Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

My prayers and thoughts are with this family, friends and co-workers at this tragic time. May you find peace in each others embrace.

Lori Brown
Aunt of Deputy Rene Azure EOW 8/06/02

"Valor is of no consequence, chance rules all - and often the bravest of men fall by the hands of cowards" (Tacitus)

...a brave man fell. Rest easy now, the tour is over.

Master Officer
Raleigh Police, N.C.

To the family of Trooper Sepp, I do not possess the words that will bring Trooper Sepp back to us. Nor, do I have the ability stop the next senseless loss of another. But, I can assure you this, that what he died for was, and will always be for the betterment of your community and your country. His legacy will be remembered, not for his passing, but for the difference that he made and the duty that he loved to endure. He made a commitment, one to himself, to his family, to his higher being, and to the purpose of what he believed in. Your loss is our loss, as we honor him and those before him and to those that will follow. Remain focused on the hundreds of lives that he changed, and to the hope that he created. In the evening sky, look up to the millions of shining stars that were created by the brilliance of his and many others determination to make the world a safer place. It is the brave men and women such as he that make me proud to be who we are. I shed a tear in his departure and gain the courage to face the new day. Thank-You for your dedication and support for making his dream a reality. My thoughts to you and yours.

Staff Sergeant
Washington Air National Guard

Our condolences to the family,friends and co-workers of Trooper Sepp.Rest In Peace Brother...

Detecetive
Buffalo ,NY Police Dept

To the family of Trooper Sepp- I am so sorry for your loss. Know that you are in our hearts and our prayers, and that Trooper Sepp died a true hero.

Sami Thomson
Surviving niece of Officer Jon Cook
San Francisco Police Department

Rest in peace brother. You are in God's care now.

Patrolman
Brookhaven Police Department

My condolences to Trooper Sepp's family and co-workers. We lost an officer in September. I still think of him, his widow, and children everyday. May the Lord bring comfort to all of you. You are in my prayers.

Tammie Harrison Lang
Wife of Deputy JD Lang, Jefferson Co. SHeriff's Dept., Beaumont, Texas

My prayers and condolences go out to the men and women of the Pennsylvania State Police for this tragic loss. They also go out to the family of Trooper Sepp. The loss of Trooper Sepp effects us all, because even though I didn't have the priveledge of knowing him he is my brother, we are one in law enforcement, and this loss is the loss of a family member.


PFC Dean Jefferis
City of Elkton Police
Elkton, Md.

Pfc Dean Jefferis
Elkton Police, Elkton, Md

I am so sorry to hear of yet another loss to our community. God bless the family, friends, and department of this fallen officer. He is a true HERO, and will never be forgotten. Rest in peace, Trooper Sepp!

Andrew
Baltimore City Police

"It is not how this man died that made him a hero, it was how he lived his life." ~Officer Down Memorial~

Officer Sepp,
You are a great person for making the Ultimate Sacrifice. You are gone but that doesn't mean you will ever be forgotten. What a guy!

To family and friends- I pray that God takes you all into his arms. I can only imagine what pain you all feel. Justice will come in time. The Boy (men don't use guns to take innocent lives) that did this will pay dearly. God Bless... ~*ANDI*~

Andi -Criminal Justice Student

To the family, friends and co-workers of Trooper Sepp... as so many have already said, your pain is shared and understood by many of us. May God bless and comfort you. This hero is safe now.

Jamie Johnson, surviving sister of
Officer Jon Cook, San Francisco Police Dept.

As a former resident and son of a retired PA State Trooper, I feel the need to say you and your family are in the thoughts and prayers of many.......

TPR M. Rickard
Maryland State Police

I am a fellow Trooper of Tpr. SEPP. I worked with him at the Ebensburg Barracks for the past three years. What an honor it was.

"I will deeply miss you my brother. Keep watch over us all."

Rest in peace.

Tpr. Matthew P. AUKER
PA State Police - Ebensburg

TPR. MATTHEW P. AUKER
PSP - EBENSBURG

Gone but not forgotten....Rest in peace brother

Officer William J. Fritts
Columbus Police Department

To a fellow Pennsylvania officer. May you rest in peace and may the Good Lord watch over you and your family.

POLICEMAN'S PRAYER

WHEN I START MY TOUR OF DUTY, GOD
WHEREVER CRIME MAY BE,
AS I WALK THE DARKENED STREETS ALONE,
LET ME BE CLOSE TO THEE.

