Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Roy, You would take the time to stop and say HI during the busy and sometimes not so busy nights in New Smyrna. Working with you was a hoot! You could always do something to make us laugh. Taking the jokes in stride and dishing out your own funnies now and then. You were a great man.. Your smile is missed and the call for a k-9 brings sadness when its not you driving up. Your family is in my thoughts and prayers. I would say rest in peace but I am sure you are angry with the outcome. Know that you will never be forgotten.

Deputy
Volusia County S.O.

August 22, 2005

Rest in peace my brother. The watch is ours now.

Trooper, K9 Handler
Vermont State Police

August 21, 2005

Our thoughts and prayers are with your family. God Bless. Barbara and James Adkins Parents of David Adkins NSBPD

Barbara & James Adkins

August 21, 2005

May God bless and keep Off. Nelson and Ceasar, and may God give his grace and comfort to the loved ones and fellow officers. It is fitting that these two heroes were laid to rest together.

August 21, 2005

We appreciate the service you and your partner have given the community, and the service you will continue to give as our guardians. God Speed.

Sergeant Mark Chappell and family
Lake County Sheriff's Office

Sergeant Mark Chappell (Honor Guard)
Lake County Sheriff's Office

August 20, 2005

May God bless you Officer Nelson and your K-9 partner. May God continue to bless your family.

Sergeant
Jacksonville Beach P.D.

August 20, 2005

Officer Nelson, may you have eternal peaceful rest and and thank you to you and your family for the sacrifice you have given. Your family will be remember in our prayers and the prayers of the people of The Church of Jusus Christ. Thank you for your unselfish service to your community.

Joan Ricco
mother of Officer David Freeman

August 20, 2005

Courage is the thing. All goes if courage goes.

Be at Peace Brother.

Heartfelt sympathy to the family, friends and colleagues of Officer Nelson.

Ofc. Scott Bachman
Baltimore County (MD) PD

August 20, 2005

Officer Roy Nelson and K-9 Caesar,

How tragic it was to hear that we had another two officers down. Your loss is felt throughout your community and beyond. To your family, your friends and all of your loved ones, I send my most heartfelt sympathy.

Your fellow officers, the brave men and women of NSBPD, worked beside you everyday and now face the inevitable truth that they will have to go 10-8 without you. It will be difficult. A vacant seat in the briefing room, a missing voice on the radio, a real sense of emptiness will be felt. They're going to think back to the night they lost you, and the pain that it left behind. When that happens, I would tell them to think back to a time that you helped them out, gave them advice, or made them smile.

When we lost Officer Bob Grim last November, I tried to do that. Nothing replaces the loss, but remembering what you did to make everyone's life better helps them move on. It reminds them to treat each other a little better and to be grateful for what they have.

Your fellow officers may feel devastated for now, but their memories of you will unite and strengthen them. They will eventually realize that you are still 10-8 with them, every shift. Two guardian angels. The ultimate back-up.

If you two happen to be working a zone with Bob tonight, please tell him that one of his "youngster" partners says hello, and that he's still deeply missed.

Peace be with you and all those who miss you.

Sergeant D.W. Smith
Ormond Beach Police Department

August 20, 2005

It was wonderful knowing you, and will miss your smile that you always portrayed as you entered the break room or when I saw you on duty. You will be sincerly missed by everyone from our department.

Sgt. Cameron Eppes
New Smyrna Beach Police Department EXPS

August 20, 2005

To the family of Officer Nelson,
My most deepest sympathy goes out to you. America is now so much poorer but heaven just inherited richness. There are no words to justify the passing and none to ease the pain. So, Alas my brother, may the family be at ease by knowing that Officer King was a man of Christ, paving the way for his brothers. If I'm called upon to so give my life in such a noble manner, I hope that Officer King will be in the presence of St. Peter, holding the gate open for my entrance.
God Speed

Officer Mark Griffith
Formaly PPD currantly FSUPD

August 19, 2005

The men and women of the Mahomet Police Department extend our deepest sympathies to the family, friends and co-workers of Ofc. Nelson.

Thank you for your service. God bless you.

Rest in peace Sir!

Mahomet, IL Police Dept.

August 19, 2005

Officer Nelson, your family, friends and fellow LEOs are in my thoughts and prayers. The ultimate sacrifice you gave to protect all of us breaks my heart although I know that if given the choice you'd not change a thing.
With deepest sympathy of the loss of 2 great heros who will never be forgotten.
My God bless you and your love ones and hold them tight in this dark time.
Wife of a Volusia County Deputy

Wife of a LEO
VCSO

August 19, 2005

R.I.P Sir

I'm sure you will still protect us from heaven.

Police Intern Robert Lawrence III
Montgomery County Police Dept., MD

August 19, 2005

To my brother Warrior and his brave partner. Thank you for being there for your brothers and sisters in law enforcement when we called. Officer Nelson please watch over us while we work. Caesar, keep an eye on the "Bad Man" for us. May God be with your family during this time.

Sergeant Andrea L. Eichhorn
Casselberry Police Department, Florida

August 19, 2005

I am loyal to my master for he is first in my eyes, I will always stand beside him for we are partners now and for eternity.

May God be with you and your family during this sorrowful time.

Deputy Marcus Bullock and K-9 Arco
Seminole County Sheriff's Office

August 19, 2005

The Jacksonville Beach Police K-9 Unit salute our brother for giving the ultimate sacrifice. God Bless you and your family.

