Detroit Public Schools Community District Police Department, Michigan
End of Watch Thursday, March 10, 2022
Reflections for Police Officer Freddie Wilson
Rest in peace my Brother
Sgt. Chris King
SC Dept. Of Corrections
July 23, 2022
We will remember.
Ms. Eleanore Trupkiewicz
Civilian Supporter of Law Enforcement
April 22, 2022
Rest in paradise Officer Wilson.
Police Officer Darryl Welch
Marlin Police Department
April 10, 2022
Rest in Peace Officer Wilson. 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
March 28, 2022
Thank you for your service and sacrifice. Rest In Peace Officer Wilson. Our deepest heartfelt condolences to all of your family, friends, and brothers and sisters at Detroit Public Schools Community District Police Department.
Postal Inspector Scott Horne
US Postal Inspection Service
March 25, 2022
Officer Wilson,
Thank you for your sacrifice for our nation. May you be with the Lord and may he be with your family.
Det. Russ Cain
Pittsburgh PD
March 20, 2022
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
March 18, 2022
PRAYERS FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY AND OUR FAMILY OF BLUE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF YOUR COMMUNITY. ANOTHER OFFICER TAKEN TO SOON. REST IN GODS ARMS.
MOTHER OF A DALLAS POLICEWOMAN LINDA KEM
March 18, 2022
Rest In Peace Police Officer Freddie Wilson. God will watch over you, your family, friends and fellow officers during this most difficult of times. God's Speed Freddie!
In Valor There Is Hope
-Tacitus
Reserve Deputy Brian Jacobsen
Mahaska County Iowa Sheriff’s Office
March 18, 2022
Well done thy good and faithful servant.
Detective Mark Burke (Retired)
Detroit Police Commercial Auto Theft
March 17, 2022
Rest in peace, Officer Wilson. Thank you for your service.
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
March 17, 2022
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
March 15, 2022
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
March 14, 2022
Our thoughts and prayers are with your family, friends and co-workers during this difficult time. Your service and ultimate sacrifice will never be forgotten.
Thomas H. Kelly Jr.
Assistant Supervisory Air Marshal in Charge (ASAC)
New York Field Office
Federal Air Marshal Service
March 14, 2022
So sad & tragic, RIP Sheepdog. May God bless & comfort your loved ones, as well as your brothers & sisters with DPSCDPD. Well done thou good & faithful servant.
Mike Nixon
High Point, NC Police Dept, Retired
March 14, 2022
Rest in peace Brother.
Arrend B Hoopes
Spotsylvania Sheriff's Office Va.
March 14, 2022
On behalf of Session 72 from the Zone Five Academy in New York State, We send out our condolences to the friends and family of Freddie Wilson and the Detroit Public Schools Community District Police Department.
Session 72
Zone Five
March 14, 2022
On behalf of POINT 27, we would like to offer condolences for Police Officer Freddie Wilson. Please know we are eternally grateful for Freddie’s service and his ultimate sacrifice.
To honor Police Officer Wilson, 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 Detroit Public Schools Community District Police Department in Detroit, Michigan for Freddie’s 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 Freddie Wilson’s family.
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
March 13, 2022
Prayers & Condolences
Rest in peace Officer Freddie Wilson
Sgt. Randy Keenan ~ (Retired)
City of Alameda, CA Police Department
March 13, 2022
Rest in Peace Officer Wilson. Thank you for your service. My thoughts and Prayers go out to your family, coworkers and friends.
Lieutenant Robert T. Mote (ret)
Buena Park, CA Police Department
March 13, 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 Freddie Wilson and the extended law enforcement family of the Detroit Public Schools Community District Police Department, Michigan.
End of Watch Thursday, March 10, 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
March 13, 2022
OUR DEEPEST SYMPATHY TO THE FAMILY OF OFFICER WILSON, AND ALL THOSE WHO MOURN THE LOSS OF OFFICER WILSON. 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
March 13, 2022
Rest easy brother thank you for your service may your sacrifice or memory never fade.
Retired #8046 Jerry Matalone
Des Moines Iowa Police Department
March 12, 2022
My thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of Police Officer Freddie Wilson. I am truly sorry for your loss. The service and sacrifice of Officer Wilson will not be forgotten.
Deborah C.
Wife, Mother, Aunt of LEOs
Maryland
March 12, 2022
Rest In Peace Officer Wilson, my sincere condolences to your famliy and to your department. God speed as you now patrol the streets of gold. Your ultimate sacrifice will never be forgotten. Fair winds and following seas brother we have the watch.
TERRY F ZECH OFC RET
Department of Veteran Affairs Police Department Detroit Michigan
March 12, 2022
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