Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Rest easy brother. We've got it from here.

Police Officer T Andersen
Chesapeake Police

September 22, 2014

Rip. Godspeed brother

Patrol supervisor Brady Johnson
Anoka county rangers/ u.s. Army

September 22, 2014

RIP young Brother. Our thoughts & prayers are with you, your family & friends and the NYPD. Speedy recovery for the others involved in this accident. God Bless.

Lt.Robert M.Petty (retired)
North Bergen, N.J. P.D.

September 22, 2014

God bless the family.
John 3: 16

Ref Officer RB Wade
Richmond Va police

September 21, 2014

RIP Mike. Going to miss you terribly. I am so proud and honored to say we were in the same company in the academy and became good friends and that we stayed good buddies when we went to the 47. I am absolutely devastated I've been crying the whole day. So young and had such a great career ahead of you. Only the good die young. You were a great cop and you left a great impact on myself. You will never be forgotten. Love you Mikey

PO Torrisi
NYPD 47 PCT co-worker

September 21, 2014

My heart goes out to the family and aches for my brother in blue so close to home! Yes, only God knows what we go through! I pray that God gives the family peace in the heart to deal with this tragedy and pain. We, the brothers in blue are with you!!!

God bless,

Police Officer Laura Azevedo-Rasuk
Bridgeport, Ct

September 21, 2014

Our prayers to his Parents at his loss and may GOD be with them as they go through this difficult time

Retired Sgt. Charles Carty
Benton Police Department Arkansas

September 21, 2014

GOD BLESS YOU, YOUR FAMILY, & FRIENDS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR UNSELFISH SERVICE.

James P. Waggle
Civilian

September 21, 2014

Godspeed my friend.

Patrolman Jordan Holland
Claremore Police Department (Oklahoma)

September 21, 2014

My deepest prayers to the family of Michael Williams and his family . May Officer Michael Williams rest in peace .

Retired P.O. DeLuca
5th pct. N.Y.P.D.

September 21, 2014

IN MEMORY OF POLICE OFFICER MICHAEL WILLIAMS

To the family, friends, and colleagues of Police Officer Michael Williams:

From the beginning of time after Cain killed his brother, Abel, there has been a need for law enforcement officers to protect the weak and to bring evildoers to justice. This work is necessary in a sinful world and is dangerous. In modern times, some eight hundred and fourteen police officers have sacrificed their lives to protect the citizens of New York City, New York. Today, we honor the sacrifice of Police Officer Michael Williams, of the New York City Police Department, New York; who was killed in the line-of-duty on Sunday, September 21, 2014, in a single-vehicle traffic collision on the Bruckner Expressway, near Bryant Avenue, in New York City, while riding in a New York City Police Department Passenger Van headed to the United Nations for an assignment with eight other police officers.

Lord God, we are grateful for the life of Police Officer Michael Williams. He died serving us. Help us never to forget. Help us celebrate the life of Police Officer Michael Williams and honor his sacrifice. Be with the family, friends, and colleagues of this fallen hero. Comfort them and give them your strength. Guide those who seek to take care of the family of this hero. May those empowered to do so, care for them with integrity. In commemorating the death of this hero, help those who mourn to remember that death is not the end. Death does not have the final say, but is simply the transition to the glorious life to come. They should look forward to that life to come with joy and thanksgiving.

As for the citizens of New York City, New York, help them to faithfully equip their law enforcement officers with the best tools to protect their community. May their training be adequate to the task. Help the citizens of New York City, New York, to remember to pay their law enforcement officers fairly and treat them with respect. Help the citizens of New York City, New York, to obey the law and treat each other with dignity so as not to add to the burden of crime and pain to their community.

The time for mourning will soon pass. We have now remembered and celebrated the life lost in this great tragedy. As the family, friends, and colleagues of Police Officer Michael Williams go forward, they must celebrate the good things in their lives; and to celebrate life itself!

Finally, Lord God, we pray for the families, friends, and colleagues of all the law enforcement officers who have been killed in the line-of-duty and we thank you for their sacrifices. Bless the lives of their families, friends, and colleagues so they might find healing. Help their law enforcement organizations support the families of these fallen heroes. Even though their deaths might have been senseless, make something good come out of these situations so that their law enforcement organizations and the communities in which they lived and served might be stronger because of their lives and their deaths. In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen.

Now, may the Lord bless you, and keep you: the Lord make His face to shine upon you, and be gracious unto you: the Lord lift up His countenance upon you, and give you peace.

In His Service,

Chaplain Steven R. Closs
Retired Captain of Police, Nashua NH Police Department
The Peacemakers Prayer Ministry

Chaplain Steven R. Closs
Retired Captain of Police, Nashua NH Police Department

September 21, 2014

Rest in peace Officer Williams, we have the watch now. Thank you for your service, you were taken too soon. God bless the family, friends, and co-workers of Officer Williams during this time of tragic loss. God bless the other officers and their families during this trying time.

Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the sons of God.

Sr. Ptlmn/K-9 Hndlr Donnie Meaders
Wewoka (OK) Police Department

September 21, 2014

Rest In Peace My Brother.

Det. Andreoli
NYPD

September 21, 2014

R.I.P. Brother.. May the Good Lord embrace you for eternity as he watches over your family and guides them during this most terrible time in their lives!!...

Lt Barry S Bernstein-(RET)
City of Middletown Police Department NY

September 21, 2014

So sad for a young life to be taken and the future years of help to his fellow man he would have given. God bless you, your family and your police family.

P.L. McIver, Chief of Police Retired
Garner, North Carolina

September 21, 2014

IN HONORE CASORUM
The promise... Always honored, never forgotten.

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

September 21, 2014

R.I.P. PO Michael Williams, NYPD, whose untimely death occurred only 6 months into his career. God Bless You for Your Service. Comfort to all who mourn your passing - your family, friends and NYPD colleagues, who remain behind to continue your noble work.

SSA Charles Boklan
USSS, ret.

September 21, 2014

R.I.P. Honored Brother,and Thankyou!

Ronald Binkley SFC U.S.Army (ret)
U.S.Army

September 21, 2014

REST IN PEACE BROTHER. YOU ARE A TRUE HERO.

Deputy J. Davis
Pittsylvania County Sheriff's Office

September 21, 2014

May God watch over you now, and Thank you for your service and sacrifice, it will never be forgotten!!

Sgt. Marc Cornish
Connecticut Judicial Marshals

September 21, 2014

Their only child. My heart breaks for his parents. Michael rest in peace.

Retired Detective
NYPD

September 21, 2014

God Bless and rest in peace. My thoughts go to Officer Michael Williams family, friends and colleagues. I am an officer in the Met Police in London, UK. The loss of any officer is a great sadness. My prayers are with you all. Be proud of what Michael has done and achieved, it may only have been a short time but he became one of the "police family". Sleep well Michael.

Pam Morgan Inspector
Metropolitan Police , London UK

September 21, 2014

So tragic and so sad. Even sadder is the difference he could have made in this world, but now we will never know. Rest well, see you on the other side.

Trooper Calvin Saletta
New York State Police - SP Fredonia

September 21, 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 BMI © 1993 - All Rights Reserved

Investigator David L Bell (Retired)
Richland County Sheriff's Dept., Columbia, SC

September 21, 2014

My sincerest sympathy to the family and friends of Police Officer Michael Williams as well as to the New York City Police Department. Rest in peace Officer Williams, you are gone but will not be forgotten...

Dispatcher Sue Rusch
Punta Gorda PD, Punta Gorda FL

September 21, 2014