Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Sergent Astree God bless you, your family and your family in blue. My son died on 08/31/21 of a massive heartattack on duty for the Cotton Valley, La. Police Department. He was also a deputy sheriff for Webster Parish Sheriff's Department in Louisiana. You will never be forgotten and will forever be admired for your service to the residents of Georgia and for the citizens of our great USA.

Judy D. Thornton, Mom of Trey Copeland
Shreveport, La.

August 3, 2022

Rest in Peace Brother

Prayers for you and your family

GOD BLESS

Firefighter Ronald Lavallee
Lawrence, MA Fire Department

August 3, 2022

RIP Sergeant Astree. Thank you fr your service to the Country and the citizens of Fairburn, Lovejoy, Villa Rica, Atlanta Police Department and New York City

Sergeant Darren Weisse
Tufts University Police

August 3, 2022

I am sad to learn of the passing of a Brother and Hero in Sergeant Jèan-Harold Astree. 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 Fairburn Police Department, Georgia.

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

August 3, 2022

Rest in peace my brother and blue prayers for you and your family

SPO TONY GOMEZ
Des Moines Police Dept. Retired

August 3, 2022

R.I.P Brother, Our thoughts and prayers

Retired Deputy Sheriff Lester Quilliams

August 3, 2022

Rest in Peace Sgt. Astree. Thank you for your service. My thoughts and prayers are with the Astree Family and the Fairburn Police Department.

Cpl. Gary Hughes (Retired)
Passaic County Sheriff's Office New Jersey

August 3, 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

August 3, 2022

Rest in Peace my Brother in Arms

Anrae G Godley-Cooper
U.S. Army Military Police

August 3, 2022

Psalm 15
God bless.
Rest in peace brother.

Sgt. Paul Schanno
Minnesota Dept. of Corrections MCF-Stillwater

August 3, 2022

Rest in peace hero.

J.R.

August 3, 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

August 3, 2022

R.I.P Sergeant Jèan-Harold Astree

Brian Molyneaux
citizen Toronto Canada

August 3, 2022

My thoughts and Prayers go out to your family this day.
Rest in Peace Sergeant Astree. Thank you for your service.

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

August 3, 2022

R.I.P. Sgt. and God Bless you, your family and all your friends. Thanks for your service.

Officer M. Freer (ret)
Marietta GA, Police Department

August 3, 2022

Rest, brother.

Sgt. Steve Headley
Mishawaka, IN police

August 3, 2022

Rest in peace sir.

PO T Gorman (NYPD)
PBQS

August 3, 2022

Rest in peace Brother Astree, you are a true American Hero and will never be forgotten for your service and courage.


Son of G. Truman Wortham EOW 07/15/73

Assistant Chief Carl Wortham (retired)
Sand Springs OK PD, Tulsa Police Department

August 3, 2022

Hero never forgotten. Prayers to family blood and blue.

BLR
Retired Texas dispatcher

August 3, 2022

may HIS light shine perpetual upon his face

Chief Jim Allen (ret.)
Mobile County Child Support Enforcement

August 3, 2022

Rest in peace Sergeant Astree. Thank you Sir for your service and sacrifice. May God comfort your immediate family and fellow colleagues.

Former reserve Deputy ( OCSO) FL Eddie A
Osceola county Sheriff's office

August 3, 2022

Rest in Peace Sergeant Astree. 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

August 3, 2022

My family and I would like to extend our sincere condolences to the family, friends, and fellow coworkers of Sergeant Jèan-Harold Astree 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 Sergeant Jèan-Harold Astree.

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

August 3, 2022

Rest in peace Sergeant Astree.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 3, 2022

Rest in Peace Sergeant Jèan-Harold Astree! Thank you for your over 5 years of service with the Fairburn Police Department, Georgia and your previous service with the Lovejoy Police Department, Villa Rica Police Department, Atlanta Police Department, and the New York City Police Department and for your service as a United States Air Force Reserve Veteran. We thank you for your devotion and your sacrifices, and also to your family and friends for their sacrifices. Our hearts break for your wife, your two sons, your two daughters, your brother, and your nephew during this terrible tragedy, and we want them to know that you will never be forgotten! Our thoughts and Prayers go out to the rest of your family and to all of your sisters and brothers in Blue that protect us. God bless you all!! (Matthew 5:9)

Kelly & Eddie King

August 3, 2022