PLEASE GIVE ME UNDERSTANDING
WITH BOTH THE YOUNG AND OLD.
LET ME LISTEN WITH ATTENTION
UNTIL THEIR STORY'S TOLD.

LET ME NEVER MAKE A JUDGEMENT
IN A RASH OR CALLOUS WAY,
BUT LET ME HOLD MY PATIENCE,
LET EACH MAN HAVE HIS SAY.

LORD, IF IT IS YOUR WILL
THAT I GO UP TO HEAVEN'S GATE,
PLEASE BLESS AND PROTECT MY FAMILY
AS THEY ACCEPT MY FATE.----

Anonymous

Our deepest sympathy to the family, friends and coworkers of Trooper Sepp.

West Donegal Twp. Police Association
Elizabethtown, PA

Each day I check the Page, hoping there will be no new names added, and today as I check and found a new name my heart filled with sorrow. My hope and prayers are with Trooper Sepp's family and loved ones. May we find peace and understanding in the rubbles of tragedy.

Anonymous

To the wife and children of this fallen officer - I can only imagine your pain, but know that there are many hearts praying for you today. God Bless You and Keep You.

Anonymous

Trooper J. Sepp, We will be praying for your family, friends and co-workers. We thank you for you service, and you will be in our hearts. May you rest in peace.

Flight Services
Conemaugh MedSTAR

Trooper Sepp, I thank-you from the bottom of my heart for your service, protecting the people of this great state. Your ultimate sacrifice will never be forgotten. May you finally rest in peace.

Anonymous

I am so sorry that you are about to go through what so many of us have had to experience. You have a family out here. We are all spouse survivors, just like you. We may be at different times in our grief, but we feed off of each others strength and help each other out.
I am a widow- My husband Capt. Scott Monier was shot on April 24,2002. I have two girls 7 & 11. I would be glad to help you in any way that I can. If someone could make sure she gets this. I would appreciate it. Breath in breath out

Officer down-widow
Texas

Our sincere sympathy to the family of Trooper Joseph Sepp.

May Gods'Grace give you peace and understanding.

Lyndell and Elizabeth Taylor
parents of
Deputy Sheriff Morris Taylor
Douglas County, Oregon
EOW 9-14-02

Trooper Sepp,

Your badge has turned to wings of gold worthy of the man you are. Thank you for giving so much of yourself to our county. The thin blue line though bruised by your loss has not been broken. We will continue the work you believed in and protect those you loved. Your memory has become our partner helping us soldier on.

Your wife and children will be kept in our thoughts and prayers. We will always be here for them as members of your family in "blue".

"The Monument" (momento mori)
written by Detective S. D. Meska

There's a memorial in Washington
with names engraved in stone,
and I stood there not so long ago,
my thoughts and I alone.

There's the name of a City Policeman,
there's a Trooper and a Fed.
It reads like a mournful metronome,
this monument to our dead.

And as I stood there reading,
with roses for the brave,
I heard a spectral voice ring out
as if from beyond the grave.

"We are the dead of Law Enforcement,"
the spirit voice began,
"And I think we have the right
to ask some questions, man to man."

"Have you learned anything at all,
from the way we passed away?"
"Is there something there that just might help,
you survive another day?"

"Does a flag draped coffin in America,
now mean anything at all?"
"I wonder how my family felt,
when they got that late night call."

"And when they took us to the grave yard,
escorted by ranks of blue,
did you start to realize,
the next one might be you?"

"There's lessons here that might save you,
if only you will heed."
"But I wonder if a dead cop's mother,
ever is in need."

"And the children we left behind,
so lost, alone, and small."
"Can they replace their Parent,
with a photo on the wall?"

"We're buried, now, and so long gone,
And all the tears have dried."
"And we probably died in vain,
but learn from how we died."

Let us all learn from your example.
Let us always remember the survivors.
Let us place no more names on those granite walls.

This is my prayer

Cambria County Resident

God Speed Trooper Sepp. I will pray for your family and friends.

Anonymous

To Trooper Sepp family and friends our hearts and prayers go out to you.

God Bless you.

Terry Miyares, surviving spouse
Officer Emilio F. Miyares, Hialeah PD, FL, EOW 11/6/86