Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

To the family, friends, and colleagues of Captain Baugh, I extend my deepest sympathy for your loss. It is a loss for this entire nation to lose a homeland peacekeeper. Each one of us has a job to do and the same thought goes through our mind before, during, and after each call; finish the shift safely and go home to our family. An accident in the line of duty is always hard to handle because of all of the “why’s?”. I can only hope that some measure of comfort can be realized by those who knew Jim in knowing that he died doing what he loved for those he loved. The thin blue line is a stretched a little thinner with his passing.

Officer Donna C. Wright
Purdue University Calumet Police Department-Hammond, IN

January 18, 2004

My thoughts and prayers are with the family of Captain Baugh. Thank you for your years of service.

Lori Brown
Aunt of Deputy Renee Azure 8/06/02

January 16, 2004

TO CAPTAIN BAUGH FAMILY, FRIENDS AND CO-WORKERS. MAY YOUR LOVE ONE REST IN PEACE. MAY GOD GIVE YOU STRENGTH TO FACE THE DAYS AHEAD. MY HEART AND PRAYERS ARE WITH YOU.
GOD BLESS.
D JONES MOTHER OF OFFICER RON JONES
EOW 12/26/01

January 16, 2004

It's hard to remember Jim without seeing his big grin. He's been coming to the ILEA for many years and I never remember him without that grin. He loved his family and burst with pride anytime the subject of his granddaughter came up. He has done alot for the Academy, and, on a personal level was a good friend to everybody. He will be missed alot!

Kathy Long
Indiana Law Enforcement Academy

January 12, 2004

God bless the blue angels.
Those willing to go, everyday into the valley of the shadow.
and those who now find peaceful shelter on the other side.
You are forever in our hearts and prayers.

ACooper
Emt

January 12, 2004

Blessed are the Peacemakers, for they will be called the sons of God.
Mathew 5;9

Miami County Sheriffs Office

January 11, 2004

Sir, we now know that you are in a much better place, away from the pain and suffering here on Earth. May you walk the streets of high above wearing your new badge with pride and valor because you are a true hero among us. And to Mr. Baugh's friends and family I ask that you please remember that you are still a part of OUR family and we are with you always. Our deepest thoughts from all of us here at the Osage County, KS Sheriff's Office.

Your Brothers and Sisters
Osage County, KS Sheriff's Office

January 11, 2004

Captain Baugh - Your years of service to your community have left a legacy for those to come after you. Thank you for your life and honor you have given the badge.
C Hill
surviving spouse Deputy Barrett Hill
e.o.w. 12/4/00

January 10, 2004

May GOD and the Blue Shield be with the family and co-workers of Captain Jim Baugh. All in law enforcement feel your pain. Cpt Baugh is now patrolling the streets in heaven looking down on all of us.

GOD BLESS

Officer John S. Wilson
Saginaw Chippewa Tribal Police

January 10, 2004

Thank you for your service. Please watch over all of us from above. You will never be forgotten.

Anonymous

January 10, 2004

CAPTAIN BAUGH REST IN PEACE BROTHER IN BROWN , YOU HAVE TRAINED SOME OF THE BEST WARRIORS IN THE WORLD TO CARRY ON WHERE YOU LEFT OFF.

DEPUTY TRAIL
JASPER COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPT

January 10, 2004

To the family, friends, and Captain Baugh's brothers in law enforcement,

I did not know Captain Jim Baugh, but I know at least one of his good friends and several of his brothers in uniform. Being a minister, I have had many times come to situations like this to try to give comforting words to those in the family and to friends. I have found that there are no words that can really comfort except these; "Dear family this loss has not gone unnoticed by our heavenly Father and His angels minister to your spirits comfort, compassion and peace for your heart. I too, have lost loved ones and so I am able to understand your grief. I can't put my arms around you physically, but know in your heart that they are there in my mind to let you know I care."

To his friends and to his fellow workers on the streets and highways of this great land, we have lost a great friend and tireless worker who sought, like you, to make this land safer for the rest of us. I spent 18 and 1/2 years sharing the road with you only I was driving a commercial vehicle. And I want to thank you and Captain Baugh for the dedication to your work. Many times it is a thankless job and one that is held in great derision, but I want to say thank you to all of you, and again to his family for sharing him with all of us.

May God bless and keep you safe in His arms of love as you continue the work He has given you. My prayers are with you.

Pastor Dave Wharton
Tea Creek Baptist Church
North Vernon, Indiana

Pastor David T. Wharton
Tea Creek Baptist Church

January 9, 2004

There are role models and there are heros. Jim Baugh was both.

