Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Mark,

It is hard to believe its been 3 years. The memory of you leaving for work that last night is so fresh in my mind. I can still see your face and hear your voice so clearly. The only thing that makes this all real is the pain that never goes away. Some days it feels like it was just yesterday and sometimes it feels like forever.

The girls and I are doing well, although we miss you so much. I tell them all the time how proud you are of them. Not a day goes by that they don't talk about you. I encourage them to share their memories of you. They love and miss their daddy so much. So do I.

I am going to keep this short because this is still so hard for me. Always remember what a special person you are and how much you mean to so many people.

I will always love you,

Deanna

Wife of Cpl. Mark Jones

February 27, 2008

Hello Mark It's hard to believe you have been gone 3 years.
But at times it seems like it has been longer. I still can't believe you are gone. I still remember that phone call I got telling me you were gone I thought I was going to have a heart attack. You really left a mark on my heart that no one else could leave. I will never left anyone get that close to me again. However I do thank the lord for putting you in my life and being such a GREAT friend and just like a brother to me. Please keep watching over us as I know you do daily..............miss you so much now and always.............rest in peace my friend...........

your friend always I miss you so much
missing you from Georgia

February 22, 2008

YOU ARE REMEMBERED TODAY AND THANK YOU SIR FOR YOUR SERVICE AND DEDICATION

VANDENBERGHE
MANCHESTER, NH

February 21, 2008

Mark,

I can't beleive it is already coming up on three years since you left us. I think about you often and all of the good times we had. You always brought out the best in people, I miss you so much, my friend, my brother.

Sean O'Neill
1stSgt USMC

February 8, 2008

Just wanted to drop by and say hello and i miss you more and more....It has not gotten any easier 4 me Its gotten harder i think. Mark i miss you so very much and i really miss your jokes you had for me daily. I also miss you singing but i still listen to all the song you sang and all i can do is smile and it brings so many tears to my eyes. Just remember you may be gone but you left so many memories here with so many people and a mark on our hearts. Love always and 4 ever your friend from Georgia

YOUR FRIEND THEN,NOW, and 4-EVER
I MISS YOU SO MUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

January 22, 2008

Hi Mark,
I just wanted to wish you a Happy New Year! Love you and miss you.
Mom

Darlene Jones/Mother

December 31, 2007

Merry Christmas, Mark.

Here it is again, your favorite time of year and one of the hardest for us. We miss you so much.

You would be so proud of the girls. They are both such good kids. Every day they remind me more and more of you. Whether it is their sense of humor or their mannerisms. I can't help thinking about how much fun you would be having with them and how much you would enjoy watching them grow and turn into beautiful young ladies. They are just like their dad in so many ways.

Mark, not a day goes by that I don't think about you and miss you. I love you so much.

Merry Christmas,

Deanna

Wife of Cpl. Mark Jones

December 25, 2007

Merry Christmas Mark

Luv Ya,

wanda and chuck martin
family friend

December 24, 2007

Merry Christmas, Son
We celebrated Christmas a little early, Sat.22nd, since that is when Ray and Matt had their children. We had a really great time. As usual you were greatly missed. The tradition continues with the white socks, only this time, instead of knives, Steeler Terrible Towels were in the box. Both Matt and Ray said--"No knife".
We had a winter storm Saturday evening, probably 5 inches of snow. I remember how you used to love playing in the snow. It was hard to get you to come in for lunch-you were afraid you wouldn't be allowed to go back out. So many memories, I just wish we could still be making memories.
I miss you more than ever. Keep watch over us, til we meet again. All my love, Mom

Darlene Jones
Mother

December 24, 2007

Mark,

Hey brother I was driving into work this afternoon and heard a song that triggered some fond memories of you, of course it was on a "kuntry" station. I was smiling with glassy eyes thinking of you. I miss you.

