Trooper William L. Carroll Jr. New Jersey State Police New Jersey Thursday, July 12, 1984  Leave a Reflection  Return to Memorial  Print This Page  Continue Building Book  Page: 1 of 1

25 years July 12, 2009.

Christopher A. Carroll

2009-08-09

RIP Trooper Carroll even though it has been 25 yrs-- you are not forgotten

Ptl Sawyer
Chatham Twp
2009-07-12

It seems like yesterday that we were all together! Another year has passed. Although we have no control over fate, we know that our family has been blessed in more ways than the sorrow we have faced. May the grace of God shine on you, Jay and mom. We all miss you and think of you everyday. 25 years!!!!!

God Bless

Brother Chris

Brother Christopher
Brother
2009-07-09

July 12, 1984. 24 years is fast approaching. We were all just kids. As we grow older, we look back on great memeories and realize that you will never be "old". We remember your smile, your punches but most of all, your ability to act half your age!!! The Bill we knew need not be worn out on our sleeves. We keep our memories and thoughts deep within our hearts for only us to see.
Life has changed in so many ways since you have gone. I know that you are walking everyday with mom who so devastated on that horrible day and was never that same when you left. We pray for your soul everyday Bill and know that you are in HIS glory and in complete peace.

Until we meet again.

2008-04-08

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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and may not be duplicated without permission

Investigator David L Bell
Richland County Sheriff's Dept., Columbia, SC
2007-12-12

Willy,
Unfortumatly time does not heal ALL wounds. We miss you as if we saw you yesterday. My memories of our childhood are as fresh as if they happened 5 minutes ago. We are proud of you knowing you were doing what you loved when God took you to heaven. Their are alot more of us since your last call, and they all know about you. You are our hero. We continue to pray for your soul and your New Jersey state Troopers left here on the job. May God bless all of them and protect them.

Jay

Jay
brother
2007-09-06

Thank you for your bravery, duty, service, and sacrifice. "Until we meet, keep walking the beat on the Golden Street."

DET SGT, Retired
AR
2007-07-19

Never forgotten.

Cpl/1 Steven Rizzo
Delaware State Police
2007-07-12

God bless you and your family on this 23rd anniversary of your tragic death

Detective
Cranford Police Dept (NJ)
2007-07-12

God Speed, Brother.

P.O.K.Murphy
Union PD, NJ
2007-03-22

Dear Bill,
As we enter our 23 year, some say that time heals all wounds. Although we may not feel the pain, each us who knew you well, tuck our memories of you in a special part of our hearts. You have shaped so many of our lives and those who were not alive when you taken from us. Your memory lives on in each of us in a very special way.
We think back to the special times we had with you. Mom and Dad, who made you who you were. Your brothers and sisters, who you protected and cherished with all your love. We all look to the future of our lives with you in our hearts, knowing that you are there guiding and watching over us. Until we meet again....

All Our Love
Your Brothers and Sisters.

Brother
2007-02-04

I salute you for your service as you left this earth on my birthday.

2006-12-15

HI BILL,

SORRY I DIDNT' GET THIS TO YOU YESTERDAY, COMPUTER BREAK DOWN, BUT AS WE ALL KNOW, DAYS DON'T REALLY MATTER AS MUCH AS REMEMBERING; THIS I DO OF YOU SO OFTEN. NOT SURE WHY, BUT I HAVE ALWAYS HELD YOU RIGHT NEXT TO PHIL; WHENECER IN DC OR ANY OTHER MEMORIAL, THE LUMP IN MY THROAT BEGINS AT YOUR NAME AND ENDS WITH PHIL. THE TWO OF YOU ARE SO MUCH ALIKE AND THE LOVE FOR THE JOB DUPLICATED.

MAY I SHARE WITH YOU THIS 26TH YEAR OF YOUR ABSENCE, THAT MICHELLE AND I HAVE A CLOSENESS THAT I DON'T THINK THE TWO OF US TRUELY UNDERSTAND. IT'S LIKE SISTRS WITH A BOND DEEPER THAN BLOOD. I ATRIBUTE IT TO THE LIKENESS OF YOU AND PHIL.

