Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Mark,
Your sacrifice will never be forgotten. I am proud to call your wife Angela my friend and sister. Angela & I have talked about how we think you and Jon can look down from heaven and see what we are doing. I am sure you both got a good laugh at the two of us at the airport. :>)

Susan Parker
Surviving Spouse of SC Trooper Jonathan Parker eow 5-16-05

November 30, 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

November 18, 2007

My utmost and deepest to your wife, family and police family. As I read the tributes from you wife, my heart breaks for what you have both lost.

May God Bless you and continue to keep your wife safe, the love you had will help along with the wonderful memories you left in her heart.

Pat Van Den Berghe, Civilian
Manchester NH Neighbors for a Better Manchester

October 3, 2007

It has been a little over two years now since you left our family of blue. You are not forgotten. Your sacrifice was the ultimate act of bravery that every trooper, in every state, hopes he can live up to if ever called to do so. You are a hero.

Trooper
Arkansas State Police

September 20, 2007

Angela,
I just want you to know that I'm thinking of you - not just this week, but always.
Jennifer

Jennifer Waters
Mike Waters, WMPD, EOW 9.11.03

September 13, 2007

Thank you for your bravery, dedication and sacrifice. May your friends and family take comfort in knowing that you will FOREVER be a hero and will NEVER be forgotten! Until one day in Heaven we meet, keep walking your beat on the Golden Street. To Mrs. Carthron: I cannot imagine the hurt and pain that you feel over the loss of your beloved husband. You reflections prove how deep your love for him goes. May God bless you and your entire family!

Retired DET SGT
Fayetteville PD, AR

September 12, 2007

Mark,
I cannot believe that it has been 4 years that you have gone, It seems like only yesterday. You are greatly missed and I think about you everytime I see D28. You were a wonderful person, and I am really blessed to have known you. Please watch over us, keep us safe. You and Mike don't have too much fun!

Tatum

PFC Elizabeth Tatum
WMPD

September 12, 2007

All day today I have been reliving in my head the last time I saw you, the last time you held me, the last time we kissed, the last time we said goodbye, the last time we laughed together and the last time we said I love you. All those things happened in a few minutes. Then I start to think about the last time I held your hand and you squeezed it just a little bit, to let me know that you heard me. That was so hard for me. Oh baby I still miss you an anwful lot, but only God knows how much. I coninue to tell myself that God does not make mistakes, but it still hurts. I think about how much you loved your job and proud you were to be a trooper wearing that blue patch. I was even more proud to be not just a trooper's wife but Mark's wife. You made me very happy. The kind of love and happiness we had only comes once in a life time. I miss you so much and I will always love you Boobie. You were my world and my world was a better place with you in it. I'm trying as best I can to live my life, thinking of you everyday, wishing you could hold me again, wishing I could fall asleep on your shoulder again, wishing we were on that beach in St. Thomas where we were married. One day when this life is over, I know God will reunite us. My heart is aches for you. I love you baby. In less than 2 hours, it will have been 2 years since you closed your eyes to this world and opened them in heaven. Continue to be my guardian angel. Your wife, loving you until the day I take my last breath.

Mrs Mark (Angela) Wesley Carthron

September 11, 2007

I love you Mark. Still missing you with every breath I take. This old world is not the same without you. I long to be with you again. One day, I believe God will reunite us. For now, please continue to be my guardian angel. Loving you always.

Mrs. Mark Wesley Carthron

September 5, 2007

I LOVE YOU MARK & I MISS YOU EACH AND EVERY MINUTE OF EVERY DAY. MY HEART AND SOUL IS LONELY FOR YOU. ONE DAY WE WILL BE REUNITED. I PRAY FOR THAT MOMENT EVERY DAY. I LOVE YOU BOOBIE!

Mrs. Mark Wesley Carthron

August 16, 2007

Sweetie, I miss you so much. That beautiful smile with those sexy dimples. There will never be anyone else like you. You were truly one of a kind. I love you with all my heart. I have tried very hard not to look at the memorial page and I have done pretty good for quite awhile. July 14th would have been our 6th anniversary as husband and wife. I have so many beautiful memories of you (us) and I will cherish them until the day I die. It seems as though we crammed a lifetime of memories into the few short years we had together and I am so greatful to God for that. Dexter and I miss you very much. I will always love you more that anything or anyone in my life. I pray every day that we will meet again in heaven, like soul mates should. I love you baby, your pooh bear.

Mrs. Mark Wesley Carthron

July 31, 2007

It has been a while since you left us my brother in blue. I keep thinking about what kind of cop your were and I keep striving to be like you. It is because of men like you that I do what I do. This is a job that you don't get a lot of "that a boys". When I feel like what we do is not being noticed, ithink of you. I just want you to continue to watch over us, knowing one day we will all meet up one more time. We miss you my brother in blue, but we will keep the good fight. Please continue to rest, you deserve it, you paid your dues......

Rest in peace Mark.....

DD Smith

CPL. Darren D. Smith
Arkansas Highway Police

July 23, 2007

Just wanted to let you know that i havent forgot about you,there is not a day that goes by that i dont think of you.Continue to watch over me and keep patroling the heavenly skies.

