Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

My girlfriend and I have known Chris & his wife since they bought their new home and became our neighbors and our friends. Chris was a great person with a passion for his job. He loved being a police officer and he was proud. Our hearts are with his family & friends. We are proud of you Chris! You made the ultimate sacrifice for a society who takes what you do for granted! YOU ARE A TRUE HERO!

Senior Fugitive Agent Ricky Myrick
Georgia Department of Corrections

Rest Brother. You are with GOD and your Family, Now and Forever.

State Trooper
NJSP

Chris,

Your service has changed lives for teh better. You are now patroling the streets of gold.

Your family will be well taken care of by your family in Blue.

God Bless you my brother.

Officer
Tennessee Police Agency

Thoughts and prayers go out to the family and co-workers of Officer Betts. May you rest in peace brother, you will not be forgotten.

Trooper
Pennsylvania State Police

My heart goes out to you on the loss of your husband and the departments loss of a fine officer doing his duty. Very few people truly know what sacrafice we are willing to make on behalf of the people we serve.

May you, in time, find peace in your heart and learn to live successfully with the "new normal" that will forever be a part of your life.

God bless you all.

Jerry Baker
Marion County Sheriff

Our hearts and prayers are with your family. Rest in peace brother.

Ofc. M.Wilhelm
Georgetown University Police

I would like to pass on my condolences to Officer Betts Family.Like all of his fellow officers,Officer betts is a true hero....forever.May all the blessings from god be with his family during this hard and difficult time.

Sydney ,Australia

Rusty

There are no words of comfort for the loss of this young officer. May his wife know that others are praying for her and her small child and know that she is not standing alone. May God grant her the supreme peace that only He can give.

Anonymous

Officer Betts and his family are in my thoughts and prayers this Christmas Eve. May God grant all who knew and loved him the strength to endure this deepest of sorrows. I did not know Officer Betts, but in the summer of 2002, officers of the East Point Police Department assisted me in rescuing 6 abandoned puppies who were left to die in the underbrush along a busy highway. Their professionalism and willingness to help will always be remembered. As a citizen, I thought to myself many times later that the East Point officers were role models of what the public expects from these heroes. I salute all of you and may Officer Betts' memory always bring warmth and comfort to you.

Russell Goutierez
Citizen

May you rest in peace Officer Betts.

Thank you for your service to your country.

Senior Patrol Agent I. Alfaro
US Border Patrol

To the men and women of the EAST POINT POLICE DEPARTMENT and the family of OFFICER CHRISTOPHER BETTS, May GOD give you peace and comfort during this difficult time and always. Our prayers and thoughts are with you.

Patrolman Jimmy Busch
Shelby County Sheriff's Office

To the Family,Friends, and Co-Workers of Officer Betts:

I am greatly troubled by your loss. My heart is broken, as I know yours is, at the loss you have suffered. No words of solice can remove your pain, but love, support, and constant comfort can ease it. You are in my prayers.

Officer Betts: From your brothers and sisters in BLUE, thank you for your sacrifice. We know you are watching over us now.

Anonymous

With Deepest Sympathy

Sometime things happen and there's nothing anyone can say or do to make it better. It just takes time
time to cry
time to heal
time to be...

And even though there isn't anything we can do for you right now, we are here for you always, care for you deeply and hope you know that you're never alone.

Wayne Bridger
East Point, Ga.

I was deeply saddened to read about Officer Betts passing. I have young children at home and they are a joy to watch grow. Sadly he won't get that experience. Chris, know that you will never be forgotten, and your family will be watched out for by all of us in Blue!!!

Officer Bill Clock
Ann Arbor MI Police

My prayers are with your department and to the family and friends of Officer Christopher Betts during this horrible time. I know too well how much it hurts to loose a friend and fellow cop. Hold together, help Officer Betts' family and be with the surviving officer. This is STILL the best job in the world. Christopher is with God and would want you to continue the fight.

