Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Thank you for your service and sacrifice. Rest In Peace Officer Baumgartner. Our deepest heartfelt condolences to all of your family, friends, and brothers and sisters at Patton Village Police Department.

U.S. Postal Inspector Scott Horne
U.S. Postal Inspection Service

June 22, 2016

Rest in peace brother! We have the watch from here. May God Bless your Family and Friends.

Sgt. A. Orozco
ADOT/ECD

June 22, 2016

Rest in peace Brother.

Lt. A. Hoopes
Spotsylvania Sheriff's Office Va.

June 22, 2016

To the family of Sergeant Stacey Baumgartner, friends, Chief of Police Leon "Pete" Verot and the Patton Village Police Department.
You are lifted up in thoughts and prayers. May God comfort and hold you close now and always. Thank you for your service. Matthew 5:9

Patrolman A.S. Batson
Cherry / O'Berry Police Department, NC

June 22, 2016

My family and I would like to extend our heartfelt condolences to the family, friends, and fellow co-workers of Sergeant Stacey Baumgartner during this very difficult time. May they find comfort and support from those around them. May the moments they shared together bring back memories to cherish for a lifetime. May God help heal their aching hearts. Thank you for your service and may you rest in peace Sergeant Stacey Baumgartner.

Gail Pabst
Aunt of fallen Detroit P.O. Jennifer Fettig eow 2/16/04

June 22, 2016

Thank you for your service. Praying for your Family & Dept.

Detective Monica Veney
Baltimore City Police Deptpartment

June 22, 2016

We are so saddened by the news of the death of Sergeant Baumgartner in his faithful duty to his community. May the healing peace of Almighty God be your strength during these difficult days. Our prayers and deepest sympathy go out to all of his family, friends and co-workers.

Chaplain James Gysel
Calhoun County Michigan Sheriff's Office

June 22, 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

June 21, 2016

Rest in eternal peace, brother, 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 Department of Prisons

June 21, 2016

What a life. Did any of us ever think our nation would be as it is. Thank you Officer for your service. God bless all those who have and are serving

Retired Chief of Police Johnny Mccurry
West Point Ga PD

June 21, 2016

I am sorry for your loss to the family, fellow officers, and friends. I will keep you all in my prayers. RIP.

Frank J. Corasaniti II, Fire Lieutenant
Baltimore City Fire Department

June 21, 2016

Rest in Peace, Sergeant Stacey Baumgartner. 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 21, 2016

Rest in Peace My Brother in Blue. Prayers go out to your family, friends and department.

Investigator Esrael Silva
Deaf Smithy County District Attorney Office

June 21, 2016

Sorry to hear of this tragedy. My prayers and condolences to Sergeant Baumgartner's family and members of the Patton Village Police Department. Saddened and sorry to hear of the death of a 11 year who had no chance, his life taken from him. My prayers and condolences to the family and to all injured in this crash. All to often chases turn out in DISASTER for innocent's not involved in any way, shape or form. Again, Very sorry. Armen

Armen L. Hagopian Retired Police Leiut.
Dept. Of Public Safety (Police Dept.) Highland Park, Mi.

June 21, 2016

Rest in peace. Godspeed to your family, friends and the Patton Village Police Dept. You will never be forgotten.

K. Brooks
Houston Police Dept.

June 21, 2016

Rest in peace brother.

Officer Kyle Groose
Laramie PD, WY

June 21, 2016

Rest in peace Sergeant Baumgartner!
You will not be forgotten!

Willie Bell Hopewell VA!
Friend Of All Law Enforcement Officers!

June 21, 2016

R.I.P. BROTHER Baumgartner!!!

Nebraska Police Officer

June 21, 2016

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND SACRIFICE

MAY YOU REST IN PEACE

Retired TFC Theresa Medcalf
Galaxy State Patrol

June 21, 2016

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.

June 21, 2016

So sorry to hear of Stacey's passing & the Child's & for injuries others sustained.
May the God of Peace & Comfort be near you .
My Family sends Condolences to Stacey's Family, Friends, Department, Community, & Country.
Thank you Stacey for your Unselfish & Brave Service.
RIP Stacey, Son of Valor, with Honor.
Gone from Our Arms ... Forever in Our Hearts ...

Ms. Karen Morgan, PSY. LE. GRAD.
EAGLES WING BAPTIST CHURCH, SD

June 21, 2016

On behalf of the Westerville, Ohio Division of Police, our thoughts and prayers are with the immediate family of Sergeant Stacey Baumgartner and the extended law enforcement family of the Patton Village, Texas Police Department

End of Watch: Sunday, June 19, 2016.

Rest in Peace brother and watch over us.

I fight not for glory or fame, for they are momentary. I fight for those who can't. I fight for Justice. I fight for the oppressed and the down trodden. And if I should lose my life for these just causes, then I have no regrets, For I serve to protect the innocent. It matters not where or when, for evil knows no boundaries. Be it fire, flood, or the threat of tyranny, I will not flee. Justice is my weapon. Faith is my shield. Hope is my armor. Cry not at my passing, for it was my Honor to fight for you. Shed not tears of sorrow, But tears of joy, for now, I stand with God.

By Jon F. Hooper

"Greater love hath no man than this; that a man lay down his life for his friends."

Chief Joe Morbitzer
Westerville, Ohio Division of Police

June 21, 2016

Officer Stacey Baumgartner was killed on Fathers Day while investigating some idiot who was urinating and exposing himself at a convenience store. He chased the suspect in his patrol car where an suv ran him into a utility pole and was killed. Fathers Day, next year will be a versy sad one without him there. My condoleces to his family, the Police Department, and the community of Splendora, Texas as they mourn the loss of a brave police officer who was after somebody who had too much to drink.

Bradford Paulson
Observer

June 21, 2016

Rest in peace Brother

Deputy Dunlap (RET)
Dallas City Marshal's

June 21, 2016

RIP Sergeant Stacey Baumgartner. Thank you for your service and ultimate sacrifice. May God bless you and your families both blood and blue. You will never be forgotten.

K.L. Gardner
Civilian

June 21, 2016