 | Trooper Tommie Earl Owens
Mississippi Department of Public Safety - Highway Patrol
Mississippi
Friday, July 28, 1989 |
Rest in peace, Sir! You are not forgotten. Police Officer
HCSO
2009-08-05
R.I.P. Trooper Owens. A Soldier
2008-01-29
"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
2007-12-03
Tommie,
I was not yet in Law Enforcement when your tragic accident happened, but I remember it like it was yesterday. I am 2nd generation Law Enforcement, and my father was friends with you is how I knew you. Rest in peace, my Trooper in Blue and Gray, rest in peace.
Linda Fowler
XP55, MS HWY PATROL, Troop G Linda Fowler
XP55*MS HWY PATROL< TROOP G
2007-04-14
Salt and Pepper is what we used to call you. You and Tommie who we used to call Pandabear without him knowing. It doesn't seem as though its been almost 21 years. How quickly are we to forget how time has gone by. Life threw a fast food drive threw window seemed so simple. I was only a young girl, but i still remember. I know that you have been watching over your family, because they are doing fine. I have kept up with them. God Bless You rest in Peace.
2007-02-28
Tommy, you are terribly missed. When I was a dispatcher with you, you kept me laughing. Don't ever remember you not having that big ole smile. Love ya KAY STEWART
RETIRED MHP AND MBN
2006-10-20
Dear Trooper Owens well I'm on ODMP.org today; just browsing the Today In History list. Strange thing was I felt that some Law Enforcement Officer from Mississippi would be on this list today. Well it's your 17th anniversary being in a better place. May god bless you and your family Trooper Owens. Rest in Peace sir. Anonymous
Citizen of Mississippi
2006-07-28
~~~The Final Goodbye~~~
It's been a while since you've been gone,
Guess I always hoped, deep inside,
that the facts weren’t true and someone lied, and instead of goodbye,
I would be saying hello to you.
Now my life carries on without you,
though I can't say that is so,
because each and every day
you fill my thoughts and dreams
and most things I do lately,
involve you it seems,
So how can it be that this is goodbye?
There are so many things we have to share,
So many plans to be made,
I turn to call you, I want to know you are home, but you're not there, you've already gone.
I’m not ready to say goodbye.
Some say that it's time to move on,
I know they are not wrong.
I move on, but I take you along.
I'm not ready yet,
to say goodbye.
It's been so hard to say goodbye,
and every time I try, I cry.
I just cant bring myself to believe,
that this is the final goodbye.
2005-01-22
We will continue to remember the fine job you did to serve the Great State of Mississippi. Rest in peace sir. Shannon
citizen of Mississippi
2004-09-29
You have made the ultimate sacrifice. May the memory of your service, heroism and sacrifice remain forever. We are proud of you and thankful for all of your service. May God bless you and your family.
Rest in Peace Brother............. AC
Trooper
Pennsylvania State Police
2004-06-10
Tommie, I instruct a course on officer safety involving railroads. Your memory is honored by each officer in every class I teach. God bless.
Special Agent Dennis Duncan
Norfolk Southern Railway Police
2004-02-22
Rest in peace blue angel. S. Yates
Rest in peace blue angel. S. Yates
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