Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

You are in my heart and there you will stay. You are always loved and missed... a little more each day!

Judy Coleman
Sister

June 2, 2011

I come here from time to time, "Just missing Roger"
Brian, I am not sure that you and I ever met but thank you! I am so sorry that he had to be taken away so soon...Thank you for taking the time to stop by here and for sharing your thoughts. I know that Roger, Debbie and so many others are proud to call you "friend" It reminds me that we never really realize the footprints that we leave in others lives.

Anonymous

February 23, 2011

Layed another brother in blue to rest today in Norfolk, and it's made me think of my Good old buddy from KY. I stood there today in uniform with American Flag in hand presenting honors as the casket was brought out of the church. I listened to those bag pipes play behind me and in my mind I can still hear the same sound as we stood at the grave yard in Tiline in 2005. I'm suppose to be a man - but I still cry at the lose of my dear friend (Roger). Life deals some hard blows sometimes, but I Thank God we have a Comforter in Him. Debbie I hope that this finds you well, and that you are being comforted by God's Saving Grace!
Love, Brian (or Orville as Roger would say!)

Brian Jones
Norfolk Police Dept

October 30, 2010

It has now been 5 long years. It is just as unreal to me today as it was the night you were taken from us. Roger, you will always be remembered,loved and missed.

Judy Coleman
Sister

June 3, 2010

My heart goes out to Judy, Sonny, Debbie, Amanda and David. I have so many fun memories of Roger. I miss him. He was a great guy.

Luanna Shelby
cousin

May 29, 2010

I think of Roger often and I will always have a hole in my heart. I love and miss you Roger.

Judy Coleman
Sister

June 2, 2009

To Deputy Roger Dale Lynch, his family and his fellow officers with the Livingston County Sheriff's Department:

Our heartfelt thoughts are with you on the anniversary of Deputy Lynch’s tragic death and we honor him for his valor and sacrifice to the community. Rest in Peace, Deputy Lynch and thank you for your service.

Wives Behind The Badge, Inc
Members and Staff

June 2, 2009

I sure miss you by Jason Crabb. You can hear it on you tube ... It always makes me think of Roger when I hear it. I sure wish this was a bad dream that I could awaken from but sadly it is not. Roger you are loved and will always be missed.

Anonymous

March 21, 2009

You are not forgotten by the ones you love.

Anonymous

January 11, 2009

I ATTENDED DOCJT WITH ROGER HE WAS THE FINEST HUMAN BEING A PERSON COULD KNOW. MY HEART GOES OUT TO HIS FAMILY AND FRIENDS.

DEPUTY ROBERT JACKSON
GRAYSON COUNTY S.O.

November 15, 2008

I am very thankful to have known Rodger and I think of him often even though it was 3 years ago it still even to me seems just like yesterday. He was a very good friend of mine. Rodger you truly are a HERO and still one of the people that I myself look up to as an example of a great man.

Rodney D Hall

Rodney Hall
Firefighter Burna Fire/ friend

June 25, 2008

3 Long years. I miss you. I miss your stories and I miss your laughter.

Judy Coleman
Sister

June 1, 2008

Isa 57:1 ¶ The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart: and merciful men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil to come.

Trooper
Kentucky State Police

April 14, 2008

LOOK FOR ME

When you finally make your entrance to that city
Of jasper walls and bright golden avenues
As you behold all its beauty and its splendor
Remember there is one just request I make of you

CHORUS
Look for me, for I will be there too
I realize when you arrive there'll be so much to view
After you've been there ten thousand years
A million maybe two
Look for me, for I will be there too.

(2nd verse)
As you go down, your list of firsts, there's no question
We're gonna wanna see our loved ones awaiting - me and you
And when you feel, you've shared your story with the last one
That wants to hear you tell just how you made it through.

CHORUS
Look for me, I'd like to hear it too
I realize when you arrive there'll be so to view
After you've been there ten thousand years
A million maybe two
Look for me, for I will be there too.

Look for me... For I will be there too...
I WILL be there too!!!


I truly love this song and every time I hear it I am
Reminded of the day when there will be no more sadness and no more tears. Brenda, I have a feeling that there is a nice big porch in heaven. Someday we will all gather around it again. Granny, Ma and Pa, Greg, Daddy and Mama, Larry, Roger, Elsie and Joe, Everett and Laughvaun, Lassis and so many others ... I imagine that they are all around it right now laughing and waiting on us to get there too. Mama is probably cooking up some hot dogs as I type... and Roger is laughing that I am actually thinking of those hot dogs right now!

If you would like to hear the song for the lyrics that I typed in above.Go to youtube and type in Tanya Goodman Sykes as the artist and Look For Me as the song title.

Judy Coleman
Sister

April 3, 2008

Roger,

You action in life and death speak volumes of who you were. Standing for those who cannot stand for themselves. You are a true HERO.

My prayers are with your family and friends. I pray that God will hold them close and hold them up when life gets to hard to stand. May God Bless them every day.

