Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

God bless you and may you have bin escorted unto God's eternalkingdom by by an escort of heavenly hosts, with fringes of a blue thin line on the tips of their wings.

Lt Col Diana Osietski
DHS/ Federal protective Service

April 8, 2013

From a Sister to a Brother, Thanks for serving. May you Rest In Peace. My prayers are with your family. May God Bless.

Deputy Sheriff Avis Burrows
Volusia County Sheriff's Office, Florida

April 8, 2013

Thank you Deputy Fifer for your dedication and for paying the ultimate sacrifice for the fine folks in the great state of Arkansas. You are a true AMERICAN HERO !!!!!!

My thoughts and prayers are with your family, friends and co-workers. May you forever, rest in peace, my brother.

HEROES NEVER DIE..

Sgt. Mitch Cheselka (Retired)
Orange County Sheriff, California
Polk County Sheriff, Oregon

April 8, 2013

God bless Deputy Fifer's family, friends and coworkers and give them strength and peace to get through their grief and pain. Thank you for your service brother.

Sergeant Clark O. Parry
Cattaraugus County Sheriff's Office, New York

April 8, 2013

RIP brother. I know you will be missed in Conway. The your entire family and department will be in my thoughts and prayers.

Cpl. Tony VanDeman
Ar. Department of Correction

April 8, 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

April 8, 2013

Rest in Peace Deputy Fifer. Thank you for your service. My thoughts and prayers are with the Fifer Family and the Faulkner County Sheriff's Office.

Cpl. Gary Hughes
Passaic County Sheriff's Office Paterson NJ

April 8, 2013

So very sorry to hear of Officer Fifer's death. We are praying for his family and co-workeers at this time of grief. May GOD be with you all.

We know his service was greatly appreciated and he will be missed by many.

Sgt. Charles Carty (Retired)
Benton Arkansas Police Department

April 8, 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

April 8, 2013

May you rest in peace after having served those around you. My thoughts are with you, your family, fellow officers and friends.

Reserve Officer G. Krystof
Los Angeles Police Department

April 8, 2013

I am grateful that there are brave officers like you who are willing to sacrifice their precious lives to protect us. Another "Hero" taken. Prayers to your department and most of all to your Loved Ones, you did not die in vain, you died doing what you loved and for that you are a REAL HERO! Thank you. Come walk a beat in Heaven. Watch over your brothers and sisters now, and help keep them safe, as we must stay for now. Till we walk the beat together again, may you R.I.P. SIR.

K.L.Mellinger S.A.R. 223
So. Nye Co. Sheriffs Search & Rescue

April 8, 2013

Rest in Peace Brother. May your family and friends be comforted by the Law Enforcement Community.

Terry May
CPD

April 8, 2013

Rest in peace, Deputy Fifer. Thank you for your dedication and service to your community. Your ultimate sacrifice and that of your family will not be forgotten. Prayers for your family, friends, Faulkner County SO and many law enforcement brothers & sisters. Godspeed and God Bless, Hero.

Kathy B.
Grateful Citizen

April 8, 2013

To the Family, friends and co-workers of Deputy Sheriff Fifer:

I am so very sorry and heartbroken over your tragic loss. You are all in my thoughts and prayers.
May God help you find comfort and peace during this tragic time.
Deputy Fifer served his community proud..even though he has left us he will never be forgotten.. Your a HERO!! RIP

Ms. Gina Miller
Washington State Patrol
Fiance of Trooper Tony V. Radulescu
EOW 2-23-2012

April 8, 2013