Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Avenue of the Fallen

Standing at attention in their class “A“uniforms, badges gleaming and shoes like glass, are your brothers and sisters of Law Enforcement. All of whom have previously paid the ultimate price.
Today, like many others, they welcome you to this wonderful place.
As you march down the Avenue of the Fallen, all eyes focus on you as if to say “it’s OK, you’re with your eternal partners.”
A salute is followed and a tear can be seen on so many faces.
Welcome, you served well.
Now come join us in the ranks, another is coming home.
Officer Jim Weaver (#11452), Los Angeles Police Department retired
12-25-2010

Officer Jim Weaver
Los Angeles Police Department retired

June 8, 2020

Sheriff Clark, God Bless you and may your eternal rest be ever peaceful.

Ptl. Jim Leahy, Jr.
Harvard University Police Department

June 8, 2020

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

To honor Sheriff Andy Clark, 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 DeKalb County, Missouri Sheriff’s Department for Andy’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 Sheriff Clark’s wife and four children.

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

June 8, 2020

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

Chip Nowlin
President
Kentucky Peace Officers' Association

June 8, 2020

Sheriff Clark thank you for your service and sacrifices made as a law enforcement officer. Please accept my condolences on your loss. Sending prayers for strength and comfort as you grieve your loss. Sheriff Clark will never be forgotten.

Sheila Adkins-Reynolds
City of Montgomery Alabama Police Department

June 8, 2020

“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God”. Matthew 5:9

Thank you for your service. May you rest in peace, my brother.

Retired Chief of police Jim Spratlen
Durango Police Department

June 7, 2020

RIP, Sheriff Clark. Thank you for your service. Praying for your loved ones.

Officer C Curione, ret.
Rochester Police Department, NY

June 7, 2020

Sgt. (Ret.) John J. Mihaik Jr.
Robbinsville Township PD

June 7, 2020

I have struggled with what I was going to write and when I was going to write my reflection for Andy since Wednesday, June 3, the day of his LODD. I did not know what to write, as I was struggling to understand my emotions, wrestling with anger, and trying to understand the ultimate question of why, why did we lose a great family man, a dedicated law enforcement officer, a humble and honorable human being. Andy was the second law enforcement officer I had hired as a police officer that has been killed in a LODD. I reflected on the challenges we all face in public safety and our country as a whole, and I keep coming back to the one's who stand the line every day to protect, serve, provide service to our communities, and see more in a year than most people should ever see in a lifetime. This led me to the question of, if not me, then who? I had my answer and understanding now.

I had the honor of serving with Andy as a police officer and as Chief of Police with him at the Cameron, MO Police Department. We were both good police officers, our hearts were in the right place, focused on serving and making our community better, and I believe we left it better. I am proud of having the opportunity to serve with my friend Andy. Andy was a practical joker; he would say something off the cuff that would leave your side hurting from laughing and had a peal of unforgettable laughter. He was contagious and spontaneous. One midnight shift Andy had cut his head on a filing cabinet drawer (do not ask how) when I walked into the squad room. He had a tube of superglue looking in the mirror, gluing the cut together. I told him, brother, you are going to need some stitches for that to heal. He said, "Nope, we have work to do tonight, Corey and a little cut is not going to stop me." His positive light in the darkest times got us all through challenges - TOGETHER - and we succeeded as a team. Yes, Andy was one of those people - a human being who chose to wear the badge to have the chance, the one chance, to make a difference in his community.

Andy left the Cameron Police Department, went into the private sector, and was very successful. I knew in my heart and soul this was not what Andy was meant to do. It turns out I was right; in 2016, he contacted me and said he was going to be the interim Sheriff in Dekalb County and was going run in the next election. By this time, I had moved on from the Cameron Police Department and was doing other things, but he always addressed me as Chief. I remember his call asking me, "Chief, do you think I can be a good Sheriff?" I told him, you will be a great sheriff, and he had my family's support. Andy was elected as my Sheriff. A few months into his term, he called and said, "Chief, I now know why you made some of the decisions you had to make, the ones that were not easy, as I have to make them now." I explained that being the law enforcement leader in a community has good days and very challenging days. Andy understood. He was a leader of men and women - he was not afraid to make a decision and follow through with it - yet learn from it if it was the wrong decision. Andy listened and understood options for all people he came into contact during his time as a law enforcement officer.