K-9 Officer A.T. Scarborough
Jacksonville Beach Police Department

August 19, 2005

Officer Nelson went 10-7 today. We got it from here Brother. Rest in Peace, you will not be forgotten!

Ofc. Scott Barnes
Daytona Beach Police Department

August 19, 2005

God speed my fallen brother. I will pray for peace and tranquility for your family, and we shall see you again one day.

Det. Durfee, Homicide Unit
Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, FL

August 19, 2005

My thoughts and prayers go out to NSBPD family, The Communications Division and K-9 Division and The Family of Officer Nelson. Officer Nelson may be 10-7 10-42 but he will be 10-8 in the hearts he touched forever.

Sarah Wheeler
Columbia Co. S.O.

August 19, 2005

TOMORROW WE SAY OUR FINAL GOODBYES. IT WILL BE A SAD DAY FOR ALL OF LAW ENFORCEMENT. THANK YOU AND CEASAR FOR YOUR SERVICE. REST IN PEACE AND GOD SPEED MY FRIEND!

DEPUTY
VCSO

August 19, 2005

WHAT IS A COP?

Cops are human ( believe it or not) just like the rest of us. They come in both sexes but mostly male. They also come in various sizes. This sometimes depends on whether you are looking for one or trying to hide something. However, they are mostly big.

Cops are found everywhere-on land, on the sea, in the air, on horses, in cars, sometimes in your hair. In spite of the fact that " you can't find one when you want one", they are usually there when it counts most. The best way to get one is to pick up the phone.

Cops deliver lectures, babies, and bad news. They are required to have the wisdom of solomon, the disposition of a lamb and muscles of steel and are often accused of having a heart to match. He's the one who rings the door-bell, swallows hard and announces the passing of a loved one; then spends the rest of the day wondering why he ever took such a "crummy" job.

On TV, a cop is an oaf who couldn't find a bull fiddle in a telephone booth. In real life he's expected to find a little blond boy " about so high" in a crowd of a half million people. In fiction, he gets help from private eyes, reporters, and who-dun-it fans." In real life, mostly all he gets from the public is " I didn't see nuttin'."

When he serves a summons, he's a monster. If he lets you go, he's a doll. To little kids, he's either a friend or a bogeyman, depending on how the parents feel about it. He works " around the clock", split shifts, Sundays and holidays, and it always kills him when a joker says. " Hey tomorrow is Election Day, I'm off, let's go fishing" ( that's the day he works 20 hours).

A cop is like the little girl, who, when she was good, was very, very good, but, when she was bad, was horrid. When a cop is good, " he's getting paid for it." When he makes a mistake, " he's a grafter, and that goes for the rest of them too." When he shoots a stick-up man he's a hero, except when the stick-up man is " only a kid, anybody coulda seen that."

Lots of them have homes, some of them covered with ivy, but most of them covered with mortgages. If he drives a big car, he's a chiseler; a little car, "who's he kidding?" His credit is good; this is very helpful, because his salary isn't. Cops raise lots of kids; most of them belong to other people.

A cop sees more misery, bloodshed, trouble, and sunrises than the average person. Like the postman, cops must also be out in all kinds of weather. His uniform changes with the climate, but his outlook on life remains about the same: mostly a blank, but hoping for a better world.

Cops like days off, vacations, and coffee. They don't like auto horns, family fights, and anonymous letter writers. They have unions, but they can't strike. They must be impartial, courteous, and always remember the slogan " At your service." This is sometimes hard, especially when a character reminds him, " I'm a taxpayer, I pay your salary."

Cops get medals for saving lives, stopping runaway horses, and shooting it out with the bandits ( once in a while his widow gets the medal). But sometimes, the most rewarding moment comes when, after some small kindness to an older person, he feels the warm hand clasp, looks into grateful eyes and hears, " Thank you and God bless you, son."

Officer Dave Carroll
Choctaw, Oklahoma

August 19, 2005

Having visited New Smyrna Beach every September for the last seven years I know that my visits to this seaside jewel was made safer with dedicated officers like Roy Nelson on patrol. I will be there again in a few weeks and the first thing I will be doing is visiting Roy's final resting place where I will say a prayer and thank him.

Rest in peace brother

Lawrence A. Skelton, Detective Corporal
East Providence Police Department, East Providence, RI

August 18, 2005

To all the family, friends, and fellow Officers of Officer Nelson,
Please know that our thoughts and prayers are with you now as we know the pain you are feeling. There are no words that can make any sense of this incredible loss. The hole in your heart is great, and you can only attempt to fill it with the memories of the times you shared with Officer Nelson. We are here day or night if you need anything, or just need to talk to someone that can honestly tell you we know what you are going thru now, and in the days and nights to come. We will honestly tell you as we are at nine months since our loss, that it is a very long hard road. But, reach out to those that reach for you. You will find a new family in the other surviving family members throughout the country that know your pain. And they can help you begin a healing process when you get to that place.

Bobby, Kelli, and Abigail Grim
Family of Officer Robert(Bob)Grim,Sr. EOW 11-12-2004

Detective Bobby Grim
Daytona Beach Police Dept.

August 18, 2005

Officer Nelson, Ceasar, and your family; you have my sincerest condolences and prayers. You are now gone but never forgotten. Please watch over us from above, while we have the watch for you here. Rest easy my fellow brothers.

Officer Jon Yarbrough

Officer Jon Yarbrough
St. Augustine P.D.

August 18, 2005