Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Lieutenant James Edward "Bo" Weaver

Dinwiddie County Sheriff's Office, Virginia

End of Watch Monday, June 27, 2005

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Reflections for Lieutenant James Edward "Bo" Weaver

God Bless you, sir. Thank you for your 16 years of dedicated and faithful service to the citizens of Dinwiddie County. They have lost a true hero and the Sheriff's Office has lost a fine leader. My deepest sympathy goes out to your family and friends as I now keep them in my prayers.

Rest in peace, brother!

Officer James Goben
Suffolk (VA) Police Dept

June 29, 2005

On behalf of the men and women of the La Habra Police Department we send our thoughts and condolences to the Dinwiddie County Sheriffs Office and the family of Lieutenant Weaver. It doesn't matter where we work, when one of our brothers or sisters fall, we all feel the pain and the loss. Rest in peace Lieutenant Weaver. You will never be forgotten.

Sergeant Jeff Baylos
La Habra PD, California

June 29, 2005

Another hero lost by the hands of a coward. Rest in peace sir my prayers are with you and your family

P.O. Suroviak #48
Downers Grove IL PD

June 29, 2005

Lt. Weaver,
Our thoughts and Prayers are with your family, friends and Department at this time. We want to make sure that your family knows that your Police family is mourning your loss.
Thank you for your dedication. There is no greater man than one that lies down his life for another.
You will not be forgotten!

Wife of a Police Officer
Indianapolis Indiana

June 29, 2005

LT. Weaver you have paid the high price now. May you rest in peace and look out for us here below. May God Bless Lt. Weaver's Family....

SGT. Daryl Brewer
Clarksville Police Dept. Clarksville, Tennessee

June 29, 2005

Thank You Sir for your service to the people that you serve. God Bless you and your family during this hard time. Rest in Peace, your in a better place now

Patrol Officer
Lexington Metro, KY

June 29, 2005

Rest in peace.

Patrol Officer K. Brooks
Jersey Village PD

June 29, 2005

Thank you, peace be with you brother.

Cpl. Denene McGuire
Wayne Count Police

June 29, 2005

Thank you Lt. for your dedicated service and commitment to our profession. It is men and woman just like you that have forged a safe future for tomorrows law enforcement.

So this moment is for you LT...thank you for everything...and may God bless you in your new journey of life.

Special Deputy W J Welsh
Bartholomew County Sheriffs Office - Indiana

June 29, 2005

Thank you for your service and sacrifice. You will not be forgotten.

Police Officer
Fairfax Police Dept.

June 29, 2005

REST IN PEACE MY BRAVE BROTHER.

DEPUTY SHERIFF OHIO

June 29, 2005

God speed.....you will never by forgotten and always be honored.


Lynchburg Police Dept., VA

June 29, 2005

Lt. Weaver,
I will pray for you and your family during this difficult time. AT 59 YEARS OLD you were still doing a dangerous job some say is for the young. I have a trmendous amount of respect for you sir, God bless.

Don Frick
PGPD

June 29, 2005

May GOD bless your family and friends at this time. Thank you for serving and protecting. Rest in peace, Sir.

Shirley Roberts- Louisiana
Aunt of Fallen Officer John Logan EOW-3-14-04

June 29, 2005

Lieutenant Weaver, you have served your community and state with honor and dignity, we will carry on from here. To the family of Lieutenant Weaver you are in our thoughts and prayers, please remember that you are now part of a larger family. To the men and women of the Dinwiddie County Sheriff's Office hold your heads high as you carry on. Stay safe and watch each others backs....Rest in Peace..Boss..

Detective First Grade Robert F. Jackson
Metropolitan Police Department Washington DC/Homicide Branch

June 29, 2005

Rest in peace brother, we have got it from here, your family and department are in our prayers.

Matt Stamm
Lancaster County S.O.

June 29, 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

June 29, 2005

It is my prayer that the family, friends and co-workers of Lieutenant James B. Weaver find some sense of peace during this very difficult time.
Just know that there are lots of folks across this country that care very deeply and will lift you up in prayer before the Almighty.
May God continue an outpouring of His eternal love and endless blessings.

Patrolman Doug Hutchison
Irving Police Department, Texas, retired.

June 29, 2005

We grieve for the loss of Lt. Weaver. His family and friends are in our thoughts and prayers.

Sgt. Glen Biddiscombe

June 29, 2005

Lt. Weaver,
I'm so saddened to hear of your passing. Your family and co-workers will be in my prayers. Your death brings back so many memories of 7 months ago when my father was killed. He was your age and shot in the abdomen and arm. He was in heaven, there to greet you yesterday. I will be in Washington,DC to hear your name called next May. May you rest in peace, you have deserved it. "Well done, My good and faithful Servant."
Lori Johnson Rowley, Daughter of Sgt. James M. Johnson, EOW 11/11/04, Forsyth County Sheriff's Office, NC

Lori Johnson Rowley
Daughter of Sgt. James M. Johnson, EOW 11/11/04

June 29, 2005

Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of Lt. Weaver and the members of the Dinwiddie County Sheriff's Office.

Officer K.D.Williams
VA Police

June 29, 2005

Lt, although we didnt know you, we feel the pain and the grief that your family and friends feel now. May the Lord help them through this difficult time.

Rest easy sir, we have the watch from here.

ROSS COUNTY OHIO SHERIFF DEPARTMENT
CHILLICOTHE OHIO POLICE DEPARTMENT

June 29, 2005

Lt Weaver
God bless you and your family.

June 28, 2005

Rest in Peace

Correctional Officer
Michigan Dept.of Corrections

June 28, 2005

Lieutenant James B. Weaver, thank you for your dedication,service and bravery. My husband and I will keep your family in our prayers. I am so sorry that they have to experience this sad occassion. You will never be forgotten.

Sincerely,
Lyndell & Elizabeth Taylor
Parents of
Deputy Sheriff
Morris Lyn Taylor (Roseburg, Oregon)
EOW 9-14-02

June 28, 2005

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