Officer Down Memorial Page

I want to thank each and every Officer in this great country for protecting us on a daily basis. I for one think you should all get paid a lot more then you do. I hope that Deriek W. Crouse did not suffer and I thank him for his serving in both the Army and the police Dept. It is people like Deriek that make the world a better place. May GOD bless his family and may he rest in peace.

Kirk Davis
SGT. US Army (VET)
December 11, 2011

My prayers for the family, friends, and colleagues of Officer Crouse. Thank you for your service and your sacrifice!

Dispatcher Jeff Foster
Northern Kentucky University Police Department
December 10, 2011

Thank you so much for everything you have done for the university. As you have watched over and protected all of us, we will now do the same for your family. The Hokie Nation opens up it's heart and arms to The Crouse family. Rest easy dear Officer, we will take care of them. Thank you for your service. We will neVer forgeT.

ML
Virginia Tech '08
December 10, 2011

Thankyou for your service, you are a hero who we all can look up too. You will never be forgotten. God bless your family during these tragic times.

POLICE OFFICER
PHILA PA
December 10, 2011

Officer Crouse,

You toiled so hard for those you loved.
You said goodbye to none,
your spirit flew before we knew,
your work on earth was done.

We miss you now, our hearts are sore,
as time goes by we miss you more.
Your loving smile, your gentle face:
no one can fill your vacant place.

Your life was love and labor.
Your love for your family true.
You did the best for all of us.
We will always remember you.


Mrs. Crouse and Sons,
My thoughts and prayers are with you now. I will think of Officer Crouse whenever I see our motto, Ut Prosim.

Peggy Glasheen
VT Alumni
December 10, 2011

On behalf of the Binner family, and the firm that I work for, Huffman & Nixon, P.C., we extend our deepest sympathies and condolences to the Crouse family and the friends, loved ones, colleagues and co-workers of Officer Crouse. Many prayers are lifting for comfort and strength to get through these difficult and horrific times. May God Bless you and keep you in His loving arms.

Elesa L. Binner, Paralegal
Roanoke, Virginia
December 10, 2011

Officer Crouse,

You toiled so hard for those you loved.
You said goodbye to none,
your spirit flew before we knew,
your work on earth was done.
We miss you now, our hearts are sore,
as time goes by we miss you more.
Your loving smile, your gentle face:
no one can fill your vacant place.
Your life was love and labor.
Your love for your family true.
You did the best for all of us.
We will always remember you.


Mrs. Crouse and Sons,
My thoughts and prayers are with you. I will think of Officer Crouse every time I see our motto, Ut Prosim.

Peggy Glasheen
VT Alumni
December 10, 2011

Thank you Officer Crouse for your service both protecting the Virginia Tech community and your country. You lived Ut Prosim. I am so saddened by the senseless loss of life but know you are in a better place. My sincere condolences to your family.

Taryl Millison
Virginia Tech Alumni 03'
December 10, 2011

Once a guardian, always a guardian. I will forever remember the sacrifice made by our fallen hero Officer Crouse. My thoughts and prayers go out to his loved ones.

Ashley Jackson
Daughter of Lt. George Jackson of the VTPD
December 10, 2011

Rest in peace, Officer Crouse. Thank you for helping to keep us all safe.

Lisa, a Hokie
December 10, 2011

Thank you brother for your service. You are a hero that fought for our country and died to protect us on the home front. I will continue to pray for your family. May God comfort your family.

Corporal
UMBPF
December 10, 2011

Officer Crouse,
Thank you for you service and dedication to our country and the Blacksburg/VT community. Rest in peace, your brothers and sisters will take over your watch, and I know you will watch over them. The Hokie Nation will neVer forgeT you.

Stephen
VT Fan and Former Officer
December 10, 2011

May God grant you the ability watch over those that continue to protect and serve and may he give your family comfort during this holiday season. You did your job valiantly, we will take it from here.

Chad
Belk Loss Prevention
December 10, 2011

Officer Crouse,

Words cannot express how much respect and admiration I have for you, and now therefore your family. Although I never had the privilege of meeting you, I know that your service helped keep students, and citizens, safe. I thank you so much for that. I'm sorry that you had to lose your life in a senseless and heinous act of violence and I know that you are watching over us and your family from Heaven. Rest in peace, knowing that the Hokie Nation has welcomed your family into our lives and will continue to support your family.

Junior
Student at Virginia Tech
December 10, 2011

Officer Crouse,for your service to our country and law enforcement rest in peace you have earned it, for your family im so sorry for your loss, as a fellow campus police officer this is a numbing time.

Officer Vince Harlow
James Madison Police Dept.
December 10, 2011

Officer Crouse, rest in peace your service to our country and Va. Tech will not be forgotten, to your family i am so sorry for your loss, as a fellow campus police officer this is a numbing time, again you wont be forgotten.

Officer Vince Harlow
James Madison Police Dept.
December 10, 2011

Special prayers are being said for the family of Officer Crouse,and I send my heartfelt condolences to them also. Officer Crouse, thank you for your service to our Country, and for your service to the VT Community. Rest easy now, knowing you are a true hero. You will never be forgotten, and although I didn't know you personally, I am the Mother of a LEO, and cannot imagine what your family is enduring at this time.

Debbie
Proud Mother of a LEO
December 10, 2011

You will never be forgotten BROTHER. Thank you for serving not only your community but your country. Rest in peace.

Deputy P.S. Hobbs
Montgomery County Sheriff's Office
December 10, 2011

Our thoughts and prayers are with the dear family and friends of Officer Crouse. God Bless him for his service in the Military and the years of police service. Rest in Peace Brother, you will not be forgotten.

Sgt. Jim May (ret)
CMPD Charlotte, NC
December 10, 2011

Thank you for protecting the Hokie Nation, one that I love so deeply. May you rest in peace and may your loved ones find strength in the difficult days ahead.

Mary D.
VT alum, Class of 2001
December 10, 2011

Thank you for your service Officer Crouse. Many think that there are no dangers for campus police but yet in the world we live in today, campus policing is just as dangerous as city or county policing.

Your brothers and sisters in blue have you and your family in prayers all across the world.

Thank you for protecting and serving others.

Chief
Tennessee
December 10, 2011

PRAYERS FOR YOUR LOVED ONES! REST IN PEACE BROTHER!

DETECTIVE
N.Y.P.D.
December 10, 2011

Rest in Peace Officer Crouse. All of us in public service can relate to the risks that are taken and daily we pray that none fall to them. Virginia Tech is a special community and the motto "Ut Prosim" is more than a slogan; it's a way of life for Hokies everywhere. God bless you and your family.

Assistant Chief Jim Talley (VT '85)
Shelburne Fire Department
December 10, 2011

God bless you and your family my Brother.

Francis Lindenbaum
Retired US Special Agent
December 10, 2011

Rest in Peace Officer Crouse. All of us in public service can relate to the risks that are taken and daily we pray that none fall to them. Virginia Tech is a special community and the motto "Ut Prosim" is more than a slogan; it's a way of life for Hokies everywhere. God bless you and your family.

Assistant Chief Jim Talley (VT '85)
Shelburne Fire Department
December 10, 2011