Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Supervisor Michael Baskett rest in peace you are
now a member of an elite group The Thin Blue Line
of Heroes. There is no greater sacrifice that one can give
for his fellow man. To the Family I salute your lost loved one,
and pray for you during the days to come. Michael will be in
the company of heroes forevermore.

The Thin Blue Line of the Fallen are Standing at attention
in their class “A“ uniforms, badges gleaming and shoes like glass,
They 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 hallowed place.
As you march down the Thin Blue Line of the Fallen, all eyes are
focused on you as if to say it will be ok you’re with your eternal
partners. A salute follows and a tear can be seen on so many faces.
Welcome, you served well. Now come join the ranks, another member
of The Thin Blue Line has come home.



Your Brother in Law enforcement

Dr. stan phillips Usa Ret, Ms, Bs
Walnut Grove Ms Police, Lt. retired

January 5, 2014

Thank you for your service and sacrifice. May you rest in peace. My thoughts and prayers are with your family, friends and co-workers.

Officer
Salt lake City Police

January 5, 2014

RIP, Michael and thank you for your service.

Veteran
534th MPCO (STRAF)

January 5, 2014

Thank you Supervisor Baskett for your faithful service. You will be remembered. May God grant your family & agency peace and comfort.

Trooper Joe Dellwo #446
Minnesota State Patrol

January 5, 2014

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE, REST IN PEACE.

N.J. TROOPER
NEW JERSEY STATE POLICE

January 5, 2014

May he RIP. Thank you Sir for your serving our country and services with the FBOP.

Officer
Va Dept. Of Corrections

January 5, 2014

To the family of Supervisor Michael Baskett, friends, and Officers of the Federal Bureau of Prisons, in Butner, NC
You are in my thoughts and prayers. May God comfort and hold you close now and always. John 15;13

A.S. (Scott) Batson
Cherry Police Department Goldsboro, NC

January 4, 2014

"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, WY

January 4, 2014

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

Bryce Stevenson
Son of fallen Ceres Police Sergeant Howard Stevenson EOW 1-9-2005

January 4, 2014

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

Reserve Police Officer
Los Angeles Police Department

January 4, 2014

Rest In Peace Supervisor Baskett.

Officer Christopher Goodwin (Retired)
High Point NC & Charlotte-Mecklenburg NC Police Depts.

January 4, 2014

Michael,

Rest well in the arms of God.

To Your Family,

Feel His presence as God answers the prayers of many who have fallen to their knees on your behalf. Since the day of my son's death, I have carried every law enforcement officer and their family in my heart.

Every morning I go to my knees. During that time I pray, “Lord, Be with all law enforcement officers. Keep them safe and free from harm. They are your soldiers on the front line of the battle against evil. If one should fall this day - wrap their family in your loving arms. Surround them with Your angels, family and loving, caring people to comfort them. Ease their pain. Help them to mourn well. In Jesus' name, Amen”

I have lifted you and your family to God every morning for the past two years. Feel those prayers. God is with you, He knows and will ease your pain.

Pamela Hotsinpiller
Mother of
Deputy United States Marshal
Derek W. Hotsinpiller
EOW 2-16-2011

January 4, 2014

R.I.P. Brother. You will be missed and never forgotten. Prayers to your Family, friends, and co-workers.

LT T.C. Brown
Federal Bureau of Prisons

January 4, 2014

God bless and be with you and your family.
Your Corrections brothers and sisters everywhere will always honor and remember your sacrifice.
We got the watch.
Rest in peace brother.

Sgt. Paul Schanno- Honor Guard Member
State of MN Dept. of Corrections MCF-Stillwater

January 4, 2014

Rest, brother.

Cpl Steve Headley
Mishawaka, IN police

January 4, 2014

On behalf of the Westerville, Ohio Division of Police, our thoughts and prayers are with the immediate family of Supervisor Michael Baskett and the extended law enforcement family of the US Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Prisons. 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

"Greater love hath no man than this; that a man lay down his life for his friends."

Chief Joe Morbitzer
Westerville, Ohio Division of Police

January 4, 2014

Rest In Peace.

P.O. Randy Evans
Kansas City Missouri Police Department
Son of Patrolman Robert Wayne Evans
E.O.W 10/14/1971
HEROES LIVE FOREVER

January 4, 2014

John 15:13 - "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends." May God bless this self-sacrificing hero's family with the comfort and peace that only He can provide.

Chaplain Mark Campbell
Morristown TN Police Department

January 4, 2014

RIP, prayers for the family.

Sgt Ron Cromer (Retired)
Martin Co, Sheriff's Office, FL.

January 4, 2014

15 years of Blessings with such a wonderful man. Knowing me from the inside out and still accepted me and my 2 children allowed me to know that he was a real man and I truly thank God for him. We love you but above all we miss you. You will always be imitated but NEVER duplicated. Thank you for your dedicated service as a Service Man, a Father, a Husband and my best friend. God took a beautiful rose that will ALWAYS bloom in my heart. R.I.P Michael Clifton Baskett, My Hero.

Martha J. Alston, Wife
Wife

January 4, 2014

Thank you for your service, Sir

Deputy NC
Stanly Co So

January 4, 2014

Our deepest sympathy to his family and friends. God have mercy on us all !! . your brothers in NYC. NYC Corrections Officers.

officer, Edwin Rivera
NYDC

January 4, 2014

Bravery till the end. I hope and pray that your family endures this tragedy Michael.

Major Kevin L. Boyd
US Army
Former Savannah Georgia Police Officer

January 4, 2014

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

Marshal Chris Di Gerolamo
Federal Air Marshal Service

January 4, 2014

A corrections officer should be remembered not by how he died, but how he lived! A great man has gone to secure a safe path for the rest of us to follow. Thank you to you, your family and the Federal Bureau of Prisons. Our country is a little less safe without you. Rest in Peace Brother.

Anonymous

January 4, 2014