Sean

GySgt O'Neill, Sean P.
USMC

December 6, 2007

Hi Mark, Just wanted to drop you a line to let you know that we are thinking of you on this 3rd Thanksgiving without you. Matt and the boys are already here, but Ray won't be here until later this afternoon. He has to work until around 4 or 5. Things don't really get any better, they just get bearable. I know that you will be having green bean casserole up in heaven with Aunt Chris. I love you more and more and miss you more and more.
Happy Thanksgiving.
Love, Mom

Darlene Jones/Mother
mother

November 22, 2007

Happy Thanksgiving, Mark.

It's hard to believe this is our third Thanksgiving without you.

Yesterday I was going through the coats in the closet to choose the ones for the coat drive and I found yours. I was okay seeing them, I just couldn't get rid of them. As I was cleaning out the closet, I found your shoe shine kit. That really got to me. You were so picky about your boots, they had to be perfect and you would spend hours polishing them. Its strange how it is the little things that get you, something most people wouldn't even think about, and start the tears.

Some people think that as time passes, the pain eases and life get easier. It's not true. Your learn to live with and hide the pain, but it never lets up. It still hurts so much. I think of you every day.

I love you and miss you.

Deanna

Wife of Cpl. Mark Jones

November 22, 2007

Happy Thanksgiving Mark,

We love and miss you very much,

A spirit never dies, a spirit lasts forever!

Much Love, gone but never forgotten

wanda and chuck martin
family friend

November 21, 2007

Happy Thanksgiving Mark,

We love and miss you very much,

A spirit never dies, a spirit lasts forever!

Much Love, gone but never forgotten

wanda and chuck martin
family friend

November 21, 2007

"The Badge"
He starts his shift each day
To respond to calls unknown.
He drives a marked patrol car.
A police officer he is known.
He's paid by the citizens' taxes
To make it safe on the streets.
But he usually has a second job
'Cause a waitress has his salary beat.
Now he doesn't know a holiday
'Cause he works all year round.
And when Thanksgiving and Christmas finally arrive
At his home he cannot be found.
He's cursed and assaulted often,
The one whos blood runs blue.
He seldom ever gets a thanks,
To some he's just a fool.
His friends are always other cops
'Cause people just don't understand
That underneath his badge and gun,
He's just another man.
He knows there might not be a tomorrow
In this world of drugs and crime.
And he gets so mad at the court system
'Cause the crooks don't get any time.
And each day when he leaves for work,
He prays to God above.
Please bring me home after my shift
So I can see the ones I love.
But tonight he stops a speeding car,
He's alone down this ole' highway.
It's just a little traffic infraction.
He does it everyday.
Well, he walks up to the driver's window,
And his badge is shining bright.
He asked the guy for a driver's license,
When a shot rang through the night.
Yes, the bullet hit its mark,
Striking the officer in the chest.
But the Department's budget didn't buy
Each officer a bullet-proof vest.
So he lay on the ground bleeding.
His blood wasn't blue - His blood was red.
And briefly he thought of his loved ones
'Cause in a moment the officer was dead.
In the news they told the story
Of how this officer had died.
And some who listened cared less,
But those who loved him cried.
Well, they buried him in uniform
With his badge pinned on his chest.
He even had his revolver,
He died doing his best.
Written By:
David L. Bell
Sergeant
Richland County Sheriff's Department
Columbia, South Carolina
Used with Special Permission of the Author
Copyright © 1999 - All Rights Reserved
and may not be duplicated without permission

Investigator David L Bell
Richland County Sheriff's Dept., Columbia, SC

November 16, 2007

HELLO MARK i know i am late but i wanted to tell you HAPPY 37TH BIRTHDAY i have been out of town i went to TEXAS and i have moved to Louisiana but i am coming to South Carolina to visit my aunt and plan to stop and visit you i wont be able to stay long but i am coming i miss you so much and time is not getting easier on me either.....well i am gonna go 4 now but i will be writting soon.....love always your friend always and 4 ever.........

your friend always
missing you more and more

October 28, 2007

Happy Birthday, Mark.

I miss you so much and think of you daily. I keep thinking of your last birthday I got to spend with you. You were only 34. Today you would have been 37. Instead of planning something fun for you, we will be going to visit you and taking you flowers. This will never get any easier for me, or for any of us. There are days when it still doesn't seem possible you are gone.

I love you.

