Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Sergeant James Richard Miller

Upper Dublin Township Police Department, Pennsylvania

End of Watch Tuesday, April 20, 2004

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Reflections for Sergeant James Richard Miller

I am truly sorry for the family and friends. May you find comfort in his courage and commitment.

D/Sgt. Vencent Woods
State of Michigan-Department of Environmental Quality

April 27, 2004

Our thoughts and prayers go out to the Miller family and the UDPD family. Although some of us did not know Jim as well as others, he was a true hero to ALL of us.

Abington Police
Abington Police

April 27, 2004

On behalf of the Pittsfield Police Dept., we extend our condolences to the family and friends of Sgt. Miller. God Bless.

Officer Rodney Minoty
Pittsfield Police Dept. ME

April 26, 2004

Sgt. Miller,

You truly are a hero. Your brothers in blue could only wish to be as strong as you. My prayers are with you and your family and all the members of the Upper Dublin Township Police Department. RIP.

Ofc. BM Damon
T/ Manlius PD, NY

April 26, 2004

BUFFALO, NEW YORK

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS POLICE OFFICERS
WISH TO SEND OUR CONDOLENCES. OUR THOUGHTS
AND PRAYERS ARE WITH SGT. MILLER, HIS FAMILY
AND CO-WOKERS.

GOD BLESS...

PO ERNEST G. PENN
DEPT. OF VETERANS AFFAIRS POLICE

April 25, 2004

Our hearts go out to you and your family for your sacrafices. Thank you from all of us, never be forgotten.


East Coventry Twp. PD, PA

April 25, 2004

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 Sergeant Miller 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

April 25, 2004

SGT. MILLERS FAMILY FRIENDS &COWORKERS

OUR HEART GOES OUT TO ALL OF YOU. WE DID NOT KNOW HIM. WE ARE SO SORRY YOU HAVE TO GO THROUGH THIS TERRIBLE EXPEIRENCE. MAY GOD COMFORT YOU AND HELP YOU ALL TO FIND PEACE WITH HIS DECISION TO CALL HIM HOME.









LEON AND WINDY WORTHY
HENDERSONVILL,PD N.C.

April 24, 2004

Our thoughts and prayers are with your family, friends and department. Rest in Peace.


Gainesville Police Department, Florida

April 24, 2004

Our deepest sympathy to the family of Sergeant James Miller … and the Upper Dublin Township Police Department… our hearts and prayers are with you all...... Thank you for a job well done James... rest in peace as you continue your watch from the heavens......your memory will never be forgotten...

God Bless....Be Safe..... and wear your vests...

Vin, Pook and all of us at beyond-the-blue

Vin and Pook- Site Owners
beyond-the-blue

April 23, 2004

Our hearts and prayers go out to Sgt. Miller and his family. Rest in peace my brother. IN VALOR THERE IS HOPE

Officer Rich Cheatham
Va Beach Police Dept

April 22, 2004

May God Be with you and your family as my heart and prayers are.

Deputy Constable LC Downing
Wharton Co. TX. Pct 2 Constable

April 22, 2004

Rest in peace knowing that you did a Job Well Done......

1942
PPD

April 22, 2004

Sincere Condolences to the family and friends of a fallen blue hero. Rest in peace. Police Officer you've carried your burdens well,now go to pass through heavens gate.

Sgt. Larry Aliberti
Philadelphia Warrant Unit

April 22, 2004

To Sergeant Miller family, friends, and the Upper Dublin Township Police Department. You have lost a beautiful soul, but heaven has one more shining star. Our thoughts and prays are with you all. Thanks Sergeant Miller for all you have done for your brothers and sisters; rest in peace.


Patrol Officer
Prince George's County, Maryland

April 22, 2004

It was an honor to have worked with you, Jimmy. God Bless you and your family and thanks for all the smiles!
Joyce

Joyce, U.D.Polic Clerk
Upper Dublin Twp. Police Dept.

April 22, 2004

I would like to extend my condolences to Sergeant Miller's family and friends, and to the men and women of the Upper Dublin Township Police Department. My thoughts and prayers are with you all during this time of tragedy. Rest in peace Sergeant Miller, your duty here is done.

Deputy Sheriff
Butte County Sheriff's Office

April 22, 2004

I was born and raised in Abington Pa, and this hurts a little more being that it was close to home. Sgt. Miller thank you for your dedicated service over the years. You or your traits will not go unforgotten. You have served justice well. You are now in the Lords Police Department, serve him well. We will take watch from here. Watch over all in blue. To the family of Sgt.Miller, you are in our prayers and thoughts. When things look down...look up.
May GOD BLESS all.

Patrolman, Pete Messina
Woodfin Police Dept, Woodfin NC

April 22, 2004

To Sergeant Miller family and friends our hearts and prayers go out to you.

God Bless you

terry Miyares, surviving spouse
Officer Emilio Miyares, Hialeah PD, Fl 11/6/86

April 22, 2004

I had the privelege of working with Jim on a multijurisdictional emergency response team for the last several years. Although I did not know him as well as some, I can say I came to respect his simple, plain spoken way. It was obvious that he enjoyed his job, and had the respect of his colleagues and peers on the Upper Dublin Police Department. I very rarely saw him without a smile on his face, and will forever remember the times we had on the team.

I would like to express my deepest sympathy to Mrs. Miller, her family, and my brothers on the Upper Dublin Police Department for their loss. We will all miss Jim.

Sergeant K. J. Potts
Horsham Township Police Dept.

April 22, 2004

You are in my prayers during this difficult time.

Officer S. L. Coffman #15174
California Highway Patrol

April 22, 2004

SERGEANT JIMMY MILLER, I THANK GOD, MY FRIEND, FOR YOUR FRIENDSHIP AND HUMOR. AS FELLOW "OLD TIMERS" ON THE MAERT SWAT TEAM I THINK WE SWEAT THE MOST. YOU NEVER LET ANYONE DOWN EVEN WITH ALL THE GEAR ON YOU KEPT GOING. THE DISCUSSIONS WE HAD OF RETIREMENT WERE ONLY ANSWERED WITH YOU SAYING THAT YOU LOVED YOUR JOB AND YOU SAID THIS WITH A SMILE. THE ACHES, PAINS AND INJURY YOU SUSTAINED ON THE JOB LABELED YOU IN MY MIND AS THE MAN OF STEEL. GOD SPEED JIMMY, PATROL THE HEAVENLY BODIES.

DETECTIVE JAMES VINCENTI
HORSHAM TWP POLICE DEPT

April 22, 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 of eyes an 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 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, and 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

April 22, 2004

Sgt. Miller,

Rest in Peace Brother...God Bless You and Your Family. My thoughts and prayers are also with the Upper Dublin Township PD.

Officer
NC

April 22, 2004

A coward dies a thousand deaths, a hero dies but one.

May God be with Sergeant Miller and his family in their time of grief.

"I am my brothers keeper"


109th Cadet Class, Austin Police Department

April 22, 2004

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