Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

God Speed Brother

Deputy Tim Duvall
Boyd County KY Sheriffs Department

May 6, 2019

Rest in peace.
May the Lord comfort those close to you.
Thank you for your service.

Sergeant David Sheetz (retired)
Houston Police Dept.

May 6, 2019

RIP, You are a True Hero...

Trooper Michael Kendoll
Oregon State Police

May 6, 2019

Rest in peace. May the coward who took your life be swiftly brought to justice.

Patrolman Kyle Donahue
Dracut (MA) Police Department

May 6, 2019

I am sadden here as I watch the national nightly news and learn of your passing. You were so close to retirement. Brother may you Rest In Peace and your love ones find peace. May your suspect be brought to justice. God speed Sir.

Retired Sergeant
Maryland Transportation Authority Police

May 6, 2019

I found out about the loss of Robert “Mac” McKeithen while on shift last night. I recently left that area to start at a new agency a month ago. I remember sitting and having coffee with him about a week before I left. I had known Mac for over a decade and will always remember him as a good officer and great friend. My thoughts and prayers are with his family and the officers of the Biloxi Police Department. May God keep and hold his family in his protective arms and give them strength and comfort in this difficult time.

Sergeant Ray Godwin
Southaven Police Department

May 6, 2019

You gave too much and were so close. My heart hurts for you Brother. Praying for you and your family.

Officer Efren Martinez
Watsonville PD

May 6, 2019

You gave too much and were so close. My heart hurts for you Brother. Praying for you and your family.

Officer Efren Martinez
Watsonville PD

May 6, 2019

Rest in peace brother. You are a true hero.

Jamie D Davis
Deputy J. Davis

May 6, 2019

Rest in Peace Brother in Blue. Thank you Hero for your sacrifice and service. Thoughts and prayers for your family, friends and Brothers/Sisters in Blue.

Officer Mike Robinson (Ret.)
Upland Police Dept. CA

May 6, 2019

My family and I would like to extend our sincere condolences to the family, friends, and fellow co-workers of Police Officer Robert McKeithen 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 Robert McKeithen.

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

May 6, 2019

The Gulf Coast is my home. When I left the Coast in 1991 for a federal law enforcement career,I left behind many friends on the Biloxi and Gulfport Police Departments and the Harrison County Sheriffs Department. I did not know Officer McKeithen but, when he fell on May 5, 2019, a part of me fell with him. My prayers and condolences to his family, friends and colleagues.

James J Bourque
U.S DEPT. OF JUSTICE/FBOP

May 6, 2019

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

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

May 6, 2019

Rest in Peace Sir.
Thank you for your ultimate sacrifice

FF Ron Lavallee
Lawrence, MA Fire Dept.

May 6, 2019

Dear Police Officer Robert McKeithen,

I am praying for your family, community, Department and all. I am SO very sorry to hear of your young tragic loss of life. I pray for this afterlife and that we will see each other on that side some glorious day. My love and blessings to your family and thank you, thank you for your service. God Bless.

Kim Durham
Davis Police Department - Daughter

May 6, 2019

Rest In Peace Brother... we have the watch.

Peter Contreras Police Officer II
Los Angeles Police Department

May 6, 2019

Rest In Peace Brother in Blue.

“Blessed are the Peacemakers for they shall be Called Children of God.” Matthew 5:9

Detective D. Vaquero
San Diego Police Department

May 6, 2019

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

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

May 6, 2019

The thoughts, hearts and prayers of everyone here at CCPD go out to the families, both blood and blue, of Officer McKeithen. May the Good Lord give you strength, comfort and peace.
He swore an oath to serve and protect and he made the ultimate sacrifice in the service of that oath.

Go with God.
Lt. Michael V. Caldwell, Chaplain

May 6, 2019

Rest in peace.

Lt. Jim Russo

May 6, 2019

May God take his soul and give it everlasting peace in Heaven, and may God also bless his entire family.

1st Sgt. Tom Webb, Retired
New York State Police

May 6, 2019

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Sergeant Richard Wilt
NYPD

May 6, 2019

A police officer should be remembered not by how he died, but how he lived! A great man has gone to secure a safe path for the rest of us to follow. Thank you to you, your family and the Biloxi Police Department. Our country is a little less safe without you. Rest in Peace Brother!

Chief (Ret) Steven Marshall
Georges Mills, NH

May 6, 2019

Condolences and prayers.
Rest In peace Officer McKeithen .

Sgt. Randy Keenan ~ Ret.
City of Alameda, CA Police Dept.

May 6, 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

May 6, 2019