Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

my thoughts and prayers go out to the handler and his family tanja died a hero protecting her handler and the tax paying public !! for this a thank u is not enough rip tanja

civilian handler frank z &k9 thor nj
civilian k9 handler

June 19, 2014

R.I.P. PUPPY Tanja!!!

Nebraska Police Officer

June 19, 2014

You have guarded our backs, always with that pleasure to please. We have trusted you even when we had our own doubts, and you prevailed. Thanks for never showing fear when there was fear and always going the extra mile no matter what the call was. You will be missed, you will never be replaced. Go and romp in that great puppy heaven, play with the ball and roll on your back forever. You earned it partner.
Former K9 Ofcr.

Chief Sean D. Creamer
TPSU; New Bern NC

June 19, 2014

I am saddened to hear of your Department's loss of K-9 Tanja. During the eight (8) weeks Tanja was "on the road" I am sure she was happy in her job, and in your home. My condolences go out to the Walker County Sherriff's Department as a whole, but particularly to Sheriff Steve Wilson, who trained, worked, played, and lived with him in his home. May these reflections bring some peace to your broken heart... and may you recover from your wounds sustained in this incident.
Many do not realize the bond a K9 has with its handler, and often times with the Officers family for years. Even after they have retired after serving a rough job helping to keep other Officer's safe. Tanja appears she would have worked for many years to come with Deputy Wilson... may she rest in peace, and may Deputy Wilson's heart be mended with time.

Sgt. R Trundlson, K-9 Officer (TJ)
USSS-DS/OFM

June 18, 2014

My heart breaks for you all. RIP Tanja.

Elizabeth Carter

June 18, 2014

So sorry for your loss. Hope the subject is put away for life.
My husband was a K-9 handler for Oro Valley, Az. Lance was a special part of our family. We loved him very much.

Julia Buvik, Wife of Retired Officer
Tom Buvik/Oro Valley P.D. Tucson, Az.

June 18, 2014

My heart is broken over the loss of a true hero in K-9 Tanja. May the Lord grant you and your family blessings, comfort and peace.

JCOS TW Martinez
CYFD/JJS State of New Mexico

June 17, 2014

Thank You for your service and sacrifice Tanja.

Trooper
Georgia State Patrol

June 16, 2014

RIP my K9 Sister in blue.

Deputy Anita Price
Bexar County Sheriff's Office, San Antonio, Texas

June 16, 2014

Rest in peace at the bridge. Gone too soon and my condolenses to her handler. Get well my brother and please move forward. Tanja would want you to continue and remember her in your heart. She is not gone, Just gone ahead.

John Hire
HCSD

June 16, 2014

RIP Tanja. My thoughts and prayers are with your handler and law enforcement community.

Patrolman
Gorham, N.H. PD

June 16, 2014

Tanja, you were truly an angel on earth who devoted her life to the protection of so many others. God has called you home. We truly appreciate your service and send prayers to your partner, friends, and family during this time of loss and healing.

Wife of LVMPD Detective

June 16, 2014

Patrol the streets of gold sweet girl! It was my honor and privilege to know you. You are a hero, sending 6 men home alive that day! We will escort you home this Friday morning and we will never forget!

Holly Cripps
Pres. We Ride To Provide, GA K9 Memorial Org.

June 16, 2014

Thank you, Tanja, for your service. You will never be forgotten!! And many thanks and sympathy to your handler.

Deputy Warden Patricia Powers
Philadelphia Prison System

June 16, 2014

Tanja, thank you for the dedicated service you provided the community and most of all your partner, for whom you gave your life. May God bless and comfort Tanja's partner and LE family this hero leaves behind. Rest well girl.

Deputy
TN

June 16, 2014

Condolences to Tanja's handler and the Walker County Sheriff's Office. K9s are so much a part of our professional and personal lives. She will be missed.

Mitzie Thompson-Crime/Intel Analyst
Lavergne, TN PD

June 16, 2014

A mighty canine you are, saving the life of your handler. You are one of God's greatest wonders because you fear no evil. Rest in Peace mighty warrior. Your work here is forever remembered. You will never be forgotten. Godspeed to your handler and a quick recovery.

