Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Happy New Year J.D. You are remembered on this Day.

January 1, 2007

Merry Christmas, J.D. You are not forgotten this Holiday.

DFC Sean DeGrilla
Orange County Sheriff's Office (FL)

December 23, 2006

You will always be honored by the family in Blue. When I read your story as a child I was saddened that not only were the Kennedy kids going to be without a father for Christmas but your family were also. It brought me into tears. That story led me to go into the field of public safety... You have a great Christmas with the Father in Heaven... Thank you for serving the Badge.

Chris Maes

December 22, 2006

Ofc. Tippit, no one will ever know the words exchanged that day between yourself and LHO. But we do know that your alertness and vigilance (and unfortunately, your murder), led to the quick capture of the assassin. For that you will always be honored.

Civilian
Citizen

December 12, 2006

Happy Thanksgiving, J.D. As we celebrate the Holidays with our families, you are not forgotten. May your family find peace during this Holiday season.

DFC Sean DeGrilla
Orange County Sheriff's Office (FL)

November 22, 2006

On this day we remeber you.

Citizen

November 22, 2006

Blessed are the Peacemakers, for they will be called the Children of God.

Rest in Peace.

Carmen Petrelli Retired Phila PD
FIL of NJSP Bert Zimmerman EOW 02/05/04

November 22, 2006

Rest in peace brother.

V-22
US Border Patrol

November 22, 2006

Officer Tippit you are and always will be an American Hero never to be forgotten.

Tony Halachoulis
Mt. Prospect IL PD (retired)

November 22, 2006

I was eight years old in November 1963. I remember the news, the president's funeral... but I didn't know what you had done and what had happened until years later when I was on the job.

Once I found out, I have never forgotten.
God rest you, officer. You are remembered.

Ptl. M.A. Ryan
NYS University Police Brockport

November 21, 2006

I was 12 and in junior high school on that terrible day. My uncle, same name as me, was a Dallas police officer in the early 50's for about 5 years and I beleive photograph's of him in his uniform encouraged me at a very young age to become a police officer. I remember thinking on that November day how brave you were to approach the man that just changed the course of history and that heroic act strengthend my desire to become a cop. To me you will always be a hero and never forgotten. 9/14/06

Tony Halachoulis
Mt. Prospect IL PD (retired)

September 14, 2006

As many times as I have heard your name and as well as I know this story as just being a part of history, this is the first time I have actually seen you face to face. Thank you for your ultimate sacrifice and as every hero should be, you will always be remembered. May God watch over your family always.

Cpl/1 Steven Rizzo
Delaware State Police

September 14, 2006

It is a shame that your heroic actions have been overshadowed by the assassination of President Kennedy all these years. I think that many people forget that we may have never known the name of Lee Harvey Oswald if not for your fantastic police work. Thank you for your service to the nation that day. God bless you.

Officer C. Walker
Plano PD, Texa

August 24, 2006

Officer Tippit:
On 22 November 1963, an 11 year old school boy had heard the news of the assassination of President Kennedy, as did millions of people everywhere. But what affected this school boy most, was the fact how could anyone kill the President of the United States, and a police officer? That was unthinkable to this young boy. That day, the young boy made up his mind that while he would never want to be President of the United States, he would, (and did), become a police officer.

You see J.D., your death inspired the boy to become a tenacious, honest, and very determined police officer. So in addition to the supreme sacrifice you made that day, you, in a way, by dying, gave birth to another future law enforcement officer.

And every 22 November, since that horrible day, you always come to mind of that once young school boy. And he has not missed once, saying a prayer for you and President Kennedy.

You see, that young school boy is me. And for all you did, and gave, thank you for helping me to become the type of cop I am. May Almighty God keep you safe in His arms, and when we meet someday, I'll have the honor to shake your hand sir, and thank you personally. Amen.

Detective Ron Tomassi
Palm Beach Sheriff's Office

August 10, 2006

Rest In Peace.

P.O.
APD

June 30, 2006

Merry Christmas, J.D.!

