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Crossing the Bar BU1 Mark Sovine Remembering you and thiking of your family on the anniversary of your EOW. I pray that your loved ones have overcome the sad times and somehow found a way to ease the pain. Deputy and Firefighter Thinking of you today Bill. Hard to believe it's been 9 yrs. You are NEVER FORGOTTEN. Former NCSD 214 i never got o know dep. giacomo but have heard many great things about his time in law enforcement,i grew up in richwood,i remember haring on the scanner that day county base "county base to all units officer down officer down at N.C.S.O" the terror in the voices of his responding partners and brothers is something i'll never forget,and now that i am a law enforcement officer i will take the examples of dep. giacomo during his carreer and use them in my daily activities,dep. giacomo may god bless you and your family and i wish for you to watch over your brothers and sisters and keep us safe as we continue protecting our communities in your honor. Officer A.P.Williams My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. Former Police Officer It's September 10. Tonight will make 8 yrs since I received the dreaded call...."We have an Officer down", the dispatcher stated. "You need to come out, the perp is still at large". Those words haunt me every day, but especially on this date. As all the past years, I will not be able to work tonight, It's like a sickness overwhelms me on this date. Former NCSD 214 You would have been 36 today. Still thinking about you brother. Former NCSD 214 "The Badge" Investigator David L Bell You, as well as other officers, are a pure symbol of sacrifice. The amount of heart, dedication, and caring it takes to sacrifice everything for others. I remember when you and Tom would come in the ER together and would share your human and joking qualities when you had a moment to. When I heard what had happened, I was filled with shock and disbelief. I kept thinking, well myself and another SMH employee were just talking and joking around with him a few days ago. It was a type of sad I never felt before. I was sad (and still am) because you are gone, but honored at what you gave for your community to protect it. I thank you and all the other officers who help us when we call and protect us when we are threatened. Thank you. Krist Workman Not a single day and usually not a single hour has went by that I do not think of you and rarely without tears. As so much has changed in my life since your untimely and senseless death, I often find myself wondering how things would be if you were still with us. I miss you so much Bill. I still remember the first call we went on together, the first time I met you. It seems like just yesterday. You were definitely my inspiration in changing career fields and moving up to the federal level. I wish you coulda been here to have done the same, but I know how much you loved the job. I'll NEVER forget you brother. Former NCSD 214 Thankyou for your service and sacrifice. You are a true hero and will be sadly missewd by your friends and family. POLICE OFFICER Thank you, my Brother! Check out his travel bug in Geocaching. Use google to search for "In Memory Of NCSD 219 travel bug" (cut and paste within the quotation marks). Keep the peace in heaven, back up is on the way! Deputy John Faught Hard to believe it has been 7 years. Some days it seems like a lifetime ago, other days it feels like it just happened. Please know you will not be forgotten and always in my heart. I wish you could know the love and respect that your fellow officers and citizens have for you. Thanks to the public for the continued prayers and honor they show you and for your brothers & sisters in uniform who place their lives on the line every day.
Weep not for me, though I am gone
It is a terrible sad story. I am a DWI Officer in Texas, and have on many occasions brought prisoners in for processing and breathalyzer test. I never even imagined that happening, but I thought back and realized, that I am sure prisoners have been brought in without getting processed through the jail (sometimes you get so focused on making sure your case goes well), or didn't get searched thoroughly by me or another person. I am sure it happens. But, I will think of Dep. Giacomo and will do my best to never let that happen to anyone or myself. I am sure that is what Giacomo would want, for people to learn from this tragedy. May God bless his family. Peace Officer September 23rd, 2006 will mark the 6th Annual Deputy Bill Giacomo Memorial Golf Tournament that is held in honor of Deputy Giacomo. It is amazing to see the bond that officers have and how families become one at the loss of another officer. I am proud to be a part of the memorial tournament that honors Billy and brings his friends and fellow officers together to remember that they give the ultimate sacrifice. Thanks again Deputy 219. Michelle Underwood This Sept. 11th will mark six years since you were taken so tragically from your family, friends, and the Nicholas County S.O. I watched the ceremony on the news the other day where they named a bridge in your honor, it was a very good story it just sad that your not still here with us. Your memory and legacy still lives on today and you will never be fogotten. Its not how this officer died that made him a hero, its how he lived everyday that made him a hero. C.O I I would like to extend my deepest sympathies to Giacomo family and the entire Nicholas County Sheriff's Dept. I didn't know Dep. Giacomo personally, but I live in WV and have been to Nicholas County many times and this tragic loss hits close to home. I talked to a few of the local deputies from my county that particapted in the manhunt and attended the funeral. They told me that it was truly one of the saddest days in WV law enforcement history, when they laid to rest one of thier fellow brothers. Giacomo was such a great deputy and a truly great person. I belive that there are only a select few that can perform the duties of law enforcement officers, and I believe Dep. Giacomo was one of those people. He went above and beyond the call of duty, and gave his life for the citizens of Nicholas County. Now we are left to pick up the pieces of such a tragic loss, Giacomo is gone but will never be forgotten, because I know that Dep. Giacomo is upstairs patrolling the streets of heaven. I would like to thank him for his service and dedication that he displayed as a deputy sheriff, the law enforcement and corrections community has lost a true and brave hero. It would have been a true honor to have been able to meet Dep. Giacomo and those who had the oppurtunity were very lucky. Corrections Officer I Our heartfelt condolences to Bill's family, friends and co-workers. He will be in our prayers. Ptl. P.K. Harding (Ret.) God Speed, Brother. P.O. K.Murphy I had the opportunity to go through the WVSP academy with Deputy Giacomo, who was an outstanding guy and leader for us while at the academy. You are trully missed by all! Michael T. Sherman It is sad when a fellow man is brutally murdered while doing his job, especially at such a young age. This has hit home ever since it happened. My uncle Pete Sovine ran this jail for many years. I knew many of the deputies of your county, some I grew up with, such as the Trumans. Some I have been frineds with for years. Youu have an elite troop there. My brother lost his life in 1988 while working in Nicholas County. So, you see, these sort of senseless crimes hit home for me. My heart goes out to all of you folks in Nicholas county and to the family of this fallen hero. May God Bless You all. BUCN Mark Sovine A true warrior and hero would describe Dep. W.G Giacomo. i heard about the tragic story from one local deputies here in the county and when he told me the story it just sickened me to here how we could all lose a great deputy such as Dep. Giacomo in such a senseless and tragic act. I live in WV and i'm proud and grateful for the work that Dep. Giacomo did for the people of Nicholas County and the state of WV, he died doing what he loved so greatly to do. Dep. Giacomo rest in peace fallen soldier you will never be forgotten no matter what, you taken from us so tragically but sometimes god just has other plans for his true heros here on earth. Anonymous He was one of America's red, white, and blue Staci Giacomo One night a police officer had a dream. The officer dreamed of walking along the beach with the lord. Across the sky flashed scenes from the officers life. For each scene the officer noticed two sets of footprints in the sand, one belonging to the officer the other to the Lord. When the last scene appeared the officer looked back at the footprints and noticed many times along the path that there was only one set of footprints in the sand. The officer also noticed this happened during the lowest and saddest times in the officers life. This really bothered the officer who questioned the Lord: "Lord you said that once this officer decided to follow you, you would walk along with this officer all the way. But this officer noticed that during the most troublesome times in this officer's life, there is only one set of footprints. This officer does not understand why when this officer needed you most you would leave this officer." The Lord replied, "My child, I love you and would never leave you. During your times of trial and suffering, when you see only one set of footprints, it was then that I carried you."
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