Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Dear Wesley:
As we remember the sacrifices of all the soldiers this Memorial Day, I also remember the ultimate sacrifice you have made for us, as a soldier, a father, a brother, and a son.....My mind goes back to that awful day almost a year ago....boy how are hearts did break, but guess what, I have found peace in knowing that one day we will see each other again.....there is comfort in knowing that you are in a better place with our brother, Willie(your twin), and with our Lord and Saviour!...We know that you are resting with the angels and that you are looking down on us....Be proud my brother, as we are very proud of you....We went to Washington, DC, for the Policemen's Memorial...and oh, what an honor it was to know that they were honoring you along with others who made the sacrifice....As I watched the events on TV, I was quite proud knowing that my brother was among those being honored....I love you, I miss you, but we will meet again!....I hope that you and Willie had a great birthday in heaven!....We love you both!...Rest on brothers, we'll see you both again!

Love your big sister,
Cookie
(Mrs. Carolyn Mack Holley)

Carolyn Mack Holley (Sister)

May 30, 2005

Deputy Mack,
Thank you so much for your sacrifice almost a year ago now. I remember hearing your name at the Police Memorial Ride in April, and knew I needed to check up on you on your Officer Down page. I hope you are sending your family lots of love from Heaven above. I know we never met, but I hope my Cole welcomed you into Heaven. Please continue to watch over all those you had to leave behind.

Mary, Please get in touch with me through Roger Parker of GA COPS. I have some very exciting news to tell you about! I look forward to hearing from you!

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Jessi Garger
Fiancee of Ofcer. Cole Martin EOW 4.25.03

May 27, 2005

Well Mack Daddy not a day goes by that I don't think of you. We are getting ready to leave for Washington in the morning to see you honored during National Police Week and I have to say I know it is going to be hard when they call your name during the Candlelight Vigil. For the guys that have never experienced National Police Week I know it is going to be unbelievable. I thought time would make the loss of you easier but I got interviewed by the news about Police Week yesterday and I couldn't help but get choked up when I talked about that smile of yours! Everytime we pass your cross on I-20 I send up a hello to you....I hope you are getting them.

Lieutenant Butch Askew
Columbia County Sheriff's Office

May 11, 2005

i love you dad, you were my inspiration, my author my begining and my everything, i will miss you, you were my best friend and my fellow brother, i hope and pray every day that you are proud of me. everything i have become is a reflection of you, i will do muy best to continue your legacy
I LOVE YOU

May 8, 2005

Wesley, I just left a reflection for you, but I still feel like I'm just lost. I love and miss you so much and I'm still trying to wake up out of this awful nightmare that I'm in. I know you are looking down on me helping me get through this tramatic time in my life. I pray everynight that I will continue to get stronger. I saw Taiwan and the kids at her church yesterday when I drove by. I was working with Deputy Warner and I told him I had to stop to see her. They seem to be doing fine and I wish you were here to hold and see your grandkids. Sweetheart, they have grown so much, and they are so beautiful. We are all (your family) going to Washington D.C. next week to recognize you. It's going to be hard, but I know it's something I have to do. I miss you so much and I love you from the bottom of my heart. By the way, your baby Pebbles is doing just fine. I love you, and I know you are always here with me. I can feel you in my heart and my soul. T-6, you were a gift to this world and especially to me. Loving you always, Mary B.

Deputy Mary Boseman
Columbia County Sheriff's Office

May 3, 2005

Wes, I'm just sitting here wanting to say so much, but I don't have the words. I think of you everyday when I put on that wonderful blue uniform and I think of how I'm going to go out and represent this agency just as well as you did. I know I can never fill your shoes, but I will do my best. You are such a wonderful and caring person. Your attitude towards life, just your overall demeanor of life is what keeps me getting by. I miss being in my patrol car and not hearing the voice of T-6. Continue watching over me, and I will always love you with every breath that I take. Love always, Mary

Deputy Mary Boseman
Columbia County Sheriff's Office

May 3, 2005

If I have ever met someone that has a lasting impression on someone, Wesley Mack would be that person. I never seen him without a smile on his face or making someone else smile. I will never forget the times he came through transportation just to say hi and make the day seem brighter. Take care and continue looking down on us!

