Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

RIP brother, my thoughts and prayers with your family and fellow officers.

Officer Demyan
WTPD Ohio

September 10, 2012

Heroes live forever,prayers to family and friends

BLR
Team Texas

September 10, 2012

Police Officer Patrick O'Rourke rest in peace you are
now a member of an elite group The Thin Blue Line
of Heroes. There is no greater sacrifice that one can give
for his fellow man. To the Family I salute your
lost loved one, and pray for you during the days
to come. Patrick will be in the company of
Heroes forevermore.

The Thin Blue Line of the Fallen are Standing at
attention in their class “A“ uniforms,
badges gleaming and shoes like glass, They 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 hallowed place. As you march
down the Thin Blue Line of the Fallen, all eyes are focused
on you as if to say it will be ok you’re with your eternal
partners. A salute follows and a tear can be seen
on so many faces. Welcome, you served well. Now come join
the ranks, another member of The Thin Blue Line has come home.

Your Brother in Law Enforcement

Dr. Stan Phillips Retired
Retired, Walnut Grove Police Department, Walnut Grove. Mississippi

September 10, 2012

Our thoughts and prayers are with your family and your brothers and sisters in blue at the West Bloomfield Police.

Sergeant
Clare County Sheriff Office

September 10, 2012

My heartfelt condolences to the O'Rourke Family and to Officer O'Rourke's brothers and sisters in law enforcement. My prayers are with you.

Rita Foley

September 10, 2012

The family of Officer O'Rourke and the entire West Bloomfield Police Department are in our thoughts and prayers. Every day our officers go to work is a day we know they may not come home. Please know you are not alone in your grief.

Officer's wife and family
Bloomfield Township P.D.

September 10, 2012

RIP Brother

Matthew T Morton
Former PO - Michigan

September 10, 2012

Rudy,

You were truly one of the few "Good Guys". The world is a darker place today. You will be missed brother.....

Fats

September 10, 2012

So sorry to hear. I pray for patricks family as law enforcement has just lost another brother. Lost but never forgotten patrick!

Officer Pulaski
City of Grant Police

September 10, 2012

To the family (Police and Personal) of Officer Patrick O'Rourke:

On behalf of the Garden City Command Officers Assoc, I wish to extend our most sincere condolences and prayers. We are very sorry for your loss. West Bloomfield lost one of their finest and we will keep you in our thoughts and prayers. We thank you Officer O'Rourke for your dedication, protection, and service. You will me missed and never forgotten! Rest in Peace......

Lieutenant Mike Tackett
Garden City Police Department

September 10, 2012

The Florida Police Chiefs Association would like to express our deepest condolences to the family and friends of Officer Patrick O'Rourke, and the West Bloomfield Police Department. Our thoughts and prayers are with you during this time of great sadness. Please take comfort in knowing that your extended law enforcement family grieves with you. Officer O'Rourke, we thank you for your service. You will not be forgotten.

Members and Staff
Florida Police Chiefs Association

September 10, 2012

Another "Hero" taken. Your spirit will live on forever. May God grant you eternal peace. Prayers to your loved ones and to your department.

Det. Billy Russo (Ret)
Nassau County, NY Police Department

September 10, 2012

Rest easy brother.

Trooper
Michigan State Police

September 10, 2012

My thoughts and prayers go out to family and friends. RIP Brother, you gave the ultimate sacrifice.

Officer Tracey Bishop
Orlando Police Department

September 10, 2012

May God be with you Officer O'Rourke. May you rest in peace. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.

Deputy P. Soave
Oakland County Sheriff's Office

September 10, 2012

God Bless you Officer O'Rourke. 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

September 10, 2012

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.)

September 10, 2012

Eternal rest, grant unto him, O Lord
and let perpetual light shine upon him.
May he rest in peace.

Dispatcher Anne Pashenee
Isabella County Central Disptach

September 10, 2012

Our condolences on the terrible loss.
My prayers go out to family, friends and co-workers.
Jeannette Shields
Mom of Officer James ShieldsE.O.W. 10-30-02

Jeannette Shields
WNY Concerns of Police survivors

September 10, 2012

May God bless your family, rest in peace.

Officer Mikel Mazlaghani
Gainesville Police Department

September 10, 2012

Rest in Peace Officer O'Rourke.

No one can make a greater sacrifice then laying down their life to protect their community. You made the ultimate sacrifice and are true hero. The first ever to give their life in the line of duty in West Bloomfield, MI.

You and your family are in all our prayers and will not be forgotten.

James Muir - Grew up in West Bloomfield
Overland Park, KS

September 10, 2012

I am so sorry for your loss. May God's comfort completely surround the WBPD and O'Rourke Family in the years to come. May the Holy Spirit provide a hedge of protection around our Men and Women in Blue in the Oakland County...and may I say an even bigger request for protection of ALL our local heroes who selflessly serve and protect.

Officer's wife and family
Wixom PD, Michigan

September 10, 2012

Thank you for your service, RIP we have the watch now!

Sergeant Bill Clock
Ann Arbor, MI Police Dept.

September 10, 2012

Rest in Peace. My deepest sympathy and prayers to Lt. O'Rourke's wife and children. May God comfort and keep you all through this most difficult time.

PO C. DOWNER
DPD

September 10, 2012

Officer O'Rourke is a tremendous example of bravery and honor, walking into an unknown situation and putting his life on the line in the name of peace and security. RIP, Officer O'Rourke, and may your family be comforted by knowing your sacrifice is the most honorable gift you could ever give to your community. My prayers and thoughts are with the entire community, Officer O'Rourke's friends, and especially with his family while they mourn the loss of this hero.

Kimberley Owen, AAII, Director's Office
Oklahoma Department of Corrections

September 10, 2012