Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Rest In Peace my Brother!

Officer J. Grover (Retired)
Phoenix Police Department

March 21, 2019

Rest easy Brother, Thank you for your service. May your sacrifice and memory never fade.

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

March 21, 2019

Rest in peace.

Lt. Jim Russo

March 21, 2019

Psalm 15
God bless.
Rest in peace brother.

Sgt. Paul Schanno
Minnesota Dept. of Corrections MCF-Stillwater

March 21, 2019

Rest in peace brother. Thank you for your service. God's speed sir.

Lieutenant John C. Moore
Wisconsin State Conservation Warden

March 21, 2019

My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. You are a Hero Officer Rutherford. Thank you for doing your job. Rest in peace Dear Brother of Blue. God bless. "HEROES LIVE FOREVER"

Surviving Sister Of Deputy Sheriff Steve

March 21, 2019

My family and I would like to extend our sincere condolences to the family, friends, and fellow co-workers of Police Officer Paul Rutherford during this difficult time. May they find comfort and support from those around them. May happy moments from the past bring forth precious memories to cherish for a lifetime. May God help heal their aching hearts. Thank you for your service and may you rest in peace Police Officer Paul Rutherford.

Gail M. Pabst
Aunt of fallen Detroit Police Officer Jennifer Fettig eow 2/16/04

March 21, 2019

Rest In Peace brother.

Corporal (Retired) Glenn Elliott
Temple Police Department--Temple,Tx

March 21, 2019

You will never be forgotten

Explorer captain Ro Rivera
Palm beach county sheriff office

March 21, 2019

RIP, Officer Rutherford. Praying for you and your loved ones.

Officer C Curione
Rochester Police Department, NY

March 21, 2019

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

Sergeant Monica Veney
Baltimore City Police Department

March 21, 2019

Officer Paul Rutherford, your diligence and dedication to this department and the communities that we serve has not gone unnoticed. Thank you for your service. My deepest condolences go out to your family and friends.

Your brother in blue,

Officer Paul Jackson Jr
Phoenix Police Department

March 21, 2019

Thank you for your service and prayers to your family in blue and family at home

Mother of an officer Debbie Bowe
Bayside Police

March 21, 2019

Officer Rutherford, So sorry to hear about your LODD. It is such a tragic loss, anytime we lose one of our own. May GOD bless your family (Blood & Blue) abundantly and comfort them during this time of tragedy and mourning. Thank you for your 23 years of service to the citizens of The City of Phoenix and your Ultimate Sacrifice. You will be greatly missed but not forgotten. Rest In Peace Brother!!!

Sgt. (Ret) Steve Davis
Maricopa County S.O.

March 21, 2019

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

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

March 21, 2019

We can never give high enough praise & support to our law enforcement officers who risk their lives every day they put on the uniform. Deepest regrets and most sincere condolences to his friends and family.

William Barron
USMSP, Ret.

March 21, 2019

Rest In Peace Officer Rutherford! Thank you for your services.

Corrections Officer J Senatore
Geo- Phoenix - West

March 21, 2019

We will remember.

Miss Eleanore Trupkiewicz
Civilian Supporter of Law Enforcement

March 21, 2019

Rest In Peace...

Retired Detective Ed Falkowski
Syracuse Police Dept, NY

March 21, 2019

Rest, brother.

PFC Steve Headley
Mishawaka, IN police

March 21, 2019

Rest easy Brother. Prayers for family, friends and coworkers.

Career Officer (Ret.) Victor Agosto
Chesterfield County Police (Va.)

March 21, 2019

Rest in peace Officer Rutherford, my sincere condolences to your family and to your department. God speed as you now patrol the streets of gold. Your ultimate sacrifice will not be forgotten.

TERRY ZECH, OFC(RET)

March 21, 2019

Lord bless the family of Police Officer Paul Rutherford. May they be encouraged in knowing he died doing an honorable job of serving and protecting people.

Rev Harold Altman, Ph.D.
Survivor of Deputy Sheriff Harold Michael Altman, EOW 30 January 2007

March 21, 2019

Thank you for your service.

Dmytro Goloborodko

March 21, 2019

A real "Hero" taken.
You helped make this world a safer place to live.
May God grant you eternal peace.
Prayers to your loved ones and to your department.

Det. Billy Russo (Ret)
Nassau County PD, NY

March 21, 2019