Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

A POLICEMAN'S PRAYER
BROTHER WHEN YOU WEEP FOR ME REMEMBER THAT IT WAS MEANT TO BE.
LAY ME DOWN AND WHEN YOU LEAVE REMEMBER I'LL BE AT YOUR SIDE...IN EVERY DARK AND DREARY ALLEY I'LL BE THERE AS YOU SLOWLY TREAD, ON EVERY STREET CORNER IN THE DRIVING SNOW I'LL HOLD YOUR COAT AND YOU WILL KNOW.
IN PLACES WHERE THE DEVIL IS AFRAID TO WALK...
AT DOORS WHERE YOU MEET RESISTANCE...
IN HOUSES WHERE CHILDREN HIDE...
YOU KNOW I'LL BE AT YOUR SIDE.
THE PLACE FROM WHICH I NOW RESPOND IS OVERSTAFFED WITH HEROES GONE...MEN WHO ANSWERED ONE LAST JOB AND DID IT WELL.
AS POLICEMEN WE UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A CARD DEALT IN OUR HAND...A CARD WE HOPE WE NEVER PLAY BUT WE HOLD IT THERE ANYWAY.
THE CARD IS SOMETHING WE IGNORE AS WE STAND ON THAT THIN BLUE LINE EVERY TOUR...FOR WE KNOW THAT WE ARE THE ONLY PRAYER FOR MANY OUT THERE.
SO REMEMBER, AS YOU WIPE YOUR TEARS, THE JOY I HAVE KNOWN THROUGHOUT THE YEARS...AS THE JOB I LOVED TO DO I PRAY THAT THIS THOUGHT WILL SEE YOU THROUGH.

-AUTHOR UNKNOWN

Detective John Halligan
Philadelphia Police Department

May 5, 2007

Michael,
Even though we grew apart as we grew up, I'll never forget you and the courage you exhibited by assisting that person on that awful day. My dad, like yours was also a Policeman in Newark and he was very proud of you.
Always in our prayers,
Andrew Scott

Family FRiend

April 27, 2007

Although I never met you, I was deeply saddened when I learned of your tragic death. My thoughts and prayers are with you & your family, and Department. R.I.P

Sgt Paul Kessler
Swiss Army, MP, UN Mission Kosovo (KFOR)

April 7, 2007

Happy Anniversary, Mick. Still miss you after all these years, and always will.

Love,
Stacy

January 26, 2007

My thoughts are with your loved ones during this holiday season as I know even though a number of years have passed, the holidays are still hard for them to get through without your being there with them. I have decorated the outside of my home for Christmas in all blue lights. One of those lights will be lit every night in your honor until New Years as my way of saying you are a true hero and will never be forgotten. Continue to keep watch over your loved ones.

Bob Gordon
Father of Fallen Officer: Michael P. Gordon, EOW: 8/8/04

December 19, 2006

I WANTED TO LEAVE FOR MICKEY FAMILY, FRIENDS AND CO-WORKERS. I THINK THIS IS SO APPROPRIATE FOR THIS TIME OF THE YEAR ESPECIALLY FOR "PROJECT BLUE LIGHT".

A HOLIDY MEMORY

AS WE LIGHT THIS CANDLE IN HONOR OF YOU,
WE LIGHT IT BECAUSE OF OUR GRIEF, OUR
COURAGE, OUR MEMORIES AND LOVE FOR YOU.
THIS CANDLE REPRESENTS OUR GRIEF; THE PAIN
OF LOSING YOU IS INTENSE. IT REMINDS US OF
THE DEPTH OF OUR LOVE FOR YOU.
THIS CANDLE REPRESENTS OUR COURAGE, TO
CONFRONT OUR SORROW, TO COMFORT EACH OHTER,
TO CHANGE OUR LIVES.
THIS LIGHT IS IN YOUR MEMORY, THE TIME WE
LAUGHED, THE TIMES WE CRIED, THE TIMES WE
WERE ANGRY WITH EACH OTHER, THE SILLY THINGS
YOU DID, THE CARING AND JOY YOU GAVE US.
THIS LIGHT IS THE LIGHT OF LOVE. AS WE
ENTER THIS SEASON, DAY BY DAY, WE CHERISH
THE SPECIAL PLACE IN OUR HEARTS THAT WILL
ALWAYS BE RESERVED FOR YOU. WE THANK YOU
FOR THE GIFT YOUR LIVING BROUGHT TO EACH OF US.
WE LOVE YOU!.

GOD BLESS YOU.

LORRAINE BOND (MOTHER)

December 13, 2006

Mickey,

...Of those to whom much is given, much is required. And when at some future date the high court of history sits in judgement on each one of us - recording whether in our brief span of service we fulfilled our responsibilities to the state - our success or failures, in whatever office we may hold, will be measured by the answers to four questions - were we truly men of courage...were we truly men of judgement...were we truly men of integrity...were we truly men of dedication. (John F. Kennedy)

Your courage, your judgement, your integrity and your dedication to duty to our department & the City of Sea Isle City is unquestionable. The Patch of the Sea Isle City Police Department which bears your badge number and the National Law Enforcement Memorial serves as a constant reminder that you are with us and will never be forgotten.

