Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Go and rest now brother, your tour is over. May the LORD comfort your family and friends.

Deputy Shawn Lester
Sumner Co S.O.
Gallatin TN

April 4, 2014

Rest, brother.

Cpl Steve Headley
Mishawaka, IN police

April 4, 2014

My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. You are a Hero Deputy Franklin. Thank you for doing your job. Rest in peace Dear Brother. God bless. "HEROES LIVE FOREVER"

CATHERINE A. GARIBAY SANCHEZ
SURVIVING SISTER of DEPUTY SHERIFF
STEVEN GARIBAY EOW 2/10/1987

April 4, 2014

RIP brother Ernest.

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

Det. Bevenour
Gettysburg Police Department

April 4, 2014

My prayers and thoughts are with your family and friends. So sad to lose such a valuable member of society. You are a hero.

Stephanie Harris, LEOW - Spouse of Sgt, LAPD

April 4, 2014

Sir, I salute your service to mankind. I pray for you and your family!

Josh Holcomb

April 4, 2014

To Deputy Franklin family, Our most sincere sympathy may GOD give you the strength and courage to face the future without your LOVED ONE, and the courage to go on.

GOD BLESS

Chapalin T.L. Longacre
Pa . FOP Red Rose #16

April 3, 2014

A sad tragedy that will leave a void not only in the ranks of the Barren County Sheriff's Office, but in the hearts of all who know and love Deputy Franklin and in the extended family around the world.

God Bless and may you forever Rest in Peace, Brother.

Ptl. Jim Leahy, Jr.
Harvard University Police Dept.

April 3, 2014

RIP Brother

Deputy Anita Price
Bexar County Sheriff's Office, San Antonio, Texas

April 3, 2014

Rest in peace Deputy Franklin. My sincere condolences to your family and to your department. Godspeed as you now patrol the streets of gold.

OFC TERRY F. ZECH(RET)
VETERAN AFFAIRS POLICE DEPT, DETROIT, MICHIGAN

April 3, 2014

AGAIN I AM SADDEN TO HEAR OF A NOTHER BROTHER LOOSE HIS LIFE IN THE LINE OF DUTY. MAY U R.I.P. DEP.ERNEST T. FRANKLIN. THANK YOUSIR FOR YOUR SERICE AD TIME, MY PRAYERS ARE WITH YOUR FAMILY AND FELLOW OFFICERS. THANK YOU SIR YOU ARE NOW DISMISSED. :(

chris young DPR retired
Detroit Police Deparment

April 3, 2014

Our prayers and thoughts to the deputies family and also to the departments officers.

Deputy Sheriff Paul T. Thompson
Dane County Sheriff's Office, Madison, WI

April 3, 2014

A sad, but sincere thank you, Deputy Franklin, for your dedicated law enforcement service. May God bless and be with you, your loving family and those touched by your life, and the Barren County Sheriff's Office. May you rest in heavenly peace, Sir!

Special Agent Charles McNichols [Ret]
U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command [CID]

April 3, 2014

Our prayers and deepest sympathy goes out to the friends and family of Deputy Sheriff Ernest Franklin. May his soul rest in peace. We thank him for his service in law enforcement.

Zone Five Academy Session 56
New York State Zone Five Regional Law Enforcement Training Academy

April 3, 2014

REST IN PEACE BROTHER. YOU ARE A TRUE HERO.

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

April 3, 2014

Dep Franklin, may you rest in peace our brother. You'll never be forgotten.

Sgt Richard Eckert
Town of Chester PD

April 3, 2014

may HIS light shine perpetual upon his face

Chief Jim Allen (Retired)
Mobile County Child Support Enforcement
Mobile County, Alabama

April 3, 2014

God's peace and speed Deputy Franklin. Thank you for your brave, dedicated service. RIP brother.

P/O R. Popelka #7903
Chicago P.D.

April 3, 2014

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 3, 2014

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 3, 2014

Deputy Franklin,
May you rest in Heavenly Peace. May your family be forever watched over and blessed. May your friends and colleagues find comfort. Please watch over us from on high.
We will see you again dear Sir.
Thank you for your service. I will never forget your sacrifice or the sacrifice of your family.
Greater Love Hath No Man....
Prayers for all involved.

Kristi
Surviving Daughter of Special Agent J. Robert Porter
Federal Bureau of Investigation
E.O.W. 8/9/79

April 3, 2014

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

Cpl. Gary Hughes (Retired)
Passaic County Sheriff's Office Wayne, NJ

April 3, 2014

A police 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 Barren County Sheriff's Office. Our country is a little less safe without you. Rest in Peace Brother.

Anonymous

April 3, 2014

To the family, friends and co-workers of Deputy Sheriff-Ernest Franklin-I am very sorry for the loss of your loved one. I hope there are a lot of positive memories to help with the sorrow. Your loved one will be forever honored in our profession.

Sgt. Scott Bodah
Syracuse, New York Police Department

April 3, 2014

RIP brother. Prayers for your family and friends.

Deputy D. Smith
Scott County Sheriff's Department

April 3, 2014