Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Julie,

I just want you to know that your beautiful smile will be missed, along with the way you would flip your hair back after it had fallen following a fight or one of those infernal foot chases.....
I saw you in the hall at the court house that morning, you and Casper talking with Asst D.A. John Lee about a case, and that little wave you gave me. And several days before, when we were on the call in the projects, with all of the drama they could muster......when I offered to turn in your paperwork for you, so that you could slide on out a few minutes early. I'll never forget how you asked me if I was sure.....and when I told you that it was no problem, how you replied with, "Well thank you dear!"
If anyone doubts the capabilities of a female officer working the worst area of a city, like Chattanooga, they only have to look at you and your career.
May god keep you in his arms until we can all be re-united, for you lived and died as a true warrior!
I and your brothers and sisters in Fox Team will NEVER forget you!

To the Jacks family, you did good! Thank you for bringing such a wonderful person into this world so that she could make a difference!

FTO Marty Penny #994
Chattanooga PD - Fox Team

Julie, I was there working for Chattanooga PD when your photograph was taken for Rookie of the Year. You were so happy getting that picture taken, you were just so proud to be an officer and I could see that. My prayers are with your family and fiance. Thank you for the great job you did as an officer. I know Chattanooga PD will miss you greatly. God Bless You!!
Sherri Taylor
Blount County Sheriff's Department

Sherri Taylor
Blount County Sheriff's Department

I have always admired you. There were times in the academy when I wanted to give up, but I didn't because of you. You were so awesome and I miss you so much! I will never forget all the talks we had on the back lot. Especially our #1 topic: How many times this week has someone called me Julie Jacks. We never could understand why people got us confused. Sometimes it was a little aggravating, but now it is an honor!! I love you and miss you my friend!!!
#940... You will live forever in my heart!

Inv. Amy Jones #935
Chattanooga Police Department

TO OFFICER JACKS,THANK YOU FOR PROTECTING OUR GREAT NATION,ABOVE AND BEYOND, YOU ARE A HERO. TO THE FAMILY,FRIENDS AND CO-WORKERS,MY PRAYERS ARE WITH YOU. I UNDERSTAND THE PAIN OF THE LOSS FOR I HAVE LOST A FRIEND AND PARTNER IN THE LINE OF DUTY ON 5-16-2002.

REST IN PEACE MY BROTHER AND SISTER

SGT. BURCH
TRANS PECOS DRUG TASK FORCE
PECOS TX

SGT. DANNT BURCH
TRANS PECOS DRUG TASK FORCE

Bobby Moses, fiance of Julie Jacks, has been my best friend for several years and partner in the Chattanooga Police Dept. Street Crimes Unit. Julie was a friend of mine and also my wife. I am still in shock and disbelief as to what has happened. Bobby loved Julie so much and he is having such a tough time. I know that all of the kind messages that everyone have sent will eventually help when Bobby is able to read them. I would like to thank everyone for them. I would also like to tell everyone what I knew of Julie. Julie was a little "pit bull" when it came to fighting crime! Bobby always worried about her and how she aggressively policed the Sector 2 area, probably one of the highest crime areas of town, where she was assigned.But Julie seemed to love Policing that area and the people in that area came to respect Julie. The toughest area of town to Police, and boy did she do a damn good job.Julie won the respect of her coworkers as well as the community and I respected her as a ex Fox Team member. Off the job my wife and I spent time with Julie and Bobby and never really talked much about the job and the dangers.Julie was such a wonderful person so much on the inside it is so hard to explain to anyone that did not know her.I used to tell Bobby that Julie was so "cool", and she was.What I meant by "cool" had so many definitions that I could not explain now. I am still in shock and disbelief as well as my best friend and partner Bobby. I am so appreciative of the nice e_mails and comments and I will pass them along to Bobby. Thank You. Be Careful Out There!! love you, Tim&Bobby.

Detective Tim Yates
Chattanooga Police Dept.

JULIE'S STEPMOTHER AND I WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS, THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS. WE WERE MOVED BY ALL THE BEAUTIFUL MESSAGES LEFT ON THIS PAGE. WE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN PROUD OF OUR JULIE BUT IN READING THESE COMMENTS FROM THOSE WHO BOTH KNEW HER AND THOSE WHO DID NOT THIS LEVEL OF PRIDE ROSE. PLEASE KEEP YOUR PRAYERS GOING FOR US AND THE REST OF JULIE'S FAMILY.

MAY GOD BLESS ALL OF YOU AND KEEP YOU SAFE.

THANK YOU,
FRANK & CHARLENE JACKS

DAD, FRANK JACKS

My heart and prayers go out to her family and her friends as well as her co-workers. Rest in peace Julie, you will be missed by all.

Deputy Alexander
Jefferson County Sheriff's Dept. Bham AL

You will be missed but never forgotten!
Rest in peace!

