Officer Down Memorial Page

Dear Cousin Jimmy,

I was only 10 years old when your life was taken in such a horrible way, but I remember you and I remember how sad I was when I heard the terrible news of what happened to you. Today I had the privilege of spending a few moments with your precious mama, my aunt Bessie, as she was making preparations to join you in heaven. I also got to meet your handsome son James for the very first time. I look forward to the day when I too will join you all for that grand family reunion.

Apryl Gray Price
Cousin
April 9, 2013

My heart and prayers are with the family of this hero today and always. We will never forget.

Deb Azure
Mother of Deputy Renee Danell Azure
EOW 08/06/02
Union County SO, Lake Butler, FL
September 27, 2012

Yesterday (9-12-12), Lonnie Miller Jr. (J.S.O. retired and the FL State F.O.P. 1st Vice President), Charles Shinholser (C.O.P.S. N.E. FL Chapter President), J.S.O. Assistant Chief Chris Butler, and I, attended the parole hearing for Jimmy's murderer, Calvin Wilbert. The Parole Commissioners allowed all four of us to speak. We requested that his parole request be denied and that his next scheduled parole hearing be extended from five years to seven years.

The victim's advocate brought to the attention of the Board that over 300 e-mail letters had been received, most through ODMP, that requested Mr. Wilbert's parole request be denied.

The commissioners voted unanimously to deny Mr. Wilbert's request for parole, and to extend his next parole hearing date to seven years. Your voices are being heard.

God bless Jimmy and God bless the Moon family. I want to thank each and every one of you that showed an interest in not allowing Jimmy's murderer in leave prison.

Officer Mark Muchowicz
Jacksonville Sheriff's Office
Board of Directors, F.O.P. Jacksonville Lodge 5-30

Officer Mark Muchowicz
Jacksonville Sheriff's Office
September 13, 2012

Officer Moon Sir, I have received a letter from the Florida Parole Commission which I include in this Reflection today. I hope this thug is never free again and the Victims Services Supervisor from the Commission was very helpful:
Tuesday, September 04, 2012

Mr. Bob Reed


RE: Wilbert, Calvin
Dear Mr. Reed:

# 033370

I received your letter and I have marked it confldential and have placed it in the file so it will be
available to the Commissioners prior to their making their decision. The offender is scheduled
to have an extraordinary hearing on September 12, 2012 The issue to be decided at that
hearing is whether or not to parole the subject. In the past, the Commission deciined to parole
the offenderand suspended his parole date at February 11,2003. As part of that process the
Commission drafted an order stating the reasons that the offender was not fit to be paroled.
The examiner that interviewed the offender for the upcoming hearing is not recommending
parole. Keep in mind that parole in Florida is a grace not a right. Since the offender is serving
a Life sentence, he does not ever have to be paroled.

Please call me anytime at (855)850-8196 or e-mail me at and I will
be glad to discuss this case in depth and update you on the location and status of the inmate. I
look forward to hearing from you in the near future.

Retired Police Officer Bob Reed
South Lake Tahoe Police Department
September 8, 2012

A "No Parole" letter for the thug that killed you has been sent. Your family is in my thoughts and prayers. They should not have to endure such hardships after their sacrifice.
You will never be forgotten!

Kristi
Surviving Daughter of Special Agent J. Robert Porter
Federal Bureau of Investigation
E.O.W. 8/9/79
September 7, 2012

God Bless

Dave
None
August 28, 2012

Thank You Sir for your service. My Letter will go out today. May peace be with you and your family, God bless you, brother of the badge.

Retired Police Officer Bob Reed
South Lake Tahoe Police Department
August 27, 2012

I WILL BE SENDING MY LETTER TODAY!
GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.

TOM FAIRLEY
FORMER POLICE OFFICER
August 27, 2012

We have sent our parole letter. We hope this monster never gets out of prison!!!
You are a hero & an angel. God bless you & your family.

D/S Timothy Hernandez & D/S Christina Hernandez
Escambia County S/O
August 26, 2012

Jimmy Moon was my neighbor in Jacksonville. He and his dear wife hired me as a 12-year-old boy to mow their grass. He patiently put up with my inconsistent mowing and likely less-than-best landscaping. He was always kind and encouraging. He took the initiative to reach out to me and I am grateful. I looked up to him then and still do.