I am honored to be the Chief of Police of the department for which you served and gave the ultimate sacrifice.

Forever in our hearts,

Chief William J. Kennedy
&
The Members of the
Sea Isle City Police Department

Chief William J. Kennedy
Sea Isle City Police Department

November 18, 2006

Michael, Michael, Michael,
Where has the time gone? Had you'd been alive today or 5 yrs. ago you'd probably be in Iraq. Why? Because that was your sense of being. Out of all of us, you always were the level headed one, the calm one, the one to take the long view. The rest of us were wired, emotional, and NEWARK!

You caught the best of us. And for that you were lucky.

I rememeber when you came to San Francisco. We went out to North Beach and did the town. Later we visted a card shop and I sent a card to mom of St. Michael. He was perched on a stone and was slaying demons with his staff. How appropriate.

That was about 2 weeks before your death. I regret now that I didn't talk to you enough, didn't share my experiences with you enough, or wasn't there when you needed me.

Forgive me.

Sean T. Cullinane
Brother

November 14, 2006

Happy Birthday Michael! We miss you terribly.... I smile whenever I think of you especially when I think of all the fun things we did as kids. We had so much fun!!!!! Until we meet again XOXOXO!

Jeanne Cullinane
Sister

November 11, 2006

Happy Birthday, Mick. Love you and miss you.

Stacy
Mickey's wife

November 11, 2006

IT IS ALWAYS THE SAME EACH YEAR WHEN THEIR ANNIVERSARY COMES AROUND. YOU START THINKING OF THE WEEKS BEFORE IT HAPPENED AND WHAT YOU WERE DOING, THE LAST TIME YOU TALKED WITH THEM, WHAT YOU WERE DOING WHEN THEY CAME TO TELL YOU WHAT HAPPENED. YOU RELIVE IT OVER AND OVER IN YOUR MIND AND THE TEARS START TO FLOW BECAUSE YOU THINK OF "WHAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN".
STACY, MAY GOD CONTINUE TO GIVE YOU THE STRENGTH YOU NEED TO GO ON AND REMEMBER HE IS ALWAYS BY YOUR SIDE SHEDDING TEARS WITH YOU BECAUSE OF WHAT HAPPENED TO MICKEY AND WHAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN. ONE DAY EVERYTHING WILL BE MADE RIGHT.
TO HIS FAMILY, FRIENDS AND CO-WORKERS: MICKEY IS REMEMBERED FOR THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE HE GAVE TO HIS COMMUNITY. YOU ALSO ARE REMEMBERED ON THIS ANNIVERSARY.
GOD BLESS.
LORRAINE BOND (MOTHER)
HAMILTON CO. TN. DEPUTY SHERIFF:
DONALD K. BOND, JR.
EOW: 09.06.01

August 27, 2006

Dear Michael,
I can't believe it's been 14 years since we lost you. So far, it's been the worst time of my life. I really miss you!
We recently celebrated Ma's 80TH birthday. Everybody came home, it was a great family reunion. All of our cousins , aunts and uncles came, you were sorely missed. All the grandchildren sat together, it was so good to see them so grown up, Freddy, Molly, Sally, Matt, Sean, Kelsey and Michael P. It was alot of fun.
We went to visit you at the cemetery, but we know you're not really there. Ma had a dream that you are in heaven!
Until we meet again.......XOXO!!!!!

Jeanne Cullinane
sister

August 26, 2006

We remember...we will always remember

Maryland Citizen

August 26, 2006

I am praying for you today. I have thought of you often. To give your life to try and save another. Hero, such a small word for so big a sacrifice. Your widow Stacy is my hero. I am so glad and sorry I have gotten to know her. God bless you. Liz Mattingly (widow Joseph Mattingly EOW 9-13-2003)

Liz Mattingly

August 26, 2006

Although I never met you, I was deeply saddened when I learned of your tragic death. It's hard to believe it's been 14 years. My thoughts and prayers are with you, and your family.

Police Officer
Philadelphia Police Dept.

August 26, 2006

Hey Brother,

It's been a long time. I can remember so much about growing up that we shared together. The good and the bad. I remember the first dates as well as the first days of football practice all those years. I remember family get togethers, our room sharing years and how we grew up together as brothers. I was older but not always wiser. I think of you every day and every time I see a peace officer I know that your spirit lives on in them.

Daniel Cullinane
Sprint

February 5, 2006

Happy 15th anniversary, Mick. Still miss you every single moment of every single day. Such a void in so many lives.

Please especially watch over both Robert and Barbara today - so ironic that it is our wedding anniversary with what they are dealing with. And also my cousin Andrea is delivering her third baby today...a sweet reminder of how precious life is.

Jeanne, I'm so glad you found the ODMP site...it is truly a tribute to your brother! His smile is everlasting thanks to this site, and he will always lives within all of our hearts. I'm grateful this is one way that he can be always be remembered and NEVER be forgotten. As long as I am alive, I will never let anyone forget who Mickey was or what he did in his short life. He touched so many lives and I will be forever grateful he touched mine, no matter how short of time we had together.