Your Cuz,

Telly Wells

July 5, 2007

JUST SITTING UP IN HERE LATE MESSING WITH THIS COMPUTER TRYING TO GET IT TO ACT RIGHT,AND U CROSSED MY MIND. U WERE ALWAYS A NIGHTOWL LIKE ME.OTHER THAN THAT EVERYTHING IS COOL,AND I HOPE THAT YOU ARE STILL WATCHING OVER ALL OF US.

PEACE 1
CRAIG AND JACOBY BUCHANAN....JUNE 1,2007.

CRAIG BUCHANAN
COUSIN

June 1, 2007

I love you with all my heart and I miss you so very much. Life on this old earth was happier and fun while you were here with me. Life is not fun any more, but each day brings me one day closer to being with you. Today was another birthday without you. How many more I have left without you is up to the Lord, but on days like today I only reflect on & think about the days like today that I spent with you. The days I had with you were the happiest of my life. I love you Mark.

Mrs. Mark Wesley Carthron

May 1, 2007

Sweetheart, I miss you more that I could ever put in words.Even recovering from a major surgery without you is almost too much to bear. I know my Mom and my family loves me, but I need YOU! I never liked being smothered by anyone but you. It's almost been 18 months since I last saw you and you held me. How I wish you could hold me now. My heart aches so bad for you and the tears will never stop flowing. I love you with all my heart Boobie. Your loving wife, Poobie.

Mrs. Mark Wesley Carthron

April 9, 2007

I was just thinking the other day when we were kids ,how we would chase each other around the house ,just as it was time to go,we would often make our mothers upset because we spent so much time chasing each other,because we were not ready to leave each other,thats just how close we were.We knew we would not see each other for another weekend or so and for you and i that seemed like an eternity,because we usually spent the night with one another every weekend either i was over your house or you were over mineAs kids we never talked about death ,because at that age we thought we were bullet proof and we would live forever,not knowing the heart aches and trials that awaited for us as we grew into young men.Man when we were kids were the best days of our lives and we often would talk about the good ole days as we were grown men ,especially how we would stay up all night long playing games and eating grill cheese sandwhiches.Those days will stay with me until the day i die as they did with you until the day you died.Continue to watch over me as you patroll the heavenly skies.

Your cuz,
Telly

April 5, 2007

Missing you terribly, still trying to find my way without you. How exactly do I do that? I love you with all my heart baby.

Mrs. Mark Wesley Carthron

March 26, 2007

I can remember Mark stopping by the weight station on I-55. He was always upbeat, always smiling. I remember a truck bypassing the station when it wasn't supposed to and he took off after it and brought the driver back to the station and turned him over to us. After we dealt with the driver, he stayed around and acted as if he had done nothing special. The truck had 50% of its brakes ineffective. If Mark hadn't brought that truck back, who knows what might have happened. Whether it was luck or fate, Mark always seemed to be in the right place at the right time and he will be missed.

Pfc. Mike Partain
Arkansas Highway Police

March 13, 2007

Hello Mark just wanted you to know that i think of you everyday and please continue to watch over me every once in a while as you Patroll the skies of HEAVEN.

Your Cuz,
Telly

March 13, 2007

I miss you so much baby. You were and will always be my everything. Some days I still wonder why the Lord took you and left me here. It seems all wrong. We belong together no matter where it is. I heard one of the songs that played at our wedding on the beach and I was overcome with grief. I love you so much and I miss you terribly. Boobie, Dexter and I are doing okay. You know he still does not recognize me as the alpha in this house yet. You will always be the alpha male to him. I will be so glad when we are reunited in heaven one day. I love you Boobie.
Yours forever, Poobie

Mrs. Mark Wesley Carthron

March 4, 2007

Hello mark just wanted you to know that i miss you and love you and there is not a day that goes by ,i dont think of you.

Telly Wells

February 24, 2007

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND YOUR SACRIFICE! I KNOW YOU ARE WATCHING OVER US ALL FROM THE STREETS OF GOLD!! GOD BLESS THOSE YOU LOVE AND THOSE THAT LOVE YOU!!!!!!!!!

DISPATCHER GRETA M HUFF
KY STATE POLICE POST 13 HAZARD

February 22, 2007

Boobie, I wish we were together. You are now and forever will be in my heart, but I miss you so. My life has changed so much since 9-11-05. I want so much to be near you, in your arms. I can' wait to be reunited with you in heaven. I pray that the Lord will bring our souls together again one day. That is what I look forward to. I love you baby with all my heart, nothing will ever change that. You are still my one and only valentine. Loving and missing you with each breath that I take, until the day I die. Love, Poobie

Mrs. Mark Wesley Carthron

February 12, 2007

To Mrs. Mark Wesley Carthron:
The Absent One

As we gather at the table and watch each smiling face
The heart fills with emotion to see the vacant place
We may strive to hide our longing in the midst
Of mirth and fun
But we're thinking, thinking, thinking
Of the loved- the absent one.

When we gather 'round the fireside with merry laughter
And jest
How we wish the absent dear one was here with all
The rest.
Still we join in all the frolic, but we wish the day was
Done
For we're thinking, thinking, thinking
Of the loved-the absent one.

Yet when the day is over and they all have gone to rest
We feel the Heavenly Father does all things for the best.
So we cheer our drooping spirits with the rising of the
Sun
But we can't help thinking, thinking, thinking
Of the loved -the absent one. author unknown

Lynn Kole
Washington State

January 24, 2007