Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

God bless the family and friends of Officer/Patrolman John Wilding. May God give each of you the courage and strength to endure the days ahead. May you honor Patrolman Yilding for the heroic action he was attempting to perform, arresting those who would do harm to innocent people...

Harold & Madeline Altman
Survivor of Fallen Officer Deputy Harold Michael Altman, EOW 1/30/2007

July 13, 2015

Our hearts go out to your loved ones.
May the lord bless and keep you and your family.

Dispatcher
Pennsylvania

July 13, 2015

This is a sad day for Scranton, RIP Patrolman Wilding. I grew up in Scranton and am saddened by the news of his passing.

Sergeant J D
California Highway Patrol

July 13, 2015

Rest in Peace My Brother !!

Deputy Holt
Jackson County Sheriff's Department

July 13, 2015

Our prayers to Officer Wilding's family and brothers in service. May GOD be with them through this time of loss
Officer Wilding service, while short, was deeply appreciated by his community

Retired Sgt. Charles Carty
Benton Arkansas Police Dept.

July 13, 2015

Off Wilding, may you rest in peace our brother. You will never be forgotten.

Sgt Richard Eckert
Town of Chester Police Dept

July 13, 2015

R.I.P. Officer Wilding, we're keeping you, your family and all our brothers and sisters with the Scranton Police Department in our thoughts and prayers. May God bless you and may God keep you in his loving care my brother as we remain " Standing Tall For Those Who Have Fallen "

Corporal James E. Barth
Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office Honor Guard

July 12, 2015

My thoughts and Prayers for his family and fellow officers. A young good Officer taken way too soon :( God Bless!!

Officer Rhonda L. Evanson, Retired
Cranberry Township Police

July 12, 2015

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SACRIFICE AND SERVICE

REST IN PEACE

Ret. TFC Theresa Medcalf
Ga State Patrol

July 12, 2015

Rest in peace John. My condolences to your wife and family. May your memory live on through your friends and co-workers.

Lieutenant Mark Freeborn
Cranston Police Department, (RI)

July 12, 2015

Your memory will be eternal and shall live on in the hearts of all those who bleed blue. Your steadfast dedication to service to your community should be an example to others. You will alway be missed and never be forgotten.

Trooper
Pennsylvania State Police

July 12, 2015

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

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

July 12, 2015

RIP Patrolman Wilding. Your sacrifice will not go unnoticed.

Police Explorer Ben Quist
Angels Camp Police Department

July 12, 2015

We saw you working tirelessly to make society a better place that was no to be. With tearful eyes we saw God take you to His loving home. Although you worked tirelessly society is still headed in an ever delinquent way. Thus, God made your golden loving heart stop beating and hard working body rest. God broke our hearts to prove to both society and us, he only takes the best.

Timothy Dailey, Retired - Juvenile Proba
Allegheny County Juvenile Probation

July 12, 2015

Thank you Sir, for your service and sacrifice. May God welcome you with open arms and provide comfort to your family. God bless you.

Deputy Charles Hicks (retired)
Polk County Sheriff's Office, Florida

July 12, 2015

Our prayers and thoughts go out to this officers family and agency in this tragic loss.

Chief Jeffrey Scott
Notre Dame College Police Dept.

July 12, 2015

Thank you for your time of service.
I salute you and your family.

Randalyn Benson
Survivor daughter of Chief James Leonard Speer

July 12, 2015

RIP Officer John Wilding. My thoughts go out to the Wilding family and to all those brave souls who serve in Police Departments through out the US.

Detective (Retired)
NYPD

July 12, 2015

My sincere condolences to your wife and children and condolences also to your fellow officers on the Scranton PD.

Richard Burger (ret. detective)
Fond du Lac Wi Police Dept.

July 12, 2015

Avenue of the Fallen

Standing at attention in their class “A“uniforms, badges gleaming and shoes like glass, are your brothers and sisters of Law Enforcement. All of whom have previously paid the ultimate price.
Today, like many others, they welcome you to this wonderful place.
As you march down the Avenue of the Fallen, all eyes focus on you as if to say “it’s OK, you’re with your eternal partners.”
A salute is followed and a tear can be seen on so many faces.
Welcome, you served well.
Now come join us in the ranks, another is coming home.
Officer Jim Weaver (#11452), Los Angeles Police Department retired
12-25-2010

Sheriff Jim Weaver Retired
Jerome County Idaho, Sheriffs Office

July 12, 2015

R.I.P. Brother.

Inv. Bowman
Dare Co. Sheriff's Office, NC

July 12, 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

July 12, 2015

Our prayers are with his family and his friends. You did a super job sir and u have rewards set aside for you! U will join the other elite group that have paved the oath for you ! Watch over us till we all meet on the streets of gold at the finial roll call in Heaven... RIP

Sheriff Steve Thomas
Franklin County Sheriff's Office

July 12, 2015

This is so sad to hear. I was born in Scranton and know that area very well. Both my Brother and Niece are Sherriff Officers in Orlando Fl. Our Prayer go out for Officer Wilding and His Wife and 2 Children. It is always a Great Lost when an Officer is Killed in the Line of Duty, Blessings

None
Nine

July 12, 2015

R I P BROTHER OF BLUE

TRP BARRY JARNAGIN
TN HWY PTL

July 12, 2015