Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Thanks for everything you did for your community. You are my hero..please watch over us all.

Sgt. Keith Payne
Lake LBJ MUD PD

October 26, 2003

Please remember the fallen officers we have lost. Remember the men and women who died trying to make this world a safer and better place for us all to live in. Thank you Officer Starks for a job well done. Please continue to watch over us and protect us as only you can. You will forever be at our side and in our hearts.

For those of you who still have loved ones with us please take the time to tell them how much you appreciate and care about them.

IF I KNEW

If I knew it would be the last time
That I'd see you fall asleep,
I would tuck you in more tightly
and pray the Lord, your soul to keep.

If I knew it would be the last time
that I see you walk out the door,
I would give you a hug and kiss
and call you back for one more.

If I knew it would be the last time
I'd hear your voice lifted up in praise,
I would video tape each action and word,
so I could play them back day after day.

If I knew it would be the last time,
I could spare an extra minute
to stop and say "I love you,"
instead of assuming you would KNOW I do.

If I knew it would be the last time
I would be there to share your day,
Well I'm sure you'll have so many more,
so I can let just this one slip away.

For surely there's always tomorrow
to make up for an oversight,
and we always get a second chance
to make everything just right.

There will always be another day
to say "I love you,"
And certainly there's another chance
to say our "Anything I can do?"

But just in case I might be wrong,
and today is all I get,
I'd like to say how much I love you
and I hope we never forget.

Tomorrow is not promised to anyone,
young or old alike,
And today may be the last chance
you get to hold your loved one tight.

So if you're waiting for tomorrow,
why not do it today?
For if tomorrow never comes,
you'll surely regret the day,

That you didn't take that extra time
for a smile, a hug, or a kiss
and you were too busy to grant someone,
what turned out to be their one last wish.

So hold your loved ones close today,
and whisper in their ear,
Tell them how much you love them
and that you'll always hold them dear

Take time to say "I'm sorry,"
"Please forgive me," "Thank you," or "It's okay."
And if tomorrow never comes,
you'll have no regrets about today.

Anonymous

October 26, 2003

„X Thank you for attempting to make this world a safer place for us all.
„X Your sacrifice will not be forgotten.

Anonymous

October 26, 2003

Rest in Peace brother!

Federal Officer
U.S. Customs and Border Protection

October 26, 2003

MAY GOD BLESS YOU MY FELLOW BROTHER!!! ITS SAD TO HERE THAT WE HAVE LOST ANOTHER FINE OFFICER.. BEING THAT IM AM ALSO 21 AND HAVE JUST STARTED MY CAREER, IN LAW ENFORCEMENT THIS HORRIBLE EVENT REALLY AFFECTS ME. I HOPE THAT YOUR FAMLIY WILL STAY STRONG AND WILL GROW STRONGER NOW THAT THEY HAVE LOST YOU, AND I HOPE THAT YOU KNOW YOU LEFT US DOING WHAT WE IN LAW ENFORCEMENT CALL OUR "JOB" WAS AND WILL ALWAYS BE WELL RESPECTED. GOD BLESS YOU MY BROTHER WATCH OVER US NOW.

PO
ST PETERSBURG POLICE 'FL'

October 26, 2003

god bless lil bro.

Cook County Sheriff's police,IL

October 26, 2003

We not only mourn the loss of a fellow officer but a young life. Look to the LORD for comfort and guidance for we do not always understand why things happen. May GOD Bless the family and friends of Officer Daniel Starks. You are all in my thoughts and prayers.

DFC Vernon Brown
Orange County Sheriff's Office, Fl

October 26, 2003

Day is done,
gone the sun.
From the hills,
from the lake,
From the skies.
All is well,
safely rest,
God is nigh.

Godspeed to you and your family

LT. JAMES A. WILLIAMS
N.Y.P.D.

October 25, 2003

Rest in peace Officer Starks. My thoughts and prayers are with your family and co-workers. God bless you.

Officer
Chandler P.D.

October 25, 2003

My thoughts and prayers are with Officer Starks' family, friends and co-workers. No words can ease your pain, just know that your law enforcement family is praying for you and will always be here for you.

Denise Nichols - surviving spouse
Alabama State Trooper Brian Nichols EOW 2/17/2002

October 25, 2003

A true hero is measured by the actions taken in life. Officer Starks is, and will be forever remembered as a hero. May God Bless your soul, officer Starks. God will have a true, dedicated, hero to patrol the streets of heaven.
One day you will be there to meet us fellow officers that will follow you into the gates of heaven, and if we maybe so blessed we will shake your hand and thank you for your dedication to the job.
May god wrap his loving arms around the family, friends, and fellow officers to comfort them in this enormous loss.
Our hearts and prayers go out to the men and women of the, Fort Myers Police Department. Though we may never meet nor may we know your names, we feel your loss, and forever we will open our thoughts and prayers to our brothers and sisters of your agency.

