Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

May both of you RIP and may God watch over your family. Thank you for your service.

#5813
U.S. Marshals Service

May 20, 2013

RIP brother Stephen.

May God bless and be with your family, co-workers and friends at this very difficult time.

Det. Bevenour
Gettysburg Police Dept

May 20, 2013

RIP Agent Shaw

Resident of Malden, MA

May 20, 2013

Thank you for your service and sacrifice. My condolences to your family, friends and coworkers of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. May you rest in peace.

Ptlm. William F. Shields
Federal Reserve Police/Philadelphia - Retired/Haverford Police

May 20, 2013

I am deeply saddened by the loss of my friend Steve. We went through basic agent training together in 1997 with the State Dept. We would lose touch and reconnect. He was happiest loving his family and serving his country. I will miss not being able to talk with you Steve, you were always a calming force in my life. I will pray for your family. Be at peace my friend.

Special Agent
NCIS

May 20, 2013

Rest in peace my brother. Our thoughts and prayers are with you, your family and members of HRT.

James J. Scanlon (Retired CPD SWAT)
North American SWAT Training Assoc.

May 20, 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 20, 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

May 20, 2013

OUR DEEPEST SYMPATHY TO THE FAMILY OF SPECIAL AGENT SHAW, AND ALL THOSE WHO MOURN THE LOSS OF SPECIAL AGENT SHAW .
OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ARE WITH YOU DURING THIS DIFFICULT TIME.
HIS SERVICE WILL BE GREATLY MISSED IN YOUR COMMUNITY AND HIS DEEDS NEVER FORGOTTEN.
GOD BLESS

Ret PO David Herbert
Toronto Police Service, Canada

May 20, 2013

so sorry for your loss. thoughts and prayers go out to his family. also to his fellow officers.

citizen
citizen

May 20, 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

May 20, 2013

Gone too soon...we lost a good man, and I lost a friend.

James Meyer - OCRA
FBI

May 20, 2013

REST IN PEACE BROTHER. YOU ARE A TRUE HERO.

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

May 20, 2013

It was an honor to call S/A Shaw a friend. Many us in
San Diego will hold his memory in high esteem.

Lynn S. Swanson
Family friend

May 20, 2013

My sincerest sympathy to the family and friends of Special Agent Stephen Shaw as well as to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. R.I.P Sir!

Wm Jean-Paul Rochat
Swiss Army, MP

May 20, 2013

Rest in Peace, Brother. Thank you for your service.

Sgt. Kevin Kratz
Buena Vista Twp Police (Michigan)

May 20, 2013

Stephen Shaw was a very good agent and outstanding person. I knew him when he was a USCS Special Agent and his wife was a USCS analyst. His wife and daughter will be in my prayers. The FBI lost a great agent and American. Im sorry for all of our loss. He was one of the good ones.

Rick Mann, Retired Supervisory SA
Retired from Homeland Security Inv

May 20, 2013

"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

Sergeant Chad Miner
Powell Police Department

May 20, 2013

Thank you for your service Special Agent Shaw. You will never be forgotten. Rest in peace...

Chief Joseph A. Edwards
Columbia Police Department, IL

May 20, 2013

Rest in Peace Brother.

DS/T/MSD

May 20, 2013

To the family and friends of Special Agent Stephen Shaw. Thank you for your service. You are in my thoughts and prayers. May God hold you in his arms now and always.

A.S. Batson Patrolman
Cherry Police Goldsboro, NC

May 20, 2013

To the family and friends of Special Agent Christopher Lorek. You are in my thoughts and prayers. May God hold you in his arms now and always.

A.S. Batson Patrolman
Cherry Police Dertment Goldsboro, NC

May 20, 2013

My thoughts and prayers are with Special Agent Shaw's family and his Brothers and Sisters in Blue. Rest in peace.

Deputy Johanna Polo
Monroe County Sheriffs Dept Rochester NY

May 20, 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.

James W. Moore, Interim Chief of Police
Gardner, KS Police Department

May 20, 2013

Avenue of the Fallen

Standing at attention in their class “A“ uniforms, badges gleaming and shoes like glass, are your brothers and sisters of Law Enforcement. All of whom have previously paid the ultimate price.
Today, like many others, they welcome you to this wonderful place. As you march down the Avenue of the Fallen, all eyes focus on you as if to say its ok you’re with your eternal partners. A salute is followed and a tear can be seen on so many faces.
Welcome, you served well.
Now come join us in the ranks, another is coming home.

A brother law enforcement officer
12-25-2010

Sheriff Jim Weaver (Ret.) LAPD (Ret.)
Jerome County, Idaho (Ret.)

May 20, 2013