Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

R.I.P. EASY BROTHER. MY CONDOLENCES TO YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS.

WE GOT IT FROM HERE!

OFFICER MARQUIS LAMAR
HOUSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE PD

July 15, 2013

May God Bless your family and loved ones you will never be forgotten LEO brother we got the watch from here. Rest in peace!

Officer Andrew Orozco
ADOT Enforcement Yuma,AZ.

July 15, 2013

RIP brother Bobby.

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

Det. Bevenour
Gettysburg Police Dept

July 15, 2013

R.I.P. Officer Hornsby! Prayers for your wife, children, family, friends, and fellow officers at the Killeen Police Department. We wish your fellow officer a speedy recovery from his wounds as well.

Sgt. Tim White
WV Natural Resources Police

July 15, 2013

Rest in peace, Brother. I pray for God to comfort your family and for his continued blessings for them. KPD, stand strong and God bless!

Asst. Chief Andy Lewis
U.S. Border Patrol, Washington, DC

July 15, 2013

My deepest condolences to the family of Officer Hornsby and the Killeen Police Department.

Survivor of Peter Kneeland EOW 10/7/2012

July 15, 2013

Although I did not know you , you are my brother, as you are to all those that do, or have served under the badge, and I ask the Good Lord to watch over those that you have left behind, those that you loved dearly, and the loved you.
As I wrote in an article in Police Products News in 1983 simply called, "Why?"
"Why do we walk out the door of our homes each and every day to face the harsh realities of police work leaving behind those we love, and that love us not knowing if we will return when our day is done. Why do we willingly charge into situations that others would run from to defend and help those that we are paid to serve and protect.
Why do we do this day after day, year after year.
Why?
The answer is simple; it's because that is what we DO!"

Sgt. Donald A Anderson Jr - Retired
OPSO New Orleans, LA

July 15, 2013

My thoughts and prayers to the family, friends and co-workers of Officer Robert “Bobby” Hornsby. Another Hero taken too soon. May God comfort you and your family as you go and touch the face of God.
Your honorable service and sacrifice and bravery to the citizens of Killeen, Texas will not be forgotten. God Speed and God Bless. Rest in Peace Sir .


May the children of Officer Hornsby know that their Daddy, is a HERO who we will not forget and will forever be in his debt for all he has done for us. Officer Hornsby. Thank You for your service and protection to us all, may you rest in peace. God bless you and your family.

Final Salute

VIPS 750 Jeff Claybern
Alexandria Kentucky Police Department

July 15, 2013

Thank you for giving your life for citizens like me; I hope your family will know that I never take it for granted. I'm sorry for everyone's loss. No doubt you will be missed.

Stephanie Heather
Citizen, Sister to an Officer

July 15, 2013

They bid me
Take my place among them
In the halls of Valhalla
Where thine enemies
Have been vanquished
Where the brave shall live forever
Nor shall we mourn, but rejoice for
Those that have died
The glorious death
There do I see my father
There do I see my mother
My brothers and my sisters
There do I see the line of my people
Back to the beginning

fellow SWAT

July 15, 2013

FALLEN HEROES
From the time I was conceived God had for me a plan
He wanted me to get involved to help my fellow man
I know some were against it but God knows what is best
Now I am at home with him and have perfect peace and rest
I know some still have anger about the way I died
But God sees and bottles every tear you cry
As difficult as it may be please don't hold a grudge
Remember this my loved ones God alone will judge
Then on that resurrection day when all the dead will rise
The Lord will reunite us together in the skies
Please don't be sad and mourn for me I'm doing what I love
Serving God and guarding you from heaven up above

Joye Atkinson

July 15, 2013

Rest well my brother for your sacrifice was not in vain. As you take the watch in heaven we've got it from here, May God bless the family both physical and law enforcement with peace and comfort as well as the community he so unselfishly served with honor, pride, and integrity.

"Greater love hath no man than this; that a man lay down his life for his friends." John 15:13
Rev. Carlos Stapleton
Chaplain, Jackson Co. TN SO

July 15, 2013

Rest in Peace Officer Hornsby, Bless your family and the Kileen Police Department. A speedy recovery for your fellow Officer.

TFC Len Widener
Connecticut State Police

July 15, 2013

Rest in peace Officer Hornsby...your work here is through. And I pray the Lord's comfort and courage, solace and strength, mercy, grace and the peace which surpasses all understanding will guard the hearts and minds of your wife, daughter and son...and your kin and brothers in arms will watch over your them as well.

Chaplain/Retired Sergeant-CHP
California Associaton of Highway Patrolmen

July 15, 2013

May St. Christopher walk you to God's side where all his warriors sit to protect him. My heart and prayers go out to his wife, children and family.

To his family in blue, I know this feeling and the pain of losing one of our own will always weigh heavy on our hearts and souls.

May God bless his family and his agency during this terrible time......

Sergeant
Sandusky Police Department...Sandusky, Ohio

July 15, 2013

Our prayers to Officer Hornsby's Family at his loss and our appreciation to him for his service with his agency and for his community. He gave his life protecting others and will always be remembered and thanked for that. GOD be with you all through this time of loss.

Sgt. Charles Carty (Retired)
Benton Arkansas Police Department

July 15, 2013

Rest easy BROTHER, thank you for your service. we pray diligently for your family, that Jesus may comfort them.

Captain Shane Parrott
Gordon County Sheriffs Office, GA

July 15, 2013

"Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God."
Matthew 5:9

Marshal Chris Di Gerolamo
Federal Air Marshal Service

July 15, 2013

R.I.P officer.

R.N. Keith Crawley

July 15, 2013

Thank you brother for all that you have done...Rest in Peace we have this watch

Deputy Stephen Kincheloe
Ector County Sheriffs Office

July 15, 2013

Rest in peace

Maureen Rolniak

July 15, 2013

R.I.P. Brother, you will not be forgotten.

Ptlmn. J. Murray
Chicago PD (Ret.)

July 15, 2013

My deepest sympathy and condolences to Officer Hornsby’s, family, friends, and the Killeen Police Dept. Thank you for your service, dedication, and for your ultimate sacrifice, may you rest in peace.

Officer C. Garcia, Coordinator
La Joya ISD Police Dept. Campus Crime Stoppers Inc.

July 15, 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

July 15, 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

July 15, 2013