Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

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

July 23, 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 22, 2015

May you rest in peace God has you !!

LT Samuel Driskal
Paulding county sheriffs office

July 22, 2015

God, filled with mercy, dwelling in the heavens' heights,
bring proper rest beneath the wings of your Lord,
amid the ranks of the holy and the pure,
illuminating like the brilliance of the skies the soul of Vernell Brown who went to his eternal place of rest.
May You who are the source of mercy shelter him beneath Your wings eternally,
and bind his soul among the living, that he may rest in peace. And let us say: Amen.

Bill Mann
Civilian Supporter
South Pasadena, CA

July 22, 2015

The DeKalb Illinois Police Department sends their sympathies to the family and friends of Officer Brown.

Penny Meier

July 22, 2015

God Bless and Godspeed.

Lisa B.
GEORGIA CIVILIAN LEO SUPPORTER

July 22, 2015

So sorry for these loss. R.I.P. Officer Brown, Jr. May God bless and keep your family and give them peace during this tragic time.

Spouse of Retired LEO
Jefferson County Sheriff's Dept, MO

July 22, 2015

My thoughts and prayers to the family, friends and co-workers of Officer Vernell Brown Jr. 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 New Orleans, Louisiana will not be forgotten. God Speed and God Bless. Rest in Peace Sir.


May the children of Officer Brown know that their Dad is a HERO who we will not forget and will forever be in his debt for all he has done for us, Officer Brown Thank You for your service and protection to us all, may you rest in peace God bless you and your family.

Final Salute

VIPS 750Jeff Claybern
Alexandria Kentucky Police Department

July 21, 2015

My deepest condolences to the family, five children, and department. May you rest in peace.

Recruit Adam Kerel
Zone 5 Regional Academy

July 21, 2015

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

Sgt. A. OROZCO
ADOT/ECD

July 21, 2015

Rest in Peace Sir. Thank you for your service to the citizens of New Orleans and Orleans Parish. May your family and fellow officers be comforted during this difficult time.

Special Agent
Veterans Affairs-OIG CID, Texas

July 21, 2015

May God comfort your family, friends, and fellow officers at this difficult time.

God bless and protect the Thin Blue Line that protects us all.

Kathryn Felts Family Member of Multiple
Family Member of Law Enforcement Officers

July 21, 2015

May the good lord welcome you with open arms, for you have done your job well.

Chaplain Douglas J. Maykowski
Fraternal Order Of Police Lodge #187 Mt. Clemens Michigan.

July 21, 2015

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

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

July 21, 2015

Rest in peace brother.

Officer Kyle Groose
Laramie PD, WY

July 21, 2015

Rest in peace my brother for we have the watch

Corporal Gary Campbell
Lander county sheriff, nevada

July 21, 2015

Rest in peace, sir. May God bless you and your family. We have the watch.

Off. Steve Appelt
San Antonio PD

July 21, 2015

To our dearest friend, your time has come to rest. We will miss you. The family is in our prayers.

Carolyn and Carol Moses
Friends

July 20, 2015

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE, REST IN PEACE.

N.J. TROOPER
NEW JERSEY STATE POLICE

July 20, 2015

Very sorry for your loss, NOPD.

Civilian Supporter Josh J.

July 20, 2015

RIP Brother

Deputy Anita Price
Bexar County Sheriff's Office, San Antonio, Texas

July 20, 2015

IN HONORE CASORUM
Our thoughts and prayers are with him, his family, friends, and colleagues. The Promise: Always honored, never forgotten.

Sgt. T. J. Jones
Greater Cleveland Transit Police Department, Ohio

July 20, 2015

It feels tremendously sorry to lose a really great Officer, who never saw it coming, may you rest in peace, Vernell.

Sergeant Riley Wilkins
New York Police Department, 120th Precint.

July 20, 2015

Rest in eternal peace, Officer Brown, 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

July 20, 2015

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

POLICE OFFICER
NAPERVILLE IL POLICE DEPT.

July 20, 2015