told the story
Of how this officer had died.
And some who listened cared less,
But those who loved him cried.

Well, they buried him in uniform
With his badge pinned on his chest.
He even had his revolver,
He died doing his best.

Written By:
David L. Bell

Richland County Sheriff's Department
Columbia, South Carolina
Used with Special Permission of the Author
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and may not be duplicated without permission

This may be re-posted in the Honor of his death and the death of any Law Enforcement Officer!

Investigator David L Bell (Retired)
Richland County Sheriff's Dept., Columbia, SC

June 9, 2012

Rest in peace brother. 10-19 10-42

First Class Officer
RALEIGH POLICE

June 9, 2012

R.I.P. Deputy We got it now..

Officer
Durham Police Department

June 9, 2012

For Deputy Sheriff Dwayne Charles Hester:

The call to an assault-in-progress is most important to the person who is the victim, and law officers respond not only for the victim, but for others who might be involved - such as innocent and frightened children. The law officer responding rapidly is often criticized as being overzealous or even speeding unnecessarily by the motoring public who have no care where the officer is going - unless it is for them he responds - then it is rarely soon enough. We regret that our brother Dwayne is the next to officer who meets the fate of one crashing while in response to an emergency.
We pray for Dwayne's family, friends, co-workers and all who care about him. May they be ready to reach-out to those in need in the days ahead.
We are proud to render Deputy Dwayne Hester, a soldier-of-the-law, a final salute.

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

June 9, 2012

May God be with the family, firends and co-workers of Deputy Hester. My condolences to all of you. May your memories keep you going at this time. Having just gone thru this a few months ago, My heart is with you all. My thoughts and prayers will continue for you. You will never be forgotten.

Wanda Rhyne widow of Deputy Rick Rhyne
Moore County Sheriffs Dept. EOW 12-8-11

June 9, 2012

My condolences to the family of Officer Dwayne Hester. Thank you for your honorable service.

Margaret Hood / Ret'd / NLEODM/Supporter
Citizens Watch

June 9, 2012

May you rest in PEACE my Brother. You and your family are in our prayers in New Jersey

Officer
State of New Jersey- Human Services Police

June 9, 2012

Your honorable and dedicated service will stand in memory for years to come. Notice all of your new squad partners have also paid the ultimate in law enforcement and your new leader is Jesus himself. Rest in peace brother Dwayne. In Chrsit.

Tom Bradley, Retired
Phoenix AZ PD, AZ STATE CHAPLAIN FOP

June 9, 2012

Thank you sir for your service and sacrifice. Rest in Peace Brother.

Sgt. SG
St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department

June 9, 2012

You are true hero Officer Hester. R.I.P. God bless your family

Stephen Bruet, PPO Ii
North Carolina Department of Public Safety

June 9, 2012

the most honarble service other than milatary during time of war. God bless his soul and his family.

Special Ranger Supervisor Region 6
TSCRA

June 9, 2012

"Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God."
Matthew 5:9

Marshal Chris Di Gerolamo
Federal Air Marshal Service

June 9, 2012

To the family, friends and colleagues of Deputy Sheriff Dwayne Charles Hester, my heart is filled with great sadness at the lost of your loved one and fellow officer.

We in the law enforcement community both active and retired, having walked the line of good over evil, knowing that at any moment a call for help may require us to make the ultimate sacrifice for our fellow man.

For Law Enforcement is not a job but a calling and only a few will make the decision to commit to that calling to serve for some will give all that they have.

I commend you my fallen brother for making the ultimate sacrifice in the performance of your duty.
You left us doing what you chose to do.
What you were trained to do.
Performing the oath you swore to do.
Most importantly doing what you loved to do....serving your community making a better and safer place for us all.

Rest in Peace my brother, YOU WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN!!

Master Senior Investigator Cardell L. Dobbins (Ret.)
Illinois Secretary of State Department of Police

June 9, 2012

Rest in peace brother and thank you for your service. May God bless your family and friends and your dedication will never be forgotten.

Sgt Steve Stafford
Saraland Police Dept. (Alabama )

June 9, 2012

Our thoughts and prayers are with you all during this hard time. Rest in peace brother.

Deputy Sheriff Travis Gibson
Union County Sheriff's Office, GA

June 9, 2012

The Loss of a brother or sister hits everyone hard. my deepest condolinces go out to Deputy Hester's family.

Deputy David Alpers
Cumberland Co Sheriffs Office (NC)

June 9, 2012

My family's thoughts and prayers go to the family of Deputy Hester and all his relatives and co-workers. As has been mentioned, he was taken off his watch way too early. The Lord must have very special plans for him.

Officer Robert Bacon
Rutherford County Traffic Control

June 9, 2012

Rest in peace brother, you will not be forgotten

Detective Sergeant (Retired)
Ormond Beach Police Department

June 9, 2012

Deputy Hester's life was not wasted. He served in that Thin Blue Line which stands in the gap. It is my prayer that Deputy Hester's wife and two children will remember and honor his memory until the end of their lives.

citizen
n/a

June 9, 2012

My heartfelt condolences to your family, friends and co-worker survivors.
When one officers goes down, we are all diminished

Jeannette Shields
WNY Concerns of Police survivors

June 9, 2012