Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

R.I.P. BROTHER Datan!!!

Nebraska Police Officer

April 22, 2015

May god watch over his loved ones. I lost my nephew, Joshua T Rutherford in the line if duty 05/29/03. The pain and anger will eventually fade.

Aunt of deputy Joshua T Rutherford Melod

April 22, 2015

My thoughts and prayers to the family, friends and co-workers of Deputy Gil Datan. 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 Coos County, Oregon will not be forgotten. God Speed and God Bless. Rest in Peace Sir.


May the daughter of Deputy Datan know that her Dad is a HERO who we will not forget and will forever be in his debt for all he has done for us, Deputy Datan 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

April 22, 2015

Thank You for your service Deputy Sheriff Datan. May God keep you in His arms, and bring comfort to your daughter. Rest In Peace Sir.

Karen Perrucci
Sister of fallen LEO Gary D. Pagano

April 22, 2015

Rest in eternal peace, Deputy Datan, for we have the watch now. Your family and your brothers and sisters in uniform, our brothers and sisters, too, are in our thoughts and prayers. May they find comfort in remembrances of your dedication and service.

Deputy Warden Patricia Powers
Philadelphia Prison System

April 22, 2015

Our heart and prayers go out to the Datan family as well as the Coos County Sheriff's Department. May God bless each of you and He will get you through today and all the days ahead.

Former Patrol Sergeant
Johnny Allison
Wylie TX Police Dept

April 22, 2015

R I P Brother

Ret. Officer, Herbie Buck
NYSDOCS

April 22, 2015

Godspeed my friend.

Patrolman Jordan Holland
Claremore Police Department Oklahoma

April 22, 2015

IN MEMORY OF DEPUTY SHERIFF GIL DATAN

To the family, friends, and colleagues of Deputy Sheriff Gil Datan:

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, two deputy sheriffs have sacrificed their lives to protect the citizens of Coos County, Oregon. Today, we honor the sacrifice of Deputy Sheriff Gil Datan, of the Coos County, Oregon, Sheriff’s Office; who was killed in the line-of-duty on Monday, April 20, 2015, in an ATV collision while patrolling the timber lands between Green Acres Road and South Sumner Road, near Coos Bay, Oregon.

Lord God, we are grateful for the life of Deputy Sheriff Gil Datan. He died serving us. Help us never to forget. Help us celebrate the life of Deputy Sheriff Gil Datan 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 Coos County, Oregon, 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 Coos County, Oregon, to remember to pay their law enforcement officers fairly and treat them with respect. Help the citizens of Coos County, Oregon, 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 Gil Datan 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.

Now, Deputy Sheriff Gil Datan, 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. Amen.

In His Service,

Police Chaplain Steven R. Closs
Retired Captain of Police of the Nashua NH (USA) Police Department
Police Chaplain of the Merrimack NH (USA) Police Department
The Peacemakers Prayer Ministry

Police Chaplain Steven R. Closs
Merrimack NH Police Department

April 22, 2015

Rest in peace brother, we have the watch now. Thank you for your many years of service, you will not be forgotten. God bless the family, friends, and co-workers of Deputy Datan during this time of tragic and sudden loss.

Sr. Ptlmn (Retired) Donnie Meaders
Wewoka (OK) Police Department

April 22, 2015

There is no glorious death for those in Law Enforcement, only the loss of a Brother. Thank you for all your service and dedication.

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

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

April 22, 2015

RIP Deputy Sheriff Gil Datan

Debbie Peek
Citizen

April 22, 2015

Safely in the arms of Jesus. God Bless and Godspeed.

Lisa B.
GEORGIA CIVILIAN LE SUPPORTER

April 22, 2015

may HIS light shine perpetual upon his face

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

April 22, 2015

Rest in Peace Deputy Datan. Thank you for your service. My thoughts and Prayers go out to your family, co-workers, and friends.

Lieutenant Robert T. Mote (ret)
Buena Park, CA Police Department

April 22, 2015

The National Police Wives Association would like to extend their heartfelt prayers to the family of Deputy Datan and the Coos County Sheriff's Office during this time. Thank you, Deputy Datan, for your service.

Administration
National Police Wives Association

April 22, 2015

You will be sorely missed by all who knew you Gill. You were a great officer and I take comfort in knowing you are one of God's Angels looking over us now. RIP.

Scott Rogers
Coos Bay PD

April 22, 2015

A great contribution to assorted agencies.
Rest in Peace Officer Gil Datan.

Condolences to family and friends.

Sgt. Randy Keenan (Ret)
City of Alameda, CA Police Dept.

April 22, 2015

Condolences to the family, friends, and co-workers left behind. Know that Deputy Datan has been re-assigned and is protecting one and all from his job in Heaven now. Rest in Peace Deputy Datan, job well done!

Kerri Flitcroft
Aunt of Dep. Josh Rutherford EOW 5/29/2003

April 22, 2015

My prayers and thoughts are with your family and friends. Thank you for your service. God Bless.

Stephanie Harris, LEOW - Spouse of Sgt, LAPD

April 22, 2015

God bless you Deputy Datan and thanks for your service! Thoughts and prayers are also with his family and especially his daughter.

Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.--
Joshua 1:9

Special Agent Michael Hawkins
United States Secret Service

April 22, 2015

Gil, you are a great father, friend and police officer. You have helped so many people in your community. You will be missed. My prayers go out for your family, friends and co-workers.

Deputy Dane Jensen
Union County Sheriff's Office

April 22, 2015

God bless you Officer, Praying for your family and your daughter, and your law enforcement family. Go rest high on that mountain with the Lord. Rest in peace

Mrs Patricia Ledbetter
None

April 22, 2015

I salute you and your family.

Randalyn Benson
survivor daughter of Chief James Leonard Speer

April 22, 2015

God's peace and speed Deputy Datan. Thank you for your many years of brave, dedicated service. RIP Brother.

P/O R. Popelka #7903
Chicago P.D.

April 22, 2015