Inv. C. Martin, Jr. #943
Chattanooga Police Dept.

God bless you sister, and rest in peace. You WILL NOT BE FORGOTTEN!

Patrolman Chris Tillman
Danville Police Dept., Danville, VA

It's a sad day when a police officer sworn to protect others is taken away from us. Apparently Officer Jacks was a fine young officer on the rise, as shown in being 2001's Rookie of the Year. May GOD REST HER SOUL. She is now patroling in a better place. GOD BLESS.

Sgt. SAUL BRUH
NYPD

Too many... Too often..

That's all I can think about every time I hear of another officer paying the ultimate price, dying in the line off duty. I too have only been a police officer for two years yet I have lost four fellow officers to gun violence in the last 18 months. I did not personally know all of these officers just as I did not know officer Jacks. Police officers share a common bond unlike any other, and I was deeply saddened to hear of the loss of yet another fine officer. The only comfort is to know that she is now in a better place fulfilling the role that god intended for her. Tragedies like this will always have more victims than one, and for that my thoughts and prayers go out to all the family and friends that this wonderful person has left behind. May god be with you in your time of need.


GOD BLESS YOU JULIE JACKS

police officer Justin Woodbeck
Detroit Police Department

All our sympathy to Julie's family and co-workers. This was a very touching site and am very sorry for your loss. She is your angel watching over you now. God Bless

Lanita Leis - Jail ERT
Jeff Leis - Police Officer/CTU team -Monroe Co. WI

Lanita Leis
Monroe Co. Wi

ALTHOUGH YOU ARE NO LONGER IN OUR EYES YOU WILL ALWAYS BE IN OUR HEARTS. THE PAIN WILL PASS AS WE ALL KNOW BUT THE IMPACT YOU HAVE HAD ON YOUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS IS ETERNAL. MISS YOU, JEWELS. PEACE AND GODSPEED.

Anonymous

Julie-

It has been about two and a half weeks now that you have been called to a greater service, and you are remembered every day. Thank you for the job that you did and continue to watch over us that still remain. Your legacy will always live on.

Anonymous

To Officer Jacks family and friends our thoughts and prayers goes out to you. May God Bless you and may your love one rest in peace.

D. Jones
Mother of officer Ron Jones
EOW 12/26/01

On behalf of the world's largest police association, representing over 10,000 police officers from the United States Section, may you rest in peace. All of us, from our hearts, are grateful but saddened for making the ultimate sacrifice...you will not be forgotten....

Cpl Anthony Campos(R)
International Police Association

Such a tragic and senseless death to such a fine young law enforcement officer, who dedicated her life to helping others. My heart and prayers are with you, your family and friends. Rest in Peace.

Cpl. Dean Johnson
Palm Beach County (FL) Sheriff's Office

My heart and prayers are with all of you,

Sergeant Mark Freeman
Spartanburg County Detention

I just got home tonight from the peace officer memorial in Washington D.C honoring my Austin PD. classmate, ex-Border Patrol shiftmate and all that had given their life in the line of duty. I read my e-mail and recieved word from my Border Patrol buddy in Laredo, Tx. that a high school classmate of his had died in his hometown of Chattanooga. I sit here now with moist eyes reading the reflections written by so many people. Ofc. Jacks does exemplify to me what a "HERO" is and everday, I can only hope that I have the courage and integrity to serve as well as she did. To the family, friends, co-workers, and especially her fiance, I pray that God watches over you as you too have given a sacrifice. God took this angel from our midst to serve by his side in Heaven. Please know that her story will not be forgotten. To my brothers and sisters, I pray that the lord watches over you as our work is not done yet. Ofc. Jacks rest easy my sister for you have done your job with the highest of honors.

Ofc. Steven Willis
Austin Tx. Police Dept.

I will never forget the sinking, sick feeling I experienced on the morning of May 6, 2002. While sitting at my desk, the dispatcher "buzzed" me and said solemnly, "A Chattanooga Police Officer has just been shot." My first instinct was to close my eyes and silently say, "Why God? Why another?" Then I realized what I had said and asked God to forgive my questions, but I knew He understood.

As time passed that day, we learned more about the tragedy -what happened, how it happened, and the name of this Officer that "paid the supreme sacrifice while serving others." Officer Julie Jacks... I cried. A grown man cried. A man who for more than 26 years has been in the law enforcement profession, and for almost 25 years been a trooper - cried! I remember thinking that I didn't know Julie personally, but I knew her as a person.

