Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

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 12, 2021

May God Bless you my brother and thank you for your service. Rest In Peace

Deputy Tim Kiele
Whatcom County Sheriffs Office

July 12, 2021

So sad, RIP. Well done thou good & faithful servant. May God bless & comfort your family as well as your fellow LEO's with DPD and WPSO.

Mike Nixon
High Point, NC Police Dept, Retired

July 12, 2021

Thank you for your service, brother. RIP.

Lieutenant Brian J. Wills II
Oswego County Sheriff's Office
New York

July 12, 2021

RIP, Officer Collins, Jr. Praying for your loved ones.

Officer C Curione (Retired)
Rochester Police Department, NY

July 12, 2021

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 12, 2021

I would like to extend my sympathy to the family and friends of Officer Collins. I am truly sorry for your loss. The bravery, service and sacrifice of Officer Collins will not be forgotten. I am praying for your comfort in the difficult days ahead.

Deborah C.
Wife, Mother, Aunt of LEOs
Maryland

July 12, 2021

Rest in peace Officer William Earl Collins, Jr.
Prayers and condolences for family and friends.

Sgt. Randy Keenan ~ (Retired)
City of Alameda, CA Police Department

July 12, 2021

Deepest sympathy to the family of Officer William E. Collins and to his Brothers and Sisters of the Doyline Police Department,Louisiana. May GOD give Peace, comfort , and understanding to his family, friends, and associates for their loss. We sometimes fail to understand the wisdom of GOD’s ways,! but trust in his wisdom and continue to love HIM.

Chaplain, Terry Longacre. MTPD (Retired)
Red Rose Lodge FOP# 16 Lancaster, County, Pennsylvania

July 12, 2021

On behalf of the Klamath County Sheriff's Office in Klamath Falls Oregon, we send our sincerest sympathy in the recent loss of your Officer, William Earl Collins, Jr., in the line of duty. It is always a huge loss when a fellow Officers makes the ultimate sacrifice. His bravery and courage to protect and serve your community has not gone unnoticed .

Sheriff Chris Kaber
Klamath County Sheriff's Office

July 12, 2021

Rest in peace Brother.

Arrend Hoopes
Spotsylvania Sheriff's Office Va.

July 12, 2021

Thank you for your service.

Dmytro Goloborodko

July 12, 2021

I am sad to learn of the passing of a Brother and Hero in Police Officer William Earl Collins, Jr. I believe our Heavenly Father has welcomed him home into his loving arms where he will now patrol the Golden Streets of Heaven. May the Lord deliver Blessings, Comfort and Peace to his Family, Friends and all Members of the Doyline Police Department, Louisiana.

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

July 12, 2021

Rest In Peace, brother.

Officer L J Taylor
WPD

July 11, 2021

Collins family and friends may God grant all of you with a speedy healing. Officer Collins thank you for your service to your Community and Department. Most of all thank you for your Ultimate Sacrifice in the Line of Duty.

Rudy Jones ( Retired )
Former Reserve Cuyahoga Falls Police Department

July 11, 2021

Heavenly Father, the sudden and violent death of Police Officer William E. Collins, Jr. of the Doyline LA Police Department has filled his colleague's and family’s eyes with tears and their hearts with sorrow. We are distressed by the mysteries of Your providence. As Your child we want so much to say, “Not my will, but Your will be done,” but at times we find it difficult to do. Forgive us and help us. We pray by Your Holy Spirit, to accept Your ways as always best. Apply to these wounded hearts the healing touch of our precious promises, and let them soon experience its power. Teach us not to mourn as those who have no hope. Wipe away the tears from their eyes that they may be able to see through the mist, beyond death and the grave, to the Resurrection and Life assured by the glorious victory of our Savior Jesus Christ over death and the grave. May the passing of Police Officer William E. Collins, Jr. remind us that we, too, are but pilgrims and strangers on earth. Grant us the grace to love less and less the things that are material and temporal, and to love more and more the things that are spiritual and eternal. Teach us to number our days and to apply our heart to the wisdom taught by Jesus Christ, that He is the Way and the Truth and the Life, and that no one comes to You but by Him. In Your Holy Name we pray. Amen.

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

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

July 11, 2021

RIP Officer Collins. Thank you for your service to the citizens of Doyline and Webster Parish

Sergeant Darren Weisse
Tufts University Police

July 11, 2021

All give some, some give all! Rest in Peace!

Ptl. B L Waltz (Ret)
Avon Lake PD OH

July 11, 2021

Rest in peace Officer Collins.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

July 11, 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 William Earl Collins, Jr. and the extended law enforcement family of the Doyline Police Department, Louisiana.


End of Watch Friday, July 9, 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

July 11, 2021

Officer Collins, the world is filled with many evil people. Yet, knowing that, you were willing to put your life in danger each and every day. 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 11, 2021

Faithful Unto Death | Eternal Rest | Salute

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

July 11, 2021

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

James P Waggle, Jr.
Civilian

July 11, 2021

Rest in Peace my brother.

Captain Bernard Flint
Department of Defense Police Division

July 11, 2021

Rest In Peace Police Officer William Earl Collins, Jr.! Thank you for your years of as a part-time police officer with the Doyline Police Department and your service as full-time correctional supervisor with the Webster Parish Sheriff’s Office in Louisiana. 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 family during this tragedy, and we want them to know that you will ever 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

July 10, 2021