Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

To the family, friends and co-workers of Detective Eric Smith-All in law enforcement are in sorrow because of the loss of your loved one. This is a tragedy and I ask you to work together to survive it. Your loved one willingly and bravely served in a violent environment. Your loved one will be forever honored in our profession. God Bless you at this time.

Sgt. Scott Bodah
Syracuse, New York Police Department

April 5, 2013

My Uncle (Sam Landrum) is retired from JPD and I was so sorry to hear from him about the loss of Detective Smith. My thoughts & prayers are with the Smith family as well as the men & women of JPD.

RIP Detective and thank you for your service.

Sergeant Curtis Jones
Asheville (NC) Police Department

April 5, 2013

May God's grace shower down on the family through these difficult hours, days, weeks, and months ahead. May he grant you strength and power to move foward one day at a time and always cherish those great memories of our fallen brother. Weeping endureth for a night but joy cometh in the morning... My prayers and thoughts are with you today and always.....

Sgt. Jeffery Haymer & Shan
Fellow officer-Canton Police Dept

April 5, 2013

Our thoughts and prayers are with you, your family, and your department!

Bryce Stevenson
Son of Fallen Ceres Police Sergeant Howard Stevenson, EOW 010905

April 5, 2013

Your honorable and dedicated service will be remembered for years to come. As you now look about and meet all of our heroic and honorable brothers and sisters who also paid the ultimate know God is holding you in his arms of love. Rest in peace brother. In Christ.

Tom Bradley, Retired Det,
Phoenix AZ PD, AZ State Chaplain FOP

April 5, 2013

Rest In Peace Detective Smith. Thank You for your service. Prayers for the family.

Off. Ray Ferrell
Little Rock PD

April 5, 2013

My condolences to the family.
Thank you for your service to the community and your years of work. Rest In Peace.

Corporal C.Gunner

April 5, 2013

Thank you for your dedication in keeping the City of Jackson safe from all menaces to society. In these past years, I've noticed more patrolmen and women in all areas of our city. You all managed to do whatever it took to make us feel safe. My heart goes out to the Smith Family and I pray that they find comfort in their time of bereavement. God has called another one of his angels home. You may not be with us in flesh, but you will definitely be with us in spirit....May You Rest In Peace Detective Eric Smith.

D. Jones
Citizen of Jackson, MS

April 5, 2013

Words cannot express how saddened we are to have lost one of our BEST! We may not understand it now but we HAVE to trust that the Lord makes no mistakes. My prayers cover all who are deeply saddened and broken over this tragedy. God's Speed Detective Eric Smith...

Melissa Cole-Thomas
Friend of Fallen JPD Officer Brian Kinsey E.O.W. October 22, 1997

April 5, 2013

Rest in peace brother
May this poem conford those who morn the lost of Detective Smith

I went to church as if in a dream
Never a word, never a scream
Heaven was honoring someone new
I felt the sorrow, I touched the blue
My tears went dry, I sobbed all night
My brother was slain, in an unfair fight
The bag pipes played Amazing Grace
As I took one last look upon his face
I had to be strong, it’s what he’d do
If it was for me or if it was for you.

May God have eyes over your family.

Agent. M.matthews
Ca Fugitive Enforcement

April 5, 2013

As you departed the bonds of this earth and touched the face of God, know that the service and dedication you had for your department, its fellow officers and the citizens of your community will never be forgotten. May God comfort in this time of sorrow your family, your fellow officers and all those whose lives you have touched. You have served your time in hell, now rest comfortably in the arms of God. RIP, we’ll take it from here.

Interim Chief James W. Moore
Gardner, KS Police Department

April 5, 2013

God's peace and speed Detective Smith. Thank you for your brave, dedicated service. RIP brother.

P/O R. Popelka #7903
Chicago Police Department

April 5, 2013

Another tragedy and the Thin Blue Line gets a little bit thinner. My deepest condolences to the wife, family, friends, and coworkers of Detective Smith.

R.I.P. and Godspeed, Sir.

Deputy Michael Matranga
Orange County Sheriff's Department
Lake Forest Police Services

April 5, 2013

Rest in peace Brother Eric, you are a true Hero and will never be forgotten for your service and courage.

Son of G. Truman Wortham EOW 7/15/73

Assistant Chief Carl Wortham
Sand Springs OK PD

April 5, 2013

So sorry to hear of such a trajic loss. Our prayers go out to the Detective's family, friends and the fine men & women of the Jacksonville Police Department.

Chief Roger Byars
Texas Southern University Police Dept.

April 5, 2013

I am sorry for the lost of your police Detective but we must also keep in mind that two families are going through something so be mindful of what you write because both families are hurting.Trust God he will see you through.

M.M.Smith

April 5, 2013

Thank you for your dedication and ultimate sacrifice Officer Smith. May your family, friends, and co-workers find peace in knowing such a Hero. RIP!

D Johnson
BOP

April 5, 2013

Detective Smith,
May you rest in Heavenly Peace. May your family be forever watched over and blessed. May your friends and colleagues find comfort. Please watch over us from on high. We will see you again dear Sir.
Thank you for your service. I will never forget your sacrifice or the sacrifice of your family.
Greater Love Hath No Man....
Prayers for all involved.

Kristi
Surviving Daughter of Special Agent J. Robert Porter
Federal Bureau of Investigation
E.O.W. 8/9/79

April 5, 2013

I didn't know Eric, but I can feel the pain this crime caused his family and friends. My prayers are expressed for the family during this time of lost, may the God of all comfort be with the family. Thanks for being the door keeper, making people safe!

Pastor Brian Williams
Ecclesia Christian Fellowship

April 5, 2013

Thank you for your service and my prayers are with your family, love ones and department

John Latour (retired deputy)

April 5, 2013

I would like to give my condolences to Detective Smith's family. It's always a tragedy when a brother/sister in uniform, pays the ultimate price while serving the public. R.I.P. Detective Smith

Chief (Ret.)
Master's Touch Protective/ Private Dectective Agency

April 5, 2013

Though I never knew him, he was part of my Law Enforcement family and I will mourn this deep loss the rest of my life. My heart aches with all the losses we have suffered, and continue to suffer, through the years. God is our only peace through such incidents & He will judge the guilty. May family & friends feel the presence of the "God of All Comfort" as they endure the distressing days ahead. I join them in their agonizing grief & remember them in my prayers.

Another senseless tragedy
Another day of grief,
Another day of praying
To help us find relief.

Relief from bitter anguish
Relief from rage so great,
Relief from lenient justice
Which continues to seal our fate.

Relief from heartache’s torment
As we continue on,
Oh, the awesome loss of brotherhood
Now that you are gone.

Though our hearts are deeply broken
And our tears forever flow,
There’s a comforting assurance
That now with God you go.

We know that you are welcome
Now at Heaven’s gate,
While meeting brothers & sisters
Who also met such fate.

The family of Law Enforcement
Knows no distance here or there,
And we recall in comfort
You await us there.

Vicki Hare, Telecommunicator
Salisbury NC PD

April 5, 2013

Christ have mercy, Lord have mercy

S. I. Drake, Lt. IPD (Ret)
Indianapolis Police

April 5, 2013

Rest in peace, and condolences to the family. May the lord comfort you in your time of need.

Officer Jason Neal
Dothan Police Department, Dothan,Ala.

April 5, 2013

R.I.P. BROTHER Smith!!!

Nebraska Police Officer

April 5, 2013