Deanna

Wife of Cpl. Mark Jones

October 7, 2007

Dear Mark, I wanted to wish you a Happy Birthday a few days early. Dad and I are going to COPS' Parent's Retreat in Little Rock, Ar. Time doesn't heal, my heart has the same giant hole today just like 2 yrs 7 months 8 days ago. Not a day goes by that I don't start the day thinking about and end the day with thoughts of you. I miss you as much today as the day you left us. I remember all your birthdays, holidays, special occasions as if they just happened. Now starts the really rough time of the year, your birthday, followed by all the holidays and then the anniversary of your death. Happy Birthday, Mark David, I only wish I could share one more special day with you. To be able to talk with you one more time and give you one more hug. I know one day I will see you and be able to hug you again. Until such time, continue to watch over us. Once again, Happy Birthday. I love you and miss you.
Mom

Darlene Jones/Mother

October 4, 2007

Mark,

Today would have been our 12th anniversary, but instead this is the third one without you.

I am so proud of you. I am trying to do everything I can to make you proud of me. The girls and I are doing well, but we miss the life we should still be sharing with you. Not a day goes by that we do not think of you or talk about you. Our memories of you are what get us through days like today.

Happy Anniversay, Mark. I love you and miss you.

Deanna

Wife of Cpl. Mark Jones

September 30, 2007

HELLO MARK I WAS JUST SITTING HERE THINKING ABOUT YOU. I WAS IN BEAUFORT ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO AND WAS GONNA COME SEE YA BUT I JUST COULDNT MY HEART COULDNT TAKE IT. I RODE BY YOUR OLD HOUSE AND JUST BROKE DOWN AGAIN IT WAS SO HARD. I WANTED TO SEE DEANNA AND THE KIDS BUT THEY HAVE MOVED... BUT I HOPE I WILL SEE THEM AGAIN SOON...KEEP WATCH OVER US AND WE LOVE YA ALWAYS.............

YOUR FRIEND ALWAYS
I MISS YOU SO MUCH

September 7, 2007

Mark,

Time really doesn't make things easier. I miss you brother.

Sean

Officer Sean O'Neill
HPD

August 26, 2007

Hello Mark I have not wrote you in a while. But you are always on my mind and in my heart. I miss you so very much and all your jokes.You had something not very people has, a very big heart and a real sense of humor. You kept me laughing. Mark time hasnt got any easier. I still cant believe you are gone evn though i know its true....Keep watching us as i know you always do...i will write soon!!!!!love ya always!!!!!!!!

your friend always

August 11, 2007

hi

uncle mark im sorry i havent wrote you in a while. uncle mark u inspired me and i feel that i owe it to you to go in the marines because you sacrificed your life for me and made it out alive and i jus feel its right for me to do it for you. i pray that one day we will become reunited and we can still go on that fishing and hunting trip you promised me

lance cpl. joshua carroll
jchs mcjrotc

August 8, 2007

Dear Mark,
I just wanted to drop a line to tell you how much I love and miss you. We had Taylor and Jordan with us for a great visit here in Iowa. You would be so proud of the two of them. We had a great time with them. They also were able to spend time with their uncles and cousins. The only thing that could have made it better would have been, if you were here. Your brother Matt and I are starting to get ready for deer season. We will be taking Christopher with us this year, it will be his first time. It should be alot of fun. I've learned to live with the fact that you are no longer with us, but the pain in my heart is still the same as the day we lost you. Please watch over your family, friends and brothers in blue. I will always think of you and keep you close in that special place in my heart. Rest in peace, and may god be with you.

Love Dad

Mark Jones
Father

August 7, 2007

Hey Mark I just wanted to drop by because I was thinking about you. I wish I was a person of more words because what I really want to do is say what you ment to me as a friend but what hapens is when I sit here to do it I get the words all mixed up in my head.I know what I feel in my heart and I shouldnt worry about not being able to put it into words because there are so many people who loved you the same as I do so,I will leave it at that.
Keep watch over Deanna and the kids ,I think about them everyday.
"what I can do for you ?"

Trish

July 29, 2007