Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Another year has passed and you are still admired and respectfully remembered in the hearts and minds of so many. My thoughts and prayers are with your loved ones and friends on this anniversary of your EOW. You will never be forgotten.

James Sheppard
Father of Sgt. Jason L. Sheppard EOW 12/7/06

April 16, 2010

My wife and I lived in a garden level apartment next to the scene of that night's shooting. We had turned off our lights only moments before the gunfire. I have often felt gratitude that Officer Haynes arrived when she did as our apartment was easily visible to passersby and we had no idea that such a serious threat was just beyond our windows.

I didn't know Officer Haynes but I am still mindful of the many other tragic outcomes that could have transpired that night and I am sincerely grateful that she stepped in with such bravery. Thank you, Officer Haynes.

Jim Ringley
Civilian

October 28, 2009

Still missing you, Beth.

JD

Lt. J.D. Ross
El Paso County Sheriff's Office

September 27, 2009

I am a civilian and no rank. But many years ago I was also a domestic violence victim. I honor the memory of Beth Haynes, today and every day, and appreciate every police officer who has ever tried to help a victim of domestic violence. Your job puts you in danger every day, and Beth paid too high a price for her selfless service. It is hard to believe it has been 15 years. I want you to know, she will never be forgotten. If it is ok to let me know her birth date, I would honor her on that day also. Would rather remember this special woman's birth than her death! Thanks to you all for your service 24 hrs/7 days a week! Jeanne

Jeanne Waters
none

April 16, 2009

God Speed, Sister.

P.O.K.Murphy
Union PD, NJ

October 6, 2008

My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family on this anniversary.

Former N.H. Police Officer
Fauquier County, VA

April 16, 2008

Officer Haynes thank you for your willingness to help your fellowman. It has been fourteen years since the end of your watch and you are still remembered. May God continue to bless you, your loved ones, and the Boulder Police Department. Rest in peace my sister.

State Constable J.L. Green
S.C. State Constables

April 16, 2008

It has been 14 years since you answered that call. Time has healed the wounds the agencies of Boulder County felt that morning.

I had to work the street on the day of your service at Rocky Mountain Christian Church. Your service changed the lives of many at the chruch, including the Pastor who had never been part of an Officer's funeral.

I just spoke with Boulder Dispatch, and there will be a moment of silence on blue channel in your memory.

God Bless.

Corporal Michael Lowry
University of Colorado Boulder Police

April 16, 2008

Thank you for your service Ma'm. You are not forgotten.

Laura Haynes

January 10, 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

September 24, 2007

I just found this website and I went straight to you. I think of you often as I'm still so mad at myself because I was out of service due to a shoulder surgery when my SWAT pager went off. I couldn't do anything to help. You are a very good police officer and you would have just improved if that *&%# hadn't taken you from us. You are sorely missed.

JL
UCPD

August 6, 2007

May your rest be sweet and may He bless you many times.

April 16, 2007

ya done good, girl!
Lynn Kole
WA

April 16, 2007

Oh my Beth - you again are finding time to see me when I dream at night. The dreams are so pleasant. You with your "whatchdoin'"? question that you always opened our conversations with. The dreams are not frequent, but always leave me wanting more time with you. No bullets, no blood, no drama.......only peaceful conversation betwee two good friends. No matter what I was doing, it could wait. Our friendship was so pure and sweet. I still have the white gloved I wore at your funeral. I was honored to be a part of your ceremony. The gloves hold a place of honor amonth other trinkets and photos of police brothers and sisters I have grown to love over the years.

I love you for what you did for me then, and what you still do for me today. Tomorrow I will teach a group of recruits a course on Patrol Observation and Perception - I tell them many stories. I start off with yours. with the musice that was played at your funeral. I want them to be in the right mind set to listen and learn. A beautiful lady was taken from us by a middle eastern man of no morals or respect for human life. Your courageous fight, the scene, your watch on the ground near your gunbelt.......it all seems surreal, but I know it's true.

I was in Boulder last week to bid farewell to two great men, Rany Jones and Bob Kessler. Outstanding men who also made huge impressions on my career. I took time to seek out and see the memorial they had built for you. Sweetie, it is done great! I saw Robert Thomas Jr. there. He and i will always hold a special bond, for when we finally returned to the command post after finding the jerk dead, we knelt and prayed together. It was a tragic, yet special moment because I could feel your presence with us. I still keep that picture of you and your dog in my office to see every day. It is now beside Jared Jensen and Ken Jordan of CSPD, taken tragically from us last year. Also there is a photo of another freind, a man who molded me in my early SWAT years. He retired DPD SWAT and hired on to help train tne new Iraq police force. Bruce Tow was killed near the Bagdad airport in fire fight.

You all give me strength each day. I look to you for courage, and I look as photos of my children for motivation.

