Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

To Officer John Williamson and and his loved ones:

On this the sixteenth anniversary of your tragic death, please know that your memory is honored and revered today. Rest in Peace, John. I am praying for solace for your family today and each day of their journey as survivors.

This reflection is sent with the utmost respect for the distinquished service John gave to his community and the citizens of New York, and for the supreme sacrifice he and his family made on October 8, 1993.

Phyllis Loya

Anonymous

October 8, 2009

As always you remain in my thoughts and prayers, you will never be forgotten. Each day passes and you are thought of, wishing you were here. Rest in peace.

Lt. Anthony Felice
Friend

October 8, 2009

John, just woke up a few minutes ago and thought of you on your 16th anniversary in heaven. Keep looking over us from above. You are missed.

Det. Brian Bourke

October 8, 2009

Never forgotten! God Bless Ofc. Williamson's family, friends & NYPD.

Ret. PO
City of Miami PD Fla.

January 29, 2009

JOHN , IT SEEMS LIKE YESTERDAY YOU WERE PLAYING 3RD BASE AT 78 STREET PARK. IT IS HARD TO BELIEVE THAT IT HAS BEEN 15 YEARS TO THE DAY. YOU ARE TRULY MISSED. YESTERDAY , I STOPPED UP TO SEE YOUR PLAQUE AT PSA #6.
KEEP WATCH OVER ALL OF US AND MAY YOU REST IN PEACE PAL.

DETECTIVE BRIAN BOURKE.

October 8, 2008

John

As each day continues to pass by, you are still a part of my life. Memories of you are ever present in each waking hour. You my friend will never be forgotten and I miss you dearly. Thank You for watching over me and until we meet again.

Anthony

Lt Anthony Felice
Friend

October 8, 2008

You have not been forgotten. Continue to watch over your loved ones and those still out on patrol. Those that love you think of you every day.

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

September 7, 2008

John

Time may pass but the memories will live forever, you will never be forgotten and thank you for being here for me

Anthony

LCD Anthony J Felice Jr
NYPD

July 2, 2008

You have made a very big impress on a very dear friend and although I have lost contact with him I am sure you continue to watch over him and keep him safe. Thank you.

Veronica Campos
friend

May 30, 2008

I fondly remember John from SJU. He was a great person and friend. I think about his family often and can't imagine the grief they have been dealing with over the years. John was the best and I will never forget him.

I miss you, John.

Your friend,
Kim

Kim
A Friend

February 26, 2008

I was just watching an old re-run of COPS which taped with the NYPD air patrol and E.S.U. shortly after your death. The story of how you were killed was mentioned and so I searched until I found your page. What a horrible tradegy and at such an early age. What an even bigger injustice the jury committed with such a short sentence. May god bless and look over your family and someday may your killer get his just desert. R.I.P. Brother.

Ofc. Pierce S.
LPD, NJ

February 15, 2008

"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 19, 2007

Officer Williamson, thank you for your service. You will never be forogtten.

How a jury of 12 people could acquit someone of murder is beyond comprehension!

Rest in peace.

Michelle - wife of Retired LEO

November 13, 2007

John,
It has been 14 years, yet seems like only yesterday that you were here with us. May you take comfort in knowing that we will never forget you.

PO Sharon Sutherland (Retired)

October 8, 2007

Today on the anniversary of your death we reember you and thank you sir for your service.

Pat Van Den Berghe
Neighbors for a Better manchester, Nh

October 8, 2007

John
As each year passes we all continue to think of you and reflect on the memories we shared together. Each day you are thought of, and I will never forget you.

Anthony

Lt. Anthony Felice
Friend/former member of HAPD

October 8, 2007

MY BROTHER, MAY GOD BLESS YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND SACRIFICE. A HERO FOR SURE. MAY YOU REST IN PEACE. YOU HAVE SERVED WELL.

CHIEF RONNIE WATFORD-RET.
JEFFERSON POLICE DEPT,S.C.

July 17, 2007

Officer Williamson was a member of the Boy Scouts of America. There is a memorial pavillion named in his honor
in Camp Aquehonga at Ten Mile River Scout Camps in Narrowsburg, NY.

Thank you for protecting us. You are loved.

A

May 7, 2007

John
Just wanted to stop by and leave you a "hello", wish you were here.

Tony

Lt Felice
NYPD

March 7, 2007

I just came across this site, wish I had seen it earlier. This is the first time I say your picture since your death. John you were a great person and I enjoyed our time together in the Police Academy 90-54. I will never forget you. You had so much to look foward to. I hope the individual suffers everyday for what he did.

SGT Zion
NYPD

January 27, 2007

I was working that night in the Three-Four. What a horror show, and when the perp was acquitted because the jury felt the Police could have handled the initial incident better. I do feel better the perp was deported upon release from prison.

Rest is Peace.

Captain Andrew DeStefano
NYPD

December 30, 2006

Merry Christmas John

Lt Anthony Felice
NYPD

December 26, 2006

I remember this day well. I remember the rage I felt at the cowardly attack. No punishment is enough. Rest in peace, brother.

PO Raymond L Fuentes
NYS MTAPD

November 9, 2006

Just thinking about you Willie, another year has passed and you still remain a part of my life. I continue to think about you everyday. Rest in Peace John.

Lt Anthony Felice
NYPD

October 13, 2006

I was working in the 030 that night, raced up to the 034 and took care of the block and rooftops ... figure it out. I was in the crash room when John pased away. The real cops on the job will never forget you. Your in heaven now but you'll live forever in the hearts and minds of every cop to follow as long as there are cops.

POLICE OFFICER
NYPD

October 8, 2006