Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Officer Wilson,

I saw your memorial on the homepage of the ODMP and for some reason it called out my name. I go to this site daily and I never click on any of the officers from years past 1997 since that's when I lost Joey. Something told me to go to your memorial and check it out. Once I started reading about your death and those you left behind it all made sense. You died by gunfire just like my Joey and you two were about the same age. You also left behind a fiance', so your story hits so close to home. My mind wondered to how your fiance is doing and how she found the strength to carry on. I know you must have been so loved after reading all the reflections left by friends and co-workers. Rest in Peace Officer Wilson because we will never left your memory be forgotten.

Dana Shriver
Charlotte, NC
Fiance of Deputy Joseph C. Rodgers
South Carolina

Dana Shriver
Fiance' of Deputy Joseph (Joey) C. Rodgers 4-9-97

March 8, 2007

Your service to the people of Omaha will never be forgotten.
Rest in peace, and know one day you will be with the ones who love you. Take care of heavens roads, and be there for others who have given their life, as you did serving others.

Trooper
Iowa State Patrol

February 14, 2007

Jimmy,

I was very young when you died but i remember you and i remember your father also. you are both together now and i can't wait to see you both. i never got to see either of you much, my parents were friends with your parents until we moved out of omaha the same year you passed. i will never forget you.

Abbey Hill

June 27, 2006

Dear James,

you my friend are a hero, it's so sad that someone can just take a life like it's nothing. James, you will always be remembered, and always in the hearts of Omaha, and all around the country. I know, one day i will get to shake your hand, and again thank you. your father was also a good man, you both are now together, thank you so very much for keeping us safe, a tear flows from my eyes, but its a tear of joy, I know you will always live on in our hearts forever.

Love you very much Brother
Danny

Daniel Ross
N/A

March 26, 2006

Rest in peace brother.

Police Officer
Denver Police Department

August 20, 2005

Jimmy, this Saturday marks the 10th year that you were taken from all of us that knew you and cared deeply about you. We will hold a memorial in your honor to remind everyone that "You touched us last" - missing you,

Coach Darrel Meyer
Omaha Chiefs Youth Football, Omaha, NE

Coach Darrel Meyer
Omaha Chiefs Youth Football

August 19, 2005

Thank you for your service. I'm sorry you died, but your death serves as a constant reminder to me to always stay vigilant, and that no traffic stop is ever routine!. RIP brother.

Sioux City, Iowa Police Dept.

August 17, 2005

Thank you for all you did for the city!! Althought your time was cut short, your memory will live on forever!! You died a "True Hero".

September 19, 2004

Today, I went to visit Jason Pratt's grave. As I was leaving, I decided to find yours. I never met you, and didn't become a cop until after you were taken away from us... but I cried when I saw your headstone. It was beautiful. It hit home what a terrible price you and Jason paid for this city.

I am proud to wear the same badge that you did.

God rest...

NE C-Shift
OPD

September 11, 2004

Jimmie,

You died making the ultimate sacrafice. Going to the cemetary and seeing your headstone with your fathers make it all too real, just like it was yesterday. God bless you and your family and you & Jason take care of one another!!!

June 15, 2004

I was working as a Police Officer in Lexington, Nebraska when you were killed. Myself and another officer drove to Omaha to represent Lexington at your funeral. I remember that day while driving in the funeral procession and seeing the citizens of Omaha lining the streets, holding up signs, thanking you for giving the ultimate sacrifice. Those people will never forget you and what you did to protect them. I live in Las Vegas now and I too will never forget you.

Bailiff Brad Scherer
Eighth Judicial District Court, Las Vegas-Nevada

March 28, 2004

God bless you Jimmy. May you and your fallen brothers find peace and tranquility in the heavens.......

Anonymous

February 15, 2004

Officer Wilson,

I never got the pleasure of meeting you. At the time of your death, I was 12 years old. I remember all too well though all of the news reports, and I vividly remember seeing police officers everywhere with the black stripes on their badges and I never knew why. "Why do they have those on their badges, mom?" She told me that the city was grieving the loss of an officer. Well being 12, I still didn't quite understand, and I didn't dwell on it for too long. It is 8 years later, and I want more than anything to be a police officer. The last officer to be killed in this city, Jason Pratt, was a friend of mine. NOW I have a full understanding of what the black stripes mean and I hope when I become an OPD officer I never have to wear one of them. I went on a ride along a few months back and in the roll call room at the Northeast Precinct there is a plaque with your picture hanging on the wall, right underneath it is Jason's. I couldn't take my eyes off of them, I kept looking at them and I wanted to cry. I wish I would have known you, Jimmy. You were and still are a hero and you will never be forgotten. Take care of Jason for us.

Anonymous

January 25, 2004

Officer Wilson, the city of Omaha still thinks about you. And we will never forget you. Take care in heaven, and nothing can do no harm to you again. We miss you.

Anonymous

September 26, 2003

Officer Wilson you will never be forgotten. God Bless you , your family and freinds.
Until we meet Brother...Rest in Peace.

Officer Jarrod Poore
Council Bluffs Police Dept.

September 24, 2003

Your sacrifice has not been forgotten, and you will always stand as an example for other officers. Without people like Officer Wilson, our country would be nowhere and would be taken over by the evil that took his life. God bless his family. Thanks for standing up for society, Officer Wilson.

Pat
Baltimore, MD

September 19, 2003

GOD bless Ofc. James B. Wilson and his family. You are in our prayers!

Deputy Sheriff
Polk County Sheriff's Office, Florida

August 29, 2003

At the beginning of every shift I supervise, myself and the other officers on shift dedicate the day to the memory of a fallen officer. Today, August 20, 2003 we dedicated the shift to the memory of Officer James Wilson Jr., who died on this date eight years ago.

When one law enforcement officer falls, we all stumble for a while, but we will carry on.

Officer Wilson's sacrifice will never be forgotten.

Sgt. Paul Bissonnette
Royal Canadian Mounted Police - Surrey, BC

August 20, 2003

Jimmy, your death has changed our department forever. The fact that you were killed on a traffic stop and did nothing wrong, has made everyone less complacent and more safety conscious. The foundation that was formed, in your honor, by your father, has been responsible for giving our department and others around the state in car cameras and in some cases, bullet proof vests for the officers in smaller jurisdictions. You are not forgotten by any of your 750 brothers and sisters who still carry the torch. It has been eight years and your are still a very big part of this police department and city. Your death was terrible but it was not in vein. God bless you and your family.

Omaha Police NW Precinct, C shift
Omaha Police Department

August 20, 2003

You are not forgotten. Thank you for your service, albeit brief, it was still heroic!