Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Deputy Cox, you have served your nation in a number of capacities and I thank you for that service. Your family both at work, and especially at home are in my prayers. So long as they keep you in their hearts and minds, you will never truly be gone from them.

God Bless you, Brother and may your eternal rest be ever peaceful.

Ptl. Jim Leahy, Jr.
Harvard University Police Department

September 28, 2018

Psalm 15
God bless.
Rest in peace brother.

Correctional Officer Paul Schanno
Hennepin County (Minneapolis)- ACF

September 28, 2018

Rest In Peace Brother.

Patrolman Robert Vojtko
Kingston Township Police Department 5111

September 28, 2018

Rest in peace. Thoughts and prayers to the family.

Corrections Officer Carter Hallfrisch
MN DOC

September 28, 2018

I am sorry to learn of the passing of a brother and hero in Deputy Sheriff Mark A. Cox. I know our Heavenly Father has welcomed him home where he will patrol the Golden Streets of Heaven. May the Lord deliver blessings, comfort and peace to his family, friends and peers.

T W Martinez, Retired and FOP member
State of New Mexico/JJS

September 28, 2018

God was needing another warrior to watch us down below. God Speed to you sir, and thank you for your service. May our Heavenly Father please watch over his wife and children, surround them with your courage and strength during this difficult time. And to Officer Cox's department, sending prayers across the miles from CA to TX.......With respects

Susan Johnson
Retired Police Dispatcher CA & WA States

September 28, 2018

Rip sir

Msgt. Brian Daigle (Retired)
Louisiana DOC

September 28, 2018

Rest In Peace Brother.

Det.Andreoli
NYPD-Retired

September 28, 2018

Rest in peace Brother Mark.

Ofc. Timothy M. Furlong
Nahant, MA PD

September 28, 2018

Very sorry to hear the news... Rest in peace. My thoughts are extended to family, friends and fellow officers.

Reserve Officer G. Krystof
Los Angeles Police Department

September 28, 2018

So sorry for your loss. May God be with all of you.

B.J.Umbenhower
D.A.V. CHAPTER 11 Springfield, Missouri Color Guard.
Son of Chief of Police.Deceased
Their watch is over, now they patrol in Heaven.

September 28, 2018

In Honor of your Sacrifice and for your family and friends, I salute you as a HERO!

"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 whose 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 © 1993 - All Rights Reserved
and may not be duplicated without permission

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

September 28, 2018

Rest in Peace Brother

Sgt. CCB (Ret)
USPP

September 28, 2018

The thoughts, hearts and prayers of everyone here at CCPD go out to the families, both blood and blue, of Deputy Cox. May the Good Lord give you strength, comfort and peace.

Lt. Michael Caldwell, Chaplain
Cape Carteret Police Department, Cape Carteret, NC.

September 28, 2018

Rest in peace Deputy Sheriff Mark Cox.
Thank you for all of your service.
Condolences to family & friends.

Sgt. Randy Keenan ~ Retired
City of Alameda, CA Police Department

September 28, 2018

Rest in peace.

Lt. Jim Russo

September 28, 2018

Rest In Peace Deputy Cox my sincere condolences to your family and to your department. God speed as you now patrol the streets of gold.

TERRY F.ZECH OFC RET
Department of Veterans Affairs Police Detroit Michigan

September 28, 2018

RIP Thank you for your service and sacrifice. Continued prayers to your families both blood and blue

Beth Blake
citizen

September 28, 2018

Thank you for your service.

Dmytro Goloborodko

September 28, 2018

Rest in peace Brother Mark, you are a true American Hero and will never be forgotten for your service and courage.


Son of G. Truman Wortham EOW 07/15/73

Assistant Chief Carl Wortham (retired)
Sand Springs OK PD

September 28, 2018

A Prayer for Deputy Sheriff Mark A. Cox:

Lord God of mercy, peace, and love, we remember before Your throne in this moment our Brother-in-Blue, Deputy Sheriff Mark A. Cox, of the Real County, Texas Sheriff’s Office, who sacrificed his life in the Line-of-Duty. We recall with gratitude and respect all that he stood for in this life. Help us to live in the companionship of his spirit. May we be kind to the family, friends, and colleagues he loved; devoted to the county and state in which he served; and loyal to the causes which he championed in law enforcement. Thus, in our life, may he live on, to our great comfort, to the betterment of Your creation, and to the furthering of Your most Holy Will.

Heavenly Father, be with the family, friends, and colleagues of this fallen hero. Comfort them and give them Your strength. Guide those who seek to take care of the family of this hero. May those empowered to do so, care for them with integrity. In commemorating the death of this hero, help those who mourn to remember that death is not the end. Death does not have the final say, but is simply the transition to the glorious life to come. They should look forward to that life to come with joy and thanksgiving.

Almighty God, we ask that you grant us a deeper appreciation of the efforts of all law enforcement officers who serve our communities, states, and country daily. For their dedication to our security, order and peace, we give You thanks. May they be encouraged in their work which benefits us all. Help us to grow that spirit of community that will make their job both easy and fulfilling. And now may our fellowship together and Your blessing today bring a renewed sense of joy to each of us. Amen.

“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons [children] of God." [Matthew 5:9 ESV]

"Greater love has no one than this that someone lay down his life for his friends." [John 15:13 ESV]

Chaplain Steven Robert Closs, D. Div., M.S.B.S., B.S.B.S.
Ordained & Licensed Independent Christian Minister
Ministry: The Law Enforcement Chaplaincy
Chaplain: Merrimack NH Police Department [Since 2014]
Chaplain: Nashua NH Police Department [Since 2018]
Member of the National Association of Christian Ministers

Captain Steven R.Closs (Retired)
Nashua NH Police Department

September 28, 2018

Rest, brother.

PFC Steve Headley
Mishawaka, IN police

September 28, 2018

Thank you for your service Sir, GOD BLESS.

Mrs.Connie Singleton
Concern Citizen of South Carolina

September 28, 2018

RIP brother!

Lieutenant Ray Waters
Pitt County Sheriff Office, NC

September 28, 2018

We will remember.

Miss Eleanore Trupkiewicz
Civilian Supporter of Law Enforcement

September 28, 2018