Mike Bradford-Hingham,MA

Inv. Mike Bradford, Ret.
Tallahassee Police, Fl

To a friend and colleague, may he rest in peace and may his family know the peace of God that passes all understand. You will be missed but we will meet again when we all answer that Final Alarm.

Walter Little
City of East Point

Mrs. Betts,

I don't know what to say that would make you feel any better about the lost that you are suffering. Patrolman Betts was doing something that we all that wear that Badge do every single day. That is the risk that we take. I hope that you will put your trust in God and that He will give you and your family some peace about the tradgedy that you all are suffering from. I have been on the road for two years also and I could only imagine the bravery that your husband was exercising. Hold on to the good times and let God work everything else out for you and that child. He would want you to move on and keep your chin up because that is something that every man that wears blue has in his heart. He was strong or he wouldn't have been out there fighting with the bad guys. He would have been in a plant or sitting behind a desk doing something that anyone can do. His job requires you to be a "true Man." That's what he did and he would want you to be strong. You all will be in mine and also my beautiful wifes prayers and we both thank you for your husbands service and we thank you for your scrafice. Behind every succesful man stands a great woman.... God Bless You, Britt and Jennifer Amory Police Dept.. Ms.

patrolman Britt Godsey
Amory Police Dept. Mississippi

I pray for Officer Betts and his young family. Keep your spirits high. He's there with you and always will be. God be with you all.

Nat
Lehi, UT

May Officer Betts rest in peace. May his wife and young child realize that he is a hero. He was no regular man, he took on the challenges of being a police officer and tragically made the ultimate sacrifice. May his family rejoice in the fact that they were able to live with a hero.

Anonymous

To the family of Officer Betts-
My heart breaks for you and I pray that you find the strength to get through the hard times. Officer Betts was/is a TRUE hero and will not be forgotten.
God Speed

Maryland-National Capital Park Police

Chris Betts was a witty, funny, and caring man. Above all, he was a protector for his country. I have never know someone to have such a sence of duty to his country. He truly loved police work, first as a MP and then as a police offficer.

Chris once read a poem at Christmas dinner, It told of a soldier that was awake by the fire and how Santa Clause cried at the sight of this lonely soldier away from family and firends during the holiday season. But the soldier comforted Santa and told him that this was his job, and for Santa to continue on, because all would be secure on his watch.

I feel that that soldier was Chris, and I know that all will be well THIS CHristmas because he is keeping watch with God from heaven.

God bless and we'll miss you!

April Lewis
Chris's ex-sister-in-law

Once again the bell has rang. Another brother brutility slain. Officer Betts died doing what he loved and will be missed by his family while he is watching from above. We are a family and we stand as one. Our hearts go out to his family and friends. God has bigger plans for him now. May you rest in peace and remember WE dont forget my brother.

The Bay County Sheriffs Office is saddened by this tragic event.

Deputy Lancen Shipman
Bay County Sheriffs Office, Florida

God bless you Officer Betts. We mourn for you and celebrate your life of service. Thank you for dedicating your life to others just as Jesus Christ did. I pray for the deep time of sorrow for your family and for their need of comfort. Thank you to all our public safety servants. I pray for a quick recovery for Officer Weinmann.

Councilmember Brian Twaddell
City of East Point

My heart goes out to the family, fiends and co-workers of Officer Betts. This is a loss for the whole city. I cannot fathom what the family must be experiencing at this time but my prayers and thoughts are with them through it. Life is so precious and it is at times like this we all realize how fragile our given days here. I know Officer Betts is at peace and I know his family misses him more than words could express. I am so sorry that this tragedy took place.

Alex Prince

East Point City Councilman - Ward B

Councilman Alex Prince
East Point City Council

You will be in my prayers and thoughts. To the Family you will need your morning time take it, Also remember he gave you his strength. I lost my partner on 12-10-2002 line of duty she gave me strength.
God Bless
Paul

Deputy
Dent County Sheriff's Office