Lt. Lance M. Burris
Indiana Law Enforcement Academy

January 9, 2004

I want to send my deepest sympathy to the Jim Baugh family. I did not know him that well but I cut hair for years at Putnam County Jail and spoke with him when he would pass through. He would always cut up and tell me to give the inmate a reverse mo-hawk like his and he called it a hawk-mo. I will never forget that or him either. May God Bless you all.

Anonymous

January 9, 2004

I worked with Jim Baugh while a State Trooper and while I was Sheriff of Hendricks County. Jim was always consistent, a good friend a good police officer and a kind and loving father and grandfather. I shall miss his friendly smile and his friendship. God has surely blessed blessed those of us who knew him. I Pray that God will strengthen his family for the days to come. Tom Underwood Indiana State Police Retired, and Former Hendricks County Sheriff.

TOM UNDERWOOD
Ind. State Police & Hendricks County Sheriff

January 9, 2004

What I will miss the most about Jim are the smiles he always created when he was around. He was a very dedicated and loyal trainer but more importantly a true friend to the ILEA family.

Rest in Peace my friend.

Deputy Director Rusty Goodpaster
Indiana Law Enforcement Academy

January 9, 2004

May you rest in peace Capt Baugh. You gave an incredible 32 years to a career and community in which daily sacrafices are made. And now you have made the ultimate sacrafice. The Memphis PD mourns with your family, department and the people of Putnam County. We know all to well the pain of losing a brother in blue. Our prayers are with you all.

PII B. Giannini
Memphis PD

January 8, 2004

I used to compete with Jim in pistol matches with the Indiana Police Firearms Training Association for several years. It was always a pleasure to see him at matches where he gave us something to work towards. He will be missed.

Deputy Dennis Hamer, Retired
Marion County Sheriff Dept.

January 7, 2004

Godspeed, Brother...

Sgt.
Peru PD

January 7, 2004

Rest in peace brother in blue.
The watch is ours now.

God bless your family and your department.
Thanks for your dedication and service.

Trooper
Pennsylvania State Police

January 7, 2004

My thought and prayers are with you Captain Jim Baugh, your family and the men and women of the Putnam County Sherriff's Office. Strength will come from the numbers that pay tribute to Captain Jim Baugh and reflect back on his long carrer.
Sir, I thank you for your service.

Lt Thomas H. Drury
Clare City Police Department Clare, Mi

January 7, 2004

“When God made Peace Officers….”

When the lord was creating Peace Officers, he was into his sixth day of overtime when an angel appeared and said, “You’re doing a lot of fiddling around on this one.”

And the Lord said, Have you read the spec on this order? A Peace 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 their uniform.

They have 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.

They have to be in top physical condition at all times, running on black coffee and half- eaten meals. And they have to have six pairs of hands.

The angel shook her head slowly and said, “Six pairs of hands….No Way.”

“It’s not the hands that are causing me the problems,” said the Lord, “It’s the three pairs if eyes and officer has to have.”

That’s 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 they already know and wishes in that they had taken that accounting job.) Another pair here in the side of their head for their partners’ safety. And another pair of eyes here in front that can look reassuringly at a bleeding victim and say, “ You’ll be alright ma’am, when they know it isn’t so.”

“Lord,” said the angel, touching his sleeve,” rest and work 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 civil service paycheck.”

The angel circled the model of the Peace Officer very slowly, “Can it think?” she asked.

“You bet,” said the Lord, “It can tell you 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 than it takes five judges to debate the legality of the stop…and still it keeps it’s sense of humor.

This officer also has phenomenal personal control. They can deal with crime scenes painted in HELL, coax a confession from a child abuser, comfort a murder victim’s family’ and then read in the daily paper how Law Enforcement isn’t sensitive to the rights of criminal suspects.

Finally, the angel bent over and ran her finger across the cheek of the Peace Officer. “There’s a leak,” she pronounced. “I told you that you were trying to put too much into this model.”

“That’s not a leak,” said the Lord, “It’s a tear.”

“What’s the tear for?” asked the angel.

“It’s 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 sober. “I didn’t put it there,” he said.


Anonymous

Senior Instructor
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center

January 7, 2004

Rest in peace

Shannon

January 6, 2004

Rest in peace brother. God bless your family.

Officer K.A. Lokey
Norfolk Police Department, Virginia

January 6, 2004

To family and friends of Captain Jim Baugh, I am truly sorry for the lose you are feeling today. Through the years Jim provided safety, comfort and shared his wisdom with so many. He has been called home to walk a beat in the heavens above and to watch over us all as he did so many times here on earth. Heaven rejoices that another angel has came home. May god bless all Police Officers as they continue to provide safety, comfort and wisdom, just as Jim did. He is with us in spirit, in love but most of all in our wonderful memories.

Boone County Sheriff's Department - Indiana

January 6, 2004