Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Thank You Detective Brann for your service to our community. Your life as a leader in our city has touched so many, and has had a great effect on many in our congregation. You will be missed. Your wife and children will be in our prayers. God Bless.

Pastor Mark Hopper
The Potter's House Church, Battle Creek, MI

May 12, 2005

Vern, you were truly Battle Creek's Finest. We'll miss you more than you could ever have imagined.

Det. Rob Drewry
BCPD (Ret)

May 12, 2005

Again we mourn as another hero is taken from us. My deepest sympathy to the family, friends and co-workers of Detective Brann. May the Lord give you strength and bless each of you during this time.

Rest in peace for your watch here is over; walk in heavens beat and guide us to protect and serve others safely.

US Ranger Catroppa
National Park Service GA

May 12, 2005

Vern was a wonderful man that I miss so much already. With just one smile he could brighten your day. It doesn't even seem real that I'm never going to see him again. It was an honor and a privilege to have known him and to work with him. He will be missed every day. Thank you Vern.

Amy Martens
Calhoun County Prosecutor's Office

May 12, 2005

Det. Brann, my Brother in Law, Guardian of those who cannot Guard themselves. Rest, and Peace be with you. God has your charge, we will carry the Light the you carried for us all. Thank You. We Love You. We will Miss You. Lord, please accept our Brother into your House. For he cared for ours well. jtl

Trooper Jimmy T. Landrom Sr
Michigan Department of State Police

May 12, 2005

WHAT A WONDERFUL MAN AND GOOD FRIEND! GOD TOOK THE BEST FROM US, AS HE DID IN LIFE HE WILL ALSO DO IN DEATH... PROTECT AND SERVE, BEING OUR ANGEL IN HEAVEN! HE WILL BE MISSED GREATLY. THE ONE MAN NO ONE WILL EVER FORGET!
I LOVE YOU VERN!

JULIE EDWARDS
PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE

May 12, 2005

Thank you Detective Brann for your service and dedication. It is our prayer that God will grant your family, fellow officersa and co-workders strength, comfort and peace.

May God Bless You All

Chaplain Bryce Justice and the Bean Statin Police Department

Chaplain Bryce Justice
Bean Station P.D.

May 12, 2005

Your memories will always be with us. When I was younger I had told you that one day I will become a police officer. well here I am in the police acadamy and I pray to god that I am as good as you. We will miss you and what you have done to our community. thanks for serving. from every one at the Police acadamy at KCC

Mary pierce

Mary Pierce
Battle Creek police cadet

May 12, 2005

We have murders all the time and sadly we just accept them like you would filling your tank with gas, but when someone shoots an officer, it really sinks in as to how precious and fragile our lives really are...
I wish to give my deepest regrets to Officer Brann's family.

Bruce O.

May 12, 2005

Vern, what I want to remember is the many good times we had together. I was telling my wife the other day about how you would get off work at the hospital and come over and ride with us when I was a paramedic. One night we got in a water fight with the other crew, and we blew the TV up, and we drove all over town trying to find tubes to fix the TV before the boss came in. Or how you would peek around the corner with that silly smile, and we would say I wonder what Vern's up to ? I will truely miss you brother. I will always be there for Melanie and the girls if they need anything.

Court Officer Rick Denney
Battle Creek Police Dept.

May 12, 2005

My heart goes out to Detective Brann's family and friends. Stay strong and God will bless.

Danielle

May 12, 2005

Vern.
Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.
John 15:9-13
Words cannot express how much we will miss you my friend,but we will see each other again someday in a better place.
All our love. The Chrenenko family.

John and Kathy Chrenenko
Battle Creek Police

May 12, 2005

Your service to your community and department will be greatly missed. Please accept the deepest condolences from the men and women of the Lawrence Police Department. Your family and fellow officers are justly proud of your service.

K9 Sgt. Tracy Easterday
Lawrence, IN Police Department

May 12, 2005

Detective La Vern Brann
Sir, Thank you for your outstanding service and dedication to our City.
My condolences, to Your Family and all who serve to protect.

"Greater Love has no one than this,
To lay down ones Life for his Family and Friends"
John 15:13
May You Rest in Peace Sir

Past Security Lieutenant
Fort Custer Army Training Center

May 12, 2005

Detective Brann may you rest in peace. Thank you for making the world a safer place to live. The sacrifice you made will never be forgotten.

May god bless your family and my brothers and sisters at Battle Creek P.D.

Deputy Ron Douglas
Van Buren County Sheriff's Office

May 12, 2005

Though i did not know you may you rest in peace. you will be greatly missed
Deepest sympathy to your family.

Citizen of coldwater

May 11, 2005

It was with great pleasure that I got to know you 20 yrs ago, I was a young dispatcher, and you worked in the city jail. It was with pride and admiration that I watched you join the force a short time later. For the last 20 years, when I saw you in the community, you always took time to shake my hand, compliment my daughter on how she had grown and share stories of your two beautiful daughters.
You were always quick with a warm smile and "real" in such a way, that everyone loved to be around you. You truly gave everything you could to the community you lived in, and the people you believed in. We are all so blessed to have known you and been touched by your spirit. May we all find the strength to carry on and ask God for the grace to do it in the same fashion as you did. We will all miss you, may you rest in peace. My family's prayers are with your family now, Melanie, know that the community is here for you. BCPD and all area officers in the surrounding villages, towns and the county please come together now and take care of each other, know that the community is eternally grateful for all you do, and knows the sacrifice you make each day for each and every one of us. Thank you one and all, and especially, thank you LaVern, God Bless

Sherry
ex-MAPES employee

May 11, 2005

I want to thank you for your commitment for serving our community and for being a hero. In my heart and sole you will be our hero. We will miss you dearly and we will pray for your family.
We stand behind Police officers who risk there lives every day to make sure that we are safe from harm and that is what you was doing. I still thank you so much for doing what you had done for so long.
Mary Pierce

Mary Pierce and Casey Carroll
Residents of Battle Creek

May 11, 2005

Our hearts go out to the family of officer Brann. It is sad when one of city's finest is gunned down trying to protect us. I beleive that this is where Michigan needs the death penalty. May he rest in peace.

Adam & Amber Stephens

May 11, 2005

Vern
The only consolation we have is knowning that those in heaven now get to enjoy your smile and that the one who took you from us has been caught. You will not be forgotten.

Kevin
Springfield Public Safety

May 11, 2005

Thank you for your service. May God bless and keep your family strong in the thought that you were doing the job that you loved and protecting your community. Thank God for you and all your fellow officers. Also thank you to your family for allowing you to protect us in the Battle Creek MI.

Jerald H. Curtis
Battle Creek MI

May 11, 2005

As you go into Gods hands, know that we will keep you and your family in our hearts.

Paramedic John Face
Marshall Fire Fighters Ambulance

May 11, 2005

Rest in peace brother, Wishing the best to your wife and children.

Lt. Greg McComb
Marshall Fire Department, Michigan

May 11, 2005

I am sorry for your grief. LaVern is an blessing to those who knew him and a hero to those of us who now know of him.

Chaplain Mike Grinnals
Town of Camillus, NY PD

May 11, 2005

Thank you for your commitment to your community, and to your country. Your sacrifice will not be forgotten.

Special Agent Brett Leatherman
FBI

May 11, 2005