Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

D/S Taylor Lindsey, my heart breaks for your brothers in blue, family and community. Just know you were and are loved by many. Much love and respect to you, my brother in blue. I will see you when I get up there to heaven, my brother. We have your watch from here.

Volunteer Firefighter Jerrald Webb
Bradford County Fire and Emergency Services

April 21, 2018

God bless Sgt. Ramirez and Deputy Lindsey, their families, friends, and agency.

Sheriff’s wife
Douglas County Sheriff’s wife

April 21, 2018

A police officer should be remembered not by how he died, but how he lived! A great man has gone to secure a safe path for the rest of us to follow. Thank you to you, your family and the Gilchrist County Sheriff's Office. Our country is a little less safe without you. Rest in Peace Brother!

Chief (Ret) Steven Marshall
Georges Mills, NH

April 21, 2018

Rest in peace brother! We have the watch from here. May God Bless your family and friends.

LT. A. Orozco
ADOT/ECD

April 21, 2018

My deepest sympathy goes to his family! This burns me up to know someone would harm an officer while simply taking a break! God bless his family and Rest In Peace brother, we got it from here!

Deputy Brandon Queen
Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office

April 21, 2018

DEPUTY TAYLOR LINDSEY MAY YOU REST IN PEACE

MICHAEL D LONG
RETIRED NEW YORK STATE POLICE

April 21, 2018

Sheriff Schultz, this world of ours is sadly populated by many evil people, to whom lives of others do not have value. You knew this when you choose to become a police officer. Our Lord will reward you abundantly. May He immerse you and your family in His Divine Mercy, and grant you His peace.

Jess Espinosa
Civilian

April 21, 2018

Two sheriff's deputies from Florida were gunned down by a sniper who may have had a hatred towards police officers. A whole county mourns the loss of these two deputies who lost their lives to this dastardly crime that was committed by this individual. There will law enforcement officers from all over Florida and the Southeast even all over the country who will attend the funeral of these two deputies. IT is a very sad time for Gilchrist County, FL and their Sheriff's Department.

Bradford Paulson
Observer

April 20, 2018

Rest in brother we'll take it from here. You are and will always be remembered as hero.

Officer Voorhis
Homecroft Police Department Indiana

April 20, 2018

Rest in brother we'll take it from here. You are and will always be remembered as hero.

Officer Voorhis
Homecroft Police Department Indiana

April 20, 2018

Rest In Peace brother. You are and will be remembered as a hero .

Officer Voorhis
Homecroft Police Dept.

April 20, 2018

Rest in peace brother. You are a true hero.

Jamie Davis
Pittsylvania County Sheriffs Office

April 20, 2018

Requiescat in Pacem

Police Officer Mike O'Connor
Branford CT PD

April 20, 2018

Deepest Sympathy to the family of Deputy Lindsay and to his Brothers and Sisters of the Gilchrist Co. Sheriff Department. May he Rest In Peace.

Chaplain Terry L. Longacre (Ret.Manor Tw
Red RoseLodge FOP#16Lancaster Co. Pa.

April 20, 2018

Rest in peace brother. Thank you for your service Deputy. God's speed sir.

Lieutenant John C. Moore
Wisconsin State Conservation Warden

April 20, 2018

Rest in peace brother. Thank you for your service Deputy. God's speed sir.

Lieutenant John C. Moore
Wisconsin State Conservation Warden

April 20, 2018

Rest easy Brother. Prayers for family, friends and coworkers.

Career Officer (Ret.) Victor Agosto
Chesterfield County Police (Va.)

April 20, 2018

In Honor of your Sacrifice and for your family and friends, I salute you as a HERO!

"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 whose 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

Richland County Sheriff's Department
Columbia, South Carolina
Used with Special Permission of the Author
Copyright © 1993 - All Rights Reserved
and may not be duplicated without permission

Investigator David L Bell (Retired)
Richland County Sheriff's Dept., Columbia, SC

April 20, 2018

Sheriff Taylor Lindsey thank you for your service and your Sacrifice. May God grant your family with a speedy healing.

Res.Sgt.Rudy Jones
Cuyahoga Falls Police,Ohio

April 20, 2018

God Speed Young Man . You are a hero and will not be for gotten by the Citizens of the Gilchrist County and surrounding area ..

Robert Booth
Citizen of Dixie County Florida

April 20, 2018

May These Officers Have a Special place in Our Lord's Heavenly Home

Michael Sullivan, Patrolman
Chicago Police Department, 9th District, Retired.

April 20, 2018

May God watch over the family and fellow officers this hero worked with. This is what a Patriot looks like folks. All Americans loose when one of these officers fall. He now works patrolling Heavens Beat.

B.J.Umbenhower
D.A.V. CHAPTER 11 Springfield, Missouri Color Guard.
Son of Chief of Police.Deceased
Their watch is over, now they patrol in Heaven.

April 20, 2018

Rest in peace Brother....My thoughts are with your family, friends, and the members GCSO during this most difficult and tragic time....

Lt. Joseph Ward, Ret
Jackson, NJ PD

April 20, 2018

People are really getting tired of our officers being ambushed and murdered period. This has to stop!!! Stricter laws need to be enforced by congress to protect our Police Officers. When I saw the protest in Texas and them yelling a good cop is a dead cop just made me sick. Blue lives matter but the truth is all lives matter. God bless these men and women who serve and we thank them.

Husband and grandpa Richard Strasbaugh
Non police just a supporter

April 20, 2018

Rest in Heaven, We will take it from here.

Sergeant Stephen Bettis
Marion County Sheriff's Office

April 20, 2018