Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Rest in peace always knowing that your service and sacrifice will never be forgotten by your law enforcement brethren.

Detective Cpl/3 Steven Rizzo
Delaware State Police (Retired)

October 6, 2020

Best partner I ever had during my time with Detroit PD at #10
Gone to soon Rest In Peace Partner

Sgt James Oliver
Detroit Pd and Sylvan Lake Pd

August 19, 2019

Rest in Heaven my Love I miss you and will always LOVE YOU

Vivian Morrow-Jackson
Wife

October 6, 2018

Rest in Heaven my Love I miss you and will always LOVE YOU

Vivian Morrow-Jackson

October 6, 2018

In Remembrance of My friend and partner
Detroit Police Officer
Freddie Lee Jackson, Badge 1837
E.O.W. 10-06-1986

"The Final Inspection"
The policeman stood and faced his God,
Which must always come to pass.
He hoped his shoes were shining.
Just as brightly as his brass.

"Step forward now, policeman.
How shall I deal with you?
Have you always turned the other cheek?
To My church have you been true?"

The policeman squared his shoulders and said,
"No, Lord, I guess I ain't,
Because those of us who carry badges
can't always be a saint.

I've had to work most Sundays,
and at times my talk was rough,
and sometimes I've been violent,
Because the streets are awfully tough.

But I never took a penny,
That wasn't mine to keep....
Though I worked a lot of overtime
When the bills got just too steep.

And I never passed a cry for help,
Though at times I shook with fear.
And sometimes, God forgive me,
I've wept unmanly tears.

I know I don't deserve a place
Among the people here.
They never wanted me around
Except to calm their fear.

If you've a place for me here,
Lord, It needn't be so grand.
I never expected or had too much,
But if you don't.....I'll understand.

There was silence all around the throne
Where the saints had often trod.
As the policeman waited quietly,
For the judgment of his God.

"Step forward now, policeman,
You've borne your burdens well.
Come walk a beat on Heaven's streets,
You've done your time in hell."

Author Unknown

Adrian S. Ponder Sr
Retired Detroit Police Department

October 6, 2018

He was my friend

Ben Ridgeway
Friend

June 18, 2018

Rest in peace.

Sgt. Jim Russo

October 7, 2016

Officer Jackson I had the pleasure of meeting your wife this weekend and we had a great conversation that included you. You are still thought of and spoken of highly.

Sergeant Allison Walker, Retired
Detroit Police Department

March 27, 2016

I thought this Poem Would Reflect My Partners Thoughts.
Author Unknown.

Messages from a Fallen Officer

To My Partner
You did all that you could, I fell and you stood.
You know sadness was never my style.
Those were the cards that we drew, nothing else more to do,
Except remember me, friend, with a smile.

To My Spouse
Don’t think me gone, but away, though I wish I could stay,
I’m not there, but our love did not end.
We had faith, we had love, sure as God is above
I feel your love from here that you send.

To My Children
I know for you it is hard to be alone in the yard
In that place where we laughed and we played.
My girl, my boy, know you still give me joy,
Live your life as I did, unafraid.

To Officers Left Behind
Each day you hit the street to cover your beat,
Prepare for the dangers you face.
Train hard, wear your vest - you’ll be put to the test.
Each day with your family embrace.

To the Criminals
Now that I’m here and God’s plan is so clear
To you there is but one thing to say.
You steal, rape and kill and abuse your free will
Your time will come, when there’s Hell to pay.

To All
I seem gone from you now, but I know that somehow
We will reunite in another place.
For “The good they die young,” is a song often sung,
But this verse is flawed on its face.

You see the good don’t die young, but instead they live on,
In memories, and many a heart.
The good that you do does not die when you do.
For the good, death’s not an end, but a start.

Police Officer - Retired
Detroit Police Department

October 5, 2015

When God Made Peace Officers
author unknown

When the Lord was creating peace officers, he was into his sixth day of
overtime when an angel appeared and said, "You're doing a lot of fiddling
around on this one." And the Lord said, "Have you read the specs on this
order?

A peace officer has to be able to run five miles through alleys in the dark,
scale walls, enter homes the health inspector wouldn't touch, and not wrinkle
his uniform.

"He has to be able to sit in an undercover car all day on a stakeout, cover a
homicide scene that night, canvass the neighborhood for witnesses, and
testify in court the next day.

"He has to be in top physical condition at all times, running on black coffee
and half-eaten meals. And he has to have six pairs of hands."

The angel shook her head slowly and said, "Six pairs of hands... no way."

"It's not the hands that are causing me problems," said the Lord, "it's the
three pairs of eyes an officer has to have."

"That's on the standard model?" asked the angel.

The Lord nodded. One pair that sees through a bulge in a pocket before he
asks, "May I see what's in there, sir?" (When he already knows and wishes
he'd taken that accounting job.) "Another pair here in the side of his head
for his partners' safety. And another pair of eyes here in front that can
look reassuringly at a bleeding victim and say, 'You'll be all right ma'am,
when he knows it isn't so."

"Lord," said the angel, touching his sleeve, "rest and work on this tomorrow."

"I can't," said the Lord, "I already have a model that can talk a 250 pound
drunk into a patrol car without incident and feed a family of five on a civil
service paycheck."

The angel circled the model of the peace officer very slowly, "Can it think?"
she asked.

"You bet," said the Lord. "It can tell you the elements of a hundred crimes;
recite Miranda warnings in its sleep; detain, investigate, search, and arrest
a gang member on the street in less time than it takes five learned judges to
debate the legality of the stop... and still it keeps its sense of humor.