March 11, 2008

Debbie,
I found myself back here tonight reviewing all the reflections that have been left for Roger, remembering the uncountable nights that we spent together on the roads of Livingston County. I've found myself here quiet often over the past years since that heart breaking day in 2005. There are no words to describe such a loss, and what a GREAT friend Roger was! I hope you and the family find comfort in our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ!

Love & Prayers

Brian Jones
Friend

January 21, 2008

As another new year has come again I have to think about how much our family has lost over the years. It hurts to much to even put into words the lost of Roger.He was such a good uncle and man. I always looked up to him even growing up and he was only 10 years older than me but was "Jer" to my own father who passed away young himself at 49. I have questioned as to the why's and howcome's but I knew that Roger had done such a great job serving our community and knew that he has done his purpose on earth and now is having a even better purpose in heaven. My father didn't get to see him as a deputy but I know that he would have been very proud of him. I will always miss that laugh and always trying to pick on everyone around him. Must have been the "Lynch way" because it was always like that at home. I miss the dinners on Sunday's and talks on Mammaw and Pappaw's porch. Those are the memories I hold dear to my heart. Debbie, Amanda, David I am so sorry and I love you all.

Brenda Ritchie
neice

January 12, 2008

If tomorrow starts without me,
And I'm not there to see,
If the sun should rise and find your eyes
all filled with tears for me;

I wish so much you wouldn't cry
the way you did today,
While thinking of the many things,
We didn't get to say.

I know how much you love me,
As much as I love you,
And each time that you think of me,
I know you'll miss me too;

But when tomorrow starts without me,
Please try to understand,
that an angel came and called my name,
And took me by the hand,

And said my place was ready,
In heaven far above,
And that I'd have to leave behind
all those I dearly love.

But as I turned to walk away,
A tear fell from my eye,
For all my life, I'd always thought,
I didn't want to die.

I had so much to live for,
So much left yet to do,
it seemed almost impossible,
that I was leaving you.

I thought of all the yesterdays,
The good ones and the bad,
I thought of all that we shared,
And all the fun we had.

If I could relive yesterday,
Just even for a while,
I'd say good-bye and kiss you
and maybe see you smile.

But then I fully realized,
That this could never be,
For emptiness and memories,
would take the place of me.

And when I thought of worldly things,
I might miss some tomorrow,
I thought of you, and when I did,
My heart was filled with sorrow.

But when I walked through heaven's gates,
I felt so much at home.
When God looked down and smiled at me,
From His great golden throne,

He said, 'This is eternity,
And all I've promised you.'
Today your life on earth is past,
but here life starts anew.

I promise no tomorrow,
But today will always last,
and since each day is the same way,
There's no longing for the past.

So when tomorrow starts without me,
don't think we're far apart,
For every time you think of me,
I'm right here, in your heart '

January 6, 2008

Rest in Peace. Your sacrifice serves as a living example of John 15:13.

#14604
FBI Detroit

December 15, 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

October 30, 2007

I was very fortunate to have know Roger and had the oppurtunity to work with him on a few cases. Roger was a great man and a great officer, he was respected by his fellow officers and his community. I will never forget the morning I got the call that Roger had been killed my heart sank.Its still so hard to beleive that this could happen to someone like Roger who was always ready to help anyone in need. Roger you memory will live on in our hearts forever and I look forward to meeting you again someday

Deputy Sheriff Greg Rushing
Crittenden County Sheriff's Department

August 29, 2007

I CAN HARDLY BELIEVE IT HAS BEEN OVER TWO YEARS SINCE YOU LEFT ME. I STILL MISS YOU EVERY DAY AND STRUGGLE WITH THE WHYS. BUT I CONTINUE TO SURVIVE AND I LEARNED THAT FROM YOU. I HOPE I CAN ALWAYS MAKE YOU PROUD THAT I WAS YOUR WIFE.

I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU AND CONTINUE TO MISS YOU. YOU WERE THE LOVE OF MY LIFE AND I WAS BLESSED TO HAVE BEEN FOR WIFE FOR 32 YEARS. I LOVE YOU.

DEBBIE

DEBBIE LYNCH
WIDOW

July 25, 2007

Judy,
I cannot begin to feel the loss and pain that you have suffered. Two years have passed since your brother - and mine - died doing what he loved the most. Please take soloace in the fact that his death was not in vain, and that he had the inner strength to avenge his own death. He is TRULY a hero and will NEVER be forgotten! May God bless you and your family. I know you miss him, but will be reunited one day in heaven. God needed Roger there for something special, and I know he is in good hands. Bless you and your family.

Sgt. Mark Hanna, Retired
Fayetteville, AR PD

June 3, 2007

G-d Bless.

June 2, 2007

Deputy Lynch, I am sorry to say I did not know you. You were truly and inspiration to many people. In reading your memorial it is obvious you were a true HERO. No one will ever know how many lives you may have saved that terrible day but I imagine it was several. Thank you for your service, dedication and above all your courage.

To the family of Deputy Lynch, take comfort in knowing my thoughts and prayers are with you on this day and every day.

God bless you and may he keep you in his comfort.

NC LEO
Winston-Salem PD

June 2, 2007