Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Chief Nelson, you are a true hero and you will never be forgotten. Please look down on your family and friends and comfort them during this very trying time. Chief Nelson's family will also need the support from his close friends. May God watch over all of you.

Bob Gordon, father of fallen officer
Michael P. Gordon, EOW: 8/8/04

Bob Gordon, Asst. Chief, Retired
Riverside PD, IL

September 27, 2005

AMERICA LOST ANOTHER HERO, CHIEF NELSON GO PATROL THOSE STREETS OF GOLD, WE WILL TAKE IT FROM HERE. TO THE FAMILY AND FRIENDS MAY GOD BLESS YOU. R.I.P. BROTHER.

Sergeant William Riley
Aragon GA Police Dept,

September 27, 2005

Chief Nelson may you rest in peace. Now you can walk from Heaven's beat. Your family, friends, and co-workers with the York Police Department, our in my thoughts and prayers.

Officer D. Johns
GSU Police Department

September 27, 2005

“REMEMBER ME”
Law enforcement officers are, indeed, a special breed of people. Ask anyone on the street and they will tell you that they would not have our jobs for anything in the world. It takes something special to do what we do and at the same time be able to even contemplate retirement. We try to be optimists. Unfortunately, there are a few of us who will never make that date with retirement. By the very nature of our job, we are at risk everyday of losing our lives, either at the hand of some deranged individual or in some other situation that we, by virtue of our occupation, may be unable to avoid. Some people have recognized the hazardous duties we involve ourselves in, the risks we take, and the pride we take in accomplishing that job. There is National Law Enforcement Week, dedicated to us who gladly accept the responsibility of protecting the citizens in our respective jurisdictions. National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Day is dedicated to those who gave their lives in the line of duty. These are but a two examples of remembrances specifically for law enforcement personnel. Remembrances that come but once a year. We should remind fellow officers of another type of remembrance, one that will last a lifetime. Sooner or later, a doctor will pronounce us dead. It is inevitable. Regardless of whatever happens, death is the end we will all have to face.
“IT IS IN DEATH THAT WE CAN LIVE FOREVER”
Author Unknown

Jim Moore
New Orleans P.D., Retired

September 27, 2005

Again we mourn as another hero is taken from us. My deepest sympathy to the family, friends and co-workers of Chief Nelson. May the Lord give you strength and bless each of you during this time.

Rest in peace for your watch here is over; walk in heavens beat and guide us to protect and serve others safely.

US Ranger Catroppa
National Park Service GA

September 27, 2005

Rest in Peace...

Police Officer
Syracuse Police Dept,NY

September 27, 2005

To Chief Nelson family and friends our hearts and prayers go out to you

God Bless you

terry miyares, surviving spouse
Officer Emilio Miyares, Hialeah PD< FL, 11/6/86

September 27, 2005

May God Bless the family you leave behind, I will take the watch now. Go in Peace Brother, your Watch is done. Watch over the rest of us.

Officer Jose Duarte
Douglas Police Department

September 27, 2005

Chief Nelson thank you for your dedication and service to us all. My heart and prayers are with your family, friends and coworkers. May God Bless you all. A true HERO that will not be forgotten.

Deb Azure
EOW 08/06/02

September 27, 2005

Rest in peace Brother Dion, you are a true hero and will never be forgotten for your courage and service.


Son of G. Truman Wortham EOW 7/15/73

September 27, 2005

You will never be forgotten by your brothers in BLUE!!! R I P Chief your watch is over we will take it from here. Your brothers in MIchigan!

Ofc. J. Dixon
Brownstown Police Dept., MI.

September 27, 2005

Courage is the thing. All goes if courage goes.

Be at peace Brother.

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

Ofc. Scott Bachman
Baltimore County (MD) PD

September 27, 2005

Rest in peace my brother. We will handle it from here. May god give your family the will to continue. your brother in uniform from Atl.

C.B.Cost
Fulton County Sheriff Office

September 27, 2005

While it is no consolation for your loss, our heartfelt sympathy goes out to the family and fellow officers of Chief Nelson.

While no member of our agency had the privilege to have known him personally, we are certain that he has found a place in heaven through his selfless service to those he swore to protect.

Rest in peace sir; those of us who remain will cover your post on the thin blue line.

Medicine Lodge Police Department
Medicine Lodge, KS

September 27, 2005

Our deepest sympathy goes out to the family, friends and all the members of the York Police Department. We were made safer by his service and we all suffer their tragic loss. The family of Chief Nelson deserves our appreciation and gratitude for their sacrifice. In the days to follow, may you be strengthened by the fact that Chief Nelson is a man distinguished by exceptional courage and will always be admired for his brave deeds and noble qualities. You, your family and your sacrifice will never be forgotten.

Tom Doyle
Cary Police Department, NC

September 27, 2005

GOD BLESS YOU AND ALL THE OTHER LEO'S THAT WERE DOING THERE DUTY DURING AND AFTER BOTH THE HURRICANES

September 27, 2005

YESTERDAY IS HISTORY, TOMORROW IS A MYSTERY AND TODAY IS A GIFT.

CHIEF NELSON, YOU REST IN PEACE MY FRIEND. I SALUTE YOU! MY PRAYERS ARE WITH YOU, YOUR FAMILY, FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES. I THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. YOU DID NOT LOSE YOUR LIFE, YOU GAVE IT IN SERVICE TO OTHERS. A TRUE HERO INDEED.

TO THOSE FAMILY AND FRIENDS OF CHIEF NELSON, PLEASE TAKE COMFORT IN KNOWING THAT I, ALONG WITH MANY OTHERS ACROSS THIS LAND, GRIEVE WITH YOU. MAY GOD BLESS YOU.

JIM SWEENEY
A FRIEND TO ALL PEACE OFFICERS

September 27, 2005

Thank you for your dedicated service to your community and your department. May the Lord bless you and keep you. May they never forget your faithful service to your community and department and the brave HERO that you were. To the family, friends and co-workers, our heartfelt prayers and sympathies are with you. May God be with you all during this very sorrowful time. Words will never compensate the loss you have suffered. We pray that He now gives you all strength in your time of need. May you find peace in the thought, that we as friends, take this time to lift you up in prayer.

For your act of unselfish bravery and courage Chief Nelson, we salute you. Blessed are the peacemakers.

Denise & Erin Hunter, Widow and Daughter
Sgt. Gregory L. Hunter, Grand Prairie, TX Police Dept., EOW 6-18-04

September 27, 2005

My thoughts and prayers are with the family, friends and co-workers of Chief Nelson; may he rest in peace.

Linda Lamm - LEO Wife and Sister of
Jay Balchunas EOW 11.05.04

September 27, 2005

CHIEF NELSON REST IN GOD WHO GIVE ALL PEACE.

GILBERT DANIEL

September 27, 2005

God Speed, Brother.

P.O. K.Murphy
Union PD, NJ

September 27, 2005

Thank you for your service. May GOD be your family and friends during this difficult time.

Sgt Russ Nance
Prattville P.D.

September 27, 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

September 27, 2005

My deepest sympathies to the family and the department of Chief Nelson. Blessed are the peace keepers. RIP

Deputy N. Antoniou
San Jacinto County Constable Precint 2

September 27, 2005

MAY GOD BLESS THE FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND COWORKERS OF CHIEF NELSON DURING THIS TRAGIC TIME IN THIER LIVES. MAY GOD BLESS YOU MY BROTHER. A HERO FOR SURE. YOU HAVE SERVED WELL, NOW MAY YOU REST IN PEACE.

CHIEF RONNIE WATFORD-RET.
JEFFERSON POLICE DEPT,S.C.

September 27, 2005