Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

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
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Investigator David L Bell (Retired)
Richland County Sheriff's Dept., Columbia, SC

June 2, 2015

Thank you for your selfless service! May you rest in peace. My thoughts and prayers are with your family, department and community! God bless you all!

Police officer Alex Cordova's wife Brian
Rio Rancho police department, NM

June 2, 2015

The law enforcement community is deeply saddened by the untimely passing of Police Officer Toure Heywood. Our deepest sympathies and prayers go to the family, friends, and coworkers of Officer Heywood. We thank him for his service, may his soul rest in peace.

Zone Five Academy Session 58
New York State Zone Five Regional Law Enforcement Training Academy

June 2, 2015

Rest in peace brother. Thank you for your dedication.

Cpl. M. Davis #2614
Prince George's County Police

June 2, 2015

Rest in Peace my brother, your watch is over. I salute you.
My thoughts and prayers are with your family, friends, and all my brothers and sisters of the Georgia State University Police Department.

GODSPEED

Officer B. Ruth Retired
Baltimore County Police Department

June 2, 2015

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND SACRIFICE

REST IN PEACE

Retired TFC Theresa Medcalf
Ga Dept of Public Safety

June 1, 2015

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND SACRIFICE. REST IN PEACE.

POLICE OFFICER
NAPERVILLE IL POLICE DEPT

June 1, 2015

Thank you for your service and sacrifice. My condolences to your family, friends and coworkers of the Georgia State University Police Department. May you rest in peace.

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

June 1, 2015

Rest In Peace Brother.

Det. Andreoli
NYPD-108pct

June 1, 2015

Rest in peace brother. Thoughts are with your family both blue and blood during this difficult time. Thank you Officer Heywood for not only your service and dedication to your community but your country as well.

Sergeant David Post
Reno County Sheriff's Office Hutchinson, KS

June 1, 2015

Another Great HERO Has passed thru our ranks. GOD BLESS THE FAMILY.

R/Capt. Wayne Bkankinchip
Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, Jax. FL.

June 1, 2015

Rest In Peace Brother

Captain Steve Yancey
Forest Hill Police Department, TX

June 1, 2015

To the family of Police Officer Toure Heywood, friends, Chief of Police Connie Sampson and the Georgia State University Police Department.
You are in my thoughts and prayers. May God comfort and hold you close now and always. Thank you for your service. John15:13 / Matthew 5:9

Patrolman A.S. Batson
Cherry Hospital Police Department Goldsboro, NC

June 1, 2015

RIP Officer Heywood. Thank you for your service.

My condolences & prayers go out to Officer Haywood's family & friends.

Anonymous in Albuquerque, NM

June 1, 2015

Thank you for your service and sacrifice. You will never be forgotten. God Bless You, your family, friends, and co-workers. Rest in Peace, Hero.

Noranne Stubbs Lenox
AZ Department of Public Safety

June 1, 2015

Rest in Peace Police Officer Toure Heywood. Thank you for your service to this country and your community. My thoughts and prayers are with your family and your department at this time.

Chief Reuben C. Black
Barnwell Police Dept., Barnwell, SC

June 1, 2015

Rest in Peace my Brother in Blue.

FTO D. Vaquero
San Diego Police Department

June 1, 2015

Rest in peace brother.

Officer Kyle Groose
Laramie PD, WY

June 1, 2015

Rest in peace Brother.

Lieutenant Arrend Hoopes
Spotsylvania Sheriff's Office Va.

June 1, 2015

Rest in eternal peace, Officer Heywood, 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

June 1, 2015

Officer Heywood. Thank you for your dedicated service. May God continue to keep your family lifted and in goodwill, knowing that you're in peace and with the Lord.

Investigator, Georgia Power, Kim Drake
Former GSU PD Officer

June 1, 2015

Rest in Peace Officer Heywood. I ask our Heavenly Father to watch over and comfort your family, friends, the Georgia State University Police Department and the East Point Police Department during this difficult time. Thank you for your dedicated service to our country and to your community. God's speed brother.

Chief Jack Cavanaugh
Lee County Port Authority Police Dept.

June 1, 2015

Rest well brother

Deputy Erik Sheftal
Vance County Sheriff's Office

June 1, 2015

You lived life serving this country and fought another kind of battle. You are not to suffer any longer. God is carrying you now. May you rest in peace.

Sergeant Therese Garafalo
NYPD

June 1, 2015

I am so sorry Toure suffered for so long ... he shouldn't have suffered at all ... just doing his job & someone becomes reckless & takes his life from him & those who love Toure, slowly ...
May the God of Comfort, Peace & Justice be near your Family,
Friends, Department, Community & Countryman Toure.
The " Purple Heart " Candles will be lit , in our Family's 9/11 Memeorial to Remember Toure.
Thank you Toure for your unselfish service to your fellow man.
RIP Toure, Son of Valor, with Honor.
Gone from Our Arms ... Forever in our Hearts ...

Ms. Karen Morgan, Psy & LE ,Grad
Eagles Wing Baptist Church, Sisseton, SD

June 1, 2015