Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Your service and sacrifice is greatly appreciated and will never be forgotten. May you rest in peace.

Trooper Steve Sakarapanee
Tennessee Highway Patrol

January 13, 2007

May God be with your family, friends, and co-workers. Continue to keep us strong.

Trooper S Whitman
Michigan State Police

January 13, 2007

I met Sottile last summer in the middle of a Florida Rainstorm. He was working a hit and run crash. I stopped to assist him with traffic control and he was such a pleasant person to talk to. Sottile was a good man and his death is all to tragic. Dealing with the recent murder of Deputy Vernon "Matt" Williams and K9 DiOGi from my agency just a few months ago adds to an already sad time for Central Florida. God Bless all Law Enforcement. Stay safe!

Deputy T. Magyarosi
Polk County Sheriff's Office

January 13, 2007

Thank you for your service to the citizens of the State of Florida. Yoir family will be in our prayers.

Sergeant Chris Blackmon
Florida Highway Patrol

January 13, 2007

Wanted to say my prayers are with your family and friends and all others who have a law enforcement job. May you be in god's loving arms.

Debbie
Mother of a Law Enforcement Officer

January 13, 2007

I DID NOT KNOW SERGEANT SOTTILE PERSONALLY. I SEND MY DEEPEST SYMPATHIES TO THOSE WHO DID. REST IN PEACE.

CPL DET OFC B BURNS
BRYAN COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPT, GA

January 13, 2007

Rest in peace brother. God bless you and your family.

Deputy Shane Williams
Dallas County County Constable's Office Pct. 2 Tx

January 13, 2007

May you rest in peace my brother. May GOD be with you.

All members
Seminole Police Dept Brighton

January 13, 2007

REST IN PEACE SERGEANT SOTTILE

SGM JOHNNY ACEVEDO
US ARMY 5TH SPECIAL FORCES/SPECIAL COMMAND OPERATIONS

January 13, 2007

I did not know Sergeant Sottile, but because he gave his life to protect all of us - I thank God for his life and pray for his family during this time of loss and grief. May God give you peace in the knowledge and grace of Jesus. I pray for all of our military and LEO's every day - I so appreciate them all. God be with you all.

From a citizen in Bartow, FL.

Margaret Anderson
appreciative Florida citizen

January 13, 2007

i'm very sad to hear of sergeant sottile death may god bless his family and the F.H.P also this has hit the all very hard

ray turner
unknow brandon florida

January 13, 2007

Thank you for your service and sacrifice. Rest in peace Sgt Sottile

Lt Rick Stonebreaker
OAG/MFCU

January 13, 2007

Rest in peace brother.

Trp. Luther J. Faulk II
South Carolina Highway Patrol

January 13, 2007

May God be with you and your family at all times .I know now you will be looking out for all other as they go 10-8 for the day and try to see them safe to 10-42 at the end of the day .

Retired Sergeant
Florida Highway Patrol

January 13, 2007

Rest in Peace friend

Former FHP Trooper

January 13, 2007

My wife and I are 'snowbirds', spending our winters near the scene of Sgt. Sottile's death. We have a son who is a Michigan State Trooper and a son who is a Michigan Conservation Officer. Both are nearing retirment age. I have been retired 22 years from the Michigan Dept of Natural Resources (Conservation Officer) and my brother has been retired 32 years from the Michigan State Police. We are a law enforcement family. We appreciate what fine men like Sgt. Sottile do for us. Of course, there is not a day goes by that we do not ponder the danger of our son's jobs. Our sincere condolences go out to the family...Bless You.

Craig Smith, MI Conservation Officer
Mich Dept of Natural Resources, Retd.

January 13, 2007

Sergeant Sottile,
Thank you for your dedicated service to the people of Florida. You are a True Hero and will never be forgotten. Your Family will be in our Prayers. Keep a steadfast watch
over all who wear the Badge...especially your Trooper Son.

Officer Bill Phillips
Florida Office of Agricultural Law Enforcement

January 13, 2007

Rest in peace Sergeant, you have earned it.

SFC K. Henderson
Georgia State Patrol, Post # 26

January 13, 2007

I would like to say on behalf of the Troopers of the New York State Police, our prayers and thoughts are with you, your friends and loved ones. Rest in peace...

New York State Police

January 13, 2007

Sgt. you will never be forgotten, your 102 is now over here on earth but forever will you be 102 in heaven. We will miss you, and God bless your family. To your squad my prayers are with you brothers. God Bless, and may God show no mercy on the two who took our brother.

Trooper Thomas White
FHP-Troop L/ Okeechobee

January 13, 2007

Thank You.....Please watch over us as we take care of your loved ones.

Sergeant Mike Moran
Lakeland PD, Fl

January 13, 2007

Sgt Sottile,

I pray that you look down upon your own family and police family and watch over us as we strive to continue to work hard to honor your service and sacrifice. Now you can serve on an entire platoon of Guardian Angels. Thank you.

LMPD

January 13, 2007

I am a former FHP Trooper, that worked out of troop L. My prayers go out to you, the family and I know with God's promise, that he will never put more on you than you can handle, and with the help of the FHP family that you will make it through this most difficult time in your lives. God bless you and thank you for your husband's and father's desire to devote his life for the protection of others.

Gary Bradshaw
ex-FHP Trooper Class # 47

January 13, 2007

Rest in peace Sergeant. We continue in your memory.

Master Trooper
Virginia State Police

January 13, 2007

Sgt Sottile and family,

My prayers are with you and your family. Our agency worked hand in hand with the H.C.S.O the night of the tragedy and left no stone unturned. Everyone worked diligently and effortlessly, from dispatchers, and officers to deputies, to ensure the apprehension of the monsters who so callously took your life, so that they could be brought to justice. Thank you for serving our county and for sacraficing your life to ensure the safety of ours. God Bless you and your family! Please watch over all of us.

Dispatcher Cardoso
Avon Park P.D. Highlands County

January 13, 2007