Sincerely Yours,
The Men and Women of the Mason County Sheriff’s office – Ludington Michigan.

DEPUTY ROAD PATROL DIVISION
MASON COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE - LUDINGTON, MI

October 25, 2003

although this was a short tour, Police Officer Daniel Starks' has made a significant contribution, and did his duty without hesitation. He is a credit to his communuty and to the best traditions of law enforcement officials everywhere. For this, Daniel Starks will not be forgotten.

To Daniel's family I extend my deepest sympathies and pray that the Lord will grant you peace.

To the Chief, police officers and civilian employees of the Fort Myers Police Department, thank you for all that you do. I appreciate your efforts in making your country a safe and secure place. May the Lord Bless you all in your efforts

former member
Richmond VA police

October 25, 2003

To the family, friends and co-workers of Officer Starks:

May God bless you all during this difficult time. Brother, your sacrifice will not be forgotten.

Special Agent
FBI New York

October 25, 2003

Rest in Peace Brother.

Anonymous

October 25, 2003

When God made Police Officers.......

When the Lord was creating police officers, he was into his sixth day of overtime when an angel appeared and said, "You're doing a lot of fiddling on this one?"

And the Lord said, "Have you read the spec on this order?"

"A police officer has to be able to run five miles through alleys in the dark, scale walls, enter homes the health inspector wouldn't touch, and not wrinkle is uniform."

"He has to be able to sit in an undercover car all day on a stakeout, cover a homicide scene that night, canvass the neighborhood for witnesses, and testify in court the next day."

"He has to be in top phyiscal condition at all times, running on black coffee and half-eaten meals. And he has to have six pairs of hands."

The angel shook her head slowly and said, "Six pairs of hands...no way."

"Its not the hands that are causing me problems, "said the Lord, "its the three pairs of eyes an officer has to have."

"Thats on the standard model?" asked the angel.

The Lord nodded. One pair that sees through a bulge in a pocket before he asks, "May I see what's in there, sir? (When he already knows and wishes he'd taken the accounting job.) Another pair in the side of his head for his partners' safety. And another pair of eyes here in the front that that can look reassuring at a bleeding victim and say, "You'll be all right ma'am, when he knows it isn't so."

"Lord,"said the angel, touching his sleeve, "rest and work on this tomorrow."

"I can't" said the Lord, "I already have a model that can talk a 250 pound drunk into a patrol car without incident and feed a family of five on a civil service paycheck."

The angel circled the model of the police office very slowly, Can it think?" she asked.

"You bet." said the Lord. "It can tell you the elements of a hundred crimes: recite Miranda warnings in it's sleep" detain, investigate, search, and arrest a gang member on the street in less time it takes five learned judges to debate the legality of the stop...and still keeps its sense of humor.

"This officer also has phenomenal personal control. He can deal with crime scenes painted in hell, coax a confession from a child abuser, comfort a murder vicitm's family, and then read in the daily paper how law enforcement isn't sensative to the rights of criminal suspects."

Finally, the angel bent over and ran her finger across the cheek of the police officer. "There's a leak," she pronounced. "I told you that you were trying to put too much into this model."

"Thats not a leak," said the Lord, "its a tear."

"What's the tear for?" asked the angel.

"Its for bottled-up emotions, for fallen comrades, for commitment to that funny piece of cloth called the American flag, for justice."

"You're a genius," said the angel.

The Lord looked somber. "I didn't put it there," he said.

Anonymous

October 25, 2003

Another 'Brother' lost. Your fight against evil was not in vein. Even though you were only on the force a short time, you will ALWAYS be a 'Brother'. May your friends, family and fiancee be comforted in knowing that when the Lord called you home you loved what you were doing.

God speed 'Brother', may you rest in peace.

Deputy Sheriff Jeff Gregor
Collier County Sheriff's Office, Naples, FL

October 25, 2003

Officer Daniel Starks will always be remembered as a man who lived to serve others. You are now in the hands of the Lord, rest in peace brother.

Motor Officer Daniel M. White
Cape Coral Police Department

October 25, 2003

Sorry for your loss. God bless your family. From your brothers and sisters, just south of you. Punta Gorda Police

Sergeant James Kirdy
Punta Gorda Police Department

October 25, 2003