Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

i miss you. i go each day thiking of you in some way. it usually is because of the many accomplishments i have made in my life since that night. and the many that will come. Thank you, for giving me that chance.

October 23, 2004

There is so much i wish i could say but can't seem to find the right words. I think about you all the time. I wish I could have done more. I miss you very much. I read someone post when they said they were alone with their pain. I too feel that way. Words can't describe the gratitude and respect i have for you. I feel so bad about that night. I wish I could talk to you and tell you how sorry I am. I love you very much and truly miss you.

October 14, 2004

good job, i love ya!

September 28, 2004

Salute & God Speed.....

September 19, 2004

I'm counting down the days, (years) untill i can go to the academy. I'm so excited!!!! Thank you for helping me out when i needed you most. Love you tons!

GLS

September 11, 2004

A thought and a prayer for you and your family. You are not forgotten.

Anonymous

September 1, 2004

DAY IS DONE,
GONE THE SUN,
FROM THE HILLS, FROM THE LAKE, FROM THE SKIES.
ALL IS WELL, SAFELY REST,
GOD IS NIGH.

GO TO SLEEP, PEACEFUL SLEEP,
MAY THE SOLDIER OR SAILOR, GOD KEEP.
ON THE LAND OR THE DEEP,
SAFE IN SLEEP.

LOVE, GOOD NIGHT,
MUST THOU GO,
WHEN THE DAY, AND THE NIGHT NEED THEE SO?
ALL IS WELL. SPEEDETH ALL
TO THEIR REST.

FADES THE LIGHT;
AND AFAR
GOETH DAY, AND THE STARS SHINETH BRIGHT,
FARE THEE WELL; DAY IS GONE,
NIGHT IS ON.

THANKS AND PRAISE,
FOR OUR DAYS,
'NEATH THE SUN, 'NEATH THE STARS, 'NEATH THE SKY,
AS WE GO, THIS WE KNOW,
GOD IS NIGH.

A Brother In Blue

Anonymous

Detective Troy S. Pilivi
Box Elder Narcotics Strike Force (Utah)

August 29, 2004

this is one of the weeks when I think of you with tears in my eyes. I don`t know.....I cry and cry and after that I cry again... it comes it goes... I`ll never will forgett you, my wonderfull friend. It still hurts so much. Sometimes it helps to talk to people about you and what happend. But to be honest inside I´m alone with my pain.

I want you to know you are in my heart

August 14, 2004

SOME SAY TIME WILL HEAL, BUT I CONTINUE TO STRUGGLE WITH YOUR DEATH JOE. I WIIL ALWAYS REMEMBER THE WONDERFUL PERSON YOU ARE AND THE GREAT EXAMPLE YOU HAVE BEEN TO ME. I AM SO THANKFULL FOR YOUR SON CADE HE BRINGS ALOT OF COMFORT TO ME AND I CAN SEE SO MUCH OF YOU IN HIM. THANKS FOR EVERYTHING BROTHER. I LOVE YOU VERY MUCH.

ZACH ADAMS
LEHI POLICE

August 9, 2004

Three years have passed since that tragic night. In some ways it seems like an eternity but in other ways it seems so much more recent. These years have not diminished my love and respect for you and your family, no amount of time can do that. I miss you very much buddy.

K. Rose
Lehi PD

August 5, 2004

you mean the world to me. You saved my life, for that, you are my hero. I want to follow in your footsteps Joe, in hopes that I can be a good officer like you. Thank you for saving me. Love you.

GLS

August 4, 2004

The feeling of loss penetrates my heart as this day comes around once again... My spirits are lifted so much by those many friends and associates of Joe who still remember him and express their sentiments on this web site. My heart-felt appreciation goes to all of you. I appreciate all you officers who go out on the streets of our communities every day to serve and protect each one of us. May our Father in Heaven bless you for your unselfish service. You have our family's highest respect.
Joe's Mom

Joe's Mom

August 3, 2004

LOVE YA BRO.

