Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

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

September 10, 2024

On behalf of Session #22 at the Zone Five Regional Law Enforcement Training Academy, we offer our deepest condolences to Oklahoma DOC and to Corporal Sumner's family

Session #22
Zone Five Regional law Enforcement Training Academy

September 3, 2024

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.
Supervisory Air Marshal in Charge (SAC)
Federal Air Marshal Service

July 29, 2024

May your family, friends, colleagues, and community find the strength and resolve to carry on in your physical absence and continue to spread the goodness to which you were so selflessly committed. You were among the best humanity has to offer. Your dedication to service and your ultimate sacrifice shall not be forgotten. God Bless You. Your Family, & Friends.

James P. Waggle, Jr.
US Army Veteran (SFC)
Civilian

July 28, 2024

On behalf of the 68 dedicated volunteers associated with POINT 27 across the United States, we would like to offer condolences for Corporal Robert William Sumner. Please know we are eternally grateful for Robert’s service and his ultimate sacrifice.

To honor Corporal Sumner, POINT 27 sent 27 Thin Gray Line Dog Tag Necklaces, engraved with “Blessed are the Peacemakers for they will be called children of God” Matthew 5:9, to the Oklahoma Department of Corrections in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma for Corporal Sumner’s partner and his fellow officers. POINT 27 also sent were three 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 Corporal Robert William Sumner’s wife and parents.

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 (Retired)
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

July 24, 2024

Thank you for your service and sacrifice. Rest In Peace Corporal Sumner. Our deepest heartfelt condolences to all of your family, friends, and brothers and sisters at Oklahoma Department of Corrections.

Postal Inspector Scott Horne
US Postal Inspection Service

July 24, 2024

Rest In Peace Brother.

Det. Andreoli
NYPD-Retired

July 23, 2024

RIP

Commander Robert Jenkins
North Bay Village PD

July 22, 2024

Corporal Sumner,

I'm so very sorry to learn of your untimely passing. I will pray for your wife, your children, your parents and six siblings, as well as all your friends, loved ones and colleagues. Rest in peace.

How blessed are those who keep justice, Who practice righteousness at all times!
Psalm 106:3

Daniel Ryan
Private Investigator (Retired)

July 22, 2024

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

July 21, 2024

Corporal Sumner, you dedicated your life to protecting others that they may be safe. Our Lord, who sees all and knows all, will reward you abundantly for your courage, dedication and selfless service. My heart breaks for the sorrow that your loved ones are experiencing. May God immerse you and them in His Divine Mercy. Rest in peace, good and faithful servant.

Jesus Espinosa
Civilian

July 21, 2024

My Name is Pattie Eatherly and I am Robert William Sumner's mother. I want to thank all of you that have expressed your heart felt condolences and I want to let you all know that I will be praying for each and every one of you.
Robert was an exceptional human being. He had a very high IQ and loves to do so many diffy things.
I know that no parent wants to lose their child. And the immense pain that our families are e going through will probably never diminish, but out love for Robert far our weights the grief in the end. Robert touched so many lives that I believe his spirit is astonished to know how many lives he has changed in his very short 31 years on earth.
Robert William Sumner
YOU ARE AND WILL ALWAYS BE MY LITTLE BOY AND I WILL MISS YOU YOU UNTIL I FINALLY PASS INTO THE HEAVENS ABOVE WHERE I HOPE YOU WILL BE WAITING FOR ALL OF THOSE YOU HAVE LEFT BEHIND. RIP MY BELOVED SON
YOUR MAMA BEAR ALSO KNOW AS YOUR BOO MA.

mother
a surviving family memeber

July 21, 2024

You were brave to assume the job that is hated by so many. Your family has my prayers. I know you will be watching them as they grieve may the Lord comfort them

Citizen
Civilian

July 20, 2024

Corporal Sumner, a corrections officer should be remembered not by how he died but by how he lived! A brave man has left to secure a safe path for the rest of us to follow. Thank you for your 8 months of commitment to law enforcement service, to your family, and to the Oklahoma Department of Corrections. Our country is a little less safe without you. Rest in Peace Brother!

Chief (Ret) Steven Marshall
Georges Mills, NH

July 20, 2024

My condolences to your family and your friends. My family and I pray for your soul. We pray that God receive it and welcome it into his arms. we all belong to him as sooner or later we all be reunited together.

US Navy Veteran Rafael Martínez
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July 20, 2024

MY PRAYERS AND CONDOLENCES ARE WITH CORPORAL SUMNER AND HIS LOVED ONES. REST IN PEACE BROTHER. GODSPEED.

INV. RICH WYNN, RET.
WILL COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPT., ILL.

July 19, 2024

R I P Brother

Herbie Buck Ret. Officer
NYSDOCS

July 19, 2024

Descanse en Paz, Compañero !!!

Sergeant Ángel Luis Benítez 8-0475
Ponce Municipal Police

July 19, 2024

Rest in peace brother, thank you for your service! God bless you

Officer James Pedraza
NM Dept. Of Corrections, SNMCF

July 19, 2024

On behalf of the Klamath County Sheriff's Office in Klamath Falls Oregon, we send our sincerest sympathy in the recent loss of your Corporal, Robert William Sumner, from complications of a vehicle accident. It is always a huge loss when a fellow Corporal succumbs from injuries due to a tragic vehicle accident. His bravery and courage to protect and serve your community has not gone unnoticed. Our prayers and thoughts to the other corrections Deputy and the driver of other vehicle for a safe and speedy recovery.

Sheriff Chris Kaber
Klamath County Sheriff's Office

July 19, 2024

Rest in Peace Corporal Sumner. 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

July 19, 2024

Prayers for his family. He was a good guy that was loving his life. Newly married and expecting a child. New job he enjoyed. I know his fellow officers and correctional staff will deeply miss him. End of Watch 07/14/2024. RIP

Judy Cheatwood, Correctional Case Mng.
Oklahoma Department of Corrections, John Lilley Correctional Center

July 19, 2024

Extending our thoughts and prayers to the immediate family of Corporal Robert William Sumner and the extended law enforcement family of the Oklahoma Department of Corrections, Oklahoma.



End of Watch Sunday, July 14, 2024.



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 (Retired)
Ohio Attorney General, Bureau of Criminal Investigation

July 19, 2024

My deepest condolences to the entire Sumner family, especially his wife and children (son and expecting child).
Rest in peace Corporal Robert William Sumner.

Retired First Sergeant Thomas Webb
New York State Police - Troop "D"

July 19, 2024

An angel in heaven guarding the gates

Deputy Sheriff Kelley retired
Cobb County SO

July 18, 2024