Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

I am the clerk who got robbed earlier that day. Every day I thank God for Officer Parker. He may not have been there for the robbery, but he prevented the terror I went through from happening to anyone else, and to his family and co-workers he died so no one else would have to and for him my husband and I thank God everyday for sending such a dedicated man from heaven to save others from physical and emotional pain.

May Officer Parker REST IN PEACE.

Patricia Bell

May 27, 2005

Please accept the condolences of The Scottish Police Service. A loss of any police officer, no matter were he/she serves is a tragedy.

Constable Glen Erskine
Grampian Police, Scotland

May 27, 2005

Courtesy, Efficiency and Service. Just three things that come to mind when I think about Jon Parker. Thanks for your friendship, hard work and dedication to this agency. Most of all, thanks for making the ultimate sacrifice. My thoughts and prayers are with Susan, Mr. and Mrs. Parker and family. May God Bless You, S/Trp. J.W. Parker!

Cpl. B.K. Floyd, Jr.
SCHP

May 27, 2005

My prayer and thoughts are with the family,friends, and co-workers of Trooper Parker.

Trooper C.E. Johnson Jr.
Virginia State Police

May 26, 2005

You are in our thoughts and prayers, brother. Godspeed.

Trooper Jeremy Kaplan
Virginia State Police

May 26, 2005

Rest in peace sir. Thank you for your service. God bless.

Shannon
Collins Fire Dept.

May 25, 2005

God Speed Troop...rest easy we've got it from here

Trooper
Colorado State Patrol

May 25, 2005

God Speed Warrior. You did a job most fear to do and that most wouldn't take.

STATE TROOPER D OSBORNE/K-9 COCO
TENNESSEE HIGHWAY PATROL

May 24, 2005

To the Parker family,

May a loving God truly bless and watch over you. Heaven just got a little more crowded.

Sgt. D. L. Thompson
Missouri State Highway Patrol

May 24, 2005

“When God made Peace Officers….”

When the lord was creating Peace Officers, he was into his sixth day of overtime when an angel appeared and said, “You’re doing a lot of fiddling around on this one.”

And the Lord said, Have you read the spec on this order? A Peace Officer has to be able to run five miles through alleys in the dark, scale walls, enter homes the health inspector wouldn’t touch, and not wrinkle their uniform.

They have to be able to sit in an undercover car all day on a stakeout, cover a homicide scene that night, canvass the neighborhood for witnesses, and testify in court the next day.

They have to be in top physical condition at all times, running on black coffee and half- eaten meals. And they have to have six pairs of hands.

The angel shook her head slowly and said, “Six pairs of hands….No Way.”

“It’s not the hands that are causing me the problems,” said the Lord, “It’s the three pairs of eyes an officer has to have.”

That’s on the standard model? asked the angel.

The Lord nodded. One pair that sees through a bulge in a pocket before he asks, “May I see what’s in there sir?” (When they already know and wishes they had taken that accounting job.) Another pair here in the side of their head for their partners’ safety. And another pair of eyes here in front that can look reassuringly at a bleeding victim and say, “ You’ll be alright ma’am, when they know it isn’t so.”

“Lord,” said the angel, touching his sleeve,” rest and work tomorrow.”

“I can’t,” said the Lord, “I already have a model that can talk a 250 pound drunk into a patrol car without incident and feed a family of five on civil service paycheck.”

The angel circled the model of the Peace Officer very slowly, “Can it think?” she asked.

“You bet,” said the Lord, “It can tell you elements of a hundred crimes, recite Miranda warnings in it’s sleep; detain, investigate, search, and arrest a gang member on the street in less time than it takes five judges to debate the legality of the stop…and still it keeps it’s sense of humor.

This officer also has phenomenal personal control. They can deal with crime scenes painted in HELL, coax a confession from a child abuser, comfort a murder victim’s family’ and then read in the daily paper how Law Enforcement isn’t sensitive to the rights of criminal suspects.