Love,
Stacy

Stacy Cullinane Smith
Surviving Spouse of Patrolman Mickey Cullinane
EOW 8/26/92, Sea Isle City, NJ Police Department

January 26, 2006

I came across this website while I was reading an internet article about Officers Carson and Nguyen of the Jersey City PD who tragically lost their lives on Christmas Day. It took me awhile to regain my composure because I didn't expect to see my brothers face so suddenly even though I have this exact picture in my home and I look at it everyday.

I'd like to thank everyone for remembering my brother and keeping his spirit alive. We miss him terribly as one can imagine, he was the eighth child in a family of nine.

Another thing I'd like to add that some may not know: Michael was a third generation police officer, our grandfather, father (and uncle/cousin) were police officers with the Newark(NJ)PD. Our relatives in Ireland are police officers too. My brother always wanted to be a cop as far back as I can remember. One of the last memories I have of my brother was on the weekend befor he died. We went to visit my father whose health had been failing; we spent the whole weekend together, it was so much fun. I'll never forget it! We said our goodbyes to my father and drove off. About 30 minutes later my brother turned the car around and headed back because he forgot to leave a picture of himself for my father. I couldn't understand why he wanted to go back because my father had many pictures of all of us. He said, "He doesn't have a picture of me in my uniform". He was so proud to be a police officer, just like his father.

Michael's son was only 5 years old when he died. He is now a senior in high school. He has his fathers good looks, charm and that famous smile. He is the light of my mothers life.

I hope one day that my nephew will know just how much of a hero his father was...Thanks to everyone at the ODMP and to the Sea Isle City (NJ) PD for all they've done to keep Michael's memory alive...May God Bless you all!

Jeanne Cullinane
Sister of PO Michael P. Cullinane Sr.
Sea Isle City PD, New Jersey
EOW 8-26-1992

January 15, 2006

Today is a big day for Stacy and the MD COPS organization. No matter what the outcome may be Stacy, you will always be a winner in my heart.

Love and hugs,
Jenn

Jennifer Aaron
Wife of Ofc. Duke G. Aaron, III (EOW 07/20/04)

December 7, 2005

Mick, please help me be strong. I am having a really rough time right now and could use all the help I could get. Watch over my little furry baby Isaac, too.

Love,
Stacy

November 2, 2005

Officer Cullinane,
On today, the 13th anniversary of your death, I would like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice, not just as a Police Officer, but for your service to our Country in the Air National Guard as well.

R.I.P.
Anonymous

August 26, 2005

YESTERDAY IS HISTORY, TOMORROW IS A MYSTERY AND TODAY IS A GIFT.

ON THIS ANNIVERSARY OF YOUR SACRIFICE, MAY YOU REST IN PEACE MY FRIEND. I SALUTE YOU! MY PRAYERS ARE WITH YOU AND YOUR FAMILY. I THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. A TRUE HERO INDEED.

TO STACY: CONTINUE TO BE STRONG AND KNOW THAT I SHARE YOUR GRIEF. MAY THE LORD CONTINUE TO BLESS YOU AND KEEP YOU STRONG. YOU ALSO ARE A HERO!

JIM SWEENEY
A FRIEND TO ALL PEACE OFFICERS

August 26, 2005

13 years ago today...so many lives changed forever. I cannot believe it has been that long since I have heard your voice or seen your beautiful smile.

The sadness I feel today is still so overwhelming. Even after 13 years I still miss you with such an ache in my heart. So much pain associated with your death. So many people miss you. You left such a void in so many lives.

I do know you are in a better place and someday we will meet again. Until then, please continue to help me be strong.

Love you always,
With a very heavy heart,
Stacy

Surviving Spouse
Patrolman Mickey Cullinane
Sea Isle City, NJ Police Department
EOW 08/26/1992

August 26, 2005

I saw your widow leaving reflections on other officers memorials so I looked up your memorial. It gives everyone comfort that fellow officers, family members, and citizens showing their support when one of us fall. Being a N.J. native I want to thank you for not only protecting New Jersey, but our country. You are a true hero putting your life first to try to save another. GOd bless your family and thank you to your widow for supporting our fellow brothers you pay the ultimate sacrafice.

Police Officer
DC Metropolitan Police

June 27, 2005

Happy Father's Day, Mick. Not a day goes by that you are not on my mind. It is hard to believe we are approaching the 13th anniversary of your death. I still don't understand it, but continue to try to be strong like I know you'd want me to be. You were always the strong one and the one who kept everyone laughing. I can still hear your laughter. And I still smile when I think about you telling my parents that you were "keeping the skies of South Jersey safe" when you were on Guard duty with the 177th.

Please watch over my brother and all that he is going through. I know he misses your friendship a great deal.

Someday I hope to share all of my memories and the precious things I saved with Michael. I know you are watching over all of us. Please continue to help keep me strong. It is really hard for me these days, with all that is going on in the family.

Love always,
Stacy

Stacy Cullinane Smith
Surviving Spouse of Mickey Cullinane, EOW 8/26/92
Sea Isle City, NJ Police Department

June 19, 2005