Corporal Timothy Joseph Bowe Minnesota State Patrol Minnesota Saturday, June 7, 1997  Leave a Reflection  Return to Memorial  Print This Page  Continue Building Book  Page: 1 of 1

Your memory is always with us. Our family still has the memorial t-shirts that were made for you honour and we wear them all the time! God bless you and your family, you are never forgotten.

Dispatcher - Laura
Crow Wing County
2008-12-19

"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
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Investigator David L Bell
Richland County Sheriff's Dept., Columbia, SC
2007-11-28

May God continue to comfort your family, friends and co-workers. May your family know you were a true hero.
Rest in peace.

911 Dispatcher
Virginia
2007-06-07

Your family and friends are in my prayers on the 10th anniversary of your call to Heaven.

2007-06-07

God bless you and your family on this 10th anniversary of your tragic death.

Detective
Cranford Police Dept (NJ)
2007-06-07

You are not forgotten brother trooper.

TROOPER LOREN MARTEL
OHIO STATE HIGHWAY PATROL
2007-02-11

Corporal you are a true hero and your legacy will be not be forgotten
Godspeed my Brother

M.M.M.

2006-12-03

Rest in peace fellow trooper.

Cpl.
Penna State Police
2006-10-31

May you rest in peace.

2006-06-07

Brother Bowe,

May the road rise up to meet you,
May the wind be always at your back,
May the sun shine warm upon your face,
And the rains fall soft upon your fields,
And until we meet again,
May God hold you in the palm of His hand.

Respectfully,
You’re Brothers in Blue

Untouchables LE Motorcycle Club

2005-12-14

I grew up in New Brighton and attended high school with Cpl. Bowe's nieces. Though it wasn't until a couple years later that I was told of their relation, his death really hit home. I never had any intentions of being a police officer when I was in high school nor did I have those intentions when I started college, but five years after starting college, here I am with a BA in Law Enforcement and an officer with one year on. Last week we had an officer killed during a robbery and it made me think of Cpl. Bowe. Thank you for the sacrifice you made and for making with such honor, valor, and courage. God speed and we will continue the watch. Please keep up the watch in heaven.

Police Officer J. Foster
Portsmouth PD, Virginia
2005-10-19

Corporal Bowe:

I pray for you and the family that is left behind. As the years pass, I want you to know that you're not forgotten. I remember the day of your passing, despite being a young and ignorant college student. I have continued to grow and joined the law enforcement family. I just wanted you to know that the police family is resilient and your legacy will live on. On a daily basis, I hit the street and try to uphold what you have sacrificed for. The only promise I can make is that we will never give up and continue to fight. Rest in peace and know that you did not die in vaine. We'll take it from here brother!

Jason Haider #4831

Officer Haider
Lakeville Police Department
2005-08-19

Tim,
Not a day goes by that we don't remember the sacrifice that you made for us. GOD BLESS YOU!!

Anonymous
Chisago County Sheriff's Office
2004-12-12

several of us were tim's classmates at alexandria tech college law enforcement class of 1981. we still talk about him and want to tell his family, friends and his fellow officers he is not forgotten. he was a great guy! god continue to bless all of you

SGT. BRAD BREJCHA
DOUGLAS COUNTY SHERIFF, MN
2004-02-02

god bless corporal bowe, your sacrafice will not be forgotten.

Anonymous

2003-12-05

Rest easy Trooper Bowe, your service to the community is appreciated and you will not be forgotten.

2003-11-02

My condolences to the family of Cpl. BOWE. Your wife and children must miss you so much and must be proud of you. You are a true hero. Be proud of him always. May your bravery, commitment and sacrifice never be forgotten!

Trooper Andrew Canepa
Pennsylvania State Police

Timothy was a friend of mine and befreinded me when I was going through a very hard time in my life. a divorce after thirty six years of marriage. A talk with Tim made alot of things fit back in place and helped me get on with my life. Tim I did'nt know you well ,but you were a good person.You are missed very much

Dan Ekstedt
New Hope Police

Timothy was a friend of mine and befreinded me when I was going through a very hard time in my life. A divorce after thirty six years of marriage. A talk with Tim made alot of things fit back in place and helped me get on with my life. Tim I did'nt know you well ,but you were a good person.You are missed very much

Anonymous

I still wear the "Minnesota Hero" t-shirt that I bought when Cpl. Bowe was killed. Everytime I wear it at least one person asks me what happened to him. His memory does still live on through us all.

Cory Lynch
St. Cloud State University Security

03/07/2000

Not a day goes by without thoughts of your sacrifice.  You are a shining example of the tradition of excellence within the Minnesota State Patrol.  It was an act of cowardice that took you from us while assisting our brother agency on 06/07/97.  Your sacrifice will not be forgotten.

Godspeed Corporal Timothy J. Bowe 

Anonymous