Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Rest In Peace Sir!!

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

December 26, 2020

Rest easy sir.

Trooper
Michigan State Police

December 26, 2020

Napoleon family and friends may God grant all of you with a speedy healing. Sheriff Napoleon 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.Ofc.Rudy Jones
Cuyahoga Falls, OH Police Department

December 25, 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

December 25, 2020

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

Lieutenant John C. Moore
Wisconsin State Conservation Warden & State Trooper (Retired)

December 25, 2020

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

Officer C Curione, ret.
Rochester Police Department, NY

December 25, 2020

Requiescat in Pacem

Sergeant Mike O'Connor
Branford CT PD

December 25, 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

December 25, 2020

God rest his soul.

Sgt. Robert A. Henne
Jersey City PD/Retired

December 25, 2020

Rest in Peace Sheriff. Prayers to your family and Agency.

Inv Sgt Chris Vinson
Sylacauga PD

December 25, 2020

On behalf of the Ohio Attorney Generals Bureau of Criminal Identification & Investigation, our thoughts and prayers are with the immediate family of Sheriff Benny N. Napoleon and the extended law enforcement family of the Wayne County Sheriff's Office, Michigan.



End of Watch Thursday, December 17, 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 Attorney General, Bureau of Criminal Investigation

December 25, 2020

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

December 25, 2020

Rest In Peace...

Retired Detective Ed Falkowski
Syracuse Police Dept, NY

December 25, 2020

may HIS light shine perpetual upon his face

Chief Jim Allen (retired)
Mobile County Child Support

December 25, 2020

May God assist in the healing of our loss. Clearly this Sheriff positively touched many lives 45 years. Men of such character ate becoming fewer. May his inspiration bring out the best in us all.

R.I.P. a good and faithful public servant

Chief Lee Hancock
Lanesville Indiana Police Dept.

December 25, 2020

Faithful Unto Death | Eternal Rest | Salute

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

December 24, 2020

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

James P Waggle, Jr.
Civilian

December 24, 2020

Rest in Peace Sheriff Benny N. Napoleon. Thank you for 45 years of Law Enforcement. 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 and we want them to know that you will never be forgotten! Our thoughts and Prayers go out to your family, and to all of your sisters and brothers in Blue that protect us. God bless you all!! (Matthew5:9)

Kelly & Eddie King

December 24, 2020

R I P Brother

Herbie Buck Ret. Officer
NYSDOCS

December 24, 2020

Our sincere condolences to the family and friends of Sheriff Napoleon.

Class 49-20 Basic Academy Recruits
Virginia Beach Sheriffs Office

December 24, 2020

Thank you ❤️ for your service. The angels are singing in heaven.

Businessman Randy Johnson
Taxes

December 24, 2020

When God Made Police Officers
When the Lord was creating Police Officers, He was into his
sixth day of overtime when an angel appeared and said,
"You're doing a lot of fiddling around on this one."
And the Lord said, "Have you read the requirements on this
order? A Police Officer has to be able to run five miles through alleys in the dark,
scale walls, enter homes the health inspector wouldn't touch, and not wrinkle their uniform."
"They have to be able to sit in an undercover car all day on a stakeout,
cover a homicide scene that night, canvass the neighborhood for witnesses, and testify in court the next day."
"They have to be in top physical condition at all times,
running on black coffee and half-eaten meals, and they have to have six pairs of hands."
The angel shook her head slowly and said, "Six pairs of hands . . . no way!!"
"It's not the hands that are causing me problems," said the Lord,
"it's the three pairs of eyes an officer has to have."
"That's on the standard model?" asked the angel.
The Lord nodded. "One pair that sees through a bulge in a pocket before they ask, 'May I see what's in there, sir?'"
(when they already know and wish they'd taken that accounting job)
"Another pair here in the side of their head for their partner's safety,
and another pair of eyes here in front so they can look reassuringly at a bleeding victim and say,
'You'll be alright, ma'am,' when they know it isn't so."
"Lord," said the angel, touching His sleeve, "rest and work on this tomorrow."
"I can't," said the Lord, "I already have a model that can talk a 250 pound drunk into a patrol car
without incident and feed a family of five on a civil service paycheck."
The angel circled the model of the Police Officer very slowly. "Can it think?" she asked.
"You bet," said the Lord, "it can tell you the elements of a hundred crimes,
recite Miranda warnings in its sleep, detain, investigate, search,
and arrest a gang member on the street in less time than it
takes five learned judges to debate the legality of the stop . . .
and still it keeps its sense of humor. This officer also has phenomenal personal control.
They can deal with crime scenes painted in hell, coax a confession from a child abuser,
comfort a murder victim's family, and then read in the daily paper
how law enforcement isn't sensitive to the rights of criminal suspects."
Finally, the angel bent over and ran her finger across the cheek of the Police Officer.
"There's a leak," she pronounced, "I told you that you were trying to put too much into this model."
"That's not a leak," said the Lord. "It's a tear."
"What's the tear for?" asked the angel.
"It's for bottled-up emotions, for fallen comrades, for commitment
to that funny piece of cloth called the American flag, for justice."
"You're a genius," said the angel.
The Lord looked somber. "I didn't put it there," He said.

~Unknown Author

RIP/RIH Sheriff Napoleon

John Gazarkiewicz
Civilian brother of a police officer from Indiana.

December 24, 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!

“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons [children] of God. [Matthew 5:9];

“Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.” [Matthew 5:4], and;

“Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.” [John 15:13]

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.

Rev. Steven R. Closs, D.Div.
Ordained/Licensed Independent Christian Clergy
The Peacemakers Prayer Ministry
Merrimack, NH 03054

Captain Steven R. Closs (Ret.)
Nashua NH Police Department

December 24, 2020

Rest in peace Sheriff Napoleon. God bless you and your family. Thank you for your service and sacrifice.

Former Reserve Deputy Sheriff , OCSO FL
Osceola County Sheriff Office

December 24, 2020

Sheriff, I met you once. I was totally impressed with your presence. You earned this rest, Sir. Thank you for your years of service. I pray God's comfort and Blessings on your Family.

SA Dave Disch/Det. Sgt.Dave Disch (Ret.)
AF Office of Special Investigations/Wayne County (NC) Sheriff's O

December 24, 2020