Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

RIP My brother...

Police Officer III E.Gayosso
LAPD

December 22, 2014

Rest Easy brother and Godspeed! We got the shift from here. You've done your time in hell, now go walk the beat on Heavens street.

Police Officer . .
Dallas ISD Police Department

December 22, 2014

God be with you all. Rest now you have served well.

Sheriff Huey Hoss Mack
Baldwin County Sheriff

December 22, 2014

From Minnesota,

Brother, may you Rest In Peace and keep watch for the spirit in the sky. Prayers to your family and partners.

Godspeed.

Officer Neumann
Moorhead, MN P.D.

December 22, 2014

My sincere sympathies for the family, friends and brothers/sisters in law enforcement for Officer Kondek's loss...

Rest in peace...

Lieutenant
Illinois State Police

December 22, 2014

Rest in Peace Officer Charles Kondek .... Our thoughts and prayers are with your Family, your Department, and your friends.
Tom Mylett
Chief, Port Corpus Christi PD

Chief Tom Mylett
Port of Corpus Christi PD

December 22, 2014

Charlie u were a good partner and u will be missed. May God bless u and your family.

PO Joe Riotto
NYPD 075 pct SQD A-2 (late tours)

December 22, 2014

The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion. "Proverbs 28:1"

Charlie, you are and always will be as BOLD as a lion!!!!

Our prayers and thoughts are with your family

Deputy W. Peterson
Pinellas County Sheriff's Office

December 22, 2014

God Bless you, and your Family! You are a true Hero....

Sgt. Christopher McWilliams
CT. State Police

December 22, 2014

Dios los bendiga, estamos muy tristes por estos heroes que han fallecido, para sus familias, para sus compañeros de trabajo, para la comunidad, oramos y pedimos a Dios su mano para que los proteja de tanta brutalidad!!! Y muchas gracias por su trabajo sin ustedes esto seria imposible vivir!

Creo en ustedes
Dios

December 22, 2014

Rest in Peace Officer Kondek. Your family is in our prayers. Reading people's reflections on you has touched my heart. God speed Charlie and God got Himself a good man back and a great police officer. There are millions of grateful Americans like myself who love you guys. We know in our hour of need you will be there for us.

Travis Simpson
General public

December 22, 2014

Rest In Peace my Brother! You make us proud!

Chief Eugenio (Gene) Bernal
Eatonville Police Department

December 22, 2014

R.I.P Brother

Officer
Portsmouth Va. Police

December 22, 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

December 22, 2014

My sincere condolences to the family and friends of police officer Charles Kondek and to the entire Tarpon Springs Police Dept. Thank you for your many years of service, dedication, and ultimate sacrifice. RIP

Officer Eric Chiang
San Francisco Police Department

December 22, 2014

As your PD family mourns so do your brothers in blue around the world. WE will carry on the fight in your name and our other brothers who have fallen for the good people and those that only want us around when they need us.

Patrolman Anonymous Officer
Gary Police Department

December 22, 2014

On behalf of the men and women of the Virginia Beach Police Honor Guard, please accept our most sincere condolences.

Lieutenant W. Scott Humphrey
Virginia Beach Police Department

December 22, 2014

Rest in peace brother.

Officer Kyle Groose
Laramie PD, Wyoming

December 22, 2014

Thank you for your service to the community. Rest in peace brother

Chief Paul Davis
Shenandoah Police Department

December 22, 2014

With 7 current or retired law enforcement officers in my family, the thought of being in the situtuation Officer Kondek's family now finds themselves in is unending. My condolences to his family and his fellow officers of the Tarpon Springs Police Dept. Respect Honor Remember

Will Lawry - Husband of a CBP Officer
Family with CBP,ICE,LVPD,MPDC & OPP

December 22, 2014

peace to you and your loved ones

jennifer phillips
widow of Sgt Ron Phillips

December 22, 2014

Thoughts and prayers to the Officer Charlie Kondek family and friends, his brothers and sisters in uniform of the Tarpon Springs PD, and the community of Tarpon Springs who lost a HERO! Dispatched to Heaven way too soon Officer Kondek will light our way there when it is our end of watch. Officer Kondek will not be forgotten as long as men and women pull on their uniforms and badges to answer cries for help by anyone who needs them. Code 3 Officer Kondek.

M Joiner
Disabled EMT-II
Monroeville AL

December 22, 2014

A Hero Is
One who never Hesitates to tackle the most difficult problems.
One who is always by your side.
One who knows right from wrong.
One who acts with pride
A hero touches everyone of us
Whether it be word or deed
Always tending to those, Who find themselves=
In need
When a hero leaves this earth, Yes it's bad
But true
All too many times, Hero is dressed in blue.

William Derrickson (Survivor)

December 22, 2014

Thank you Sir for your service. Thoughts and prayers for you, you're family and department. Rest in Peace my Brother.

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

December 22, 2014

Rest in peace PO Kondek. Thank you for serving and protecting Tarpon Springs and her citizens. May your soul be in eternal peace.

My heartfelt condolences to Mrs. Kondek, the Kondek family, friends, and colleagues within the TSPD.

God Bless.

SA SR
USDOT/OIG

December 22, 2014