Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Crysta,

Tommy was a good friend of mine in high school and later years. He was such a sweet, kind person with a wonderful sense of humor, beautiful smile and contagious laugh ! He always talked of wanting to be in law enforcement, so I wasn't surprised when he went to work for DeKalb (and DeKalb had a fine, nationwide reputation at the time!!) Just saw this site, and wanted you to know that I thought your Dad was a great guy and I was glad to have had him for a friend! May God Bless You throughout your life.

Jan
Old friend

September 23, 2007

I was a friend and fellow Titan of Tommy Gober, Class of 1974.I was a rookie firefighter with Dekalb County Fire Dept. in 1980. I had run into Tommy at South Dekalb Mall shortly before his untimely death. I still remember like it was yesterday when I heard the news that he had been killed in the line of duty.It still does not make sense to me, how sometimes the most tragic, the most terrible things happen to the best of people.What better memorial could be said that a man lay down his life not only for what he believes in, but for his fellow man.Rest easy Tommy,we will see you again some day. You are not forgotten.

kevin l. rose
fellow titan

August 6, 2007

Crysta,
Please know that your father was a friend in high school. He was a gentle, kind, and thoughtful... and later, someone to look up to as an officer for DeKalb County. He will always be remembered in a referent way by his fellow classmates. Tommy was a hero. Be proud of him and know he loved life. His life was cut way too short.

An old Titan Friend

July 2, 2007

Tommy,
28 years have come and gone, but you still live on in so many people's lives. Those who knew you well and those who have heard the stories made of legend. i never knew you, but you were very close to someone I love dearly and I have heard contless stories about you, your sense of humor and of your dedication to your profession, I have heard you referred to as "a policeman's policeman". No higher sentiment.
On your anniversary I hope you continue to look down on us all and be our Guardian Angel In Blue.
Rest well

friend

June 28, 2007

Your Dad was a good man indeed, and he had a really funny sense of humor. Life is short at best, and his was cut shorter than most, but he was doing what he loved. He will never be forgotten in my book.

Mike Witcher

Friend

June 27, 2007

My neighbor and myself were pulling onto I-20 westbound at Wesley Chapel Road that June night. Tommy was behind us and pulled us over as he recognized me from school We were standing on the side of I-20 when the call came in about the man dressed in women's clothing in the neighborhood. Rick Roseberry got the call and Tommy then said "Let me go help out my buddy". He said he would come by our neighborhood the next day and check out our pool. Of course, he never did. Ironically enough, my husband at the time worked for DeKalb EMS and responded to the call. He called me later that evening and asked me did I know an officer by the name of Tommy Gober. I told him yes, that I had seen him just a few hours before. My husband then said, well, he was shot and killed. It was like someone hit me in the stomach. Tommy was a very special person that was called by God all too early in his life. To be a police officer is one of the most honored jobs to have and he was a very honorable man. My best to his family.
Judy

Judy Yeager Newman
Towers High friend

June 26, 2007

I think of you as someone who had made life safer for all, who left behind a family and friends who will always have you in their hearts. I did not know you but we are "Fellow Titans". May God Bless your family and I know you are watching over them.

Angel hugs,
Pam

Pam McMillen
Attended same high school

June 26, 2007

Crysta,
Your Dad would have been proud of you. He still lives in your heart. Look in the mirror and see yourself through his eyes. You carry his spirit in your soul and every breath you take he smiles.
One day you will see him.

A Friend

June 19, 2007

I am sitting here wondering how my life would be different if my Dad were alive. If he and I would have had the same sense of humor or the same laugh? I also have wondered what people thought about him, if he really was a good man and a good friend? I can tell from the comments ya'll have left, that he was a man of good character and someone I would have been proud to call my Dad.

Crysta
daughter

June 18, 2007

Even after 27 years, you have never been forgotten and your memory surfaces several times a year for me. Your friends from the 70's at Towers High School still remember you and hold your memories close at heart. You were in my homeroom at Towers High School for several years and you will never be forgotten. Bless you, your family, and your loved ones.

Karen Griffin Dean
(THS Class of 73/74)
http://towershighschool.com

Karen Griffin Dean
OLD, really old friend from Towers High School

June 16, 2007

You will always be remembered.

Signed,
An old high school friend

An old high school friend

June 15, 2007

I don't remember Tommy except through the stories from my dad. I know he meant so much to so many people. I was very young when Tommy entered the gates of Heaven but I wrote an essay for school that year and included this poem (author unknown to me). With all of the recent shootings, this still stands firm today...

A Part of America Died


Somebody killed a policeman today
and a part of America died.
a piece of our country he swore to protect
will be buried with him at his side.
The suspect who shot him will stand up in court
with counsel demanding his rights.
While a young widowed mother must work for her kids
and spend alone many long nights.
The beat that he walked was a battlefield too
just as if he'd gone off to war.
Though the flag of our nation won't fly at half mast
to his name they will add a gold star.
Yes, somebody killed a policeman today.
It happened in your town or mine.
While we slept in comfort behind our locked doors,
a cop put his life on the line.
Now his ghost walks a beat on a dark city street,
and he stands at each new rookie's side.
He answered the call, and gave us his all,
and a part of America died.

daughter of Office Rick Roseberry

April 27, 2007

The statement that Tommy was shot and killed during a burglary is so short and to the point. It was more than that. A GOOD MAN lost his life that night and died saving another's. Time may diminish it down to a few words , but we know the caliber of the man that was Knocking on Heaven's Door the night Jesus opened it and welcomed him in.
Rest well Tommy...we will never forget and you will always be a part of us

anonymous

March 3, 2007

A quiet Saturday night, I can still hear Tommy saying " Rick I think something big is coming down tonite". You see Tommy was like my shadow and me Tommy's. He was my best man at my wedding. He was my brother in blue. So you see it wasnt unusual that he backed me up on a burglary call June 28th 1980. That night changed my life and the lives of others forever. I think about you always. You guarded and protected me for 25 more years. We will meet again my friend. Your brother in blue for eternity. Rick Roseberry

Officer Rick Roseberry
DeKalb PD Retired

January 11, 2007

26 yrs and never to be forgotten!! God bless the Gober family.

Ret. PO
City of Miami PD Fla

August 23, 2006

Tommy,
There is not a day that goes by that you are not remembered by those who loved you as a brother and friend.
You impacted lives without ever knowing it.
Rest well Brother

anonymous

July 7, 2006

Offc.Gober, you are remembered.May you Rest in Peace.

June 28, 2006

Thank You For Serving Dekalb County Rest In Peace

October 19, 2005

A remembers man lives forever,

Anonymous