May you rest in eternal peace in the loving arms of God.

Susan Prater
Kentuckian

December 22, 2005

Brother Tippit,

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 Law Enforcement Motorcycle

December 2, 2005

I was in class in my junior year in high school that day. The first news report I heard was that the president had been wounded, possibly fatally. The second news report I heard was that Dallas Police Officer J. D. Tippit was shot and killed, apparently when confronting the president's assassin. Forever in my memory, the deaths of Officer Tippit and President Kennedy will be a single event, a double tragedy united in time and place. Now, on every anniversary of their deaths, I still can't help but remember these two brave men together.

Tim Yanacheck
civilian

November 23, 2005

When I visted the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, DC, yours was one of the first names I sought--along with those of my fallen co-workers. I know it's someone's sense of history that placed you next to an officer named John Kennedy. I grew up on stories of the Kennedys, and your name was always mentioned by my parents in the same breath. Your sacrifice, and that of your family, is not forgotten. When God calls me home, I hope to meet you as you walk your beat in Heaven. I read the interview your wife did with the Dallas Morning News in 2003. What an inspiration she is!

Rest well, brother--we've got the watch.

November 22, 2005

RIP Officer Tippit, on today, the 42nd anniversary of your ultimate sacrifice. You are a true hero, and shall be remembered as such for all time.

Aimee
American

November 22, 2005

Dear J. D.,

Another year has zipped by, and I find myself back at this site, still with grief and pain in my heart as a result of the tragic events of November 22, 1963. My thoughts are with your family this Thanksgiving week, and with ALL survivors of law enforcement officers who have died for our protection. You are still missed by so many, and rest assured you will never be forgotten. I am so looking forward to meeting you; until then, rest in eternal peace in the comforting arms of Almighty God. Thank you again for a job well done and for your sacrifice.

With love and appreciation,

Susan Prater
Kentucky

November 22, 2005

ON NOV. 22, 1963 I WAS 8 YRS OLD. THE EVENTS OF THAT DAY ARE ONE OF TWO THAT I REMEMBER EXACTLY WHERE I WAS AND WHAT I WAS DOING WHEN THEY OCCOURRED IN MY LIFETIME.
42 YEARS LATER, WHENEVER I SPEAK OF JFK's DEATH, I SPEAK OF OFFICER J.D. TIPPITS DEATH ALSO. THIS PAST WEEKEND, I VISITED JFK'S GRAVE FOR THE FIRST TIME, SOMETHING I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO DO. I JUST WISH I COULD HAVE VISITED OFFICER TIPPITS ALSO, TO HONOR HIM.
REST IN PEACE MY FRIEND. I HAVE ALWAYS SALUTED YOU. MAY THE FAMILY KNOW THAT THE WHOLE COUNTRY GRIEVED FOR THEIR LOVED ONE.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE, OFFICER TIPPIT. A TRUE HERO INDEED!

James Sweeney
A FRIEND TO ALL POLICE OFFICERS

July 21, 2005

Thank God for the "thin blue line."

Anonymous
Department of Corrections, Washington State

May 23, 2005

Forty one years later and the memory is still alive. While some may only remember Nov. 22 1963 as the day the president was killed, the law enforcement community remembers that date as the day we lost an officer. Rest in peace Officer Tippit. We continue on in your memory.

Senior Trooper
Virginia State Police

November 22, 2004

November 22, 2004

Dear J. D.,

My thoughts can't help but turn to the Tippit and Kennedy families on this sad 41st anniversary. No matter how many years go by, the shock and pain of the horrible events in Dallas on November 22, 1963, never leave me. I pray that your family is well and now able to enjoy many wonderful memories of you during this Thanksgiving week. Hard to imagine that you would now be 80 years old! I hope your days are now filled with glorious events and that your rest is blissfully peaceful. Thank you again for your outstanding service as a police officer in Dallas, and rest assured that you will never be forgotten. I truly look forward to meeting you!

Susan Prater
Kentuckian

November 22, 2004