Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

May the good lord welcome you with open arms, for you have done your job well.

Chaplain Douglas J. Maykowski
Fraternal Order Of Police Lodge #187 Mt. Clemens Michigan.

November 6, 2014

Let the work that I do speak for me SIP Brother.

Sergeant James Pringle
Manning Police Department

November 6, 2014

God comfort and keep Family and the Clarendon County Sheriff's Department. Rest In Peace Detective Smith.

Lt. Clarence White, Jr Retired
Indianapolis Metro Police Dept.

November 6, 2014

Angel in heaven, let your family be at peace that God has you know in his hands

Officer Cotto
New Bern P.D.

November 6, 2014

The law enforcement community is truly sadden by the untimely passing of Investigator Smith. Our deepest sympathies and prayers go to the family, friends, and coworkers of Investigator Smith. We would also like to thank him for his service. May his soul rest in peace.

Zone Five Academy Session 57
New York State Zone Five Regional Law Enforcement Training Academy 

November 6, 2014

REST IN PEACE BROTHER. YOU ARE A TRUE HERO.

Deputy J. Davis
Pittsylvania County Sheriff's Office

November 6, 2014

OUR DEEPEST SYMPATHY TO THE FAMILY OF INVESTIGATOR HOLMES, AND ALL THOSE WHO MOURN THE LOSS OF INVESTIGATOR HOLMES.
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 Officer David Herbert
Toronto Police Service, Ontario Canada

November 6, 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

November 6, 2014

IN HONORE CASORUM

Our thoughts and prayers are with him, his family, friends and colleagues. The promise... Always honored, never forgotten.

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

November 6, 2014

My thoughts and prayers to the family, friends and co-workers of Investigator Holmes Smith. 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 Clarendon County, South Carolina will not be forgotten. God Speed and God Bless. Rest in Peace Sir.

May the children of Investigator Smith know that their Dad is a HERO who we will not forget and will forever be in his debt for all he has done for us, Investigator Smith, 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

November 6, 2014

IN MEMORY OF INVESTIGATOR HOLMES SMITH

To the family, friends, and colleagues of Investigator Holmes Smith:

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 four deputy sheriffs have sacrificed their lives to protect the citizens of Clarendon County, South Carolina. Today, we honor the sacrifice of Investigator Holmes Smith, of the Clarendon County, South Carolina, Sheriff’s Department; who was killed in the line-of-duty on Wednesday, November 5, 2014, in a single vehicle traffic collision on Sumter Highway, near the junction of I-95, in Alcolu, South Carolina.

“Lord God, we are grateful for the life of Investigator Holmes Smith. He died serving us. Help us never to forget. Help us celebrate the life of Investigator Holmes Smith 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 Clarendon County, South Carolina, 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 Clarendon County, South Carolina, to remember to pay their law enforcement officers fairly and treat them with respect. Help the citizens of Clarendon County, South Carolina, 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 Investigator Holmes Smith 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, Investigator Holmes Smith, 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

November 6, 2014

Thank you for your service and sacrifice. My condolences to your family, friends and coworkers of the Clarendon County Sheriff's Department. May you rest in peace.

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

November 6, 2014

My thoughts and prayers go out to the Smith family, friends, and the Clarendon County County Sheriff's Department during this moment of bereavement. Trust that God has set aside a special place for for one of his peacekeepers that has answered the final call. God Bless...

Investigator Louis Nelson, Sr.
Spartanburg Police Department

November 6, 2014

RIP Brother

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

November 6, 2014

Rest in peace brother

FTO/Patrolman Joseph Rowell
Horry County Police Department , South Carolina

November 6, 2014

Rest in peace my brother of blue.

Officer J. Rhodes
Maize Police Department

November 6, 2014

Rest in peace brother we have the watch from here. May God Bless your family and friends.

Officer A. OROZCO
ADOT/ECD

November 6, 2014

Please accept my heartfelt condolences for the tragic loss of Investigator Smith. My thoughts and prayers are with you and the family of his. At this very difficult time.


Rest in peace brother.

P.O. (Ret) Donald Current 2461
New York City PD / fmr Tranist PD

November 6, 2014

God Speed, Brother.

P.O. K.Murphy
Union PD, NJ

November 6, 2014

RIP brother. Thank you for serving.

SSA, Rod Trip (retired)
FBI (DOJ)

November 6, 2014

Rest in Peace my brother L.E.O.

Police Officer II D. Vaquero
San Diego Police Department

November 6, 2014

Very sorry for your loss CCSD. Thoughts and prayers go out to his family and children.

J. Jenkins
Civilian Supporter

November 6, 2014

RIP Brother, Job well done, My prayers for you, your family and your agency. HEROES NEVER DIE...God Bless you Holmes..

Philip Callas, Detective Retired Secaucus, NJ PD

November 6, 2014

My prayers and thoughts are with your family and friends as another Hero receives his wings.

Stephanie Harris, LEOW - Spouse of Sgt, LAPD

November 6, 2014

Rest in Peace...

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November 6, 2014