Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

My prayers go out to Deputy Winfield's family during this trying time. His tour of duty on this Earth is over and he is now protecting the streets of Heaven. May he rest in piece.

(S)Sgt David P. Carlson
341st Missile Security Forces Squadron, US Air Force

October 24, 2004

I had never knew this about this site until tonight, and I just finished reading all the reflections for my dad. Personally it helped seeing all the support from all over the country. When I read this story I had to leave a relfection. My sympathy goes out to the Winfield family, I know what you are going through right now, and I am praying for you all.

Richard Brooks Jr.
Son of Richard Brooks, EOW July 16, 2004

October 24, 2004

Rest easy, brother. Your watch is ours now...

F.O.P. Lodge 200
Youngstown State University

October 23, 2004

Deputy Winfield,

Thank you for your service and God bless, you, your family and coworkers.

Detective A. Brisinte
Orange Co Sheriff Orlando FL

October 23, 2004

My deepest heart felt sympathy and prayers go out to the family and friends of this fallen hero. I check this memorial everyday as a grim reminder of how evil this world has become. I pray everyday that i will get to return home to my family at night. I never had the pleasure of meeting Brandy, but he was and will always be my brother in blue. You and your son can rest knowing that your husband and father was a hero to us all. Police officers are part of one big family that takes care of their own. You will have the support you need from this wonderful family i am so proud to be part of. God speed Brandy, you will never be forgotten.

Deputy K.Mansell
Washtenaw County Sheriff's Dept. Michigan

October 23, 2004

Brandy. May God keep you in his warm embrace. To the family, friends, and loved ones of Brandy: My most heartfelt condolences and prayers are with you always.

Dep. M. Brock
Lee Co Sheriffs Office

October 23, 2004

We want to send our condolences to the Winfield family. It was an honor for Jason to work with Brandy. He was dedicated to what he did, and he was always willing to lend a hand to the other Deputies. Jason valued his friendship, and I am grateful to Brandy for all the times he backed Jason up. It took this tragedy for me to see just how close law enforcement officers really are. I am glad God blessed us with the time we had with Brandy.

Joanna and Jason Dutton

October 22, 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 Deputy Winfield 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.

October 21, 2004

It never get's any easier seeing all the senseless deaths of everyday heros who will be so sadly missed. Deputy Winfield will be forever in the hearts of those whose memories he was a part of. You cannot look at that picture and not get emotional, so sad for his young children who will grow up without him. There will never be an end to the evil out there, you just pray for the innocent victims left behind. This poem graces my wall in memory of Billy Walls (EOW 11-13-01), it makes you realize that they are indeed still with us in small ways, everyday.

Do not stand at my grave and weep;
I am not there, I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow.
I am the diamond glints on snow.
I am the sunlight on ripened grain.
I am the gentle autumn rain.
When you awaken in the morning's hush
I am the swift uplifting rush
Of quiet birds in circled flight.
I am the soft stars that shine at night.

Do not stand at my grave and cry;
I am not there, I did not die.

RIP Deputy Winfield, you did your best.

KY Peace Officer
Isaiah 40:31

October 21, 2004

BUFFALO, NEW YORK

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

GOD BLESS...

PO ERNEST G. PENN
DEPT. OF VETERANS AFFAIRS POLICE

October 21, 2004

Though I never knew you, I thank you for being there to help others in need and for your service to your county and community. Rest In Peace brother. You will be missed by all.

T.D.T., Auxiliary Deputy Sheriff
LCSO (Ohio)

October 21, 2004

I am saddened to hear about the loss of Deputy Winfield. My thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends.

Ofc. C. Cuellar
Miami Beach Police Department.

October 21, 2004

We have known The Winfield family for years,for a family of such honor to lose Brandy is such a way, our heart goes out to all the Winfield Family. Those two little boys have a angel with a badge. God Bless all of you.
Pete Jr., Marlene, Mike and Chris Manley

Pete Manley Family
Retired from MCI

October 21, 2004

Our prayers go to the familey and to the Marion County Sheriff's Department.May God be with the wife and children, your husband and father died a hero.

Ptl. Brock Lehman
Crestline Police Department

October 21, 2004

John 15:13 said it all. Thank you Dept Winfield for your sacrifice. But above all thank you to his family for their sacrifice. We may never know the facts of that night but I know that Dept Winfield gave his all. God will be the final judge and those involved will pay, those bastards will stand before him and they will answer. A hero has fallen and all those that carry the oath will carry his memory in every thing we do. God be with us all.

PO II Russell Ward
Metro Nashville Police Dept.

October 21, 2004

Who lives in the memory of its loved ones,
that is not dead, that is only far;
dead is only, who is forgotten.

