Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

I put a candle by your name on the wall in DC during Police Week and touched your name and breathed a prayer for you and your family. You are never forgotten.

Linda Rittenhouse, Matt's Mom
Matthew Rittenhouse EOW 9/16/2004

June 5, 2008

EASTER is the season of miracles, you came into my life like a miracle from God, an answer to my prayers. You were such a joy, and I loved watching you grow, we had tears of saddness and tears of joy. But most of all you and I knew how much we loved each other, and that will last to the day I die.
You left us way to soon, but I know you were missed in Heaven, and God needed you back. So until we meet again, just know that I will be missing you, and I will never forget you.
Remember... I love you the most.... HAPPY EASTER

Mama

March 24, 2008

you are loved and missed.......

March 20, 2008

I was just sitting at work looking at ODMP and just stopped by to check on all our guys! Connie...Clint was killed on the date that my husband, Brian, was born. Every January 14, I think about Brian turning another year older and you think about Clint becoming an angel on the same date. I am so glad our paths have crossed but just wish we could have met differently. Clint....I have heard so much about you that I feel like I know you. Your mom and dad love you so much. We miss all our guys terribly!! Look Brian up for me and give him a big hug for me!! Of course yall probably have already meet and look down on us together.

Love to you and your family,

Denise Nichols Carpenter
Alabama State Trooper Brian Nichols EOW 2/17/2002

March 20, 2008

Hey Sweetheart,

With Easter on Sunday, I can look back at all the Easter's we've had together with fond memories. Easter would always be the start of our Spring Break and we would spend the first part of that week with Granny and you would run all over the hill, with all your cousins, all of you had so much fun. They all have kids now about the same ages that all of you were when we all spent Easter's together.
I haven't told you but Sabrina will be graduating Police Academy on March 28th. She will be an Officer in Alex. City, just help watch over her.
I got your hug the other night, it was so wonderful and I needed it, just keep all the signs coming. Love you the Most.

Mama

March 19, 2008

I can feel the Love on this page, I Know this Love, it is so pure only God could be the oringinal source. It would be just like you Guys to leave all of us Mom's to love each other through our grief and pain of missing you all. Clint, I feel as if I really know you, your Mom's and my pain are the same. I know God has put us in each others pathway and I thank him for that. You have a really Cool Mom(I know that is important to you Guys) We will continue to lift each other up in prayer until we are reunited with all our Love Ones in Heaven. Thank you for your service, you will never be forgotten. Iwalu, Pat Carruth

Pat Carruth
Mother of Jeremy "Jay" Carruth EOW 2/20/03

March 4, 2008

Just wanted to let you know that we are still missing you, and to wish you a Happy Valentines Day. Still loving you.

Mama

February 14, 2008

Thank for your comment so sorry we missed your annivesary. YOur a true hero .The family of Det William Rolniak eow 2-4-04

February 5, 2008

Dear Walker Family, from someone who knows and understands all the pain and the questions and the missing our guys. Maybe one day it will be clear why they had to go, but they went doing what they loved, and I guess not everyone can say that. I miss my baby brother so much, and like you, have great memories of our lives together. That is what sustains us, knowing they were loved and respected and doing a job that most people don't respect enough. May the years bring back great memories and ease the hole in our hearts. Life goes on, but it sure isn't as sweet without our loved ones around. Take care and God Bless you all.

Gail Ultz
Sister, Sgt. Larry Russell, EOW 1-2-04

January 19, 2008

Your family truly loves you with all their heart. I hope you have had the chance to meet Sheila. You sound as much fun as she was. I'm sure your family never had a dull moment. I hope your family finds peace. It's very hard for them but your memories keep them together and strong. They know a HERO and lived with a HERO and made precious memories with a HERO.

From someone who knows and cares
Sharon Atkins Identical Twin Sis of Officer Sheila Herring NPD EOW 01-16-03

