Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Our deepest sympathy to the dear family and friends of Director Clements. God Bless you for your service. Rest in Peace sir.

Sgt. Jim May (ret)
CMPD Charlotte, NC

March 24, 2013

God Speed, Brother.

P.O. K. Murphy
Union PD, NJ

March 24, 2013

Prayers for your Family during this most difficult time. May God wrap his arms around you and give you peace and comfort. Words cannot make this any easier and time alone does not heal all wounds it only helps to mend them. Please accept my sympathy and condolences, R.I.P. Director Clements.

Sergeant Donna Greer
Jefferson County Sheriff's Department

March 24, 2013

RIP. You are in God's hand now.

Stephen Bruet PPO II
North Carolina Department of Public Safety

March 24, 2013

Rest in peace brother. We'll take it from here.

Officer Rawn Toler
Lamar Police Department

March 24, 2013

RIP Sir. May God watch over your Family. Thank you for your many years of dedicated service.

Former Trooper Ken R. Bays
Virginia State Police

March 24, 2013

Thank you for your service and may God lay his healing, loving arms around your family.

Kim McDonald
CPS

March 24, 2013

Rest in peace Brother Tom.

Ofc. Timothy M. Furlong
Nahant, MA PD

March 23, 2013

Thank you for your service, Brother. My prayers for you and your family.

Caoimhín P. Connell

Caoimhín Connell
Anon

March 23, 2013

this world has gone insane...thank you for your service and dedication, rest in peace sir. also, condolences to the family of the deliveryman involved...

aux.officer

March 23, 2013

I pray for your safe passage into heaven Tom Clements. Thank you for your brave service and sacrifice to the State of Colorado and the people of the United States of America. Condolences to the Colorado Department of Corrections and the Clements Family. Rest in peace Mr. Clements. Godspeed.

Ethan Buckman
Civilian (Future Police Officer)

March 23, 2013

Director Clements,
Thank-you for your service. Clearly, you were a force for good in this Nation. You will always be rememberd as a hero. Our thoughts and prayers are with your family, and with the brave men and women of the Colorado Department of Corrections. Rest in peace, our fallen brother.

Sergeant Dean Morgan
Buena Vista Police Department, Colorado

March 23, 2013

Executive Director Clement death should not be in vain. My condolences to his wife and children as well as all his co-workers.

First Sergeant Tom Webb (Retired)
New York State Police

March 23, 2013

Rest in Peace...

Detective
Syracuse Police Dept, NY

March 23, 2013

My condolences to the family and friends left behind. This is a business filled with Hazards. Many thanks to Mr. Clements and his family for the years he devoted to a thankless profession.

Warden (Retired)
Utah Department of Corrections

March 23, 2013

Thank you for your service and for helping to make America a safer place.

Detective Brian Jones
Boulder County Sheriff's Office, CO

March 23, 2013

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

March 23, 2013

R.I.P Director Clements, our thoughts and prayers are with you, your family and our brothers and sisters with the Colorado Department of Corrections. May god Bless you and keep you forever in his care.

Corporal James Barth
Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office Honor Guard,Tampa, Fla.

March 23, 2013

Rest in Peace.

SPPO R. Nanadiego
CA State Parks

March 23, 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
Richland County Sheriff's,Dept., Columbia, SC

March 23, 2013

R.I.P. Chief

B.P. Sullivan, Cpl. RCMP #48582

March 23, 2013

My sincerest sympathy to the family and friends of
Executive Director Tom Clements as well as to the Colorado Department of Corrections. Rest in peace Sir, you are gone but will not be forgotten...

Dispatcher Sue Rusch
Punta Gorda PD, Punta Gorda FL

March 23, 2013

Thank You Executive Director Tom Clements for your dedicated service. God Bless your family, friends and fellow workers. Rest In Peace.

Ed S.
Grateful Citizen

March 23, 2013

RIP brother.

A131
USBP

March 23, 2013

May the Lord comfort your family at home as well as your brothers and sisters working in the field. I know you will be terribly missed. Rest in Peace.

R. T., Academy/Training Staff
Indiana Department of Correction

March 23, 2013