Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

For Detective Eric Smith:

As law-officers we encounter a mulitude of suspects in our career, and none of us really know what we can expect from any of them. Yet, while there are those who would be critical of our actions and point out an error we have made, or a rule we should have followed, the simple truth is that we all have not been continuously vigilant at least once. Any of us could have become a victim during the handling the of suspects albeit not for constant vigilance - and a little bit of luck.
We regret that Eric would be the next law-officer to forfeit his life in the process of protecting others.
We pray for Eric's family, friends, co-workers 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 Detective Eric Smith, a soldier-of-the-law, a final salute.

Cpl. Ralph D. Fiorenza (Ret.)
Pennsylvania State Police

April 10, 2013

On behalf of the Zone Five Training Academy Recruits. I want to extend our deepest heartfelt sympathy to Detective Smith's family and coworkers. May you continue your service in heaven. Thank you for your service and bravery.

Zone Five Academy Recruits
Zone Five Regional Law Enforcement Training Academy

April 9, 2013

Det. 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 9, 2013

Rest In Peace, my brother, we will take it from here. You were a quiet hero.

Officer Lawrence Wells Jr
Dothan Al Police Dept/ JPD 43rd recruit cl

April 9, 2013

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE, REST IN PEACE.

N.J. TROOPER
NEW JERSEY STATE POLICE

April 9, 2013

RIP Brother

Deputy Anita Price
Bexar County Sheriff's Office, San Antonio, Texas

April 9, 2013

RIP brother. My prayers for your family and the strength to carry on. God Bless you and all memebers of the Jackson Police Department.

Captain (Retired) William Flesch
Minot Police Dept. Minot, ND

April 9, 2013

I had the honor of meeting Detective Smith through Central Mississippi Crimestoppers. Det. Smith was very dedicated to his job and his family. My heart goes out to his family and JPD. He will truly be missed by many.

Officer L. Kerr-Kimble
Vicksburg-Warren School District

April 9, 2013

May the Lord bless you and bring comfort, peace and strength to your family and colleagues, Det. Smith.
Your service and light will be always remembered.

Chaplain Jerry Steele
Coquille Police Department, Coquille, Oregon

April 8, 2013

My heart felt condolences to Det. Smith's family, co-workers and friends. R.I.P. brother!

Det.Sgt. Stu Friedman (Retired)
NYPD

April 8, 2013

MY BROTHER IN BLUE. I ONLY HAD THE OPPORTUNTITY TO MET YOU TWICE AND YOU ARE TRUE AMERICAN HERO IN THE LINE IN LAW ENFORCEMENT AND TO YOUR FAMILY. I HAD OVER HEARD MANY OTHER FELLOW JACKSON POLICE OFFICERS BRINGING UP YOUR NAME ON NUMEROUS OCCASSIONS AND BROTHER THEY HAVE AND WILL ALWAYS SALUTE YOU AND YOUR LOVING FAMILY. WE ALL ASK DIFFERENT THINGS AND QUESTIONS IN OUR OWN THOUGHTS DOWN HERE ON EARTH , WHY , HOW , ETC. BUT I KNOW ONE TRUE FACT IS THAT YOU ARE ONE OF GOD"S SERVANTS AT WORK,AT HOME , AND ALL AROUND . THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEGACY THAT WE ALL KNOW YOU HAVE LEFT BEHIND FOR EACH AND EVERYONE ONE OF US IN LAW ENFORCEMENT AND MAY GOD BRING PEACE AND COMFORT ALL YOUR LOVED ONES AND DEAREST FRIENDS THOUGH THIS TIME .... KEEP WATCHING OVER ALL OF US BROTHER AND MAY YOU REST IN PEACE AND GOD BE WITH YOU... GOD BLESS.. badge#2145 jpd

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JACKSON POLICE DEPT. MS DART UNIT

April 8, 2013

My deepest sympathy and condolences to the famiy, friends and colleagues of Detective SMITH.

Senior Constable Emerson KRANTZ
Chatham-Kent Police Service, Ontario, Canada

April 8, 2013

My heart goes out to his family and his department......R.I.P. Brother

Chief Blaise W Smith
Chitimcha Tribal Police

April 8, 2013

To Det. Smith family I'm praying for you all. May God Bless you.

Sergeant Rosetta Williams
Greenville Police Department

April 8, 2013

Rest in peace brother

Lieutenant Lance Greene
Georgia State Patrol

April 8, 2013

We the members of the Vicksburg Police Department wish to convey our heartfelt sympathy in the death of Investigator Eric Smith and our lost of a Law Enforcement brother. We all have slogans or mottos like “To protect and serve”; “We Serve and Protect”; “To Protect with Courage, To Serve with Compassion Honor”; “Integrity, Service, With Honor We Serve” and many others. These we often live by never knowing when we will have to pay the ultimate price that is required to live up to these mottos. This is done that there may be peace in the land in which we live; Matthew 5:9 says “Blessed are the peacemakers, For they shall be called sons of God”.
To the family, nothing is truer that the words found in Psalm 30:4-5 “Sing praise to the Lord, you saints of His, And give thanks at the remembrance of His holy name.5 For His anger is but for a moment, His favor is for life; Weeping may endure for a night, But joy comes in the morning.”
May the God of Peace give you Peace and Joy through His Holy Spirit.

Deputy Chief Mitchell L. Dent
Vicksburg Police Department

April 8, 2013

If this man should fall,who will lift the flag and carry on?Thank you for carrying the flag Det. Smith.

Deputy Darrin Ellis
Kings County Sheriff's Office(Ca)

April 8, 2013

rest in peace my brother, youv'e served your country well, now you have a new assignment.

Captain Harold Allen Sr.
Madison Parish Sheriff Dept.

April 8, 2013

Rest in peace Detective Smith. You will not be forgotten. My thoughts and prayers go out to your family.

Detective John Munn
Aurora Police Department
Aurora, IL

April 8, 2013

Eric Rest In Peace, I know you are in God's hands now, but we will all miss you; especially your family. I am one of your ex-coworkers from years back, it hit me hard, so I know how how the rest of the Department and your family feels. I will pray for them and ask for God's Mercy. God Bless!

Bettie Ellis
Previous Deputy Court Clerk, Jackson,MS

April 8, 2013

Detective Eric Smith, We sure appreciate the fantastic job he did for our capital city. My mother works for Mayor Harvey Johnson and they are in complete shock at the loss of a good man and great officer of the law....Prayers for Chief Coleman as she gets her people through this and his BIG shoes to fill....May God send her another one like him....

Heather Dale Crowe
Mother works directly for Mayor Harvey Johnson

April 8, 2013

Detective, Thank you for your service. Rest in peace. May your family and co-workers feel some peace, knowing you are in heaven with God. God Bless.

K-( Handler B Emmrich & K9 Jake
Cedarburg Police, WI

April 7, 2013

On behalf of the State of Indiana Fraternal Order of Police Auxiliary, please know that this officer and his family are in our prayers. It is a tragedy that these incidents keep occurring to our family members. Your department, officers and Officer Smith's wife and children are in our thoughts.

Julie Black, President
Indiana State Auxiliary

April 7, 2013

My deepest sympathy and continued prayers to Det's Smith's family and co workers. Continued prayers for his wife and continued safe enforcement.

Detective Chet Wilson
NYPD

April 7, 2013

My thoughts and prayers are with Detective Smith's family, friends, and department.

Lt. Valerie Arnold, retired
Baton Rouge Police Department

April 7, 2013