Officer Down Memorial Page

Rest in peace sir. Thank you for your service.

Deputy Yates
Covington County Sheriff Dept
October 24, 2010

You are not forgotton brother. Rest easy.

TRP.
MHP
October 27, 2009

You are remembered today Captain Dyess. You served your state well. The blue and gray will never forget our brothers who have fallen. Rest easy troop.

Trooper
MHP
October 27, 2008

You are remembered today and thank you Sir for your service

Pat Van Den Berghe, Manchester, NH
Neighbors for a Better Manchester, NH
October 26, 2007

It was a beautiful, breezy, sunny Mississippi morning the day we memorialized you this May of 2007, some 65 years after your untimely death. When I first spotted your son on the morning of the memorial, there was no mistake who he was - he looks so much like you. You'd be proud of him and his children. It was evident from talking with your son that he carried on your strong committment to service, public safety, and family. I'm glad to have learned more about you through your family. Our lost trooper has now been found - forever a part of the Mississippi Highway Patrol family. Rest in Peace.

MS Trooper Magazine
May 31, 2007

We honored you for the first time today. It has been 65 years since you died but you are home now. You will always be a part of the blue and gray family. I met your son and his children and they represented you well. Rest in peace captain.

T.F.C.
M.H.P.
May 14, 2007

Captain Dyess thank you for your service to the citizens of Mississippi. You will be remembered. Rest in peace and may God continue to bless you and your family.

State Constable J.L. Green
S.C. State Constables
April 25, 2007

You will not be forgotten. Thank you capt. Dyess

Deputy Farrell
Oneida County Sheriff's Office
April 15, 2007

My thoughts and prayers are with the family of Captain Dyess and his department.

911 Dispatcher
Virginia
April 14, 2007

CAPTAIN DYRESS MAY YOU REST IN PEACE, AND EVEN THOUGH UT HAS TAKEN SO LONG, HONOR YOU AS A MEMBER OF THE BLUE AND THE GRAY. YOU HAVE MANY MEMBERS TO BE WITH PATROLLING HEAVEN'S PATHS. GOD BE WITH YOU AND YA'LL ALL WATCH AFTER US DOWN HERE.

Son of Mississippi Highway Patrol Col.Wood Stringer Jr.

Deputy Sheriff Scott C. Stringer
Pontotoc County Sheriff Office-Miss.
April 12, 2007

Thank you for your dedicated service. You will always be remembered.

A citizen
April 12, 2007

Captain Dyess…a man I’ll never meet this side of heaven. Your son is my father…and though he too only knew you through pictures and the memories of family and friends, he is much like you. You can be proud of who your son became, as a man and as a father. Granddaddy, your name and legacy live on through your children, grandchildren & great-grandchildren, and we are proud to call you our own. We honor your courage, commitment, and service.

Beth Dyess Glenn
Granddaughter
April 10, 2007

From all the stories and remembrances of family and friends you were a credit to our family, to Mississippi Highway Patrol and to the law enforcment profession.

I only wish that you had lived longer so I could have known you.

John Loma Dyess

Lt Col (Ret) US Army
son
April 10, 2007

GOD Bless you and your family.

Officer Paladino
Colorado Springs PD
April 10, 2007

This is my father. I never knew him as I was not quite one year old when he was killed. However, I grew up with family members who filled in a picture of him as a man and, for a few months, a father. It is clear to me that he was an active officer who believed in his work and was proud to be a member of the Mississippi Highway Patrol. I knew enough about him to have my life guided by his examples.

Lieutenant Colonel (Ret) John Loma Dyess
son
April 10, 2007

Capt. Dyess,
It has taken over 64 years, but you are finally being honored. I would like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice for the citizens of the state of Mississippi.
And to your family and loved ones, I wish to extend my deepest sympathy.

R.I.P.
Anonymous

Anonymous
April 9, 2007

Rest in peace, Sir! You are not forgotten.

Police Officer
April 9, 2007

God bless you Capt. Dyess and your family.

Agent
Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics
April 9, 2007

Rest in peace sir. Thank you for your service.

Sr. Capt. Yates
Collins Fire Dept. (Mississippi)
April 8, 2007

RIP HERO

April 7, 2007

All brothers and sisters deserve to be remembered. Thank you for your service.

Rest, brother.

Cpl Steve Headley
Mishawaka, IN police
April 7, 2007

Thank you for serving your agency and community there in Mississippi so long ago.

PSO C.W. Edwards
North Augusta (SC) Dept. of Public Safety
April 6, 2007

Only recently did we discover your sacrifice Captain Dyess. We will honor you for the first time along with the other troopers this May. Rest in peace and know that you are remembered.

Lt.
Mississippi Highway Patrol
April 6, 2007