Civilian; Mark Bordeaux
Friend
August 3, 2012

Rest in Peace, Officer Moon. Your sacrifice is not forgotten.

Officer 11169
February 14, 2012

As another EOW has come, we will never forget the sacrifice that you and your family made for all of us. May you continue to rest in peace Officer Moom. HEROES live forever, and you sir are a hero.

Deb Azure
Mother of Deputy Renee Danell Azure
EOW 08/06/02
Union County SO, Lake Butler, FL

Deb
September 27, 2011

Officer Moon you are and never will be forgotten... HEROES live forever. Your family is in my prayers today on your EOW, the pain in their hearts is a great today as it was in 1971, may God be with them today and always.

Deb Azure
Mother of Deputy Renee Danell Azure
EOW 08/06/02
Union County SO, Lake Butler, FL

Anonymous
September 27, 2010

Thank you for your service Officer Moon.

I was sending out a Christmas package to your sister Linda and wanted to stop here and read your story. Her love for you is evident, and her gratitude for having you as a brother is displayed in the way she helps others. You are honored.

May the peace of the promise fulfilled in Bethlehem fill the hearts of your family this Christmas and always, and may we see you again in perfect peace.

L G
A Friend Through C.O.P.S.
December 17, 2009

Your memory is honored and revered today. I am so sorry you were robbed of your life at such a young age. You are still loved and missed by so many. The hurt of losing our beloved officer never goes away, but both the pain and pride are forever.

I met your sister Linda who is very active in COPS and contributes so much to fallen officers. I am sure you are proud that your family is continuing your legacy of protecting and serving.

Rest in Peace

Phyllis Loya
mother of fallen officer Larry Lasater
November 20, 2009

I want to commend and appreciate you today Officer Moon. You started in law enforcement a few years after I did, and in an instant, everything changed. You were very brave to work in such a rough area where the very citizens you were protecting stole your badge from your body. How appalling. May you rest in peace knowing you made the world a better place while you were here. God bless.

Reserve Officer (Ret)
WA State
June 8, 2009

I only met him once, when I was 13 or 14 years old. He was married to my cousin Julie. He made a lasting impression on me as a "good guy" and I have thought about him often, but was looking up info on "Jim" Moon, instead of James. Anways, may you rest in peace, and though you're gone, you'll never be forgotten.

Anonymous
September 24, 2008

2/2/2008

I recently spent time with your sister, Linda, training in Washington D.C. to help other survivors. Reading your memorial on this web page, I could not stop the tears. They are for you, your life taken before it had barely begun, and for your loved ones, who have endured the pain of your absence all these years.

Norie Haas
February 2, 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
October 3, 2007

Officer Moon, just the other day I was talking to my uncle retired LT.Tom Johnson, who worked for the JSO from 1955-1990. During that conversation, he told me he worked with you and he was their that night at Edison and Woodlawn, when you lost you life protecting the city of Jacksonville. I appriecate your dedication and sacrifice.

Officer D.L. DAVIS #6049
Jacksonville Sheriff Office
September 22, 2007

I did not know Ofc Moon, but I know his family is doing wonderful things, working in the group Concerns of Police Survivors; he would be proud of them. Ofc Moon died doing his job, carrying on a great tradition of American law enforcement. Rest in Peace, Ofc Moon.

Officer Ken Haney
Jackson Police Dept
October 25, 2005

Officer Moon, this many years later and you are still not forgotten. What kind of evil people we have in our society, that would steal your hat and badge as you lay dying on the streets of Jacksonville.
I honor your memory this day, thank you for your service.

Special Agent S. Cochran
CSX Railroad Police Jax,Fl
May 22, 2005

THE WICKED FLEE WHEN NO MAN PURSUETH, BUT THE RIGHTEOUS ARE BOLD AS A LION. PROVERBS 28:1 my uncle, i will walk with you beside jesus.

ptlmn. j. mccall
SHELBY COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE

Jim, You have been gone 31 years but you have not been forgotten. Your family still misses you and at this time of year, it is particularly difficult. You never got to see your nephews. We had just driven all night to Jacksonville so you could meet them but your life was taken from you before you could get off duty that day. They are both grown men now and they both are in law enforcement. You would be proud.

Linda Gregory
Sister

Linda Gregory