Marshal B. Tindle
City Of Killeen Marshals Office

June 16, 2014

IN MEMORY OF K9 TANJA

To the family, friends, and colleagues of K9 Tanja:

From the beginning of time after Cain killed his brother, Abel, there has been a need for law enforcement officers to protect the weak and to bring evildoers to justice. This work is necessary in a sinful world and is dangerous. In 2014, some eight law enforcement canines have sacrificed their lives to protect their handlers and the citizens of this great nation. Today, we honor the sacrifice of K9 Tanja, of the Walker County, Georgia Sheriff’s Office, who was shot and killed in the line-of-duty during a search for a rape suspect on Friday, June 13, 2014, in Walker County, Georgia.

Lord God, we are grateful for the life of K9 Tanja. She died serving us. Help us never to forget. Help us celebrate the life of K9 Tanja and honor her sacrifice. Be with the family, friends, and colleagues of this fallen hero. Comfort them and give them your strength. Guide those who seek to take care of the family of this hero. May those empowered to do so, care for them with integrity. In commemorating the death of this hero, help those who mourn to remember that death is not the end. Death does not have the final say, but is simply the transition to the glorious life to come. Dogs do go to heaven! They should look forward to that life to come with joy and thanksgiving.

As for the citizens of Walker County, Georgia, help them to faithfully equip their police officers and canines with the best tools to protect their community. May their training be adequate to the task. Help the citizens of Walker County, Georgia, to remember to fund their canine programs adequately and treat their canine heroes with respect. Help the citizens of Walker County, Georgia, to obey the law and treat each other with dignity so as not to add to the burden of crime and pain to their community.

The time for mourning will soon pass. We have now remembered and celebrated the life lost in this great tragedy. As the family, friends, and colleagues of K9 Tanja go forward, they must celebrate the good things in their lives; and to celebrate life itself!

Finally, Lord God, we pray for the families, friends, and colleagues of all the law enforcement officers and canines who have been killed in the line-of-duty and we thank you for their sacrifices. Bless the lives of their families, friends, and colleagues so they might find healing. Help their law enforcement organizations support the families of these fallen heroes. Even though their deaths might have been senseless, make something good come out of these situations so that their law enforcement organizations and the communities in which they lived and served might be stronger because of their lives and their deaths.

Amen.

Lord God, hear our prayers.

Now, may the Lord bless you, and keep you: the Lord make His face to shine upon you, and be gracious unto you: the Lord lift up His countenance upon you, and give you peace. Amen.


In His Service,

Pastor Steven R. Closs
Retired Captain of Police, Nashua NH Police Department
The Peacemakers Prayer Ministry

Pastor Steven R. Closs
Retired Captain of Police, Nashua, NH Police Department

June 16, 2014

K9 Tanja, you were always there when needed, devoted loving and true no one could wish for anything more than a faithful friend like you. God bless and speedy recovery to your handler.

Constable Eric Scully. (retired)
Merseyside Police (U.K) Dog section

June 16, 2014

Rest in peace.

Lt. A. Hoopes
Spotsylvania Sheriff's Office

June 16, 2014

Tanja, The service you provided in your short time will never be forgotten. You were a brave girl and saved the life of your partner. That's the best thing any K9 can do. You will never be forgotten. You run free at the rainbow bridge.

MONICO GARZA EMT-I
Salt Lake City, Utah

June 16, 2014

K-9 Tanja you are missed and loved, your sacrifice will not be forgotten.

Patrol/ K-9 John Taylor
Cherokee Indian Police Department

June 16, 2014

RIP K9 Tanja. We appreciate your service and dedication to your badge. We'll take it from here. Thoughts for your blue family during this time.

Deputy David Post
Reno County Sheriffs Office Hutchinson, Ks.

June 16, 2014

RIP K9 Tanja. Even though your time on the job was short you lived up to your training! You are a hero!!!!!! So sorry intended so soon!

Jamie Laeuger
mother of former LEOs

June 16, 2014

R.I.P. Tanja

Studying Criminal justice/Law Enforcemen

June 16, 2014