Deputy Donna Sherrill
Columbia Coutny Sheriff's Office

March 29, 2005

Dear Brother:
Well as we celebrate another Easter Sunday, remembering the sacrifice of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, we also remember the ultimate sacrifice that you have made for your family, community and friends.....I can imagine as Christ was going to the cross, He made a special prayer asking God to forgive all sinners for they know not what they do, and just like that He gave up His life for us.....I also can imagine on that fateful day, July 11, 2004 that your prayer was Father, forgive!....Well God heard your prayer and because of the sacrifice you made, we can only thank God for your life!...while here on earth we may not have had the chance to tell you how much we love and appreciate all that you did for our family, but I want you to know that I love and appreciate all that you have done for me and the rest of us....Mom and Dad are as well as can be expected, but we all miss you and Willie...I can remember April 1995, Easter the last Easter we had with Willie, but guess what you both are in a better place and one day we all will have to travel that road, until we meet again, rest on brother for you truly deserve it....Happy Easter to you and Willie...We'll never forget you both!

With love and admiration,
your big sister,
Cookie
Mrs. Carolyn Mack Holley

March 27, 2005

The first time I heard about Wes I was visiting my uncle, former Columbia County Deputy Randy Matthys. At the time I could not fathom the emotions my uncle was feeling. I draped my badge in honor of a fallen officer from a neighboring city for the first time in my law enforcement career today. And as I did, I looked at the memorial bracelet I wear bearing the name of Deputy Wesley Mack, and for the first time it is hitting home. I will begin field training in a week and I will be sure to wear my memorial bracelet with pride and never forget the sacrifice that Deputy Mack has made. I am also hoping to be in DC to remember all the fallen officers whose names have been etched in the wall, and it would be a great pleasure to meet the family, friends, and co-workers of Deputy Mack. God speed Deputy Mack, and God Bless to all who knew him. I'm sorry I never had the pleasure.

Police Recruit Jane Foster
Portsmouth Police Dept., Virginia

March 23, 2005

Wesley,
It seems i've been thinking about you an awful lot lately. Everyday I ride by your cross on I-20 I remember that day in July when I got the call you had been in the accident. I still feel a lot of guilt for not going to the hospital and supporting everyone there. I will be trading your blue memorial bracelet for a black one in a month or so. I wish I could be there for the memorial ceremony in DC, but as you know my son is due then. I just hope I can be half the father to him and my daughter that you were to your children. Rest in peace my brother and continue to watch over us until the day we will see you again.

Deputy Eric Snowberger
Columbia County Sheriff's Office

March 18, 2005

Wesley, I think of you often and hope that you are looking out for all of us. It still saddens my heart deeply to think you are gone, but I know you are in a better place. I am looking forward to upcoming memorials that will recognize your life, especially in law enforcement. Rest in Peace!

Lt. Patricia Champion
Columbia Co. Sheriff's Office

March 17, 2005

Wes, it's been a little over eight months since I lost you. I couldn't get the nerve to go to this web site until now. Words can't express the way I feel, because I still feel that this just happened to me yesterday. We would have been married in November on our honeymoon in Jamaica. We just built a brand new 4 bedroom house for the children you wanted to have. I don't know what to say, because I miss you so much and you are the love of my life. I have had a lot of people tell me that God put me in your life your last years to show you happiness. God put you in my life to show me happiness and how to live. You were my teacher, my soulmate and my fiancee. I remember you telling me before you left that morning when you got off work, we had to go to our house and water the grass. You then told me you loved me as you usually did and kissed me bye. I love you Wes and keep looking over me. I feel your spirit within me, and you will always be my T-6.

Deputy Mary Boseman
Columbia County Sheriff's Office

March 17, 2005

We met Wesley at a Christmas toy ride for children. As a result of this meeting we came to be fellow Blue Knights. I never talked to Wesley but that he wasn't involved in trying to help someone---quite often children and young people. At one chance meeting, I gave Wesley a coin that had the inscription "But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles..." Isaiah 40:31.
Wesley, you now have the "wings" that befit such true Character and Integrity and Faith---you are greatly missed by all who knew you.