As it turns out, I ended up working for Andy as a Reserve Deputy Sheriff through December 18, when I allowed my POST hours to expire as a, I finished my dissertation. I was his Chief, and now he was my Sheriff. Andy asked, "You will come back when you are done, right?" My answer was, "Yes, Sheriff, just give me time to get through the challenge of my dissertation." I graduated in December 2019, and Andy called me and asked if my post hours were current, and I told him I was working on catching them up. I was four hours short in firearms and was waiting for the winter weather to break to obtain them from the Dekalb County Sheriff's Department firearms instructor when we were hit with the COVID-19 pandemic. I last spoke to Andy on March 9, 2020, and he said when the COVID-19 pandemic was manageable, his Chief Deputy would get me on the range to qualify. This was the last time I spoke to my friend, as we were to busy with our organization's response. No, I was not! I could have called my friend and checked on him, but I did not. Now, I will never get that chance...at least in this life.

I was working in emergency medical services the morning you died, Andy. I heard all of the radio traffic, I talked with our friends on the scene, and I was told, "... it is bad, Corey." I prayed for you; I cried for you. I prayed and thought about your wife and children, and then I waited. It was an eternity. My text to a friend on the scene was to let me know when you can, I do not want to know, but I need to know. The phone call came - Andy was dead.

Andy died doing what he loved to do, serve the public. Andy died attempting to help a fellow deputy. Andy died knowing Christ and doing his best to live in his image. My friend died on June 3, 2020, and a piece of me died with him. May you rest in peace, my dear friend and brother. Your work on earth is complete. We will be steadfast and stand the line. We will never forget you, the lessons you taught us all, and most of all, we have your family, personal and professional, wrapped tightly in our thoughts and prayers. When we lay you to rest on June 10, it is not goodbye; it is see ya later Sheriff Andy.......patrol the streets of gold and if you can put a good word in for those of us who still hold the line.

"Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. In my Father's house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also. And you know the way to where I am going." ~ John 14:1-4

Dr. L. Corey Sloan, Deputy Chief of EMS
Former Cameron Police Department Chief / NTA EMS Rescue

June 7, 2020

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

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

June 7, 2020

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

Lieutenant John C. Moore
Wisconsin State Conservation Warden

June 6, 2020

God bless you Sheriff Andy Clark! Thank you for your service with the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office, Missouri. Thank you for making the residents of DeKalb County feel safer. We are all thankful to you for 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

June 6, 2020

Requiescat in Pacem

Police Officer Mike O'Connor
Branford CT PD

June 6, 2020

May God help your family and friends during this time of grief and sadness at the loss of our brother in blue. May they try to find peace knowing Sheriff Andy Clark is now at rest and watching over his family still.
10-7 for the remainder, Sheriff

Sgt Denise Hagedorn - Retired
CCPD, TX

June 6, 2020

Rest In Peace Brother!!

Lieutenant ( Retired ) Victor Manata
Newark Police Department , Newark NJ

June 5, 2020

Your life was cut short doing your job. A job you truly loved. You have given the ultimate sacrifice with courage and compassion. God will take care of you and those you left behind. You will never be forgotten.

Lieutenant Robert A Magnan retired
Rhode Island State Police

June 5, 2020

Thank you for your service and sacrifice. Rest In Peace Sheriff Clark. Our deepest heartfelt condolences to all of your family, friends, and brothers and sisters at DeKalb County Sheriff's Office.

Postal Inspector Scott Horne
US Postal Inspection Service

June 5, 2020

So sad to hear the news.

May you rest in peace after having served those around you. My thoughts are with you, your family, fellow officers and friends.

Reserve Police Officer G. Krystof
Los Angeles Police Department

June 5, 2020

Deepest Sympathy to the family of Deputy Clark and to his Brothers and Sisters of the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department,Missouri. May God give comfort and understanding to the family and associates of Deputy Clark. RIP Brother we got your Watch!

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

June 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

June 5, 2020

Rest in peace Brother Andy, you are a true American Hero and will never be forgotten for your service and courage.


Son of G. Truman Wortham EOW 07/15/73

Assistant Chief Carl Wortham (retired)
Sand Springs OK PD

June 5, 2020

O God of grace and glory, we remember before you this day Your son Andy. We thank you for giving him to his family and friends, to know and to love as a companion on their earthly pilgrimage. In Your boundless compassion,
console all who mourn. Give them faith to see in death the gate of eternal life, so that in quiet confidence they may continue their course on earth, until, by Your call, all are reunited with those who have gone before; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.

Fr. Jerry Connors
Chaplain, Federal Bureau of Prisons

June 5, 2020

PRAYERS FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY AND OUR FAMILY OF BLUE AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND REST IN GODS ARMS.

MOTHER OF A DALLAS POLICEWOMEN Linda Ke
None

June 5, 2020

Rest in Peace Sheriff Clark. 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

June 5, 2020

Rest in peace brother

Cadet Harry Davidson
GMP

June 5, 2020