Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Rest In Peace…

Retired Detective
Syracuse Police Dept, NY

February 3, 2022

May God be with the families of Officer Painter and CSO Jefferson. Both are Heroes.

Chief Richard Clark
Utica Indiana Police Department

February 3, 2022

Deepest condolences officer

Ontario Canada Sr Constable
Cornwall Police Services 28 years

February 2, 2022

My prayers go out to both officers and their families. Sorry for your loss. This killing has to STOP!!!!!Too many heroes gone . Thank you for your service .Back your Police !

CO. Calabrese
N.Y.C. Department of correction

February 2, 2022

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

Ptl B L Waltz (Ret)
Avon Lake PD OH

February 2, 2022

I new John when I was adjunct police academy instructor. He was a dedicated and professional policeman who was looked up to and respected by his peers and the community. He will be missed dearly by the thin blue line.

GK Noteman, Captain (Ret)
Albemarle County Police, VA

February 2, 2022

Another "Hero" taken.
You helped make this world a safer place to live.
May God grant you eternal peace.
Prayers to your loved ones and to your department.

Det. Billy Russo (Ret.)
Nassau County PD, NY

February 2, 2022

God rest their souls.

Sgt. Robert A. Henne
Jersey City PD/Retired

February 2, 2022

Rest in Peace Officer Painter. 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

February 2, 2022

Thank You Ofc Painter for you acts of selflessness and courage
Semper Fi

From MSPS SC

Cmdr. De'Vaughnte Nathaniel
(Owner) Metro-State Protection Services
Sumter, S.C - 29150
(803)-406-4401

February 2, 2022

Thank you for your service! Rest in peace!

Chief R. A. McCann
Armour College Law Enforcement/Department of Public Safety

February 2, 2022

On behalf of POINT 27, we would like to offer condolences for Police Officer John Painter and Campus Safety Officer J.J. Jefferson. Please know we are eternally grateful for John and J.J.’s service and their ultimate sacrifice.

To honor Police Officer Painter and Campus Safety Officer Jefferson, 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 Bridgewater College Police Department in Bridgewater, Virginia for John and J.J.’s fellow officers. POINT 27 sent two 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 John Painter and Campus Safety Officer J.J. Jefferson’s families.

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 #R309
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

February 2, 2022

"Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and perpetual light shine upon them."

Bishop Edward Skiba
Stuart, Fl Police Chaplain

February 2, 2022

I leave this additional reflection for Campus Safety Officer Jefferson. By all accounts, he and Officer Painter were friends as well as co-workers. Though non-sworn, CSO Jefferson was there with Officer Painter to assist him in any way he could. I should have mentioned him in my earlier reflection, but I feel this is more appropriate.

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

Ptl. Jim Leahy, Jr.
Harvard University Police Department

February 2, 2022

I feel how weak and fruitless must be any word of mine which should attempt to beguile you from the grief of a loss so overwhelming. But I cannot refrain from tendering you the consolation that may be found in the thanks of the Republic they died to save. I pray that our Heavenly Father may assuage the anguish of your bereavement, and leave you only the cherished memory of the loved and lost, and the solemn pride that must be yours to have laid so costly a sacrifice upon the altar of freedom.

Yours, very sincerely and respectfully,

Abraham Lincoln

Captain E.Kemmer
Nevada Department of Public Safety

February 2, 2022

Rest peacefully, Officer and former Chief Painter. May God bless and have mercy upon your family, friends, and colleagues. You were the best humanity has to offer, and your good deeds and sacrifice shall not be forgotten.

Investigator Christopher Port (Ret.)
CHP, Valley Division MAIT

February 2, 2022

Officer Painter, things like this are not supposed to happen on college campuses. Ask anyone, they're bastions of tranquility where the worst crime is underage drinking and panty raids. Sir, your murder is a travesty and a tragedy.

We mourn your passing, honor your sacrifice and thank you for your service, Brother.

God Bless and may you forever Rest in Peace.

Ptl. Jim Leahy, Jr.
Harvard University Police Department

February 2, 2022

Prayers and Condolences for families of both men.
May they rest in eternal peace.

Sgt. Randy Keenan (Ret)
City of Alameda, CA Police Dept.

February 2, 2022

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, John Painter, in the line of duty. It is always a huge loss when a fellow Officer makes the ultimate sacrifice. His bravery and courage to protect and serve your community has not gone unnoticed. Our Prayers and Thoughts to the Grottoes Police Department where Officer Painter had previously served as their Police Chief. Our Prayers and Thoughts to civilian Campus Safety Officer J.J. Jeffersons family and department who he also succumbed from his injuries.

Sheriff Chris Kaber
Klamath County Sheriff's Office

February 2, 2022

Thank You Officer Painter
Your Commitment to you city and to the BCPD was unwavering and it was a honor to have to on the force.
Metro-State Protection Services honors you and CSO Jefferson

Commander Nathaniel
Metro-State Protection Services LLC

February 2, 2022

Rest in Peace Officer Painter. Thank you for your Service.
My Prayers to your Family, Brother and Sisters in Blue.

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

February 2, 2022

On behalf of the Ohio Attorneys General Bureau of Criminal Identification & Investigation, our thoughts and prayers are with the immediate family of Police Officer John Painter and the extended law enforcement family of the Bridgewater College Police Department, Virginia.



End of Watch Tuesday, February 1, 2022.



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

February 2, 2022

This is extremely sad. I started my police career at a university campus and my dad was glad because it was "safer". Really? Believe me, it was not and this proves it.

Your now patrolling the streets of gold brother. Save me a cup of coffee when I get there.

Kris Grayson, retired sergeant
Burlington Police Department

February 2, 2022

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 Bridgewater College Police Department. Our country is a little less safe without you. Rest in Peace Brother!

Chief (Ret) Steven Marshall
Georges Mills, NH

February 2, 2022

RIP Officer Painter, your sacrifice will never be forgotten.

Fred Gleffe
DHS/ICE/HSI (Retired)

February 2, 2022