Cold Spring Police Department, Minnesota
End of Watch Thursday, November 29, 2012
Reflections for Police Officer Thomas Edward Decker
I AM VERY SORRY LOST POLICE MAN AND LOST PARTNER AND FAMILY AND FRIEND! I AM PRAYER FAMILY AND FRIEND.
JAMES PIASCIK
December 3, 2012
May you rest in peace.
Sgt Gavin F. Price II ( retired )
Escambia county Sheriffs Dept. Pensacola Florida
December 3, 2012
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE BROTHER!
REST IN PEACE WE GOT IT FROM HERE!
FTO N. HERNANDEZ
RANCHO CUCAMONGA POLICE, CALIFORNIA
December 3, 2012
I am so sorry dear family of Tom Decker that your husband and father was taken away from you by a person who hated the world. My husband and I understand the grief that you are going through. Our daughter, Officer Tina (DeLong) Griswold was shot down on November 29, 2009, along with her fellow officers Mark Renninger, Greg Richards, and Ronnie Owens at the Forza Coffee Shop in Lakewood, Washington. If I could take some of your pain, I would. Please know that I will be praying for you and your family. I hope that you will feel the love and compassion when you read this sometime in the future. May God watch over you and strengthen you.
Geneva DeLong (Genie)
Mother of Officer Tina (DeLong) Griswold
December 3, 2012
RIP Officer Decker.
GS/DoD
Department of Defense
December 3, 2012
Our sincere condolences to the Cold Spring Police Department and the family and friends of Officer Decker. Rest in peace Officer Decker, you will not be forgotten.
Little Falls Police Department
Little Falls, MN
December 3, 2012
I couldn't think of what to say and saw this at the top of the ODMP page.
"When a police officer is killed, it's not an agency that loses an officer, it's an entire nation." -Chris Cosgriff, ODMP Founder
We have lost another good officer. Thank you to the friends and family who shared Tom with the rest of us. I pray God's peace be with you now and in the future. Godspeed.
Deputy D. Gilmore
Cook County Sheriff's Office, MN
December 3, 2012
RIP Officer Tom Decker...God Bless you, your family, and your brothers/sisters in law enforcement who knew you, and worked along side you. We'll take over from here...
Deputy Bryce Schuenke
Dakota County S.O. - Minnesota
December 3, 2012
My heart is heavy for you and your family. I am so sorry and ask that all our prayers find you and your family. I would have been honored to have known you and want to thank you for making this world a safer place for us all through your devotion and commitment to serve and protect. You made a deference and you will always be remembered for it! You will be missed and may you rest in peace. To the family and fellow officers, I am so sorry. Adrian Kline
Adrian Kline Former Lieutenant
Colorado Department of Corrections, Deputy Sheriff
December 3, 2012
Rest In Peace, Thank you for your service sir, I am keeping all law enforcement in my prayers at all time, May God be with your family through this hard time.
jesi
citizen of Goodhue County
December 2, 2012
RIP Brother! My condolences to your Family, Co-workers, and friends.
Sergeant Paul Hatle
Minneapolis Police Department
December 2, 2012
Rest In Peace brother. My thoughts and prayers to the family and department.
Deputy Vonasek
Steele County SO
December 2, 2012
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE, REST IN PEACE.
N.J. TROOPER
NEW JERSEY STATE POLICE
December 2, 2012
RIP brother Tom.
May God bless and be with your family, co-workers and friends at this very difficult time.
Det. Bevenour
Gettysburg Police Dept
December 2, 2012
Thoughts and prayers go out to your family and law enforcement brothers and sisters.
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the children of God.
MN Officer
December 2, 2012
May God Bless Your Family and look down on them everyday
Sgt J Lawson
Jerseyville IL Police Dept
December 2, 2012
My condolences to family, friends, acquaintances and everyone touched by this loss. The loss of any life so young is never easy to accept; we may question an accident or medical condition that deprives us of a future with a loved one. The circumstances such as this tragedy will haunt all of us for quite some time. May your faith in the Master Weaver's plan carry you through the hard times. In the meantime I hope you find some comfort in this prayer that has sustained my faith during my most trying times when grief was most difficult.
May God bless and keep you.
May God's face shine on you.
May God be kind to you and give you peace.
Especially for John and Sally,
Officer Tom Decker will always be in the hearts of anyone who has ever been blessed to have met him.
A local citizen and fellow parishioner
Cold Spring
December 2, 2012
R.I.P Brother its our watch now you served as a Brave Officer and for that i thank you much love to you and your family always
SGT. Darren Aspelund
Fort Yukon Police (ALASKA)
December 2, 2012
Heartfelt condolences to the family, friends and Cold Springs PD. RIP Officer Decker, go and be with your fellow brothers and sisters in heaven and know that your fellow Law Enforcement will watch over your family and take care of them.
Christine Crittenden
wife of Officer Rick Crittenden N St Paul PD EOW 09/07/09
December 2, 2012
Rest in Peace Officer Decker. Your service will never be forgotten. Thank You for your service.
Deputy Corlew
ACSO
December 2, 2012
For Police Officer Tom Decker:
The response to a call for one who is bent on taking his own life is to confront one who will kill. No amount of preparation can truly eliminate the risk to the officer upon arrival. We regret that our brother Tom would be the next officer to die at the hand of one who is mentally unstable.
We pray for Tom's family, friends, coworkers and all who care about him. May they be ready to reach-out to one another in the days ahead.
We are proud to render Officer Tom Decker, a soldier-of-the-law, a final salute.
Cpl. Ralph D. Fiorenza (Ret.)
Pennsylvania State Police
December 2, 2012
Heaven has another Hero. Rest in Peace Officer Tom Decker. Our deepest sympathies to your family and fellow officers. You will never be forgotten.
Donald & Jackie Bergeron
Brother & Sister-in-Law of
Sgt Joseph Bergeron
Maplewood, MN PD EOW 5-01-10
December 2, 2012
Thank you for your service,you will not be forgotten,you will not be forgotten. I will never forget you.
Senior Correctional Officer
Hennipen Cpounty
December 2, 2012
as a great granddaughter of a 1st Minnesotan , Artemas Lloyd Decker, who fought at Gettysburg and raised his family in Minnesota, I felt a twinge of sadness for Tom and his family and brother officers. May the Lord Bless and keep him.
Kathleen M. Decker
Baton Rouge, La
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none
December 2, 2012
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil: For thou art with me;
Thy rod and thy staff, they comfort me.
Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies;
Ret.P.O.
N.Y.P.D.
December 2, 2012
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