Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

i'm not sure if i've ever met you before. my mom (rebecca smith) was friends with you and had painted a potrait and had it hung in the simi valley p.d. there was an accident late friday night on I-5 and i thought of you and read up on the net articles about you. everytime i go through that interchange, i look at that sign and think about it and how greatful i am that you tried to help. i drive and tell whoever i'm driving with and tell them that my mom helped get that area to be your interchance. i only wish i spent enough time to remember you. i bet i was so young when i met you. rest in peace sir.

amanda sutton
simi valley, ca

October 14, 2007

Rest in peace sir. Thank you for your service.

Sr. Capt. Shannon Yates
Collins Fire Dept. (Mississippi)

April 19, 2007

Thank you for your service. RIP Sir.

David
brother of LAPD gang ofcr

January 18, 2007

Rest in Peace Motorman. You are not forgotten.

Motor Officer Danny Johnson
Metro Nashville Police Dept.

January 17, 2007

On this 13th year anniversary of your tragic and untimely death, please know that you are not forgotten. Rest in peace.

Sgt M. Fontaine
California Dept of Corrections

January 17, 2007

HELLO SIR. I WAS AN APPLICANT FOR MY DEPT. AT THE TIME OF YOUR DEATH. ALWAYS LONGED TO BE A "MOTOR COP" SINCE 12 YRS. OLD. WELL, IVE BEEN ONE FOR 5 YEARS. THANKS TO MANY FOLKS UP WHERE YOUR AT. INCLUDING YOU. I PASS "THE LOC." EVERY DAY ON WAY TO/FROM WORK AND ALWAYS SAY A PRAYER TO/FOR YOU. I HAVE HAD A CHANCE IN MY CAREER TO MEET MANY MANY GREAT V.T.D MOTORS AND THEY ALL SAY WHAT I KNOW IS TRUE. "WHAT A GUY". WISH I HAD THE CHANCE TO RIDE WITH THE BEST SIR. GOD BLESS. THANK YOU. TAKE CAR OF MY BROS. PLEASE....R.A.

FELLOW MOTOR OFFICER
LASD

March 30, 2006

Brother Dean,

May the road rise up to meet you,
May the wind be always at your back,
May the sun shine warm upon your face,
And the rains fall soft upon your fields,
And until we meet again,
May God hold you in the palm of His hand.

Respectfully,
You’re Brothers in Blue

Untouchables LE Motorcycle Club

December 6, 2005

Ofcr Dean, I clearly remember that Monday morning when you passed. Among all the havok in the San Fernando Valley that day, I was struck by the realization that while I was so absorbed with my own problems brought on by the earthquake, you --- and others like you --- were busy suiting up and reporting for duty to help all of the rest of the self-absorbed citizens of Los Angeles. Thank you for making the ultimate sacrifice for people you didn't even know. You are in my thoughts, and your family is in my prayers.

PSR III J.M.
LAPD

November 16, 2005

Ofcr. Dean -

I was shaken awake, like the rest of L.A. County, by the earthquake. As time went on I caught the news and saw your bike crashed at the I5/SR14 interchange that now bears your name. You were fully covered by a sheet, but the bike told me we'd lost one of our own. Sleep well, brother.

Sgt. K. Moreland
LAPD

November 10, 2005

05/11/04

Each day I try to read the ODMP. Today I read your story. Any officer who dies in the line of duty will always be remembered for his sacrafice. You died a hero. Rest in peace Officer Dean.

Captain Robert W Cannon, Ret.
Vermilion Co, Il. Sheriff's Dept.

May 12, 2004

Rest in peace my brother................

Anonymous