Ride on, my friend

Gail & Steve McGahee
Fellow Blue Knights

February 25, 2005

Just thinking about ya again Wes.. Not a day goes by that i dont in one way or another. Helps to know your up there watching out for all of us. Felt your hand once or twice while on the road. Got something for ya. I remember how much you liked it when i first showed it to you.
THE POLICEMAN STOOD AND FACED HIS GOD
WHICH MUST ALWAYS COME TO PASS
HE HOPED HIS SHOES WERE SHINING
JUST AS BRIGHTLY AS HIS BRASS
"STEP FORWARD NOW, POLICEMAN.
HOW SHOULD I DEAL WITH YOU?
HAVE YOU ALWAYS TURNED THE OTHER CHEEK?
TO MY CHURCH HAVE YOU BEEN TRUE?"
THE POLICEMAN SPUARED HIS SHOULDERS AND SAID,
"NO, LORD, I GUESS I AIN'T,
BECAUSE THOSE OF US WHO CARRY BADGES
CAN'T ALWAYS BE A SAINT.
I'VE HAD TO WORK MOST SUNDAY'S,
AND AT TIMES MY TALK WAS ROUGH,
AND SOME TIMES I'VE BEEN VIOLENT,
BECAUSE THE STREETS ARE AWFULLY TOUGH,
BUT I NEVER TOOK A PENNY,
THAT WASN'T MINE TO KEEP...
THOUGH I WORKED ALOT OF OVERTIME
WHEN THE BILLS GOT JUST TOO STEEP.
AND I NEVER PASSED A CRY FOR HELP,
THOUGH AT TIMES I SHOOK WITH FEAR.
AND SOMETIMES,GOD FORGIVE ME,
I'VE WEPT UNMANLY TEARS.
I KNOW I DONT DESERVE A PLACE
AMONG THE PEOPLE HERE.
THEY NEVER WANTED ME AROUND
EXCEPT TO CALM THEIR FEAR.
IF YOU'VE A PLACE FOR ME HERE,
LORD, IT NEEDN'T BE SO GRAND.
I NEVER EXPECTED OR HAD TO MUCH,
BUT IF YOU DON'T... I'LL UNDERSTAND."
THERE WAS SILENCE ALL AROUND THE THRONE
WHERE THE SAINTS HAD OFTEN TROD.
AS THE POLICEMAN WAITED QUIETLY,
FOR THE JUDGMENT OF HIS GOD
"STEP FORWARD NOW, WESLEY,
YOU'VE BORNE YOUR BURDENS WELL.
COME WALK A BEAT ON HEAVEN'S STREETS,
YOU'VE DONE YOUR TIME IN HELL."
LOVE YOU BUDDY!!!!

Dep. S Leathers
CCSO

February 16, 2005

Wesley,
Thanks for being a good friend. I'll never forget if I came to work in a bad mood you would always make me laugh. We all miss you and your smile. We all miss hearing T-6 on the radio, (especially during the holidays!)God Bless You Wesley, again thank you for always being there at the right time and place when I needed a good laugh. We all love you Wes!

Deputy W. Oates
Columbia County Sheriff's Office

February 15, 2005

Well Wesley they say time heals everything and I guess they are right because finally whenever I pass that cross on I-20 I think mostly only happy thoughts of you. It helps to know that you are in a far better place than we are. I can tell you their is still a hole in our hearts that will never be filled since we lost you. I know I still miss hearing T-6 on the radio, but I am so glad the Sheriff retired your number because NOBODY could ever fill your boots!! Keep watching over us Mack Daddy!

Lieutenant Butch Askew
Columbia County Sheriff's Office

February 1, 2005

Well Wesley, we have entered into a new year, and thoughts of you run very deep...as you know we miss you very much, but we do know that you are resting with the angels....I pray that all is well in heaven with you and Willie, which I know it is...you two take care of each other.....until we meet again in that sweet bye and bye!
Happy New Year with the Lord!
We love you!

Your oldest sister,
Mrs. Carolyn Mack Holley

Carolyn Mack Holley
Sister

January 1, 2005

Dear Wesley:
As we approach another holiday season, my thoughts go to you, remembering Christmas 2003 and how you were with us....I remember the presents, the laughter, the cheer, and just the thought of all of us here together....I also remember Thanksgiving and how we were all together back in 2003.....but now you are no longer here in body, but your laughter, your smile, your spirit lives on in all of us...You would be proud of your children, how they have been productive in this year and how they have come together as a family...Mom and Dad are doing as well as can be expected, but you know we all miss you...remember to take care of our brother, Willie as we miss you both during this holiday season and always.....Our love for you both continues...Rest in peace brothers, and have a very Merry Christmas in heaven with the angels!