Sharon Atkins

January 16, 2008

SUGARBEAR,
TODAY MARKS YOUR 4TH ANNIVERSARY IN HEAVEN, BUT UNFORTUNATELY IT ALSO MARKS OUR 4TH ANNIVERSARY HERE WITHOUT YOU. GOD MUST HAVE NEEDED A SUPER SPECIAL, STRONG ANGLE TO TAKE YOU WHEN HE DID. BABY, I STILL MISS YOU SO VERY MUCH. ON TODAY I CAN'T HELP BUT THINK OF OUR LAST MORNING WAKING UP TOGETHER, I WILL NEVER FORGET THAT MORNING AS LONG AS I LIVE. I AM SO GLAD WE NEVER LEFT MAD AT EACH OTHER, IT WAS ALWAYS KISSES, HUGS AND I LOVE YOUS...I AM SO GRATEFUL WE HAD THE KIND OF RELATIONSHIP WE HAD, IT WAS SO RARE AND PRECIOUS. I WISH I COULD GO BACK IN TIME AND MAKE THIS DAY NEVER HAPPEN...BUT FOR SOME REASON IT DID HAPPEN AND MAYBE ONE DAY GOD WILL HELP ME MAKE SINCE OF IT. UNTIL THEN, I WILL ALWAYS WONDER WHY IT HAD TO BE YOU? NO MATTER WHAT, I AM SO THANKFUL FOR THE TIME I HAD YOU IN MY LIFE. YOU MADE MY LIFE COMPLETE, WITHOUT YOU HERE THERE IS JUST A BIG HOLE IN MY HEART, BUT I KNOW THAT ONE DAY WE WILL BE TOGETHER AGAIN AND THAT HOLE WILL BE FILLED FOREVER. UNTIL THEN BABY, KEEP WATCH OVER US AND KNOW WE ALL MISS YOU TERRIBLY.
TILL WE MEET AGAIN....
LOVE ALWAYS,
YOUR WIFE

AMANDA WALKER
WIFE

January 14, 2008

Hey Sweetheart,

This has really been a hard time, I guess just realizing that you are not coming back. Dad and I went to the park in Niceville this afternoon, we talked about you and some of the good memories that we have. Do you remember when I worked all afternoon on Beef Burgundy and you and Dad wanted to know where I got this recipe. You and Dad didn't want to hurt my feelings but you ask where I got this recipe, and I said in one of my cookbooks. You just looked up at Dad and said would you throw that cookbook away. We all laughed and needless to say I never made that again. Dad laughed and said he had forgotten that until I mentioned it today. You are so loved and missed.
We have so many memories...

You are my little angel for sure now, you know I always called you that... Love you the Most... I miss you from the Moon the Stars and the Sun and back.......

Mama

January 14, 2008

On this 4 year anniversary of your EOW we are thinking of you, your family, friends and co-workers.

By reading all the reflections I can tell your family misses you daily. As they continue on their life without you please watch over them and give them some type of peace knowing you are always with them.

Thank you for your service and you are a True Hero that will not be forgotten!

Craig Figgins
Brother - SGT Dan Figgins St Charles, IL EOW 4/9/05

January 14, 2008

Dear Clint and Family,

I'm thinking of you all today. It never gets any easier not having our precious boys here with us and I know it never will. Your picture still sits on the table in our living room right beside Matt's, it will not be moved. There are two blue electric candles that burn beside it all the time. It will be a joy to see you when we see Matt.

With much Love,
Linda R.
Always Matt's Mom

Linda Rittenhouse
Mother of Matthew Rittenhouse EOW 9/16/2004

January 14, 2008

Four years have passed since your EOW and I know for those that love you it has felt like a lifetime while for others it was just yesterday. Life has gone on for those that love you but their lives have changed dramatically with out you being here with them. A day has not passed that they have not thought of you or shed a silent tear while thinking of a fond memory of you. Continue to watch over all of them and let them feel your presence so that they know you are near. You are a true hero.

Bob Gordon
Father of Chicago Officer: Michael P. Gordon, EOW: 8/8/04

January 14, 2008

Today on your 4 year EOW, may your family be blessed and comforted.
Thank-you for your service Officer Walker.
Continue to watch over all of your loved ones until you meet again.

Holley Orr
Wife Of Detective Kevin Orr EOW 11-22-06

January 14, 2008

YOU ARE REMEMBERED TODAY AND THANK YOU SIR FOR YOUR SERVICE

VANDENBERGHE
MANCHESTER, NH

January 5, 2008

Happy New Year Clint, we miss you so much your were a great friend and always made us laugh.

911 dispatch krisite
autauga 911 dispatch

January 3, 2008

Happy 30th Birthday, you know you will always be 26. You will always be missed. I woke at exactly 2:41, were you trying to tell me something. Dad and I both found a penny yesterday, and yes we were thinking about you.
Love you always

Mama

December 30, 2007

SUGARBEAR,
IT'S THE BIG 3 0 FOR YOU TODAY...HAPPY BIRTHDAY BABY!!! KNOW THAT I AM THINKING OF YOU TODAY AND MISSING YOU SO MUCH. UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN...I WILL BE LOVING YOU!!!
LOVE ALWAYS,
YOUR WIFE

