Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

The true measure of a person
is not found in the
might of their arm,
their wealth
or their power –
it is found in the strength
of their character.

There is no greater testimony to
ones character, than ones
willingness to sacrifice all,
in the noble quest of
providing protection to all
whom they serve.
Author Unknown

Javier Cornejo
Police Officer, Retired
City of Milwaukee Police Department
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

April 10, 2020

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

Lieutenant John C. Moore
Wisconsin State Conservation Warden

April 10, 2020

God rest his soul.

Sgt. Robert A. Henne
Jersey City PD/Retired

April 10, 2020

Rest in Peace Detective Kirk. 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 10, 2020

Rest in Peace Detective.
Thank you for your service.

Chief R. A. McCann
Armour College Law Enforcement/Department of Public Safety

April 10, 2020

Rest in peace Detective Kirk!
You will not be forgotten!

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

April 10, 2020

Rest In Peace Brother

james oneill
NYPD

April 10, 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

April 10, 2020

Detective Kirk, you are gone too soon and I Thank you for your many years of service to your department and to our country. We all lost a good man. I pray your family will be blessed by All mighty God as they learn to live without you. Rest in Peace, Brother.

Mary Milam
Sergeant (Ret)
Chicago Police Department

Flowery Branch, GA

April 10, 2020

Detective Kirk, it is in God's plan that you would lose your life during this holiest week in our Christian faith. May this be a source of consolation for the family that you have left behind. May our good Lord immerse you and them in His Divine Mercy. Rest in peace, good and faithful servant.

Jess Espinosa
Civilian

April 10, 2020

PRAYERS FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY AND THANK YOU FOR BEING A GREAT HERO AND A WARRIOR FOR US. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND REST IN GODS ARMS.

MOTHER OF A DALLAS POLICEWOMAN LINDA KE
NONE

April 10, 2020

Kirk family and friends may God grant all of you with a speedy healing. Det.Kirk thank you for your service to your Community and Department. Most of all thank you for your Ultimate Sacrifice in the Line of Duty

Res.Sgt Rudy Jones
Cuyahoga Falls, OH Police Department

April 10, 2020

Kirk family and friends may God grant all of you with a speedy healing. Det.Kirk thank you for your service to your Community and Department. Most of all thank you for your Ultimate Sacrifice in the Line of Duty.

Res.Sgt Rudy Jones
Cuyahoga Falls, OH Police Department

April 10, 2020

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

Chaplain Frank Spears
Blue Knights NC II

April 10, 2020

Rest in peace.
Thank you for your service.

Sergeant David Sheetz (retired)
Houston Police Dept.

April 9, 2020

DET JAMES KIRK MAY YOU REST IN PEACE

MICHAEL D LONG
RETIRED NEW YORK STATE POLICE

April 9, 2020

Rest in Peace my brother.

Captain Bernard Flint
Department of Defense Police Division

April 9, 2020

May God bless you and your family. You paid the ultimate sacrifice. May you rest in peace my brother in blue. God speed.

(Ret) Trooper Dean Aires
PA State Police

April 9, 2020

Rest in Peace Detective Kirk, 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

April 9, 2020

On behalf of POINT 27, we would like to offer condolences for Detective James T. Kirk. Please know we are eternally grateful for James’ service and his ultimate sacrifice.

To honor Detective Kirk, 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 Stanton, Kentucky Police Department for James’ partner and fellow officers. 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 Detective Kirk’s wife, four daughters, mother, sister and grandson.

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 9, 2020

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

James P Waggle
Civilian

April 9, 2020

We will remember.

Miss Eleanore Trupkiewicz
Civilian Supporter of Law Enforcement

April 9, 2020

Smoke and prayers going up for the family and his fellow officers!

Darrell White
Father of Patrolman James K White, 9/29/18

April 9, 2020

Faithful Unto Death | Eternal Rest | Salute

S. I. Drake - Lt/IPD | IMPD (Ret)

April 9, 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 9, 2020