Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Trooper George Bowman Baker

Louisiana State Police, Louisiana

End of Watch Sunday, May 24, 2020

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Reflections for Trooper George Bowman Baker

Prayers for my brothers and sisters in blue, May the Lord give the family and fellow officers strength to continue. God bless all.

Police Officer (retired) NYC Sanitation
New York City Sanitation Police

May 27, 2020

Trooper Baker,

Thank you for your sacrifice for our nation. May you be with the Lord and may he be with your family.

Det. Russ Cain
Pittsburgh PD

May 26, 2020

OUR DEEPEST SYMPATHY TO THE FAMILY OF TROOPER BAKER, AND ALL THOSE WHO MOURN THE LOSS OF TROOPER BAKER. 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

May 26, 2020

Thank you for your service, brother. RIP.

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

May 26, 2020

Rest in Peace Trooper Baker. 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

May 26, 2020

Rest easy brother, thank you for your service. May your sacrifice or memory Never fade.

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

May 26, 2020

Rest in peace brother, we'll take it from here. Thank you for your service to America and to your state, you will not be forgotten. God bless the family, friends, and co-workers of Trooper Baker during this time of tragic and painful loss.

Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the sons of God. Matt 5:9
Deputy Donnie Meaders (Retired)
Okfuskee County (OK) Sheriff's Office

May 26, 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

May 26, 2020

May God welcome you home with open arms. To the family always remember George was the best America has. He earned that US Marine Title. He earned that Trooper Title. In short he earned my respect always.
Semper Fi Marine.

Sgt David Osborne
Tennessee Highway Patrol

May 26, 2020

Our thoughts and prayers are with the family of Trooper Baker and the Louisiana State Police. RIP Brother.

Lieutenant Fred Parker
Putnam County Sheriff's Office
Putnam County, Tennessee

May 26, 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

May 26, 2020

On behalf of the Klamath County Sheriff's Office in Klamath Falls Oregon, we send our sincerest sympathy in the recent los of your Trooper, George Baker, in the line of duty. It is always a huge loss when a fellow trooper makes the ultimate sacrifice. His bravery and courage to protect and serve your community has not gone unnoticed. Our prayers and thoughts to the other trooper that was injured for a safe and speedy recovery. Also our prayers and thoughts to the Greensburg Police Department and to the St. Helena Parish Sheriff's Office where Trooper Baker had previously served. We thank Trooper Baker for his service as a United States Marine Corps Veteran.

Sheriff Chris Kaber
Klamath County Sheriff's Office

May 26, 2020

On behalf of the Kentucky Peace Officers' Association please accept our condolences on the tragic death of Trooper Baker.

Chip Nowlin
President
Kentucky Peace Officers' Association

May 26, 2020

Our thoughts and prayers are with Heather, Harper and all of Trooper Baker's family and friends. The great members of the Louisiana State Police will continue to march forward, never forgetting Trooper Baker's sacrifice and always keeping his survivors close. May God bless this family and continue to watch over our troopers and first responders. Godspeed.

Director Gary L. Howze
Florida Office of the Attorney General

May 26, 2020

Rest in Peace Trooper Baker, Thank you for you Service.
My Prayers to your Family both Blood and Blue.

Cpl. Terri Albright
DuPage County Sheriff's Office

May 26, 2020

God bless you and your family Trooper. Thanks for your service sir.

Sgt Patrick Wrafter (Ret)
Madison Co (NY) Sheriffs Office

May 26, 2020

Praying for the Family, Friends and Co-workers. You're in a place with no more hurt, pain and no more sadness. We all will join you when it's our time.

GOD BLESS

SR. Trooper Heath Heaton
Alabama State Troopers

May 25, 2020

Praying for the Family, Friends and Co-workers. You're in a place with no more hurt, pain and no more sadness. We all will join you when it's our time.

GOD BLESS

Senior Trooper Heath Heaton
Alabama State Troopers

May 25, 2020

Rest in peace fellow Trooper and may God bless your soul. Thank you for your dedicated service to your chosen profession. You my be gone but will never be forgotten. May God keep you family close and give them the strength to carry on during this tragic time. Godspeed brother.

Sr. Trp. Bobby White
Alabama State Troopers

May 25, 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

May 25, 2020

On behalf of POINT 27, we would like to offer condolences for Trooper George Baker. Please know we are eternally grateful for George’s service and his ultimate sacrifice.

To honor Trooper Baker, 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 Louisiana State Police, Baton Rouge, Louisiana for Scotty’s 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 Trooper Baker’s wife, daughter, sisters and parents. Also included is a Marine Dog Tag to honor George’s service in the United States Marine Corps.

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

May 25, 2020

Thank you for your service.

Dmytro Goloborodko

May 25, 2020

Deepest Sympathy to the family of Trooper Baker, and to the Brothers and Sisters of the Louisiana State Police. It’s a very sad mission for me as a Chaplain who has served in Law Enforcement (retired) . I know that times missed with families is regrettable, but unavoidable. But Trooper Baker had to do what He knew was His duty. May GOD give comfort, understanding and wisdom to his sacrifice !

Chaplain Terry L. Longacre (Ret.Manor Tw
Red Rose Lodge FOP# 16 Lancaster, County Pennsylvanianbiu has

May 25, 2020

Rest in Peace my Brother in Arms, SEMPER FI MARINE

Anrae G Godley-Cooper
U.S. Army Military Police

May 25, 2020

Trooper Baker you will always be remembered you can now Rest In Peace. I will continually pray for all the hero’s who day in and day out put their lives in harms way to provide a service for all people. You are that hero your family, friends and co-workers can be proud of. I pray for comfort and strength for your family, friends and co-workers. Bravo Zulu “WELL DONE”

Sgt. Retired Howard Giddings
VPAPD

May 25, 2020

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