Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Prays are with your family. Thanks for your service , sir. Rest in peace brother

Cpl. Tommy Crowson
Monroe LA police department

November 24, 2014

RIP Brother. Thoughts and prayers to your co-workers and family.Too many of our brave men and women are.being lost!

Bomb Tech Jesse Lovett
Florida Dept. of Law Enforcement

November 24, 2014

RIP brother. Thoughts and prayers with your family and colleauges.

Alan McVeigh

November 24, 2014

Dep Hart, may you rest in peace our brother. You will never be forgotten.

Sgt Richard Eckert
Town of Chester Police Dept

November 24, 2014

RIP brother. Thoughts and prayers with your family and colleagues.

Alan McVeigh

November 24, 2014

Thank you for your service Deputy Hart

Jeffrey Leonard
Concerned State Taxpayer

November 24, 2014

RIP brother.

Alan McVeigh

November 24, 2014

Even on vacation our Family works to Minister to Law Enforcement & Military , to Mourn with those that Mourn ,
to Celebrate & Honor with those that remember others.
Our Baptist Church Family on the Lake Traverse Reservation
weeps with you ...
During this Month we Remember our Fallen Vets & Celebrate
others still here ... but We also Remember The " Blue" Warriors...
Many will not be sharing the traditional meal with us this year,
our Church as well ... a place is empty for 2 small children, they lost their Father ...
So we do feel the pain & silence at the tablecan be awkward ...
For My child & I , We are far from our church family & want to go home ... Many families in our Military are not home either, some Law Enforcement in the Reserves are not home as well ... We pray for them all, safety & comfort of being away...
We are Thankful for our time our Families are with us & the Legacies &
Heroism They've left for us to Follow & pass to the next
generation ...
My Family sends condolences to Family, Friends, Department,
Community, & Country ... in the passing of Bill .
Prayers also for the Teens' Families .
The "Purple Heart Candles" burn this day for Bill , in our Family's 9/11 Memorial ...
R.I.P. Bill, Son of Valor, with Honor...
Gone From Our Arms ... Forever in Our Hearts !!!

Ms. Karen Morgan ,Psy & LE , Grad.
Eagels Wing Baptist Church, Lake Traverse, SD

November 24, 2014

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE, REST IN PEACE

N.J. TROOPER
NEW JERSEY STATE POLICE

November 24, 2014

Eternal Rest

S. I. Drake, Lt/IPD (Ret)
Indianapolis Police

November 24, 2014

Rest in peace my brother. Thank you for your service. Thoughts and prayers for you, your family and department. Thank you Sir.

Correction officer J. Lamar
Limestone county sheriff office/ Athens, Al

November 24, 2014

Our prayers for his family at his loss. Thank you for your service to your community Deputy Hart and may GOD be with and comfort your family through this time of loss.

Retired Sgt. Charles Carty
Benton AR Police Department

November 24, 2014

Brother, you will forever be missed! You showed me many things working along side of you at Elmore County Sheriff's Department.

Correctional Officer Patrick East
Elmore County Sheriff's Department

November 24, 2014

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

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

November 24, 2014

Rest in peace brother, we have the watch now. Thank you for your many years of service both as a firefighter and in your new career as a deputy sheriff. God bless the family, friends, and co-workers of Deputy Hart during this time of tragic and senseless loss.

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

November 24, 2014

Our hearts are always broken when we hear about the loss of yet another brave and selfless officer. Our prayers go out to all who know and love Deputy Hart, may the Lord Jesus comfort all during this time of profound grief.
Thank You Deputy Sheriff Hart for you service and sacrifice, you will NEVER be FORGOTTEN!!!

family of
Sgt. Howard Stevenson E.O.W 1/9/05

November 24, 2014

May God keep you and your family under his wing. Thank You for your service in the Montgomery Fire Dept and The Elmore County Sheriffs Dept.

Retired District Chief M. K. Holland
Montgomery Fire Dept, Montgomery, Alabama

November 24, 2014

God Bless you Deputy Hart, and may God wrap your family with his loving arms. To your fellow officers and former firefighters, may they find peace and understanding in time.

State Park Manager, Kim Jones
KS Dept of Wildlife, Parks, Tourism - Cross Timbers State Park

November 24, 2014

Rest in Peace my brother it is our watch now.
My thoughts and prayers are with your family, friends, and all my brothers and sisters of the Elmore County Sheriff's Office.


GODSPEED

Officer Brian Ruth
Baltimore County Police Department

November 24, 2014

REST IN PEACE BROTHER. YOU ARE A TRUE HERO.

Deputy J. Davis
Pittsylvania County Sheriff's Office

November 24, 2014

IN MEMORY OF DEPUTY SHERIFF JAMES “BART” HART

To the family, friends, and colleagues of Deputy Sheriff James “Bart” Hart:

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 five hundred and twenty-three law enforcement officers have sacrificed their lives to protect the citizens of the State of Alabama. Today, we honor the sacrifice of Deputy Sheriff James “Bart” Hart, of the Elmore County, Alabama, Sheriff’s Department; who was killed in the line-of-duty on Sunday, November 23, 2014, when his patrol vehicle was struck head-on by a speeding vehicle that encroached into the oncoming travel lane on Firetower Road near the intersection of Marshell Road in Wetumpka, Elmore County, Alabama.

“Lord God, we are grateful for the life of Deputy Sheriff James “Bart” Hart. He died serving us. Help us never to forget. Help us celebrate the life of Deputy Sheriff James “Bart” Hart 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 Elmore County, Alabama, help them to faithfully equip their law enforcement officers with the best tools to protect their county. May their training be adequate to the task. Help the citizens of Elmore County, Alabama, to remember to pay their law enforcement officers fairly and treat them with respect. Help the citizens of Elmore County, Alabama, to obey the law and treat each other with dignity so as not to add to the burden of crime and pain to their county.

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 Deputy Sheriff James “Bart” Hart 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, Deputy Sheriff James “Bart” Hart, 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,

Pastor Steven R. Closs
Retired Captain of Police, Nashua NH Police Department
The Prayer Ministry of The Cross

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

November 24, 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 24, 2014

Deputy Hart, rest in peace brother. Thank you for your service! Our prayers are with your family and loved ones.

Motor Officer Tyler Pride
Tyler Police Department

November 24, 2014

Rest in Peace my brother in blue.

Police Officer II D. Vaquero
San Diego Police Department

November 24, 2014

This is a very sad and tragic event for you all and we will be praying for comfort during this time. We ask God to sustain, strengthen, and uplift you.

Darlene Newton
friend of Story County Sheriff's Office

November 24, 2014