I will carry on, and promise to honor your death with steadfast dedication to fight for those who cannot fight for themselves. To take bandits off the streets and keep them from hurting one of my family, or one of my family in blue.

God Bless you, ya little stinker! You always had a way to make me smile even though you knew I didn't want to at the time. That was you, Beth. When you walked into a room, the whole room shone brighter. God must certainly use you to train the stars how to sparkle, like you always did.

I miss you. I love you ane I will never forget you.

JD

JD
EPSO

February 23, 2007

Officer Haynes, you will never be forgotten. R.I.P.

Deputy
EPSO

December 18, 2006

In Saint Michael’s Arms

I proudly chose this life of mine
To wear a badge upon my chest
As a member of this thin blue line
And serve with those who are the best

I’ve walked through blood and snow and heat
Helped put bodies in a sack
And fought with bandits on my beat
For those who can’t fight back

I’ve missed holidays and little league games
To guard the cities here on earth
Offered mine for those without a name
Because that’s what freedom’s worth

I’ve stood tall and straight in a sea of blue
While a flag draped coffin went by
Seen so many tears, and shed mine, too
As I’ve saluted a final goodbye

Yet for no special treatment will I pray
Until my final shift is done
When dispatched on that final day
To meet God’s only Son

I ask, Dear Lord, oh hear my plea
As your strength keeps me from harm
When I’m delivered unto Thee
Let it be in St. Michael’s Arms

September 29, 2006

My sister, Beth. Tonight, for unknown reasons, I shed more tears for you. Earlier this year, I buried another friend, a brother in blue. Jared Jensen was killed in Colorado Springs on February 22nd. You have both visited me in my dreams, and I welcome your company always.

I miss you, Beth. I miss your smile, your loving ways and your tenacious desire to help rid our society of moral decay. Heaven is more pleasant with you there. Please give Jared a hug for me, and let him know we've got Jeff's back.

Your beat is covered here. Please keep a hot cup ready and we'll double up when my call to Home has come.

JD

Lt. JD
El Paso County Sheriff's Office

July 12, 2006

If I had even half your courage........May you be given every Blessing by The Father and may He continue to uphold and strengthen your loved ones.

July 10, 2006

I have been meaning to leave a refelction for quite a long time, and an finally doing it. Sorry it has taken so long.

A friend who is entering Law Enforcment brought you up the other day. He had just taken a college class taught by a Boulder Sergent, and heard the dispatch tapes, and that sergents account of what occured. We talked about the circumstances of the event, and it made me remember how your death affected me, and still does.

I was in Seventh grade when you were killed, and I grew up in a neighnoring town. I remember our school resource officer coming in with the black tape on his badge. I had learned long ago that meant a police officer had been killed. I always wanted to be a cop, even in seventh grade , and your death made me extremely sad.

I am now a Police Officer in Kansas, but I got my start in a Boulder County Law Enforcement agency. Working in Boulder County we always heard about your death, and the circumstances that led up to it. I also heard about what type of person you were, and how your death affected your fellow officers.

I wish you were still here, but I thank you for what you did. I hope that I can be half the Police Officer that you were.

Take care

Police Officer
Kansas

May 23, 2006

On this 12th anniversary May we never forget the heroic actions of this Warrior...May God Grant her Family, Fellow Officers, and Friends the Serenity to accept the things they cannot Change, Courage to change the things they can, and the Wisdom to know the difference...Rest in Peace Sister in Blue....

Officer Debra McFall Ross
EAst Buffalo Twp PD Lewisburg, Pa.

April 16, 2006

What a beautiful angel you are. Thank you for protecting us. I hope and pray that the citizen who ignored your orders has been charged in your death, for without his ignorance, you would be with us today. This person has no excuse.

Anonymous
former Colorado citizen

April 16, 2006

Thank you for your dedication and bravery. I'll think of you every time I get in uniform and go 10-41. From one of your sisters in blue; rest easy, my sister.

Trooper
Colorado State Patrol

March 17, 2006

Rest in peace blue angel! You are not FORGOTTEN!

November 24, 2005

I was looking at my husband's memorial page and Beth was being honored. I just read some of the reflections and wanted to send my thoughts and prayers to Beth's family, friends, and co-workers. The price will forever be to high. God bless you Beth and everyone who knew you.

T. Wolfe
Wife of Officer Jason Wolfe EOW 8-28-04

March 28, 2005

To Beth and her family,

I think of you and your sacrafice often. Although I did not know you, I know that you had, and continue to have, an impact on the the members of this department and all members of law enforcement. There are many here who miss you. God Bless you and your family.

Ofc. Aaron Kafer
Boulder Police Dept.

Aaron Kafer
BOULDER POLICE DEPT., BOULDER, COLORADO

November 13, 2004