TO:
CONNIE,
ON THIS DAY 30 YEARS AGO...YOU GAVE BIRTH TO THE MOST WONDERFUL MAN GOD EVER CREATED...I KNOW IT WAS A MIRACLE FOR YOU TO HAVE HIM...I AM SAD EVERY DAY THAT HE IS NOT WITH US...BUT I AM THANKFUL TO YOU FOR HAVING HIM SO I WAS ABLE TO ENJOY HIM FOR THE TIME WE HAD HIM...NO MATTER HOW SHORT A TIME IT WAS. HE WAS A GIFT TO EVERYONE WHO KNEW HIM...AND THE BEST THING THAT EVER CAME INTO MY LIFE. THANK YOU AGAIN...
LOVE,
AMANDA

AMANDA WALKER
WIFE

December 30, 2007

SUGARBEAR,
WELL TODAY IS CHRISTMAS...OUR FAVORITE TIME OF YEAR AND I MISS YOU SO MUCH!!! YOU WOULD ALWAYS GET SO EXCITED. I BET CHRISTMAS IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL TIME IN HEAVEN...IF YOU CAN'T BE WITH US HERE AT LEAST I KNOW YOU ARE THERE. THIS IS ONE OF THE 4 HARDEST MONTHS OUT OF THE YEAR FOR ME WITHOUT YOU. ESPECIALY THIS MONTH...WE WOULD HAVE BEEN MARRIED 11 YEARS ON LAST FRIDAY...I HOPE YOU LIKED YOUR FLOWERS...IT WAS HARD GOING BACK TO WORK AFTER VISITING WITH YOU. I WAS JUST TELLING A FRIEND HOW WE WOULD HAVE PROBABLY HAD AT LEAST ONE CHILD BY NOW...OH HOW I WISH THAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED. ALL I EVER WANTED WAS A LITTLE ONE JUST LIKE YOU RUNNING AROUND...JUST AS CUTE AND SWEET AS HIS DADDY. THE BIG 3 0 IS COMING UP FOR YOU IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS...KNOW THAT I WILL BE THINKING OF YOU THEN AS TODAY AND EVERYDAY I HAVE TO SPEND WITHOUT YOU. DON'T FORGET ME AS I WONT FORGET YOU ON NEW YEARS EVE...YOU KNOW HOW I ALWAYS NEEDED THAT KISS FROM YOU AT MIDNIGHT. UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN...I LOVE YOU BABY...MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!
LOVE ALWAYS,
YOUR WIFE

AMANDA WALKER
WIFE

December 25, 2007

Hey Sweetheart, just thinking about you today. Love you Lots

Mama

December 21, 2007

Once again this year I decorated the outside of my home for Christmas in all blue lights. One of those lights has been assigned to you and will be lit every night from tonight up until New Years as a tribute to your memory and the hero you are. Continue to keep watch over your loved ones.

Bob Gordon
Father of Michael P. Gordon, EOW: 8/8/04

November 25, 2007

"The Badge"
He starts his shift each day
To respond to calls unknown.
He drives a marked patrol car.
A police officer he is known.
He's paid by the citizens' taxes
To make it safe on the streets.
But he usually has a second job
'Cause a waitress has his salary beat.
Now he doesn't know a holiday
'Cause he works all year round.
And when Thanksgiving and Christmas finally arrive
At his home he cannot be found.
He's cursed and assaulted often,
The one whos blood runs blue.
He seldom ever gets a thanks,
To some he's just a fool.
His friends are always other cops
'Cause people just don't understand
That underneath his badge and gun,
He's just another man.
He knows there might not be a tomorrow
In this world of drugs and crime.
And he gets so mad at the court system
'Cause the crooks don't get any time.
And each day when he leaves for work,
He prays to God above.
Please bring me home after my shift
So I can see the ones I love.
But tonight he stops a speeding car,
He's alone down this ole' highway.
It's just a little traffic infraction.
He does it everyday.
Well, he walks up to the driver's window,
And his badge is shining bright.
He asked the guy for a driver's license,
When a shot rang through the night.
Yes, the bullet hit its mark,
Striking the officer in the chest.
But the Department's budget didn't buy
Each officer a bullet-proof vest.
So he lay on the ground bleeding.
His blood wasn't blue - His blood was red.
And briefly he thought of his loved ones
'Cause in a moment the officer was dead.
In the news they told the story
Of how this officer had died.
And some who listened cared less,
But those who loved him cried.
Well, they buried him in uniform
With his badge pinned on his chest.
He even had his revolver,
He died doing his best.
Written By:
David L. Bell
Sergeant
Richland County Sheriff's Department
Columbia, South Carolina
Used with Special Permission of the Author
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and may not be duplicated without permission

Investigator David L Bell
Richland County Sheriff's Dept., Columbia, SC

November 14, 2007

Can't believe how much you are missed.....

October 22, 2007