Finally, the angel bent over and ran her finger across the cheek of the Peace Officer. “There’s a leak,” she pronounced. “I told you that you were trying to put too much into this model.”

“That’s not a leak,” said the Lord, “It’s a tear.”

“What’s the tear for?” asked the angel.

“It’s for bottled-up emotions, for fallen comrades, for commitment to that funny piece of cloth called the American flag, and for justice.”

“You’re a genius,” said the angel.

The Lord looked sober. “I didn’t put it there,” he said.


Anonymous

Senior Instructor
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center

May 24, 2005

I never got to say thank you Jon. It was an honor for me to know that you would vouche for me as one of the references needed to become a constable. Now more than ever I want to do my part to help. All should follow your example. You were a friend, you were a husband, you were a man of God, but most of all you were a protector to its fullest calling. Rest easy Jon you will be missed.

a friend
n/a

May 24, 2005

Jon, I really don't remember if I ever told you how proud I was of you? I think I took it for granted that you would be around longer than I would. All I can say now is that I know the Lord has a purpose for taking you from us.....I just can't believe it hurts sooooooooooo very much!!!! God, I love and miss you Jon-Jon!

your big sis, dee

May 23, 2005

Rest in Peace Brother..you have made your sacrifice above and beyond the call. We thank you and are grateful. Be assured your loved ones are not alone for we are but a phone call away.

Bob Johnson VA-VI

Bob Johnson U.S. Marshal's (Ret'd)
Blue Knights International Police Assn.

May 23, 2005

You are a hero. God bless you for your service and sacrifice.

Officer
Tustin PD

May 23, 2005

May God comfort, keep, and bless your family. Rest in Peace.

TFC Jason W. Ginn
Mississippi Highway Patrol

May 23, 2005

Rest in peace brother.. We have the watch now. Please watch over us from your new beat in heaven. You and your service will never be forgoten.

Special Agent
South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED)

May 23, 2005

Somebody killed a policeman today,
and part of america died.
A piece of our country he swore to protect will be buried at his side.
The suspect that shot him will stand in court with counsel demanding his rights.
While a young widowed mother must work for her kids, and spend many long lonely nights.
The beat that he walked was a battle field too, just as if he had gone off to war.
Though the flag of our nation wont fly at half mast, to his name they will add a gold star.
Yes somebody killed a policeman today,
in your town or mine.
While we slept in comfort behind our locked doors, a cop put his life on the line.
Now his ghost walks a beat on a dark city street and he stands at each rookies side.
He answered the call
of himself gave his all
AND A PART OF AMERICA DIED.
Chris we miss you and may you rest in peace

Anonymous

May 23, 2005

Rest in peace brother. You fought the good fight.

Tpr. Doug DeBord
Ohio State Highway Patrol

May 23, 2005

Rest in peace brother. You fought the good fight.

Tpr. Doug DeBord
Ohio State Highway Patrol

May 23, 2005

Rest in peace fellow trooper...May GOD bless you and your family

TROOPER J.R. FLEMING
NC STATE HIGHWAY PATROL

May 22, 2005

Trooper Parker,
My heart breaks for your family/friends for the road they have ahead of them without you is a tough one. So sorry to hear of the cowardly deed that ended your life. You'll never be forgotten. May God wrap his loving arms around your survivors and help them through all the days ahead. God bless you trooper!

Denise
Survivor of Trooper Calvin Taylor NCSHP

May 22, 2005

Greg, I am so sorry to hear of this tragedy.

Jerry
n/a

May 22, 2005

Rest in peace my brother.

Michael A. Ratzlaff
Cayce Dep. Of Public Safety, Cayce Sc.

May 22, 2005

God bless you and your family.

Police Wife, KerryAnn Ratzlaff

May 22, 2005

Rest easy, Brother. Your watch is now ours.

Trooper
Michigan State Police

May 22, 2005