CHIEF CHAD SMITH
LEHI POLICE

August 3, 2004

Today makes 3 years since Joe last went out to help people in this world. Though he may be gone, his good deeds and the good memories he left behind continue to help people both near and far away. I hope the entire Adams' family knows that everytime I look at the full summer moon with a feeling of safety and secuirty I do so knowing that Joe, and many others like him, make that feeling possible.

Chuck Bell

August 3, 2004

I think about you every day. You are missed. Your Brother Zach is doing great and I know you are proud of his choice.

Sean Ferrell
LEHI PD

July 28, 2004

Joe,

As time drifts by it seems like it was just yesterday that we were talking, making jokes and challenging one another. But then again it seems like a life time ago.
As the 3rd year anniversary looms just around the corner, I can't help but remember the good times that we had. I was fortunate enough to get to know you not only on a professional level, but also a personal one. A lot of things have changed here in the short 3 years that you have been gone, but you always seem to be at the forefront of everybodys mind. That speaks very highly of you Joe, and there is knowbody more deserving of that tribute.
I think about you often and long for the day that we will meet again. God speed my brother.

Sgt. Brian Gwilliam
Alpine/Highland

July 20, 2004

Joe, I been thinking about you alot. Your brother, Zach, is full time with our Department now. Zach is doing a great job. I know you would be proud of him. Love ya man.

Sgt. Jeff Swenson
Lehi

July 9, 2004

Never Forgotten. I miss ya buddy.

K. Rose
Lehi PD

June 15, 2004

God bless you and your family at your tragic loss. You are not forgotten.

DE
St. Louis City Police

June 15, 2004

I miss you Brother!

Z. Adams
Lehi Police

June 1, 2004

I want to take a minute and thank you, Joe, and all the rest of the officers that sacrifice their lives for us all here in Lehi and everywhere else. You all are such an example to me in my life as to whom I want to become. Thank you Joe, for protecting us, always! God Speed.

May 31, 2004

Joe...
Time seems to drift on by and with it passing I am constantly reminded when I check on for work that there are others just like you that have gone on before me and paid the ultimate sacrifice. I am a better officer and person for having known you and spent 2 weeks in a DRE class with you. I will see ya when my watch is done.

Trooper Tyler Kotter
Utah Highway Patrol

May 23, 2004

Hi joe

I just thought about you. And I realize again how much I miss ya sometimes.But I know we'll have the opportunity to see eachother again. All I want is talk and talk and talk..... you were special

anonymus

May 10, 2004

I have heard folks say that it gets easier and easier to deal with a loved one's passing. I believe that you make peace with things, but I have to say that I miss you more and more all the time. I miss your straight-shooting, no bull outlook on things, and I miss coming to you for your opinion. There isn't a day that passes that I don't think about my little brother Joe with fond memories--sometimes making me laugh out loud, and sometimes making me tear-up--but always GOOD. with fishing season quickly approaching, I wish that you were going to be around to give me advice...I think that Zach and Josh probably get sick of having to walk me through everything themselves. All the brothers are doing well...we all miss you. Your wife is a great and very important person to me, and so is your handsome and smart as a whip little boy! I know that you are proud. Anyway, you know I have never been short on words (too bad, huh?)...but I love you and am grateful that you are always part of me.

Your big bro Chris

April 28, 2004

Joe, Were still missing you alot!! I miss the B.S. sessions on AOL and the times you would stop by the house to visit. I think about you all the time. I am very proud of Zach and the choice he made to follow in your footsteps at Lehi. Zach is very lucky to have brothers such as you and Josh who works with me at Orem. You and Josh are great examples of what an Officer should be. You were very blessed to have such a great family. They have set many great examples for me in my life and I know for many other people in dealing with your death. I feel it a great honor to know them. Thanks for the friendship and the great examples that you set to help me in my life and career. Take care Brother!! I will never forget you!!

Sgt. Steve Swenson
Orem P.D.

April 19, 2004