Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Rest In Peace...

Retired Detective
Syracuse Police Dept, NY

April 6, 2020

Thank you for your service, brother. RIP.

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

April 6, 2020

RIP Brother. This war on disease is taking its toll. Thank you for your service and your ultimate sacrifice serving your community. My deepest condolences to your family, your agency and collegues and your community. Forever a hero.

Retired Deputy Sheriff Patricia Anderson
Columbia CCSO - Oregon

April 6, 2020

Please accept my heartfelt condolences on behalf of the St. Ann Police Department. My thoughts and prayers are for you, your department and your community, as well as Deputy Bennett's friends and family.

May God bring comfort to each of you at this time.

Sincerely,
Mary Kay Nolen

Mary Kay Nolen, Asssistant to the Chief of Police
St. Ann Police Department, St. Ann, MO

April 6, 2020

Rest in Peace, good and faithful servant.
God has already reserved a special place
for our protectors.
Please continue your watch over us.


Thank you for your service!
Thank you for your protection!

Our prayers to the family and department.

Charles F. Holloway, Jr.
Citizens Police Academy Alumni Association
Elizabethtown Police Department

April 6, 2020

On behalf of Moms Back the Blue of the St. Louis County Police Family Association, we offer
our heartfelt condolences to the family (blood and blue) and friends of Deputy Sheriff Bennett.
We will be forever indebted to you for your selfless service and sacrifice.
Always Honored; Never Forgotten

Proud Moms from
Moms Back the Blue of the
St. Louis County Police Family Association

April 6, 2020

Our thoughts and prayers are with your family, friends and co-workers during this difficult time. Your service and ultimate sacrifice will never be forgotten.

Thomas H. Kelly Jr., ASAC
Federal Air Marshal Service

April 6, 2020

Rest In Peace! Thank you for your service!

Adult Probation and Parole Officer; Erie
Erie County Adult Probation and Parole

April 6, 2020

Rest in Peace Deputy Bennett. May the Lord grant your family, friends and co-workers peace during this difficult time. Thank you for your service and sacrifice.

Deputy Parole Administrator Howard Wykes
Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections

April 6, 2020

Rest In Peace Brother LEO. Thank you Hero for your courage, sacrifice and service. Thoughts and prayers for your family, friends and coworkers. Always remembered,

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

April 6, 2020

Im so sorry for your loss this is a terrible tragedy and we see this virus can effect the young, healthy and strong. May God watch over us all! You will not be forgotten!

Detective Ashley Seman
Ward Police Department

April 6, 2020

Sheriff Bennett, you knew full well that you will be putting yourself in harm's way but you continued your unselfish, dedicated service that others may live in safety. Our good Lord has an abundant reward waiting for you. May He immerse you and your loved ones in His Divine Mercy. Rest in peace, good and faithful servant.

Jess Espinosa
Civilian

April 6, 2020

I am sorry for your loss to the Family, Fellow Officers, and Friends. I will keep all of you in my prayers. RIP.

Retired Fire Lieutenantm Frank J Corasa
Baltimore City Fire Department

April 6, 2020

This doesn’t seem real. Thank you for the unending sarcasm and laughs. Thank you for showing the world what it meant to be a good human being that touched every person he met. So many words come to mind when I think of you. Genuine. Loyal. Funny. Loving. And...the life of the party. I’m gonna miss you bro. I promise to throw several back in your honor. You have a ton of us to watch over now, but I know you are up for the challenge. Rest easy...until I see you again.

Lt. Nick Konves
Columbus Division of Police

April 6, 2020

Shannon,
Brother, I still cannot believe that you are gone. Thank you for your dedication and service to the community. Thank you for your friendship. We will all miss you dearly.

You have fought the good fight, you have finished the race, you have kept the faith. Now, rest in peace. We have the watch from here.

Lieutenant Kile L. Nave
South Miami Police Dept

April 6, 2020

On behalf of POINT 27, we would like to offer condolences for Deputy Sheriff Shannon Bennett. Please know we are eternally grateful for Shannon’s service and his ultimate sacrifice.

To honor Deputy Sheriff Bennett, POINT 27 sent 27 Thin Blue Line Dog Tag Necklaces, engraved with “Blessed are the Peacemakers for they will be called children of God” Matthew 5:9, to the Broward County Sheriff’s Department for Shannon’s partner and fellow deputies. POINT 27 sent Folded Flag Necklaces engraved with “Greater Love has no one than this; than to lay down one’s life for one’s friend” John 15:13 for Deputy’s Bennett’s fiancé and brother.

POINT 27 is a Non-Profit organization with a mission to strengthen and encourage members of the Armed Forces, First Responders, and their families, by sharing scripture on Dog Tags and Jewelry called Shields of Strength.

We will never forget and we are forever grateful.

Respectfully,

Colonel David Dodd,
United States Army Retired
Executive Director-POINT 27

Detective Jerry M. Rhodes (Retired)
Dallas Police Department-Reserve Division
POINT 27 National Outreach Coordinator
Law Enforcement Liaison
[email protected]
214-908-2617

Detective Jerry M. Rhodes (Retired)
Dallas Police Department Reserve Division
POINT 27- National Out Reach Coordinator
Law Enforcement Liaison

April 5, 2020

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

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

April 5, 2020

God Bless you Deputy Sheriff Shannon Bennett! Thank you for your many years of service with the Broward County Sheriff's Office in Florida. Thank you for making the people in the Broward County area feel safe. We are all thankful to you for your service, your devotion and your sacrifices, and to your family and friends for their sacrifices. Our hearts break 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

April 5, 2020

RIP, Deputy Bennett. Praying for you and your loved ones.

Officer C Curione, ret.
Rochester Police Department, NY

April 5, 2020

Rest In Peace Shannon. It was an honor to call you a friend

Officer Ralph Rienzo
North Haven PD/Pembroke Pines PD

April 5, 2020

Thank you for your service.

Dmytro Goloborodko

April 5, 2020

Rest in Peace

Ptl. Bryan Waltz (Ret)
Avon Lake PD OH

April 5, 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

April 5, 2020

Bless you and your loved ones

Officer Louis Becker CPD retired
TSGT USAF 10 year Vet.

April 5, 2020

God rest his soul.

Sgt. Robert A. Henne
Jersey City PD/Retired

April 5, 2020