Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Rest in Peace Brother.

A TRUE HERO, A TRUE DAD in every sense of the word.

Prayers for your family.

GOD BLESS.

Firefighter Ronald Lavallee
Lawrence, MA Fire Department

July 28, 2020

God bless you Deputy Sheriff William Nichols! Thank you for your many years of service with the DeSoto County Sheriff's Office in Mississippi. 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

July 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

July 28, 2020

Thank you for your service.

Dmytro Goloborodko

July 28, 2020

Thank you for your service and please know that your sacrifice is one that will never, ever be forgotten by your LE brethren. Rest in peace always.

Detective Cpl/3 Steven Rizzo
Delaware State Police (Retired)

July 28, 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

July 28, 2020

A true hero. May God bless his family.

Sgt. James D. Huff USMC
Civilian Supporter LEOs

July 28, 2020

Thank you Officer Nichols for your service. I pray healing for your family's sorrow. May God bless you and your fellow brothers and sisters in blue.

Liz Medlin
Mother of a fallen officer

July 28, 2020

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

To honor Deputy Sheriff Nichols, 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 DeSoto County Sheriff’s Department in Hernado, MS. for William’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 Nichols’ wife and two 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

July 28, 2020

OUR DEEPEST SYMPATHY TO THE FAMILY OF DEPUTY SHERIFF NICHOLS, AND ALL THOSE WHO MOURN THE LOSS OF DEPUTY SHERIFF NICHOLS. 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

July 28, 2020

God rest his soul.

Sgt. Robert A. Henne
Jersey City PD/Retired

July 28, 2020

My family and I would like to extend our sincere condolences to the family, friends, and fellow co-workers of Deputy Sheriff William K. Nichols during this difficult time. May they find comfort and support from those around them. May happy moments from the past bring forth precious memories to cherish for a lifetime. May God help heal their aching hearts. Thank you for your service and may you rest in peace Deputy Sheriff William K. Nichols.

Gail M. Pabst
Aunt of fallen Detroit Police Officer Jennifer Fettig eow 2/16/04

July 28, 2020

RIP Brother.

Rick Crook, Traffic Officer Rey.
CHP

July 28, 2020

RIP, Deputy Nichols. Thank you for your service. Praying for your loved ones.

Officer C Curione, ret.
Rochester Police Department, NY

July 28, 2020

I'm saddened by this loss. It is only tempered by the fact that Deputy Nichols was able to save his son.
RIP Deputy Nichols, and my deepest condolences to to your family and department.

Peter Palmer (ret)
BPPD/WCSO

July 28, 2020

Rest in Peace Deputy Nichols. Thank you for your Service.
My Prayers to your Family both Blood and Blue.

Cpl. Terri Albright, #668
DuPage County Sheriff's Office

July 28, 2020

Prayers for the family and the department. Our hearts are broken.

Kay Denning DeVanie Wood
Mother of Deputy Marshal Glen Denning DeVanie In Louisiana, EOW 4/2/03

July 28, 2020

Rest in peace Deputy Sheriff William K. Nichols. You are a true hero.

Jamie D Davis
Pittsylvania County Sheriff's Office, Retired

July 27, 2020

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

James P Waggle, Jr.
Civilian

July 27, 2020

I am sad to learn of the passing of a brother and hero in Deputy Sheriff William K. Nichols. I know our Heavenly Father has welcomed him home into his loving arms where he will now patrol the Golden Highways of Heaven. May the Lord deliver blessings, comfort and peace to his family, friends and all members of the DeSoto County Sheriff's Office, Mississippi.

Retired, T W Martinez
FOP member
State of New Mexico/JJS

July 27, 2020

Thank you for your service. Prayers for your Family and Department.

Sergeant Monica Veney
Baltimore Police Department

July 27, 2020

may HIS light shine perpetual upon his face

Chief Jim Allen (retired)
Mobile County Child Support

July 27, 2020

Praying for your family, friends, colleagues, and agency during this very difficult time for them and all of us. Thank you for your service! We shall remember you with pride and admiration always! May God Bless the Blue!

“The peacemakers are blessed, for they will be called sons [children] of God.” [Matthew 5:9 HCSB];

“Those who mourn are blessed, for they will be comforted.” [Matthew 5:4 HCSB], and;

“No one has greater love than this, that someone would lay down his life for his friends.” [John 15:13 HCSB]

Depart in peace, Brother-in-Blue; in the name of God the Father who created you; in the name of Christ Jesus who redeemed you; in the name of the Holy Spirit who sanctifies you. May you rest in peace and dwell forever with the Lord. Amen.

Chaplain Steven R. Closs, D.Div, MSBS, CIMT, NCCA
Ordained/Licensed/Certified Independent Ecumenical Clergy / Chaplain
Ministry: Law Enforcement Chaplaincy
Merrimack, NH 03054

Chaplain Steven R. Closs, D.Div, MSBS
Nashua NH and Merrimack NH Police Departments

July 27, 2020

Beyond heartbreaking to hear of your heroism -God wanted you home so He MUST in return protect, comfort and provide for your family. No greater love than to give your life for a loved one. You are TRULY a hero! May the Lord bless your family in the highest level!

Susan King
Civilian Supporter, Michigan

July 27, 2020

RIP Sheriff Nichols - you are a true hero and your sacrifice will never be forgotten .

Patrolman Robert P Colburn
Boston PD

July 27, 2020