Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Rest in peace, Officer Nathan. You dedicated your life to saving others, and your reward will be great in heaven. May our Lord of love and consolation immerse you in His Divine Mercy and bring comfort to your wife and children. I look forward to meeting you someday in heaven.

Jess Espinosa
Citizen

January 25, 2017

God rest his soul.

Sgt. Robert A. Henne
Jersey City PD/Retired

January 25, 2017

RIP brother.

Alex Trapero
Alexandria (VA) PD

January 25, 2017

We will take it from here brother!

Sergeant First Class
US Army Military Police Operations

January 25, 2017

Rest in peace Brother, Thank you for your service.

Jerry Matalone #8046 (Retired)
Des Moines, Iowa Police Department

January 25, 2017

Final Salute Officer Graves, thank you for your service. You are a hero. Rest peacefully in the presence of God. We are praying for the family and fellow officers.

Former Patrol Sergeant
Johnny Allison
Wylie TX Police Dept

January 25, 2017

Their watch is over, now they patrol in Heaven. I hope time heals the pain that family are feeling; because time is the only way for such a deep wound as this to mend. Rest in Peace....

Sylvia Althaus
citizen
Berlin-Germany

January 25, 2017

RIP Officer Graves. Thank you for your dedicated service and sacrifice to LE. May God be with your Family ans all LE.

Former Trooper Ken R. Bays
Virginia State Police

January 25, 2017

Thank you for your service Officer Graves. My God give comfort to his family, fellow officers, & the people he served!

Civilian

January 25, 2017

My condolences to Officer Grave's family, friends and fellow Officers of the Sac & Fox Nation Police Department. I thank Officer Graves for his service to his community.
R.I.P Sir!

Wm Jean-Paul Rochat
Swiss Army, MP, Trafic & Escort Unit

January 25, 2017

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

Detective Monica Veney
Baltimore City Police Department

January 24, 2017

Our prayers to his family at their loss. May GOD be with them through this rough time and comfort and strengthen them>Thank you Officer Graves for your service.

Retired Sgt. Charles Carty
Benton, Arkansas Police Dept

January 24, 2017

***♡♡♡ Prayers/Blessings for the Immediate Family as well as the Department Family of this HERO Officer ♡♡♡***.

Disabled/Retired C.O. Michael Cubberly
Hudson County NJ Dept.of Public Safety

January 24, 2017

God bless you Nathan. May you rest in Peace.

Ret. Police Officer joe Neary
East Los Angeles

January 24, 2017

RIP Brother

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

January 24, 2017

Nathan and I went to the academy together. Thank you for your service brother. Rest easy!

Special Agent Derrick Bourque
Bureau of Indian Affairs

January 24, 2017

Rest in peace Oklahoma brother, we have the watch now. Thank you for your service, you will not be forgotten. I did know you personally but I know and have worked with several of your Lighthorse brothers and they are devastated at this painful loss. Your memory will live on in their lives. God bless the family, friends, and co-workers of Officer Graves during this time of tragic and sudden loss.

Donnie Meaders, Deputy Sheriff
Seminole County (OK) S.O.

January 24, 2017

Faithful Unto Death | Eternal Rest

S. I. Drake, Lt/IPD-IMPD (Ret)
Indianapolis Police

January 24, 2017

My family and I would like to extend our condolences to the family, friends, and fellow co-workers of Police Officer Nathan Graves during this very difficult time. May moments from the best bring forth happy memories to last a lifetime. May they find comfort and support from those around them. May God help heal your aching heart. Thank you for your service and may you rest in peace Officer Graves.

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

January 24, 2017

RIP brother Nathan.

May God bless and be with your family, co-workers and friends at this very difficult time.

Inv. Bevenour
Gettysburg Police Department

January 24, 2017

RIP brother.

Future K9 officer Ben Lee

January 24, 2017

GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY. MAY THE FOUR WINDS GENLTY CARRY YOU ON YOUR JOURNEY AND YOUR LOVED ONE'S BE COMFORTED IN THEIR LOST.

DIST. COMMANDER RETIRED
USBIA LES

January 24, 2017

R.I.P. BROTHER Graves!!!

Nebraska Police Officer

January 24, 2017

"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 © 1999 - All Rights Reserved
and may not be duplicated without permission

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

January 24, 2017

RIP BROTHER

Stephen Bruet PPO II
North Carolina Department of Public Safety

January 24, 2017