Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Sheriff John W. Bechtold, Jr.

Campbell County Sheriff's Office, South Dakota

End of Watch Wednesday, August 4, 2004

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Reflections for Sheriff John W. Bechtold, Jr.

To the family, friends and fellow officers of Sheriff Bechtold,
Please know that we are thinking of you during this difficult time. We hold you close in our hearts.

The family of Dave Grant/ EOW 5/31/04
Tuolumne Co. Sheriff's Dept.

August 7, 2004

Rest in peace Sheriff Bechtold Jr. You will never be forgotten.

Ashley Drury
Clare, Michigan

August 7, 2004

I would like to extend my condolences to Sheriff Bechtold's family and friends, and to the men and women of the Campbell County Sheriff's Office. My thoughts and prayers are with you all during this time of tragedy. Rest in peace Sheriff Bechtold, your duty here is done.

Deputy Sheriff
Butte County Sheriff's Office

August 7, 2004

May GOD bless your family and friends and they will be in the thoughts and prayers of us all. Rest in peace, Sir.

Shirley Roberts
Aunt of Fallen Officer John Logan EOW-March 14, 2004

August 7, 2004

Rest Easy Brother John, the Watch is Ours Now and Yours was with Honor. Our Thoughts and Prayers are
with your Family, Friends and Co-Workers.

APD #128
Altoona Police Dept. Altoona, Pa

August 7, 2004

Sheriff Bechtold,

My prayers are with your family and the Campbell County Sheriff's Office. Thank you for your years of service and know we will continue on in your honor..Rest in Peace my Brother....GODSPEED..

Officer
NC

August 7, 2004

Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. God Bless.

Police Officer
Chicago Police Dept.

August 7, 2004

God bless the family, friends and coworkers of Sheriff Bechtold. May you find strength in each other and God. My heart and prayers are with you all.

Deb Azure
Mother of Deputy Renee Danell Azure
EOW 08/06/02

August 7, 2004

On behalf of the men and women who serve and work for the Georgia Perimeter Collge Police Department, our thoughts and prayers are with Sheriff John Bechtold's family, friends, and co-workers with the Campbell County Sheriff's Office.

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

Officer Johns
Georgia Perimeter College Police Department

August 7, 2004

To the family, friends and co-workers of Sheriff Bechtold. My prayers are with you at this time. There is nothing I can say to make this any easier for you. My son loved what he was doing as I know that Sheriff Bechtold did also.
John look my son, Clint up,tell him we love and miss him dearly. I know that your family will miss you also, but we will never forget you...

Connie Barker
Mother of P.O. Clint Walker E.O.W. 1-14-04

August 7, 2004

Sheriff Bechtold, thank you for your dedicated service. We will never forget you. You rest easy . . . we'll cover your post on the thin blue line. With brotherly love and respect, Jim Crotty (Former Richmond, VA Police Officer.)

Jim Crotty, Special Agent (Ret.) ATF
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms

August 7, 2004

God bless you sir, your family is in my prayers.


Bev

BEV

August 7, 2004

God Speed, Brother.

P.O. K.Murphy
Union PD, NJ

August 7, 2004

As a former Deputy Sheriff from South Dakota and a current Police Officer in Minnesota my heart goes out to your family and your department. Rest easy my brother - we've got the watch from here.

Officer Gramentz
Milaca PD - Milaca Minnesota

August 7, 2004

I am grieving for Sheriff Bechtold's families. Both his given family and his police family.
Thank you for your service.
Thank you for your protection.

Please watch over us from Heaven....

Gone...But never forgotten!

August 7, 2004

You left us much too early Sheriff Bechtold. Thank you for your service. Rest in peace sir.

Captain Robert W. Cannon, Ret.
Vermilion Co, Il. Sheriff's Dept.

August 7, 2004

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