Immanuel Kant

-R.I.P. Officer Winfield-

Stadelmann, Police Officer
Hannover PD, Germany

October 21, 2004

To the friends and family of Deputy Winfield,

You are in my thought and prayers, and I offer my condolences to you.

I understand your pain and anguish.
Everyday I pin on my badge and holster my Beretta I try to go out there into this world and make a difference.

I'm sure Deputy Winfield did the same,
he died tragically, but died doing what he believed in.

Police Officer Louis Lave
Los Angeles County Police

October 21, 2004

REST IN PEACE BROTHER.

OKLAHOMA POLICE OFFICER

October 21, 2004

My fiance, Dennis McElderry, was the first law enforcement casualty of 2003. Dennis was a Deputy Sheriff with the Davis County Sheriff's Office in southeast Iowa. Dennis died doing a job he loved, just as I'm sure Brandy did. It saddens me to know that Dennis was not the first to die in the line of duty, nor will he and Brandy be the last to die this way.

Having gone through the pain of losing Dennis I can truly understand and feel the pain that Deputy Winfield's family, friends, and co-workers must be feeling. My heart goes out to you all, especially to his wife. No one can truly understand the pain of our loss until they've walked in our shoes. I wish I could give you a few words of wisdom to help you through this tough time, but there isn't anything I can really say or do to make the situation better. Just know that my thoughts are with you.

Please accept my condolences on behalf of the McElderry family and remember that Brandy is part of huge law enforcement family. If you ever need anything any number of them will be there for you (as I've quickly found out!) From reading the many reflections posted here, I am certain Brandy was well respected and well loved.

Thank you Deputy Winfield for a job well done and for helping to make this world a safer place for us all. Please say "hello" to my fiance Dennis for me.

Peace, Love, Luck, and Happiness!

Jocelyne Brar (Winnipeg, MB Canada)
Fiancee of Deputy Sheriff Dennis Ray McElderry - EOW (01/03/03)

October 21, 2004

Cop on the Take

First he takes the oath.
Then he takes...it in stride when people call him PIG.
He takes...time to talk to children.
He takes... your verbal abuse while giving you a ticket you really deserve.

He takes... on creeps you would be afraid to even look at.
He takes ... time away from his family to keep you and yours safe.
He takes ... your injured child to the hospital.
He takes ... the graveyard shift without complaint because it's his turn.
He takes ... his life into his hands daily.

He takes ... you home when your car breaks down.
He takes ... time to explain why BOTH your headlights have to work.
He takes ... the job no one wants--telling you someone you love has died.
He takes ... criminals to jail.
He takes ... in sights that would make you cry.

Sometimes he cries too, but he takes it away because someone has to.
If he's lucky, he takes retirement
He takes ... memories to bed each night that you couldn't bear even for a day.

Sometimes he takes a bullet.

And yes, occasionally he may take a free cup of coffee.

Then one day he pays for all he has taken...
and God takes him.

October 20, 2004

TO MY RUNNING PARTNER AND THE ONLY ONE I WOULD LET CALL ME BABYBOY. BRANDY YOU WILL BE SORELY MISSED AND REMEMBERED AT ALL THE POST 51 MIDNIGHT COOKOUTS. THANKS FOR BEING MY FRIEND. I LOVE YOU AND GOD SPEED UNIT 6.

TROOPER
OHIO STATE HIGHWAY PATROL

October 20, 2004

Fallen but not forgotten.
Rest easy brother.
My thoughts and prayers to the family.

Bryan laurie Son of fallen officer
Nathan Laurie EOW 7-29-04

October 20, 2004

To all Family, Friends, and Co Workers of this Officer:

On Behalf of myself, and the Family of Police Officer Daniel Starks (Ft Myers Fl, E/O/W 10-25-03) we want you to know that you are all in our prayers! The Lord will sustain you as you go through this difficult, and trying time, but just remember your loved one is being cared for in Heaven, and is now eternally safe. We hope that you all remain as strong as possible, and know that we are all thinking of you. No words are quite ever adequate, but Police Officers make the ultimate sacrifice everyday, and our hope, and prayer is that they will always be remembered for their heroic efforts, and kind hearts.
Blessings Always,
Jessica Ruhl (Daniel’s Fiancée) & the Family of Officer Daniel Starks

October 20, 2004

Brandy, It is an honor to say I knew you. You are going to be missed so much.

Dodi
civilian

October 20, 2004

On behalf of the Clayton County Sheriff's Office, our thoughts and prayers will be extended to you and your family during this time. We wish you peace and comfort in the days,weeks,and months ahead.

Correctional Officer V.T. Robinson
Clayton County Sheriff's Office

October 20, 2004