Love your sister,
Cookie
(Carolyn Mack Holley)

Carolyn Mack Holley

December 11, 2004

The last time I saw Wesley I was in town for a week and ran into him at a gas station in Columbia County. We had not seen each other in quite awhile, but as always, Wesley was quick with a handshake and that infectious smile. We spoke for about 20 minutes, talking about family and friends and what both of us were doing with our lives, and what our future plans were, and hugged each other before we both left to go on our way. I wish that I had known it would be the last time I would see him. Wesley was one of a kind and will be missed always.

Bill Cooper

October 7, 2004

I saw the Heavens open up.
The Earth shook with fear.
For Evil, knew of God's Army.
They were Heroes, Men on steel horses.

Sgt James Crawford
Lower Providence Twp Police Dept Motor Unit Montg. Co. PA

September 23, 2004

I cannot tell you how much I miss you. These words will never be enough to let the world know what a loss we've experienced. You are a great friend and brother. I am proud to say I served with you. You touched the lives of everyone around you in a positive way. I am a better person for having known you. Hannah misses her "favorite policeman." There is not one time the crosses set for you on I-20 do not remind her and my wife of you. Hannah is 6, though, and it's hard to tell her she'll see you again. But we can all rest easy knowing that you don't hurt anymore. We know the streets of Heaven are safer. Everyone there, I'm sure, is getting to know you and you are now their favorite T-6. God let us know that you did your job and he took you home. We'll stay here and try to fill shoes that are very difficult to fill. My heart goes out to your family. All they have to do is call and we are here for them. I love you my brother. Brian (P-Rock)

Investigator Brian c. Jones
Columbia County Sheriff's Office

September 20, 2004

To my dear brother:
The reality of you not being here with us has really hit home for me on yesterday,9/11, when I rode past the memorial and wreaths that have been laid out for you on I-20, Exit 194....As you know this was a day that stood out in the lives of Americans everywhere because of the attack on 9/11/01, and this has been a day to stand out for me as well, as this is the first time I saw the memorial to you...Wesley I just want you to know that there is not a day that goes by that we don't miss you....but guess what your presence is always and will be always felt....I miss your smile, your laughter, the care and concern for all of us(your brothers, sisters, mother, father,children grandchildren, neices and nephews), as well as the entire community of Columbia County....We love you and always will....Take care of our brother Willie, and our nephew, Maurice....and take your rest, for we will see you all again in glory!

Your big sister,
Cookie

September 12, 2004

Wesley,
I could sit here all night trying to find the words to describe you, but the words would not be good enough. You were a great officer and an even better friend to many people. Though I have not seen you as much in the past two years since I changed agencies, I miss the times that we did share, especially the classes at the GPSTC and you talking me into singing karaoke at CT's. Rest in peace and keep smiling until we meet again.

Deputy Jamie Champion
Richmond County Sheriffs Office

August 25, 2004

As Mr. Mack's neighbor for almost 11 years and friends with his children, I personally know how great of a person he was. There is nothing that Wes would not do for you. He was one of the greatest people that I have ever known and will always be a hero in my life. It is Mr. Mack that inspired me to enter law enforcement as a career. I will strive to be like Wes when the turn comes to serve my community. He always had a smile on his face and a kind word to give. Wes will be missed by everyone that knew him. There is a friendly face missing on the road right now, but he's still riding his Harley patrolling the streets of heaven, smiling down on us from above.

T-6, Columbia County misses you.

Matthew J. MacDonald
former Columbia County Sheriff's Office Cadet

August 24, 2004

Our thoughts and prayers are with the family, friends and co-workers of Deputy Mack. We pray for strength and courage as each of you begin to rebuild your shattered lives. Columbia County has lost a fine officer doing what he loved best, serving his community, state and nation.

Roger Parker
Concerns of Police Survivors - Georgia Chapter

August 23, 2004