Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

We offer our deepest sympathy to the family of OFF. O'Dell and to his brothers and sisters of the Town Creek Police Department
May the Lord bless and help you during this time of suffering. We the Brothers and Sisters of RED ROSE Lodge Fraternal of Police #16 Lancaster Co. Pa.

Chapalin T.L. Longacre
Fraternal Order of Police Pa.#16

January 30, 2015

Rest, brother.

Cpl Steve Headley
Mishawaka, IN police

January 30, 2015

God bless you Patrolman O'Dell. Thank you for your service.

Senior Deputy Dave Zajac
Walton County Georgia Sheriff Office

January 30, 2015

Rest in peace Brother Roger.

Ofc. Timothy M. Furlong
Nahant, MA PD

January 30, 2015

may HIS light shine perpetual upon his face

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

January 30, 2015

Rest in peace brother. My families thoughts and prayers are going out to Roger's family and friends.

Deputy Matthew Skaggs
Washington County Sheriff's Office

January 30, 2015

RIP Brother O'Dell. It was an Honor and a privilege to have worked with you. The way you served your community will always be remembered. Your picture is the best definition Webster could put beside "Public Servant" in the dictionary.

Trooper J. Fox
Alabama State Troopers

January 30, 2015

Rest in peace to my brother in blue. I pray for the strength of your family at such a hard time.

J. Noel
Vicksburg PD-Officer

January 30, 2015

Rest in peace Brother! We have the watch from here. May God Bless your friends and family.

Officer A. OROZCO
ADOT/ECD

January 30, 2015

The juvenile who used the radio to alert dispatchers showed that there is hope for him. Thank God for that.

Kids will be kids and these two, though they should never have escaped in the first place were brought back thanks to the diligent efforts of Patrolman O'Dell who proved beyond a shadow of a doubt, to be a true lawman through and through, willing to retire as Chief from one department, only to take a job as a Patrolman with another. He is a hero to me for that alone.

It is truly sad that Patrolman O'Dell lost his life, but if those who truly know and love him keep him forever in their hearts and minds, he will always be with them.

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

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

January 29, 2015

Rest In Peace, Brother.

Det. Randy Evans
Kansas City Missouri Police Department
Son of Patrolman Robert Wayne Evans
E.O.W 10/14/1971
HEROES LIVE FOREVER

January 29, 2015

R.I.P. Officer O'dell. Thank you for your service and sacrifices, Prayers to the family, brother officers, friends and community.

M.Sgt. Angel Alverio (Retired)
Wilmington De. Police Department

January 29, 2015

RIP brother. Thank you for your service!!

Patrol officer S. McFarlane
Tampa Police Department

January 29, 2015

Patrolman Roger O'Dell left us all too soon. He made an arrest of two juveniles who escaped from a juvenile facility in Alabama. He will be missed by all of the citizens of Town Creek, Alabama and its police department. He was a dedicated police officer who did his job very well. I send my condolences to his family and the entire Town Creek, AL Police Department as they mourn the loss of a proud police officer who did his job with dignity.

Bradford Paulson
Observer

January 29, 2015

Eternal Rest

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

January 29, 2015

He was such a good man. Roger you will be missed. But there is no doubt what so ever where you are now! I love ya brother!

Trooper Andrew Alexander
Alabama Law Enforcement Agency

January 29, 2015

He was such a good man. There is no doubt where he is right now. I love ya Roger. You will be missed!

Trooper Andrew Alexander
Alabama Dept. Of Public Safety

January 29, 2015

REST IN PEACE BROTHER. YOU ARE A TRUE HERO.

Deputy J. Davis
Pittsylvania County Sheriff's Office

January 29, 2015

Rest in Peace Chief O'Dell, My Brother in Blue.

FTO D. Vaquero
San Diego Police Department

January 29, 2015

So sorry to hear of Roger's heart attack.
I pray for better health & the care there of , of our Uniform
Heros.
May the God of Peace be near you .
The '' Little Pony " Express & our Family send tearful condolences to Family, Friends, Department, Community, & Country.
The "Purple Heart Candles" burn this day for Roger, in our Family's 9/11 Memorial .
R.I.P. Roger, 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

January 29, 2015

Thanks for your service. You can leave your post. . rip

Sheriff Randal Ward
Hickman co sheriff office, hickman county tenn.

January 29, 2015

Thanks for your service. You can leave your post.

Sheriff Randal Ward
Hickman co sheriff office, hickman county tenn.

January 29, 2015

May the family's fond memories help them through this difficult time.

Terry L. Vice
Patrol Officer (1979-1984)
Greeley PD
Colorado

January 29, 2015

Thank you for your service Patrolman O'Dell. Rest in Peace.

Chief Joseph H. Giberson III
Stafford Township Police Department, Manahawkin, NJ

January 29, 2015

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

January 29, 2015