Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Rest In Peace Brother,you will not be forgotten.

David R. Medlin
Officer 2
ADOT/ECD

May 11, 2013

IN HONORE CASORUM
Gone, but not forgotten.

Sgt. T. J. Jones
Greater Cleveland Transit Police Department

May 11, 2013

God Bless Officer Tim Huffman for his service to the state of Arizona and to his family. Sir you did your job and may you rest in peace. John 3:16

Former Sgt. Joe Covington
Corpus Christi Police Department

May 11, 2013

Our thoughts and prayers are with you, your family, and your fellow officers!

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

May 11, 2013

My sincere heartfelt condolences go out to the family Tim. Just as we remember our fallen during this past week, our brother in Arizona is carelessly killed by a reckless tractor trailer driver. I feel sorrow but also great respect for those Officers that not only attempted to stop or alert the truck driver but also they attempted to render aid to Deputy Huffman.

God Bless those Patrolman that patrol our highways at all times and during all conditions.

Lieutenant Fitzgerald
Bureau of Prisons

May 11, 2013

REST IN PEACE BROTHER. YOU ARE A TRUE HERO.

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

May 11, 2013

Rest in Peace

1st Lt. Stephen A. Joy #980
Prince George's County Police, Maryland

May 11, 2013

Our deepest condolences and respect to the Huffman family and the AZ DPS family.

Chief Robert Shilling
New Mexico State Police

May 10, 2013

You are a hero & an angel. God bless you & your family.

D/S Timothy Hernandez & D/S Christina Hernandez
Escambia County S/O. FL

May 10, 2013

Officer Tim - I know some of your relatives in Gainesville. From what I have heard from them - you are quite a remarkable man. God must have need of people in heaven like you - so he has called you for more duty up there. Rest In Peace forever.

Reserve Police Officer - Tom Sims
Miami Police Department

May 10, 2013

Paul and Family,
We are so sorry for your loss. I know that your brother was very special to you. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.

Deputy Jamie Compton
Hall County 287 (g) Program

May 10, 2013

I have laid down my life in service to all of you.
I have been a part of the fabric that has held the line between your safety and your victimization. I have given my life so that others may live in peace. I have lived my life as a dedicated member of the greatest profession. There is no greater honor.

As I now become a part of the rich history of law enforcement, please remember me always for I have left behind those who loved and depended upon me.
My partners and my agency, please remember my family, their loss, and don’t let time soften your compassion for them.

You guard the gate now and I will continue my watch from above.

MAY YOU REST IN PEACE AND MAY YOUR FAMILY FIND COMFORT IN THE GOOD YOU HAVE DONE HERE ON EARTH.

Doug Gist, Captain (ret) Washoe SO
Silver State National Peace Officers Museum

May 9, 2013

When God Made Police Officers

When the Lord was creating Police Officers, He was into His sixth day of overtime when an angel
appeared and said, “You’re doing a lot of fiddling around on this one.” And the Lord said, “Have you read the requirements on this order?

A police officer has to be able to run five miles through alleys in the dark, scale walls, enter homes the health inspector wouldn’t touch, and not wrinkle their uniform.

They have to be able to sit in an undercover car all
day on a stakeout, cover a homicide scene that night, canvas the neighborhood for witnesses, and testify in court the next day. They have to be in top physical condition at all times, running on black coffee and half-eaten meals, and they have to have six pairs of hands.”

The angel shook her head slowly and said, “Six pairs of hands…no way!” “It’s not the hands that
are causing me problems,” said the Lord, “it’s the three pairs of eyes an officer has to have.”

That’s on the standard model?” asked the angel. The Lord nodded. “One pair that sees through a bulge in a pocket before they ask, ‘May I see what’s in there, sir?’ (When they already know and wish they’d taken that accounting job), another pair here on the side of the head for their
partner’s safety, and another pair of eyes here in front so they can look reassuringly at a bleeding victim and say, ‘You’ll be all right, ma’am,’ when they know it isn’t so.”

“Lord,” said the angel, touching His sleeve, “rest and work on this tomorrow.” “I can’t”, said the Lord, “I already have a model that can talk a 250 pound drunk into a patrol car without incident and feed a family of five on a civil service paycheck.”

The angel circled the model of the Police Officer very slowly. “Can it think?” she asked. “You
bet”, said the Lord, “it can tell you the elements of a hundred crimes, recite Miranda warnings in
its sleep, detain, investigate, search, and arrest a gang member on the street in less time that it
takes five learned judges to debate the legality of the stop…and still it keeps its sense of humor.

This officer also has phenomenal personal control. They can deal with crime scenes painted in
hell, coax a confession from a child abuser, comfort a murder victim’s family, and then read in the
daily paper how law enforcement isn’t sensitive to the rights of criminal suspects.”

