Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Rest in peace Officer Lester, 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)
DEPARTMENT OF VETERAN AFFAIRS POLICE DEPARTMENT DETROIT MICHIGAN

February 20, 2020

RIP BROTHER

Deputy Tim Duvall
Boyd County KY Sheriffs Department

February 20, 2020

I'm so incredibly sorry for your loss, both to the department and the family.

Teri R McPhail
Civilian

February 20, 2020

Hello, Officer Lester,

On behalf of the Association of First Responders and Military Supporters, we would like to thank you for your service and Godspeed on your journey to heaven, a better place.

Micah James;
Director at the Association of First Responders and Military Supporters;
AFRM;
Civilian;

February 19, 2020

God Bless you Police Officer Kenneth Reid Lester. Thank you for your service with the Richmond Police
Department. Thank you for making the people in Richmond, Indiana area feel safer. We are all thankful to you for your service, your devotion and your sacrifices, and to your family and friend for their sacrifices. My heart breaks for your loved ones!! We are so saddened by this terrible news and you will never be forgotten! Our thoughts and Prayers go out to your family, and all of your sisters and brothers in Blue that protect us. God bless you all!! (Matthew5:9)

Kelly & Eddie King

February 19, 2020

Condolences to the family ,friends and fellow officers from Blue Knights NC II

Chaplain Frank Spears
Blue Knights NC II

February 19, 2020

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

February 19, 2020

Rest in peace Officer Lester!
You will not be forgotten!

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

February 19, 2020

Praying for peace and comfort today and in the days ahead. With deepest sympathy,

Rita Rocker
Deputy Executive Director
Georgia State Board of Pardons and Paroles

February 19, 2020

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

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

February 19, 2020

Rest in peace Brother.

Arrend Hoopes
Spotsylvania Sheriff's Office Va.

February 19, 2020

Thank you for your service, brother. RIP.

Lieutenant Brian J. Wills II
Oswego County Sheriff's Office
New York

February 19, 2020

May the good lord welcome you with open arms, for you have done your job well.

Douglas Maykowski
Fraternal Order Of Police Central Macomb Lodge #187 Macomb County Mich

February 19, 2020

Rest easy brother, thank you for your service. May your sacrifice and memory never fade.

Jerry Matalone #8046
Des Moines Iowa Police Department

February 19, 2020

Rest In Peace Brother

james oneill
NYPD

February 19, 2020

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

Sergeant Monica Veney
Baltimore Police Department

February 19, 2020

Rest in peace Brother...My thoughts are with your family as they lay you to rest

LT. Joseph Ward, Ret
Jackson, NJ PD

February 19, 2020

May Our Lord have a Special place in his Heavenly home for Officer Lester. Officer Lester is a True Hero !
My deepest sympathies go out to his family and his department.

Michael T Sullivan, Retired Patrolman
Chicago Police Department, 9th District

February 19, 2020

R.I.P Police Officer Kenneth Lester

Brian Molyneaux
citizen

February 19, 2020

Rest In Peace Brother in Blue. Thank you Hero for your courage, sacrifice and service. Thoughts and prayers for your family, friends and brothers/sisters in blue. Always remembered.

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

February 19, 2020

God rest his soul.

Sgt. Robert A. Henne
Jersey City PD/Retired

February 19, 2020

Rest In Peace Officer Lester

DOD Officer James Friedman (Retired)

February 19, 2020

On behalf of the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Identification & Investigation, our thoughts and prayers are with the immediate family of Police Officer Kenneth Reid Lester and the extended law enforcement family of the Richmond Police Department, Indiana.

End of Watch Monday, February 10, 2020.

Rest in Peace brother and watch over us. We will protect and serve from here on in your honor.

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."

Superintendent Joe Morbitzer
Ohio Bureau of Criminal Identification & Investigation

February 19, 2020

OUR DEEPEST SYMPATHY TO THE FAMILY OF OFFICER LESTER, AND ALL THOSE WHO MOURN THE LOSS OF OFFICER LESTER. OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ARE WITH YOU DURING THIS DIFFICULT TIME.
HIS SERVICE WILL BE GREATLY MISSED IN YOUR COMMUNITY AND HIS DEEDS NEVER FORGOTTEN.
GOD BLESS

Retired Officer David Herbert
Toronto Police Service, Canada

February 19, 2020

God Bless You, Your Family, & Friends.
Thank you for your unselfish service.

James P Waggle
Civilian

February 19, 2020