Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Officer Cantey, you served your community for 42 years, putting your life in danger each and every day that your community may live in peace and security. It took a small virus to end it all. You are a true hero and your reward in heaven will be abundant. May our Lord immerse you and your loved ones in His Divine Mercy. Rest in peace, good and faithful servant.

Jess Espinosa
Civilian

July 4, 2021

Hero never forgotten. Prayers to family blood and blue.

BLR
Retired Texas dispatcher

July 3, 2021

I’m certain that I speak for all that knew you and those that weren’t fortunate enough to meet such a faithful servant, that you truly are an inspiration to ALL! For reasons only our Lord knows, I was blessed to retire from Law Enforcement after nearly 24 years. Your 42 years of helping the public, undoubtedly saving many lives along the way, eclipses any LE career I’ve heard of or could even fathom. Amen for Soldiers of the Law such as yourself, Officer Lewis Franklin Cantey! Your Boots could never be filled! God Bless you and your loved ones.

Trooper B. Schobel
California Highway Patrol-Inland Division

July 3, 2021

I’m certain that I speak for all that knew you and those that weren’t fortunate enough to meet such a faithful servant, that you truly are an inspiration to ALL! For reasons only our Lord knows, I was blessed to retire from Law Enforcement after nearly 24 years. Your 42 years of helping the public, undoubtedly saving many lives along the way, eclipses any LE career I’ve heard of or could even fathom. Amen for Soldiers of the Law such as yourself, Officer Lewis Franklin Cantey! Your Boots could never be filled! God Bless you and your loved ones.

Officer B. Schobel
California Highway Patrol-Inland Division

July 3, 2021

My family and I would like to extend our sincere condolences to the family, friends, and fellow coworkers of Police Officer Lewis Franklin Cantey 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 Police Officer Lewis Franklin Cantey.

Gail Pabst
Aunt of fallen Detroit P.O. Jennifer Fettig eow 2/16/04

July 2, 2021

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

July 1, 2021

Rest, brother.

Sgt. Steve Headley
Mishawaka, IN police

July 1, 2021

Rest in peace, Officer Cantey. You deserve your divine reward.

May God comfort your family, friends, and fellow officers at this difficult time.

God bless and protect the Thin Blue Line that protects us all.

Private Citizen Kathryn Felts
Mother of & Family Member of Law Enforcement

July 1, 2021

A police officer should be remembered not by how he died but how he lived! A great man has gone to secure a safe path for the rest of us to follow. Thank you to you, your family and the Grand River Dam Authority Police Department. Our country is a little less safe without you. Rest in Peace Brother!

Chief (Ret) Steven Marshall
Georges Mills, NH

July 1, 2021

Rest In Peace…

Retired Detective
Syracuse Police Dept, NY

July 1, 2021

Thank you for your service and condolences to the family and friends and colleagues Rip

General Dr Buck Rogers
International Police Comm

July 1, 2021

Rest in Peace Officer Cantey. May the Lord grant your family, friends and co-workers peace during this very difficult time. Thank you for your service and sacrifice.

Deputy Parole Administrator Howard Wykes
Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections

June 30, 2021

Praying for your family, friends and coworkers. Thank you for your service. Rest In Peace

Maxine, mother
Deputy Josh Rutherford EOW 5/29/03

June 30, 2021

God rest his soul.

Sgt. Robert A. Henne
Jersey City PD/Retired

June 30, 2021

Rest In Peace brother. Our thoughts and prayers are with your family and department during this tragic time. Matthew 5:9

Lieutenant Don Barton
Garden City PD, MI

June 30, 2021

RIP Officer Cantey. Thank you for your service to the citizens of Grand River Dam, Oklahoma, Kansas, Delaware County, Pryor and Mayes County.

Sergeant Darren Weisse
Tufts University Police

June 30, 2021

On behalf of the Ohio Attorneys General Bureau of Criminal Identification & Investigation, our thoughts and prayers are with the immediate family of Police Officer Lewis Franklin Cantey
and the extended law enforcement family of the Grand River Dam Authority Police Department, Oklahoma.


End of Watch Friday, June 18, 2021


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

June 30, 2021

Heavenly Father, we ask You to be with the family, friends, and colleagues of Police Officer Lewis F. Cantey of the Grand River Dam Authority OK Police Department. Even as Your Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, was moved to weep over the death of his friend Lazarus, so we know You are touched by the tears of those who mourn the loss of Police Officer Lewis F. Cantey. In Your divine providence, fill the aching void in our hearts with Your comforting presence and grant peace through the assurance of Your love and care. In the mighty and holy name of Your beloved Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, I pray. Amen.

During His three (3) year ministry, the Lord Jesus Christ proclaimed, “God blesses those who work for peace, for they will be called the children of God.” [Matthew 5:9 NLT]

Chaplain Steven R. Closs, D.Div, MSBS, RPP, NCCA
Ordained / Licensed Independent Christian Clergy
Christian Chaplain Ministry
Merrimack, NH 03054

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

June 30, 2021

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

To honor Police Officer Cantey, 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 Grand River Dam Authority Police Department in Langley, Oklahoma for Lewis’ partner and fellow officers. POINT 27 sent a Folded Flag Necklace 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 Lewis Franklin Cantey’s wife.

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 29, 2021

Officer Cantey, thank you for your many years protecting people and keeping them safe. In spite of the vaccine and things slowing returning to the OLD Normal, people are still succumbing to this scourge. You will not be forgotten.

God Bless and may you forever Rest in Peace, Brother.

Ptl. Jim Leahy, Jr.
Harvard University Police Department

June 29, 2021

“Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God."
Matthew 5:9

Chris Di Gerolamo
Federal Air Marshal Service

June 29, 2021

Rest in peace Brother....My thoughts are with your family, friends, and the members of your agency during this most difficult and tragic time....

LT. Joseph Ward, Ret
Jackson, NJ PD

June 29, 2021

Thank you for 42 years of service.

Dmytro Goloborodko

June 29, 2021

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 29, 2021

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

Donnie Meaders
Okemah (OK) Police Department (Retired)

June 29, 2021