Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Rest in Peace Brother. Bless your family and the NYPD.

TFC Len Widener
Connecticut State Police

February 2, 2013

Heroes live forever. Prayers to family and friends.

BLR
Team Texas

February 2, 2013

Paddy
I am glad that I had the pleasure to have known you as a coworker and as a friend. You will be missed....Brooklyn North will never be the same
because you one of a kind. You were one of the hardest working cops on this job, may you now rest in peace.

Lt Christopher Gately
NYPD

February 2, 2013

Sergeant Divers
Thank you for your job, and for keeping us safe. Also thank you for making the ultimate sacrifice. Your brothers in blue then have gone before you are now waiting for you, and your brothers still here are praying for you and your family. Sergeant Divers....you are now 10-8 now and forever.....Godspeed my brother!!!!

Reserve Deputy Sheriff-Mike B
WCDSA- Worcester MA

February 2, 2013

R.I.P

Sergeant
NYPD

February 2, 2013

Thank you for your service Sarge, you are truly a hero. May God be with your family and may they always know your presence.

Rest in Peace, Brother.

Ptl. Jim Leahy, Jr.
Harvard University Police Dept.

February 2, 2013

Thank you for your service and sacrifice. My condolences to your family, friends and coworkers of th New York City Police Department. May you rest in peace.

Ptlm. William F. Shields
Federal Reserve Police/Philadelphia - Retired/Haverford Police

February 2, 2013

Rest in Peace Sargeant Drivers. Another HERO enters Heavan. May God be with your family.

Det. JP McGrath(Retired)
Schenectady Police Department

February 2, 2013

Rest in Peace Patrick..thank you for your service..
Respectfully,

Stephen M. Clark
National Park Service
Regional Chief Ranger
Northeast Region

February 2, 2013

MY DEEPEST CONDOLENCES TO ALL WHO MOURN THE LOSS OF SGT DIVERS. MAY GOD BLESS EACH OF YOU WITH THE LOVE AND PEACE OF HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON, JESUS CHRIST. SGT DIVERS, YOU HAVE SERVED WELL. MAY GOD BLESS YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND SACRIFICE. A HERO FOR SURE. MAY YOU REST IN PEACE.

CHIEF RONNIE WATFORD-RET.
JEFFERSON POLICE DEPT,S.C.

February 2, 2013

In 1984 Nostrand and Myrtle was my foot post. I used to drink coffee in Willie Rosa's (ret. Sgt.) bicycle shop just around the corner on Myrtle. I spent many a cold day standing there wondering what the future would bring. RIP and prayers to your family. From a fellow NARCO MOS.

Lieutenant Louis Don
NYPD (ret)

February 2, 2013

My sincerest sympathy to the family and friends of
Sergeant Patrick Divers as well as to the New York City Police Department. Rest in peace Sergeant Divers, you are gone but will not be forgotten...

Dispatcher Sue Rusch
Punta Gorda PD, Punta Gorda FL

February 2, 2013

Rest In Peace Sergeant Divers.

Officer Christopher Goodwin (Retired)
Charlotte-Mecklenburg NC Police Dept.

February 2, 2013

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

February 2, 2013

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

February 2, 2013

Rest In Peace.............praying for all those grieving your loss. You are a HERO. God Bless

Shelly Ragsdale, Surviving Spouse
Alan M Ragsdale EOW 11-27-00

February 2, 2013

RIP Sarge.

P.O. Carlos A. Nunez (Ret)
New York City Police Department

February 2, 2013

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. God Bless you, Your Family, Friends and Fellow Officers.

Ed S.
Grateful Citizen

February 2, 2013

Rest In Peace Brother to the west. The Lake Success PD extends it condolences to your Family and the NYPD.

Sgt Fred Nordt
Lake Success PD, Long Island, NY

February 2, 2013

Sergeant Drivers,

You have entered into the presence of the Lord. You will find many who have gone before you. Thank you for your service.
Rest well in Heaven.

To Your Family,

Feel His presence as God answers the prayers of many who have fallen to their knees on your behalf. Since the day of my son's death, I have carried every law enforcement officer and their family in my heart.

Every morning I go to my knees. During that time I pray, “Lord, Be with all law enforcement officers. Keep them safe and free from harm. They are your soldiers on the front line of the battle against evil. If one should fall this day - wrap their family in your loving arms. Surround them with loving, caring people to comfort them. Ease their pain. Help them to mourn well. In Jesus' name, Amen”

I have lifted you and your family to God every morning for 23 months. Feel those prayers. God is with you, He knows and will ease your pain.

Pamela Hotsinpiller
Mother of
Deputy United States Marshal
Derek W. Hotsinpiller
EOW 2-16-2011

February 2, 2013

Blessed are the Peacemakers for they shall be called the children of God..

Dr, John Belcher Th.D.
Retired Nassau County
Third Precinct

Retired PO John Belcher
Nassau County, N.Y.

February 2, 2013

God Speed Brother. Our thoughts and prayers go out to your family, friends, and local law enforcement counterparts

Trooper MJ Demny
Michigan State Police, Rockford Post

February 2, 2013

Rest in peace Sergeant Divers, may God bless your family and fellow department members.

The Men and Women of the
Niagara Falls, NY Police Department

February 2, 2013

A true "Hero" taken. May God grant you eternal peace. Prayers to your loved ones and to your department.

Billy Russo (Det. Ret.)
Nassau County Police Dept. NY

February 2, 2013

REST IN PEACE BROTHER. YOU ARE A TRUE HERO.

Deputy J. D. Davis
Pittsylvania County Sheriff's Office

February 2, 2013