Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

hi kim just wanted to stop by and wish you a happy new year because i know in heaven you can see the fireworks of the world hope you enjoy them also you'd be very proud of me i'm trying out for the bullhead city pd well girl gotta go r.i.p. godspeed and i miss you.

1st lt usmc michael p eisen
citizen

December 31, 2007

"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 whos 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
Sergeant
Richland County Sheriff's Department
Columbia, South Carolina
Used with Special Permission of the Author
Copyright © 1999 - All Rights Reserved
and may not be duplicated without permission

Investigator David L Bell
Richland County Sheriff's Dept., Columbia, SC

December 12, 2007

Fifteen years may have passed, however my memory of you will never fade. You will always have a special place in my heart.

Anonymous
FHP Trooper

July 16, 2007

Kimberly, after all this time you have not been forgotten. The loss of such a giving and dedicated Trooper still hurts. Little did I know, when I attended your viewing, that I would lose my young neice & nephew to a drunk driver 5 years later.

I will always have a place for you in my heart for all the work you did to get drunk drivers off the highways.

May you rest in peace. June 2007

Deputy J. McCleod
Broward Sheriff's Office

June 5, 2007

I miss you. You helped me so much during the time I was with the Fla. Highway Patrol Auxiliary. I will never forget you. You are a great friend.

Mark C. Coppola

May 20, 2007

It is a new year and we are still hard at work trying to keep our citizens and visitors safe on our highways. I know that you are still there helping us with this task. Keep up the good work, because we can not do it without you. You are not forgoten!!!!

T
FHP

January 8, 2007

It has been over 14 years since your EOW and you have not been forgotten nor will that ever be the case as you are a true hero and heroes never die. Continue to keep watch over your loved ones and those still on patrol. You will never be forgotten

Bob Gordon, father of fallen officer
Michael P. Gordon, EOW: 8/8/04

Bob Gordon, Gold Star Father

September 19, 2006

God bless you. You are missed so much by those of us in Davie District.

Trooper
Florida Highway Patrol- Broward County

July 18, 2006

Our Lord needed a pretty Angel,May you Rest in Peace.

July 16, 2006

Such a disgrace, the person who so carelessly took your life, was a retired fellow police officer. His retirement check should go to Trooper Hurd's family.

anonymous

June 23, 2006

God takes the cream of the crop, it still hurts even though years have passed. Rest peacefully Kim.

Scott Parker, Police Officer # 584
Itasca Police Department, Texas

September 10, 2005

Although I never met you I pass by the site where your life was taken when i'm working the road. I think of you and the fellow troopers that have gave so much. You will never be forgotten. God bless you.

Trooper
Florida Highway Patrol

March 25, 2005

Kim-
The only contact that I had with you was at your viewing...I was a police officer that was over a thousand miles from home, but when I learned what happened to you, I had to pay my respects. Kim, your mom has missed you so much. I've seen her in Washington DC at the Wall and she always remembers me...if your mom is an example, it's easy to see why so many loved you!
I made your mom a promise that I would not forget you and I haven't. I still give talks about impaired driving and each time, I think of you and I pray for your family.
Rest in peace, sister.

PoliceHub.com

March 16, 2005

Kim was an inspiration to me while I was on the patrol. We worked together in Ft. Lauderdale. I left to pursue a career with the agency and knew she would climb the ranks with FHP. She had it all together when several of us did not.If I am only half successful as she has been untill called home, I know I will not have any problems with my endeavors in life.Go easy baby, love ya- Rick Blanchard Security Operator Iraq.

Rick Blanchard gs12
blackwaterusa.com

February 22, 2005

“REMEMBER ME”
Law enforcement officers are, indeed, a special breed of people. Ask anyone on the street and they will tell you that they would not have our jobs for anything in the world. It takes something special to do what we do and at the same time be able to even contemplate retirement. We try to be optimists. Unfortunately, there are a few of us who will never make that date with retirement. By the very nature of our job, we are at risk everyday of losing our lives, either at the hand of some deranged individual or in some other situation that we, by virtue of our occupation, may be unable to avoid. Some people have recognized the hazardous duties we involve ourselves in, the risks we take, and the pride we take in accomplishing that job. There is National Law Enforcement Week, dedicated to us who gladly accept the responsibility of protecting the citizens in our respective jurisdictions. National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Day is dedicated to those who gave their lives in the line of duty. These are but a two examples of remembrances specifically for law enforcement personnel. Remembrances that come but once a year. We should remind fellow officers of another type of remembrance, one that will last a lifetime. Sooner or later, a doctor will pronounce us dead. It is inevitable. Regardless of whatever happens, death is the end we will all have to face.
“IT IS IN DEATH THAT WE CAN LIVE FOREVER”
This was written by an unknown author.

Jim Moore
New Orleans PD, Retired

September 8, 2004

WE WERE YOUNG AND STRONG IN 1986 WHEN
WE GRADUATED TOGETHER. NOW I SIT HERE DISABLED FROM THE SAME JOB WE SWORE WE WILL PROTECT AND SERVE THE STATE OF FLORIDA.
WISHING FOR ONE MOMENT THAT WE CAN HAVE
THAT GRADUATION AGAIN AFTER ALMOST 20 YEARS CLASSMATE.
76 PROUD TO BE, SERVICE COURTESY AND
DIGNITY. I WILL NEVER FORGET!!!

TROOPER JESUS BLANCO/CLASSMATE
FHP CLASS 76 1986

July 18, 2004

i knew kim for about three years before her death she was a in uniform officer/security guard for grand prix race a rama i was an employee there when i met kim she was always smiling and happy everyone that worked with her either liked respected or loved her and i was one of those people when i watched the news the night of the accident i didn't want to believe it and it's still hard to believe now kim i want you to know wherever you maybe i still love and miss you and i'll see you on the other side.and p.s. i still won't let you cut my long hair.

michael

April 15, 2004

I really didn't know you---but I wish I had

Anonymous

March 23, 2004

Not forgotten, rest in peace.

Ofc. Michael Walker
Tallahassee Police Dept.

December 5, 2003

...still missing you...

Becky

November 21, 2003

Rest in Peace Sister...you will never be forgotten

CPD

Rest in peace blue angel

Shannon