Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

OUR DEEPEST SYMPATHY TO THE FAMILY OF TROOPER DEATHERAGE , AND ALL THOSE WHO MOURN THE LOSS OF TROOPER DEATHERAGE.
OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ARE WITH YOU DURING THIS DIFFICULT TIME.
HIS SERVICE WILL BE GREATLY MISSED IN YOUR COMMUNITY AND HIS DEEDS NEVER FORGOTTEN.
GOD BLESS

Ret PO David Herbert
Toronto Police Service, Ontario Canada

November 26, 2012

May you rest in peace young brother in Almighty Fathers loving arms.My thoughts and prayers go out to Trooper Kyle's family.

Donald Pisicitello
Retired Firefighter ,Chicago Il

November 26, 2012

RIP TROOP...

TROOPER CHRIS ADAMS
TENNESSEE HIGHWAY PATROL

November 26, 2012

So sorry for your loss. thoughts and prayers go out to his family. and especially to his small children. so sad that they won't know their dad. thoughts and prayers go out to his fellow officers.

citizen
citizen

November 26, 2012

Gone to soon my brother.

Ptl. N. Bongiani
Indian Hill Police Dept. Indian Hill, OH

November 26, 2012

Thank you for your service and sacrifice Trooper Deatherage. May you rest in peace.

Scott E. Allen, Lieutenant
Oak Lawn (IL) Fire Department

November 26, 2012

Rest in Peace Trooper. Thank you for your service.

Deputy Sheriff Castello
Phelps County, Missouri

November 26, 2012

Rest in Peace Brother!

Trp Willie Andino
Texas DPS

November 26, 2012

Kyle you dedicated yourlife to the principles of honor, duty and courage. You were a true professional. God Bless your family and your Law Enforcement Family and give them strength.
Godspeed, brother. You fought the good fight. Now rest in peace…

Lieutenant James Kilduff
Department of Veterans Affairs Police

November 26, 2012

Rest in Peace in Trooper. Thank you for your service.

Deputy Sheriff Castello
Phelps County, Missouri

November 26, 2012

RIP Brother...see you at the big house.

Retired Trooper A.D.Dezso
NCSHP

November 26, 2012

My thought and prayers go out to the Family of Trooper Deatherage, and to the Illinois State Police.
R.I.P Motorman!

Wm Jean-Paul Rochat
Swiss Army, MP Service, Trafic & Escort Unit

November 26, 2012

Rest easy brother, you have stood your watch with pride and professionalism. Go to the promised place where you can look down to see your brothers continue what you have started. Thank you for your service. May the light of Christ ease the pain on the ones you have loved, and loved you back.

Sean D. Creamer; C-LEO ret.
Tryon Palace Security Unit, New Bern, NC

November 26, 2012

God Bless and Godspeed.

Busjosh
CIVILIAN LEO SUPPORTER - GEORGIA

November 26, 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

November 26, 2012

”Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.” - Matthew 5:9

Corporal
West Virginia State Police

November 26, 2012

Rest in Peace Tropper, Thank you for your service. May God welcome you home and may your family and co-workers find peace.

Ret. Officer Daniel Grzemski
Chicago P.D.

November 26, 2012

Thank you for your service. Your family is in our thoughts as prayers in this tragic time. Let the be comforted knowing we as a law enfrocement family will have their back all of their days.

Deputy
Poweshiek County Sheriff's Office, IA

November 26, 2012

To the Deatherage Family,

Please accept our heartfelt condolences at your time of loss. Your Hero, Trooper Kyle Deatherage has passed on to another patrol area watching over all of you. Kyle was a dedicated Trooper and gave his life making his area of responsibility safer for the people of Illinois. May he rest in peace and may you all find your peace in this time of sorrow.

Det. Timothy Culbert (Retired)
President, Organization of Retired Maine State Police Officers

November 26, 2012

This poem was written after getting my wife’s 19 years perspective of being a police officer’s wife.


“He Does it For You!”

He doesn’t do it for the money,
Cause surely there’s something better to do,
He says, “Someone has to do it!”
So really, he does it for you.

His eight to twelve hours is from call to call,
From a murder to a cat in a tree,
You say he’s never around when you really need him,
But without him, where would you be?

You curse him when you get a speeding ticket,
And scream there’s something better he could do,
But have you looked at how many deaths there are on the highways,
So really, he’s doing it for you.

He’s always seeing so much bad in the world,
He really doesn’t know what to do,
He wonders sometimes if it’s even worth it,
But he knows he has to do it for you.

Each day when he leaves for work,
And I always kiss him good-bye,
I don’t know if I’ll see him again,
Cause the day might be the day he dies.

So many times he comes home from work,
And I see a small tear in his eyes,
I ask him what is the problem dear?
And he says another innocent person has died.

You always say a cop isn’t human,
Cause at a tragedy he’s cool from the start,
But you don’t have to live with him,
And watch his mind and heart break apart.

I remember one hot June night at work,
His supervisor came, “Your husband’s been hurt!”, he said,
It was such a long ride to the hospital,
They wouldn’t say if he was alive or dead.

Crime is always on the increase,
The streets a battle ground,
And when one in “Blue” is slain,
At the funeral-taps will sound.

He’ll lay in a flagged draped coffin,
An honor for those who die for this land,
Just like the Army, Navy and Marines,
He died by the enemies hands.

Most ordinary citizens won’t be at the funeral,
But you’ll see plenty of people wearing blue,
You’ll see dozens of marked patrol cars,
Honoring the one who died for you.


Written by David L Bell Copyright © 1991
Retired Deputy Sheriff after over 38 years
Richland County Sheriff’s Dept
Columbia, SC

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

November 26, 2012

May the good lord welcome you with open arms, for you have done your job well

Reserve Deputy Douglas J. Maykowski
Macomb County Sheriff Mt. Clemens Michigan

November 26, 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
Copyright © 1993 - All Rights Reserved
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

November 26, 2012

So Sad. God Bless

Jim, Sgt.

November 26, 2012

It is with such sadness that I read of an Illinois State Trooper, who likely attended the services for my brother - was himself killed in the line of duty.

Probation Supervisor Bart Perry

November 26, 2012

Very sorry for this loss to the Illinois State Police Department
Rest in peace fellow brother of the badge.
May God keep watch over his family.

Correctional Officer
Sangamon County Sheriff

November 26, 2012