SO AS THIS DAY ONCE AGAIN, COMES INTO MICHELLES HEART, WE ALL REMEMBER YOU AND REMEMBER HER. I ASK THAT PHIL CONTINUE TO GUIDE YOU THROUGHOUT THE FIELD OF ANGELS AS I WILL DO SO HERE WITH MICHELLE. TILL WE ALL MEET AGAIN.

DONNA

PS HI HONEY

DONNA LAMONACO W/81

2006-07-13

Michelle,

Thank you for getting Denise, Carmen and I through an emotional week in D.C.
Our thanks to you and your mom and the other survivors during a difficult time for all of us.

Thank you for sharing your time with us and never leaving our side during the most difficult parts. I will always remember while walking up the Capitol lawn with tears in my eyes when the Zimmerman family was called, how I saw the faces of the Survivors of the Triangle smiling and waving their support and saying to myself, they have walked in our shoes. We can do this.

And thank you for the more lighthearted moments that we all shared. We needed that.

The tribute on Sat night with the other survivors was as heartful as all the other events we attended. Maybe even more so because of the closeness we all felt being our own Survivors of the Triangle and being the family that we have all become.

God Bless you for the wonderful job you do in helping those that come after you.

Love,
Vicki & Carmen

Vicki Petrelli
MIL of Trp Bertram Zimmerman EOW 2/05/04
2005-06-17

Michelle,

I had the privilege of meeting you and your mother this past weekend in Washington D.C. during National Police Week. The two of you are a part of an all too large part of truly amazing women that I am so privileged to have met and gotten to know. This past weekend was a truly amazing and overwhelming experience that I will cherish for the rest of my life. I was truly touched to have been a part of the late night tribute on Saturday night paid to your husband and the other troopers who lost their lives doing a job they loved to do. It was heartouching to witness the emotions that were expressed after all of these years. In spite of your own sorrow and grief, you welcomed Gary and myself into your circle with open arms and we are eternally grateful. We will see you again next year.

Colleen Brandt
Proud Wife of a NJ State Trooper

Colleen Brandt
Proud Wife of a NJ State Trooper
2005-05-16

TO: The family; loved ones; friends and department members: A POLICE OFFICER’S PRAYER:--- O, gentle Lord ! Keep the day/night watch with me. As I begin my tour of duty, I ask your protection from all mental, physical and spiritual harm. Sustain me with the knowledge that I am doing your work, endeavoring to keep peace among your people. Help me to be just as I enforce the law without prejudice or favor to anyone. May I be courageous but not reckless in carrying out my duties. Let me respond to all calls with haste realizing that so many are dependent upon me for life and safety. Support me with your consoling power when I am tempted to think no one really cares and that I am taken for granted. Sustain in me the conviction that so many thousands do care and are grateful for my presence. Grant that I may be loyal to my partner and my fellow officers, and that I may back them up effectively when called upon for assistance. Lord, I ask that I may return safely, after my tour of duty, to my loved ones and those who love me. I pray that I may be a good and honorable police officer; and after my tour of duty is over here on earth, may I enjoy the peace and happiness of heaven that you have promised to those who serve you well. AMEN. *** REST IN PEACE *** Sent to you by the father of Master Officer J.D.Koeppen, Capital City Raleigh North Carolina; Trooper D.C.Koeppen, New Jersey State Police and Cadet Officer A.M.Koeppen, Wilmington North Carolina.

Chief (retired ) Douglas A. Koeppen
Washington New Jersey
2004-10-01

Billy.....Though you were taken from this world entirely too soon, your presence in our lives will never be forgotten. Those who knew you, no matter how briefly, will forever be changed for the better. Ther New Jersey State Police was made better by your membership in it and the people of New Jersey were safer because of you. You have not been,and never will be, forgotten.

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