Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Our deepest sympathy to the family of Sergeant George A. (Andy) Brown III … and the Florida Highway Patrol… our hearts and prayers are with you all...... Thank you for a job well done George ... 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 28, 2004

To: The family;loved ones;friends and department members: A POLICE OFFICER'S PRAYER:--- O, gentle Lord! Keep the day/night watch with me.As I begin my tour of duty,I ask your protection from all mental,physical and spiritual harm. Sustain me with the knowledge that I am doing your work, endeavoring to keep peace among your people.Help me be just as I enforce the law without prejudice or favor to anyone.May I be courageous but not reckless in carrying out my duties.Let me respond to all calls with haste realizing that so many are dependent on me for life and safety. Support me with your consoling power when I am tempted to think no one really cares and that I am taken for granted.Sustain in me the convistion that so many thousands do care and are grateful for my presence. Grant that I may be loyal to my partner and my fellow officers,and that I may back them up effectively when called upon for assistance. Lord,I ask that I may return safely,after my tour of duty,to my loved ones and those who love me.I pray that I may be a good and honorable police officer;and after my tour of duty is over here on earth,may I enjoy the peace and happiness of heaven that you have promised to those that serve you well. AMEN *** REST IN PEACE*** Sent to you by the father of First Class Officer J.D.Koeppen, Capital City Raleigh NC and Trooper D.C.Koeppen ,NJ State Police

Chief (retired) Douglas A. Koeppen
Washington New Jersey

April 28, 2004

Our thoughts and prayers to the family of Sgt. Brown and to the Florida Highway Patrol.

Illinois State Police

Illinois State Police

April 28, 2004

Rest in peace.

Anonymous

April 28, 2004

God bless you Sgt. Brown. My prayers go out to your family and the Florida Highway Patrol. No matter what the color of the uniform we are all brothers and we all mourn your loss. Rest in peace sir.

"We few, we happy few, we band of brothers:
For he today that sheds his blood with me,
shall be my brother."

DEPUTY SHERIFF
OSCEOLA COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE

April 28, 2004

BUFFALO, NEW YORK

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

GOD BLESS...

PO ERNEST G. PENN
DEPT. OF VETERANS AFFAIRS POLICE

April 28, 2004

I WAS A GREAT HONOR AND JOY WORKING TRAFFIC ON THE INTERSTATE W/ SGT. BROWN. I ALWAYS KNEW THE VIOLATOR WOULD BE GUILTY BEFORE SGT. BROWN EVEN STARTED HIS TESTIMONY IN THE COURTROOM, AND SO DID THE JUDGE. HE WILL BE DEARLY MISSED BY ME AND THE LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMUNITY. ALL MY SYMPATHY AND RESPECT. 160TH MP BN CAMP BUCCA, IRAQ.

SGT JAMES R. COONCE
COLUMBIA CO SO

April 28, 2004

It was with very sad news to hear yesterday of the death of another law enforcement officer in North Florida. Having lost a co-worker to a line-of-duty death Aug 2002 (D/S Renee Azure), it breaks our heart to see another family have to go through this terrible lost. This hurts us all. Sgt. Brown's family will be in all our prayers. God Bless!

Lyn Williams
Union County Sheriffs Offifce

April 28, 2004

Our deepest condolences to the Family, friends, and co-workers of Sergeant Brown.

Newark NJ PD Auto Theft Task Force

April 28, 2004

Your smile, humor and wisdom touched our souls. You made us laugh at the academy and filled our hearts with wonderful stories. Sgt. Brown, you have truly been an inspiration. You will be deeply missed by all. May God hold you in the palm of his hand and bring comfort to your family.

Tpr. Melinda
Florida Highway Patrol

April 28, 2004

May God comfort your family. Our thoughts and prayers are with them. Rest in peace.

TFC Jason W. Ginn
Mississippi Highway Patrol

April 28, 2004

Rest easy brother, The watch is ours now.

Officer
Atlanta Police

April 28, 2004

Thank you for your many years of service. You are in my prayers.

Ofc. S.L. Coffman #15174
California Highway Patrol

April 28, 2004

Andy Brown took great pride in his appearance which carried over to his work. He also understood our traditions and did his best to pass them along to his fellow Troopers and those in training. I learned a lot from Andy Brown who came to my aid when I was in need. He didn't just talk the talk, he walked the walk. If anyone dreaded having to work an airplane detail, they never worked one with Andy Brown. The only thing better was being able to view his courtroom testimony. He was 10-8. He was a pleasure to know and to work with.

Sergeant William Calhoun
Florida Highway Patrol

April 28, 2004

Dear Brown Family and Friends,

I am sorry to hear about your loss. It seems we are having a bad year for Florida Officers/Troopers this year. We have lost too many for one State. Please take some comfort in two verses from the Bible: "Blessed are they that mourn; for they shall be comforted." Matt. 5:4 and " Blessed are the peacemakers; for they shall be called the Children of God." Matt. 5:9. God Bless.

Ofc. Mike Snyder
Coral Springs PD, Florida

April 28, 2004

Thank you sergeant for your many years of service. You served your community and this country well. It is now time for you to rest.

Lt Thomas Drury
Clare P.D. Clare, Mi.

April 28, 2004

Sgt Brown,

May God Bless your Loved ones, and all the members of the Florida Highway Patrol. Sgt you kept all the citizens of Florida safe for 33 years, and now it is your time to "Patrol" the highways of Heaven. You will be missed but always remembered. I know you will be a guardian angel to all of the fine "Troops" still fighting the fight. Until we meet in heaven Brother, god speed.

Dep W F Schrader II

Deputy W F Schrader II
St Johns County Sheriffs Office

April 28, 2004

Sgt. Brown,

Your hard work and dedication will never be forgotten. Our thoughts and prayers go out to all who knew you. May you rest in peace, we will continue the job from here.

PO R Eckert
Town of Chester PD

April 28, 2004

Andy I will always remember the advice you gave me as a recruit at the academy and I will remember the advice you gave me when I came to Gainesville. When you go to a scene it is yours and only yours, for when the question start getting asked you are the one they come to looking for the answers. The one I remember every time I stop a car is Beware of "BUBBA" for he will do what ever it takes to get away.

Coporal Brian W. Speigner
Florida Highway Patrol

April 28, 2004

To Sergeant Brown 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 28, 2004

Rest in peace Brother George, you are a true hero and will never be forgotten.


Son of G. Truman Wortham EWO 7/15/73

Anonymous

April 28, 2004

Your earthly wings are forever folded. Your fellow law enforcement pilots will miss your humor and enthusiasm. I'm thankful for the years we knew you.

Lt. Joe Johnston
Law Enforcement Pilot
Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission

Lt. Joe Johnston
Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission

April 28, 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 28, 2004

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

1942
PPD

April 28, 2004

Andy: You have been a source of reason to me for over twenty years. An icon for honor, loyalty and sound decision making, you have truly been an inspiration to me. It is because of you that I joined the flight section in 1987. I will miss the private talks we have had about what is important in life. I will miss your sound judgement. I will miss you, my friend. And I am comforted in knowing that in death you are doing that which you loved so much in life...soaring in the heavens on wings of your own. God bless you, Andy.

Sgt. Gary H. Schluter
Florida Highway Patrol

April 28, 2004