Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

I worked as a paramedic on the Navajo Nation for over a year and met Officer Lee while on calls. Officer Lee was always very friendly and helpful.
The Navajo Nation has lost a great member both of the community and Navajo Police.
May his family be watched over and comforted.

Gregg Newman Master Officer(retired 29yr
West Valley Police

June 28, 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 26, 2020

Thank you for your service and sacrifice

Officer Alexander Hernandez
Miccousukee Tribal Police Department

June 26, 2020

On behalf of the Kentucky Peace Officers' Association please accept our condolences on the passing of Officer Lee.

Chip Nowlin
President
Kentucky Peace Officers' Association

June 26, 2020

God bless you Police Officer Michael Lee! Thank you for your many years of service with the Navajo Division of Public Safety in the Chinle Police District.. 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 26, 2020

RIP Hero

Ed D McConnell Asst Police Chief
OPD

June 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

June 25, 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 25, 2020

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 24, 2020

Thank you for your selfless service. You rest now Michael, your brothers will take it form here!

Gary Schmitt - Evidence Technician
La Paz County Sheriff's Department

June 24, 2020

On behalf of the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Identification & Investigation, our thoughts and prayers are with the immediate family of Police Officer Michael Lee and the extended law enforcement family of the Navajo Division of Public Safety, Tribal Police.


End of Watch Thursday, June 19, 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

June 24, 2020

may HIS light shine perpetual upon his face

Chief Jim Allen (retired)
Mobile County Child Support

June 24, 2020

OUR DEEPEST SYMPATHY TO THE FAMILY OF OFFICER LEE, AND ALL THOSE WHO MOURN THE LOSS OF OFFICER LEE.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

June 24, 2020

MAY THE FOUR WINDS CARRY HIS SOUL GENTLY ON HIS JOURNEY.

Bennett Jeannotte
US BIA DLES RETIRED DISTRICT COMMANDER

June 23, 2020

Rest in Peace Officer Lee, 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

June 23, 2020

God bless you and your family. Peace be with you brother.

Detention Officer Certification Course C
South Piedmont Community College

June 23, 2020

God rest his soul... Just doing the job, and the sacrifice is made, a quite but courageous one! He was out there for the innocent...Now God willing he is with INNOCENT one.. Pray brothers and sisters also for the end to this pandemic !

Transit Police Officer Julian Sage
Detroit Transit Police

June 23, 2020

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

June 23, 2020

Blessed are the Peacemakers. My Deepest Sympathy for your Department, the Navajo Nation, your family & friends. We got your back. Fly with eagle wings!

Retired P.O.II Joy Brugman
San Diego Police

June 23, 2020

The National Police Wives Association would like to extend their heartfelt prayers to the family of Officer Lee and the Navajo Division of Public Safety during this time. Thank you, Officer Lee, for your service.

National Police Wives Association

June 23, 2020

Rest in eternal Peace, good and faithful public servant.
God has already reserved a special place for our peacemakers.
Please continue your careful and diligent watch over us.
When Law Enforcement perishes, a proud and caring nation mourns.
Thank you for your heroic sacrifice!
Thank you for your selfless service!
Thank you for your guardian protection!

Our prayers to the family and department.

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

June 23, 2020

On behalf of POINT 27, we would like to offer condolences for Police Officer Michael Lee. Please know we are eternally grateful for Michael’s service and his ultimate sacrifice.

To honor Police Officer Lee, 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 Navajo Division of Public Safety Tribal Police in Window Rock, AZ. for Michael’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 Police Officer Lee’s wife and 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 23, 2020

háá nilyį́į́h Shik'is (Rest in peace friend)

Chaplain Tim Perry
Nationwide Chaplain Services

June 23, 2020

We are praying for the family, friends and coworkers of Police Officer Michael Lee. May God Bless each of you and may you all stay safe! Rest in Peace.

Denise M. Winkeler Winkeler
Mother of fallen Officer Jackson Ryan Winkeler

June 23, 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

June 23, 2020