Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one's life for one's friends. John 15:13

Lieutenant Darian Quiroz
Sumter PD

February 7, 2016

Rest in Peace Brother.

Lieutenant Rich Skinner
Washington Township (NJ) Police Department

February 7, 2016

Thank you for your service. Godspeed.

Police Officer Chris Salisbury
Dearborn Police Dept.

February 7, 2016

sorry for the lost of your officer

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February 7, 2016

God Bless You and Thank You for your service.REST IN PEACE.

Dylan Feeney
Citizen

February 7, 2016

My heart is so sad for your family. Please know your family and friends are in my thoughts and prayers. God Bless.

Stephanie Harris, LEOW - Spouse of Sgt, LAPD

February 7, 2016

Rest Well Sergeant. We'll take watch from here.

CPT Ahmed Danso-Faried
10th Mountain Division

February 7, 2016

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SACRIFICE AND SERVICE


MAY YOU REST IN PEACE

Ret. TFC Theresa Medcalf
Ga State Patrol

February 7, 2016

Rest easy, brother.

Officer Adam Bray
The Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia

February 7, 2016

Rest In Peace my brother

Chief of Police ( Retired) Rolando Bola
Hialeah Police Department

February 6, 2016

Thank you for your long life of service and sacrifice. Our thoughts, prayers, and hearts go out to your family and friends.

Darlene Newton
Friend of the Story County Sheriff's Office

February 6, 2016

Sgt. Goodding,
May you rest in Heavenly Peace. May your family be forever watched over and blessed. May your friends and colleagues find comfort. Please watch over us from on high.
We will see you again dear Sir.
Thank you for your service. I will never forget your sacrifice or the sacrifice of your family.
Greater Love Hath No Man....
Prayers for all involved.

Kristi
Surviving Daughter of Special Agent J. Robert Porter
Federal Bureau of Investigation
E.O.W. 8/9/79

February 6, 2016

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

February 6, 2016

A Part Of America Died


Somebody killed a policeman today
And a part of America died...
A piece of our country he swore to protect
Will be buried with him at his side.
The beat that he walked was a battlefield, too,
Just as if he had gone off to war;
Though the flag of our nation won't fly at half-mast
To his name they will add a gold star.
The suspect that shot him will stand up in court
With counsel demanding his rights,
While a young widowed mother must work for her kids
And spend many long, lonely nights.
Yes, somebody killed a policeman today...
Maybe in your town or mine,
While we slept in comfort behind our locked doors
A cop put his life on the line.
Now his ghost walks the beat on a dark city street,
And he stands at each new rookie's side;
He answered the call... of himself gave his all,
And a part of America died...

~~Author Unknown~~
Rest in Peace Sergeant Goodding...Thank you for your service.

aunt of Dept. Josh Rutherford eow 5/29/2

February 6, 2016

I am so sorry for your loss

Jacqueline Rebel survivor
Arizona Department of Public Safety

February 6, 2016

RIP Brother.

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

February 6, 2016

My you rest in peace brother in blue.

Sgt. Aguilera
NYPD

February 6, 2016

To my partner, colleague and friend, your sacrifice for our community will never be forgotten. Law Enforcement has sustained the ultimate set back today with your passing. You and your family will be in my prayers. God Speed Jason.

Sergeant Gary Welborn
Seaside Police Department

February 6, 2016

So sorry for your loss. Praying for your family.

Citizen.

February 6, 2016

BLUE MATTERS... My deepest condolences to the family, friends & fellow officers. Thank you for your service Officer & may the Lord wrap his loving arms around you during this very difficult time.

Ms Gail Vollmer
Citizen

February 6, 2016

Sending Prayers and Strength

(Retired) Senior Corrections Officer Mar
New Jersey Department of Corrections

February 6, 2016

TO THE FAMILY, FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES OF SEASIDE POLICE DEPARTMENT, SERGEANT JASON GODDING.

My heart is filled with great sadness at learning of the lost of your loved one and fellow Officer.
We in the law enforcement community are a family, although our uniforms may be a different style and vary in color, a badge, shield or star may be pinned upon our chest.
Our areas of enforcement may vary but our goals are the same, to serve and protect our communities. We consist of many different agencies from across the nation, for we are: Municipal Police Officers, Sheriff's Deputies, State Police Investigators, State Highway Patrol Troopers, Conservation Police Officers, College Campus Police Officers, Correctional Officers and Federal Agents just to name a few.
We patrol small towns, large cities, college campuses, county roads, state highways, state prisons, county jails, state parks and the United States Borders.
Whether active duty or retired, we are one family, a Law Enforcement Family, the thin blue line of protectors, brothers and sisters bonded together by HONOR, SERVICE and PRIDE.
Daily we honor our fallen brothers and sisters never forgetting their sacrifice and the sacrifice of their families.
Daily our position is clear that we will Serve and Protect our communities without faltering and with no hesitation.
Daily we show pride in our chosen profession LAW ENFORCEMENT, for we willingly walk the line of good over evil facing the unknown with courage keeping our trust and faith in GOD.
We know that evil roam these streets and at any moment in the course of performing our duties the ultimate sacrifice might be required of us in the service to our community, for Law Enforcement is not a job but a calling and only a few will make the decision to commit to that calling to serve for some will give all that they have.
BLUE LIVES MATTER - If we don't respond to that call for help or investigate that suspicious subject or stop for that stranded motorist or rush to that call of shots fired then who will?
SERGEANT GODDING
You did not die in vain.
You sacrificed your life in the service to the citizens of Seaside in the State of Oregon with HONOR, PRIDE and DISTINCTION.
I'm proud to have worn the uniform of a law enforcement officer like you did.
I'm proud to have pinned the badge upon my chest like you did.
I'm proud to have served and protected my community as you did.
I'm proud to call you my Brother!
I commend you my fallen brother for making the ultimate sacrifice in the performance of your duty.
For you left us doing what you chose to do.
Performing a job you were trained to do.
Upholding the oath you swore to do.
Most importantly doing what you loved to do..........Serving and Protecting your community with Honor and Pride making a better and safer place for us all.
FOR THOSE WHO FIGHT FOR IT,"LIFE HAS A FLAVOR THE PROTECTED WILL NEVER KNOW".
FINAL CALL
Sergeant Godding status......Sergeant Godding status........ Sergeant Godding status............Attention all Units........... Seaside Police Department, Sergeant Jason Godding having served the citizens of Seaside in the State of Oregon with HONOR, PRIDE and DISTINCTION is now 10-42.
Rest in Peace my fallen Brother, YOU WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN!!!

Senior Master Investigator Cardell L. Dobbins #188 (Ret.)
Illinois Secretary of State Department of Police District 01, Region 01

February 6, 2016

Jason is a neighbor, and I worked with him dealing with an employee theft. He personified a "Good Police Officer" My wife was a patient and knew his wife well as my wife was being treated for an infection. We are praying for the family. He will be missed

Mike Miller
Business owner Seaside

February 6, 2016

My deepest sympathy to the family ... loved ones ... friends and fellow officers of Sgt. Goodding ... Rest In Peace sir your watch is over ... God Bless

D A Carson

February 6, 2016

Rest in Peace Sgt. Jason Goodding.

My thoughts and Prayers go out to your wife and daughters, and the Seaside Police Department.

Deportation Officer Chatham McCutcheon
Immigration and Customs Enforcement

February 6, 2016