Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

hey bubba i love you and miss you i will be thinking of you tomorrow i know you will be right there with me though i cant wait to see you again its been really lonely with out you me and meme were talking about you sunni marmo dill pickle and noelle the other day i got so sad well jaybird
i love you lots and

miss you like crazy
love always
grapes

Kaitlyn

August 25, 2006

Hey uncle Jay, happy very very very late birthday. I love you, bye.

hannah
niece

August 3, 2006

MISS YOU so much, Iwalu
Mom

MOM

July 28, 2006

Jay,

We are missing you so much and remebered you on your birthday and wish you were here to make us laugh!!!!

We love you,

Jill and Sophie

Jill

July 27, 2006

hey jaybird happy late birthday thinking of you so much
miss ya like crazy
love always
grapes

kaitlyn

July 19, 2006

Happy Birthday! We had a good cake and Margaux blew out the candles...she also ate all the sprinkles! Love You

Carey
Sister

July 9, 2006

My thoughts and prayers are with your family as they remember your birthday this week. Happy birthday in heaven.

Mary Kay Balchunas
Mother of Jay Balchunas, EOW 11/5/04

July 7, 2006

Well, I finally got something right! Loving you and missing you always.

Carey
Sister

June 29, 2006

hey bubba thinking about you hard i saw bill yesterday and we talked about you alot he told me alot about yalls good ole days anyways still thinking about ya
missing ya like crazy
love always
grapes

kaitlyn

June 19, 2006

I may have not meet you Jay but i wish i could have of may you always be remembered

CAdet Perkins
WPD

May 30, 2006

Hi Uncle Jay,
I'm at school right now. I miss you. talk to you later. you wanna knuckle happy meal. love ya. bye

hannah
niece

May 17, 2006

Hey Uncle Jay,
I really miss you. I can tell that you were giving me little signs that you were there with me. That happened when momma left me at home with Jeremi all by myself for a little while. I know for a fact I saw a shadow when I was watching tv. I enjoy that. I love you so much. You wanna knuckle happy meal!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hannah
niece

May 8, 2006

I've been thinking of you a lot this week,missing you and Love you with all my heart. Iwalu, MOM

MOM

April 21, 2006

hey jaybird its grapes just thought i would say hey and i miss you so much i went fishing yesterday and tore those fish up and every one of them i caught i thought of you being next to me anyways i love and miss you with all my heart love always
missing you like crazy
love
grapes

Kaitlyn Hammond

April 6, 2006

Hey Uncle Jay,
Noelle and I both went on a field trip today. She went to Frogmore Plantation and I went to a baseball game. It was a dare thing. I love you and miss you so much. bye.

Hannah

hannah miller

April 4, 2006

Hi Uncle Jay. I miss you more than ever. Sometimes it makes me upset when someone says,"Hey ya'll want to go to Fun zone?" and Noelle doesn't go,"Yeah!!!!!" She really misses you. I love you very much. I wish I could see you. You wanna nuckle happy meal?!!!! bye Jayjay

hannah miller

March 30, 2006

The Fish are biting. I miss you and love you with all my heart. I guess I will catch them for you.
Iwalu, Mom

MOM

March 27, 2006

The Fish are biting. I miss you and love you with all my heart. I guess I will catch them for you.
Iwalu, Mom

MOM

March 27, 2006

hey bubba
missing you and loving you lots
love always
grapes

Kaitlyn Hammond

March 6, 2006

jay,
it has been almost a month since i wrote and i tried my best to dodge everything about feb. 20th but i couldnt i got to your grave at 7 and just cried times are tough but God has gotten everybody over so much i am so glad i had the chance to get to know you and be with around you so much i cant wait to see you and maybe we can go " fishin " keep watching down on all of us
i love you so much
miss you lots
grapes

Kaitlyn Hammond

March 5, 2006

Your family is in my thoughts and prayers this week. I honor your life and memory and give thanks for heroes like you and my Jay who bravely protected us. May you rest in the loving arms of God.

Mary Kay Balchunas
Mother of Jay Balchunas, EOW 11/5/04

February 22, 2006

Thinking of you and your family. God Bless!!

Kay Wood
Glen's mom (EOW 4/2/03)

Kay Wood

February 21, 2006

To the family and friends of Patrolman Jay Carruth and his fellow officers with the Alexandria Police Dept:

On this the three year anniversary day of Jay's tragic death, I extend my sincerest condolences for the grievous loss you suffered when Patrolman Carruth was brutally murdered in the line of duty. His dedication and valor will be forever remembered.

Reading the description of the incident was painful as I learned about the horrific crimes that occurred that day which resulted in injuries to three officers and the death of two officers.

I am so saddened and angered by the death of this young officer who had a whole lifetime ahead of him. May God continue to watch over his wife and daughters, and his parents, and other loved ones.

May you be comforted and supported by your law enforcement family, and other police survivors. There are many who share this painful journey with you who will continue to be by your side.

Most especiallly to Patrolman Jay Carruth himself: Your memory remains cherished and revered. Rest in Peace

This reflection is sent with the utmost respect for the service Jay gave to his country through his military service, and to his community and the citizens of Louisiana as a peace officer, and for the supreme sacrifice he and his family made on February 20, 2003.

Phyllis Loya, mother of Larry Lasater, Pittsburg PD. eow 4/24/05

February 20, 2006

It's been 3 years and it seems like yesterday. I guess the time warp is something God gives us, or maybe it is something we cling to. I prefer to think it is God Given. When I first heard a parent say it seems like yesterday, I thought that must be hard to have all that emotion all over again,it is hard, but it would be harder to try and hide or pretend not to have that emotion, that would be negative emotion. As I have chosen to feel the emotion, I have also chosen to learn from my grief, to try and help others acknowledge their loss and to find God's positive in it. Does it hurt? Yes it does, and it probably always will, can I handle it, I hope so. So many people have reached out to me and given me so much, it would be a shame to waste all that. That is what makes the world go round, That is what connects the Heavens to the Earth. I will always love you and I will always think of you and I will always thank God for the time we had here on Earth, but mostly for the time we will have in Heaven. Iwalu, Mom

Mom

February 20, 2006

Dear Jay,

It is so hard to fathom that it has been three years since you've been gone. It seems like just yesterday that you were taken off of this earth in such a senseless act of violence. I will never forget that day, the way I felt, the way the girls reacted, the feeling of total helplessness and disbelief. I wondered for so long if life would ever be "normal" again. Everyday life has become easier, with daily progress. There are bad days and good days. The truth is, life will never be "normal" again. I can only try to give our girls the best sense of normalcy I can. Growing up without their Daddy is hard on them. Their little faces project glimpses of unhappiness at times. They also shine just as brightly as you did. Noelle and Margaux are constant reminders for those who love and miss you, that you are still here, within the girls, and all around us. I can't wait to see you again, laugh, talk, and maybe even have a few disagreements. Thanks for the dance last week. I love you.

Kim

February 20, 2006