You see, I knew her as a person, because to be a police officer she must have been "called by God" into our profession. She must have had those same eutopic thoughts that I experienced as a young officer, that "I can make a difference in this world." Then, as time passed, I learned that she DID make a difference in this world. Officers who worked with her spoke of her energy and dedication to service to her department, fellow officers, and to her community. Citizens spoke from personal experiences of her care and concern for them, of her smiles and her empathy. Then on Friday, May 10, 2002, all my first thoughts of this previously "unnamed and unknown" officer were confirmed. I was right - Chief Dotson said she had been "called" into our profession - her Pastor spoke of her love for her job, her family, and her fiance' - the father of a childhood friend spoke of joy she brought to those closest to her, with her energy, smile, and personality, as well as her dedication to "get the job done." Even though I hadn't known Julie personally, I had known her as a person because "God always takes the best!"

I was honored when I was asked to play "TAPS" for Julie. Although I've played for hundreds of funerals, this one was the toughest for me. Julie was so young, and her death was such a tragedy and such a tremendous loss for her family, friends, her Department and fellow officers, her community and the citizens she served, and to the world.

To Julie's fiance' Officer Bobby Moses, her biological and professional families, friends who knew her, and the people she served, God must have really needed "the best of the best to patrol those streets paved like unto gold!" Thank you for sharing her with us. I share in your loss, and pray that God will comfort you and fill you with His peace and grace. Even though I don't know the day nor hour, I do know that some day I will get to meet that wonderful person, Officer Julie Jacks #940 in Heaven's Fox Team!

Lt. Michael Walker
Tennessee Highway Patrol - Chattanooga District; T.H.P. Honor Guard

I was deeply saddened by reading of the falling of your little warrior, Julie Jacks. I would have loved to have known her. You have truly lost a real treasure. The following words once helped me. I hope they can be of some comfort to you who new and loved Julie.



And God Said, "No"

I asked God to take away my grief,
And God said, "No…
It is not for me to take away,
But for you to work through."

I asked God to make my broken heart whole,
And God said "No…
Your spirit is whole,
Your pain is only temporary."

I asked God to grant me patience,
And God said, "No…
Patience is a by-product of tribulation,
It isn't granted, it's earned."

I asked God to give me happiness,
And God said, "No…
I give blessings.
Happiness is up to you."

I asked God to spare me pain,
And God said, "No…
Suffering draws you apart from worldly cares
And brings you closer to me."

I asked God to make my spirit grow,
And God said, "No…
Grow on your own.
I do the pruning that makes you fruitful."

I asked God if he loved me,
And God said, "Yes…
I gave my only Son to die for you."

I asked God to help me love others
As much as He loves me.
He said, "Ah, finally, you have the idea."

Derric Johnson

CSO R. Anthony
Santa Clara Police Dept. Calif.

My deepest sympathies go out to the Jacks' family. I never met Julie Jacks, but obviously she was one of a kind. A very special woman whom not only served as one of Chattanooga's finest officers, but a friend to many. Its police officers like these that make us sit back and think of what a great sacrifice is made to protect us as citizens, to serve, too often that sacrifice is taken for granted. That can wear one soul down easily, day after day on the streets. It's obvious that it didn't stop her, she remained the best officer she could be, and yet, a true friend for so many. My regret is never meeting her. She will NEVER be forgotten. The sacrifices she made will NEVER be forgotten. God Bless the Jacks' family, may Julie Jacks rest in peace.

Bob M. Wade
resident, Chattanooga, TN

Another sister has paid her price, May officer Jacks rest in peace. I am greatly saddened every day that an officer has to pay the supreme sacrafice with their life. To the family, You are in our prayers, God bless......

Patrolman Darrell Jones
Lexington Metro, Lexington, Ky

I knew of Julie from school days at Ooltewah, but I had the privilege of getting to know her through my husband - they were in the Police Academy together. It seemed like Julie was a little sister to him...and to many others. I recall on several occasions when my husband and I would go to lunch at our favorite little "whole in the wall", I got to enjoy lunch with her. And then there’s the stories I would hear and the gatherings I’d get to go to. I admired her...her strength, her courage, her determination, her laughter, her beauty. It has been one week today since the funeral. Right now, somebody is thinking of you, Julie. You are sorely missed but will never be forgotten. We don’t always understand why things happen the way they do, but we need to try to remember that our Lord will see us through. I pray that He will continue to strengthen us. May He grant comfort unto the Jacks family and Bobby, and to Julie’s brothers and sisters in blue that are hurting so. Thank you for your service...you paid the ultimate sacrifice. May you rest in peace.

police officer's wife
Chattanooga Police Dept

Heros come in both sexes, different sizes, different colors, and backgrounds. Yet, these fallen heros all have something in common. They all served in their respective agencies with pride, humility, and courage. It has been said that we in law enforcement are part of the thin blue line. However, we are much more than that. We are family, drawn across geographical boundries. When such a loss as Julies occurs, we all are effected. We each want to hug those closest to us a little tighter. To the family of Officer Julie Jacks, she is a hero. Not only to those with whom she served but to all of us who have taken the oath to protect and to serve.

Investigator Joe Willis
Anderson Co. (Tx) District Attorney's Office