Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

You seemed like a very good man, I'm sure you had a good impact on many people. Thank you for your services, may you rest in peace.

kalila A.
A kind person

June 6, 2023

20 years since you’ve been gone, still hurts my heart. I pray that your mom is okay and that God will comfort her and heal her broken heart. Until we meet again nephew….

Melody A Byrum
Aunt of fallen officer Joshua T Rutherford, Blaine County Sheriff’s Of

May 29, 2023

Son it’s been a long twenty years. I miss you so much. Your sons are successful and your granddaughters are precious Mo and Wil have joined you. I’m one day closer to you.

Mom

April 23, 2023

Good man

Tyler eversull
Cousin

February 3, 2023

Happy Birthday Son. I miss you much and I’m one day closer to you

Maxine
Deputy Josh Rutherford EOW 5/29/03

August 16, 2022

Nephew I know you came to get your pops to take him home. Until we meet again….

Melody Byrum
Aunt of Deputy Joshua T Rutherford

July 28, 2022

Deputy Rutherford,

I just had the honor of riding in the 2022 Police Unity Tour in your name. We traveled a couple hundred miles by bicycle from the 9/11 Ground Zero Memorial to the National Law Enforcement Memorial in Washington DC.

The trip was long, encompassed four days, with all sorts of weather and terrains. At times it was painful. And whenever I thought about the pain, I thought about you, and the sacrifice you made for all of us. You pushed me through to the end, and when I got to the memorial I searched for your name on the great big wall filled with so many other hero’s with stories just like yours.

I sat at the wall and said a prayer, stared at your name, and thought about you and your family while reflecting. It was a very humbling moment for me, and one I’ll never forget.

Thank you for your service Josh. I never met you, but I have learned a lot about you. Reading the reflections your family, friends, and supported have left you over these last two decades speaks volumes about you as a person.

It was a great honor to ride for you. I hung your name proudly from my bike every mile. I wrote to your department and requested a patch which will hang proudly in our trailer, so every year we ride, you will be represented.

If your family is reading this, please feel free to reach contact me, as I would love to personally thank you. My email is [email protected]

Thank you for your service Deputy Joshua Rutherford. You are not forgotten.

Sgt. Daniel Ceparano 66-210
Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office
Freehold, NJ

May 13, 2022

19 years this year, so hard to believe still. Miss you my nephew

Melody Byrum
Aunt of Deputy Joshua T Rutherford

May 7, 2022

Rest in eternity Joshua Rutherford.No words can express
My feelings for the sacrifice you gave so others may live.

Michael P Helmick

April 17, 2022

Thinking of you today son. I miss and love you so much. Please watch over Harley as she struggles with being a teenager and other issues. I feel alone and vulnerable as I age. Mikey is in Kuwait. You’d be so proud of your sons. Lost without you and my grandchildren. Rest In Peace

Maxine
Mother of Deputy Josh Rutherford

February 27, 2022

Thinking of you today son. I miss and love you so much. Please watch over Harley as she struggles with being a teenager and other issues. I feel alone and vulnerable as I age. Lost with out my grandchildren. Rest In Peace

Mom
Mother

February 26, 2022

Keeping your loved ones in my thoughts today. Eighteen years is such a long time to be apart from someone you love.

Norie Haas
Mother of Deputy Brian Haas

May 29, 2021

Josh,
It’s been seventeen years and eight months since you answered your final call. The years do not dull the pain. I still miss you.
You didn’t have to put me in a rest home as I know live at a senior retirement center. It’s like living in a one bedroom apartment. I’ve been wanting to sit in your spot. It’s too cold but soon
Joshua, I am one day closer to you.
Mom

Maxine Clifford, mother

January 30, 2021

Son,
I woke up this morning crying for you. I miss you so much it hurts. I am one day closer to you.

Mom
Mother of Deputy Josh Rutherford

October 25, 2020

Thinking of you today....

Melody Rasor
Aunt of fallen Deputy Joshua T Rutherford

July 13, 2020

Josh,
I’ve been searching for Marcus for a couple months. Little did I know he was by your side the whole time. I’m one day closer to both of you. I love and miss you both.

Maxine
Mother of Deputy Josh Rutherford

November 11, 2019

Nephew you are still so missed after 16 years.

Melody Rasor
Aunt of Joshua T Rutherford

May 29, 2019

Josh,
Today is hard. I miss you so very much. I love you

Jennifer Rutherford
Wife of Deputy Rutherford

May 29, 2019

Josh
Tomorrow Michael will finish up his basic training for the Army National Guard. I’m so proud of him for completing a goal he set for himself. I was worried because of his age but he hung in there. May is always so sad so it’s nice to have something to be happy about.

I still miss you so much but I’m another day closer to you

Love
Mom

Maxine Clifford
Mother

May 9, 2019

Rest in peace Deputy Sheriff Rutherford.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 28, 2019

The Christmas season is here again and it another year without you. Miss you my nephew.

Melody Rasor
Aunt of Deputy Joshua T Rutherford

December 7, 2018

Josh,
In two months it will be 15 years since you made your journey. I miss you so much it takes my breath away. I’m one day closer to you.

Love you son

Maxine

March 28, 2018

Thinking of you today.......

Melody A. Rasor
Aunt of Joshua T. Rutherford

March 23, 2018

You are not forgotten!!

Anonymous
Anonymous

February 27, 2018

Rest In Peace Brother. You are honored and remembered on the 14th anniversary of your E.O.W. Thank you and your family for your sacrifice and service. May the coward that took your life rot and suffer.

Officer Mike Robinson, (Ret)
City of Upland, CA

December 14, 2017