Finally, the angel bent over and ran her finger across the cheek of the Police Officer. “There’s a leak,” she pronounced, “I told you that you were trying to put too much into this model.” “That’s not a leak,” said the Lord. “It’s a tear.” “What’s the tear for?” asked the angel. “It’s for bottled up emotions, for fallen comrades, for commitment to that funny piece of cloth called the
American flag, for justice.”

“You’re a genius,” said the angel.

The Lord looked somber. “I didn’t put it there,” He said.

-Author Unknown

We'll take it from here, while you walk and patrol the golden streets of Heaven.

Deputy W. Rice
Yuma County Sheriff's Office

May 9, 2013

Rest in Peace, Tim. I will always remember you and the good times we had together. You will be missed sorely.

#6483

Officer Alan Fuchs
AZ DPS

May 9, 2013

Rest In Peace Brother.

Det. Andreoli
NYPD

May 9, 2013

Our prayers to the family and friends of Officer Huffman, God has called another Brother home.

Capt. Tom Roby
Bardstown Police Department

May 9, 2013

RIP Officer Tim Huffman. May God watch over your family, BIB/SIB and friends in their time of need. Unfortunately, I never had the honor of meeting you, but you are a hero in the truest sense of the word and you put your life on the line day in and day out so that the evil of man could not overcome the good.

May God bless you Officer Huffman. Your brothers and sisters in blue, brown and green will take it from here.

Officer James Birdsell & K9 Sita
Gainesville Police Department

May 9, 2013

rest in peace

pfc j pease
cmpd-retired bpd

May 8, 2013

Thank you for your sacrifice, it will never be forgotten. May God keep your family in His arms.

Special Agent #8268
US Homeland Security Investigations, Phoenix, AZ

May 8, 2013

RIP My Fellow Brother in Blue. My Prayer go to the Family, Friends, and Co-Workers.

Retired Detective Don Vine #5896
Phoenix Police Department

May 8, 2013

On behalf of the Westerville, Ohio Division of Police, our thoughts and prayers are with the immediate family of Officer Tim Huffman and the extended law enforcement family of the Arizona Department of Public Safety, Rest in Peace brother and watch over us.

I fight not for glory or fame, for they are momentary. I fight for those who can't. I fight for Justice. I fight for the oppressed and the down trodden. And if I should lose my life for these just causes, then I have no regrets, For I serve to protect the innocent. It matters not where or when, for evil knows no boundaries. Be it fire, flood, or the threat of tyranny, I will not flee. Justice is my weapon. Faith is my shield. Hope is my armor. Cry not at my passing, for it was my Honor to fight for you. Shed not tears of sorrow, But tears of joy, for now, I stand with God.

By Jon F. Hooper

Chief Joseph Morbitzer
Westerville, Ohio Division of Police

May 8, 2013

REST IN PEACE BROTHER. YOU ARE A TRUE HERO.

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

May 8, 2013

Rest easy brother, we have the watch from here.

Detective C. Weidenbach
Arizona Department of Public Safety

May 8, 2013

Tim you will be missed, thanks for watching over me when I worked late in Dateland, I always knew you were close. Loved having our conversations about everything and nothing. You are missed and loved.

"The Final Inspection"

The policeman stood and faced his God,
Which must always come to pass.
He hoped his shoes were shining.
Just as brightly as his brass.

"Step forward now, policeman.
How shall I deal with you?
Have you always turned the other cheek?
To My church have you been true?"

The policeman squared his shoulders and said,
"No, Lord, I guess I ain't,
Because those of us who carry badges
can't always be a saint.

I've had to work most Sundays,
and at times my talk was rough,
and sometimes I've been violent,
Because the streets are awfully tough.

But I never took a penny,
That wasn't mine to keep....
Though I worked a lot of overtime
When the bills got just too steep.

And I never passed a cry for help,
Though at times I shook with fear.
And sometimes, God forgive me,
I've wept unmanly tears.

I know I don't deserve a place
Among the people here.
They never wanted me around
Except to calm their fear.

If you've a place for me here,
Lord, It needn't be so grand.
I never expected or had too much,
But if you don't.....I'll understand.

There was silence all around the throne
Where the saints had often trod.
As the policeman waited quietly,
For the judgment of his God.

"Step forward now, policeman,
You've borne your burdens well.
Come walk a beat on Heaven's streets,
You've done your time in hell."

Author Unknown

Royalle Hutchings Civilian
Daughter Of Retired Yuma County Capt.Roy Brock

May 8, 2013

Rest in peace brother. Godspeed.

Ofc. O. A. Olasokan
NYS University Police at SUNY Maritime College

May 8, 2013