This officer also has phenomenal personal control. He can deal with crime
scenes painted in hell, coax a confession from a child abuser, comfort a
murder victim's family, and then read in the daily paper how law enforcement
isn't sensitive to the rights of criminal suspects."

Finally, the angel bent over and ran her finger across the cheek of the peace
officer. "There's a leak,"she pronounced. "I told you that you were trying to
put too much into this model."

"That's not a leak," said the lord, "it's a tear."

"What's the tear for?" asked the angel.

"It's for bottled-up emotions, for fallen comrades, for commitment to that
funny piece of cloth called the American flag, for justice."

"You're a genius," said the angel.

The Lord looked somber. "I didn't put it there," he said.

Police Officer - Retired Adrian Ponder
Detroit Police Department

September 26, 2015

Officer Freddie Williams, when the end came and the way it came made me very angry. But knowing you and the person that you were, made me a little relieved though we, several of the old timers, still disappointed and sadden with the situation can barely accept the misactions of a careless individual. Rest in Peace Brother. I have suffered an earlier lost when my partner, Glenn E. Smith was shot and killed Oct 24, 1970...it still hurts.

Retired Sergt. Thomas H. Robinson
DPD

June 6, 2015

An ordinary person facing extra-ordinary circumstances and acting with courage honor and self-sacrifice you will never be forgotten! Your friend and partner Adrian , RIP Freddie

Retired Police Officer Adrian Ponder
Detroit Police Department

May 12, 2015

Officer Jackson was a dear friend, and will always be thought of. May you rest with GOD and his angels.

Sergeant Ernest Beard
Retired Detroit Police Sgt.

October 15, 2013

Just remembering a very soothing time we shared, you really made me feel better at a time when I was really sad and feeling bad just want to thank you your truly missed.

Adrian jr
friend

April 26, 2013

I am thankful for those who came before me & appreciate their sacrifice and service. Although I never met officer Freddie Jackson I know it's his shoulders I stand on , everyday I walk through the front lobby of the 12th pct and see his picture I am reminded of his sacrifice. Yesterday I was checking a special attention at 1822 Midlands and across the street I observed a grave stone ( In Memory of Freddie L. Jackson). His memory lives on..............

P.O. A.I. Guyton
DPD

January 17, 2013

Remembering my Best Friend and Partner on this 26th Anniversary

You may meet a person and instantly know that you will be best friends forever. Other friendships develop over an extended period of time. In some friendships you may feel a sense of equality, while in others there may be a clear sense that one is giving more to the friendship then the other. There are no rules about how a friendship has to be. If you are able to share your life with another human being, by all means go right ahead. All friendships are unique and special in their own way. Each one is valuable.

P.O. Adrian Ponder - Retired
Detroit Police Department

October 5, 2012

Rest in peace Freddie. We were partners at number 10 when I worked in Detroit 19 1973-74. I remember you well

Sgt James Oliver (Retired)
DPD 1973-74 Sylvan Lake PD 1974-2000

June 7, 2012

Freddie, you were the first officer from our academy class of January 8, 1973 to give your life in the line of duty.
We also worked together in the Major Crimes Unit in 1978 where we all received a Chief's Unit Award for service in the number of felony arrests we made that year as a unit.
We miss your hearty laugh that echoed throughout the office. You are a hero in blue.

Officer Dave Winegar, Retired
Detroit Police

March 25, 2012

Today marks the 25th anniversary since My Partner Detroit Police Officer Freddie L. Jackson was killed while on duty. “His sacrifice needs to be honored “It’s been 25 years ago today and it feels like yesterday.”
October 6, 1986, Detroit Police Officer Freddie Jackson and I were working together in an unmarked car trying to apprehend suspected car thieves near Idaho Street in Detroit when he was shot and killed.
“It was devastating. He had quite an outgoing personality; he was a good partner, my best friend and was well liked by all, throughout the police department and the community on many levels.”
I would just like to take this time to honor his memory with this message.
Every day in some small way
Memories of you come our way.
Though absent, you are always near
Still missed, loved and always dear.
Your presence we miss,
Your memory we treasure,
Loving you always,
Forgetting you never.
Looking back with memories,
Upon the path you trod,
We bless the hours we had with you,
And leave the rest with God.
Though absent you are very near,
Still loved, still missed and very dear.
Heroes Are Never Forgotten

Rest In Peace

Your Partner,
Adrian Ponder

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Police Officer, Adrian Ponder, Retired
Detroit Police Department

October 6, 2011

Your heroism and service is honored today, the 23rd anniversary of your death. Your memory lives and you continue to inspire. Thank you for your service. My cherished son Larry Lasater was a fellow police officer murdered in the line of duty on April 24, 2005 while serving as a Pittsburg, CA police officer.

Rest In Peace

Phyllis Loya

Anonymous

October 6, 2009

Merry Christmas Officer Jackson, Rest in peace my brother in blue. God Bless your family.

Police Officer Adam Borkowski
Detroit Police Department

December 23, 2008

Officer Jackson, You are a true hero and the sacrifice you made 22 years ago will not be forgotten.

Anonymous

October 6, 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

November 13, 2007

today on the anniversary of your death we with to remember you and thank you Sir for your service.

Van Den Berghe
Neighbors for a Better Manchester, NH

October 6, 2007

It has been 20 years since you lost your life. No one can ever truly forget your sacrifice.

May God hold your friends, family and co-workers in His hands today and grant them peace and comfort.

God speed warrior, rest in peace.

APD LEO Wife

October 6, 2006