Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Rest easy brother,we have the watch.

Ptl. Evan Bradley
Boise PD

February 21, 2007

Sincerest condolences to family, friends and FOP brothers.

Signed
Joe C

Joe C
Toledo Citizen

February 21, 2007

Thank you for your sacrifice. Your family and colleagues are in our every thought.

P.O. Thomas Ross
Cleveland, Ohio Police Department

February 21, 2007

Although I did not have the honor of knowing Detective Dressell, Our hearts go out to his loving Wife, Children and surviving family, as well as his compatriots in the safety forces from throughout our region. As I have come to know well over the years, when one falls all suffer the loss, for there is a bond unlike any other, between those few who put life at risk daily for the sake of the many.

Please accept our profound sympathy and shared heartbreak at the loss of Detective Dressell. His legacy will endure for years to come. God keep you close during the difficult times ahead, but know that you are not alone.

Timothy L. Wagener.
Mayor, City of Maumee

Tim Wagener
Mayor, Maumee

February 21, 2007

I HAD A GRANDFATHER
by Francine A. McLean

I had a Grandfather I’ve never known,
I never held his hand,
I never heard his voice,
I never saw him smile.

I’ve never looked into his eyes, ‘nor he into mine,
We’ve never taken a walk together,
Never played a game,
Never shared a secret.

I’ve never been able to ask his opinion,
Never heard him tell the stories of his youth,
Never seen his eyes light up with enthusiasm,
Never been able to ask his advice.

But as surely as I am alive, so then is he,
I see him in my face, in the eyes that are so much like his,
I feel his gentle touch in every kind gesture I have ever made,
His courage and his spirit in every challenge I have ever faced.

Long ago before I was ever even a thought,
He made a choice to protect and to serve,
And that choice took him too young and too soon,
But that choice also saved so many.

Yes, I had a Grandfather I have never known
But because I have never known him,
Because he gave his life,
I’d like to think that somewhere, someone else
Someone he ‘nor I will ever know…
Has their Grandfather’s hand to hold.

Marga M. R.
Lucas County Resident

February 21, 2007

I just heard about this story on the news. I have such sympathy for the wife, children, and family of Detective Dressell. It is not ever easy to lose a loved one. My heart and prayers go to you. Thanks so much to the Toledo Police Department for keeping me and my family safe.

Karen Fraley
citizen

February 21, 2007

Thank you for all your years of service. You are a true HERO. My prayers go out to your family and friends.

Mark R

February 21, 2007

KEITH WAS A GOOD FRIEND AND GREAT POLICE OFFICER. HE WILL TRULY BE MISSED BY EVERYONE WHO KNEW HIM. HIS SENCE OF HUMOR AND GREAT DEDICATION TO HIS JOB WERE LEGENDARY ON THE DEPARTMENT. IT'S A SAD DAY AND TREMENDOUS LOSS FOR THE CITHY OF TOLEDO.

Deonn Bortel
Toledo Police Department

February 21, 2007

God Bless the family of this brave officer.

Detective, Thank you for serving and protecting all of us for all these years.

February 21, 2007

God bless the Family and friends of Detective Dressell. My prayers are with you. May He be with you and comfort you in this difficult time.

He walks in Heaven. You WILL see him again.

Douglas Wiencek
University Park Police Department

February 21, 2007

REST IN PEACE BROTHER...

CHIEF CARTER
JEWETT POLICE

February 21, 2007

From our family to yours - thoughts and prayers are with your family. Thank you for your years of hard work with Toledo PD. You will always be remembered as a true hero. My God be with your family and fellow officers during this most difficult day and time.

Lindsey Winfield
Sister-in-law of Dept Brandy Winfield Marion County SO EOW 10/14/04

February 21, 2007

My heart goes out to your family and friends during this horrible time. Thank you for all you did to keep the streets safe.
wife of a michigan deputy

February 21, 2007

We are so sorry for this officers family and our thoughts and prayers are with his family and the Toledo Police Dept. THANK YOU for your service to our city. The Fisher Family

February 21, 2007

A POLICEMAN'S PRAYER
BROTHER WHEN YOU WEEP FOR ME REMEMBER THAT IT WAS MEANT TO BE.
LAY ME DOWN AND WHEN YOU LEAVE REMEMBER I'LL BE AT YOUR SIDE...IN EVERY DARK AND DREARY ALLEY I'LL BE THERE AS YOU SLOWLY TREAD, ON EVERY STREET CORNER IN THE DRIVING SNOW I'LL HOLD YOUR COAT AND YOU WILL KNOW.
IN PLACES WHERE THE DEVIL IS AFRAID TO WALK...
AT DOORS WHERE YOU MEET RESISTANCE...
IN HOUSES WHERE CHILDREN HIDE...
YOU KNOW I'LL BE AT YOUR SIDE.
THE PLACE FROM WHICH I NOW RESPOND IS OVERSTAFFED WITH HEROES GONE...MEN WHO ANSWERED ONE LAST JOB AND DID IT WELL.
AS POLICEMEN WE UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A CARD DEALT IN OUR HAND...A CARD WE HOPE WE NEVER PLAY BUT WE HOLD IT THERE ANYWAY.
THE CARD IS SOMETHING WE IGNORE AS WE STAND ON THAT THIN BLUE LINE EVERY TOUR...FOR WE KNOW THAT WE ARE THE ONLY PRAYER FOR MANY OUT THERE.
SO REMEMBER, AS YOU WIPE YOUR TEARS, THE JOY I HAVE KNOWN THROUGHOUT THE YEARS...AS THE JOB I LOVED TO DO I PRAY THAT THIS THOUGHT WILL SEE YOU THROUGH.

-AUTHOR UNKNOWN

Detective John Halligan
Philadelphia Police Department

February 21, 2007

Detective Dressell,
It deeply saddens me to hear of your passing. We are keeping you, your family and friends and the Toledo Police Department in our thoughts at this most difficult time.
Thank you for your service and bravery.

Pennsylvania citizen

February 21, 2007

My sincere condolences to the Dressell family, and all the Toledo Police Officers out there. Det. Dressell a Great Police Officer that shall be missed dearly but always will be remembered. God bless him and may God be with all of our other Police Officers and their safety in the future.

Tina Scott
Blockwatch Leader
143 A B & C

TINA SCOTT
BLOCKWATCH 143 A B & C

February 21, 2007

Our prayers are with you, your family and the entire Toledo Police Department.

Officer James Scanlon
Columbus Police SWAT

February 21, 2007

BLESSED ARE THE PEACEMAKERS FOR THEY SHALL BE CALLED THE CHILDREN OF GOD

THANK YOU, OFFICER

February 21, 2007

As the wife of an officer, this is a time that comes with deep regret. Being married to an officer of the law certainly comes with intense concern, and because of the overwheling lack of respect for law enforcement officials in todays society, it also has it's ups and downs. For such a time as this... the down side weighs heavy on family, friends, fellow officers, and the community at large. Such devastation screams with an audibility that reaches law enforcement agencies worldwide while carrying with it a message that will burn in their hearts forever. To Detective Dressell (who my husband spoke well of), we say "Good night". Because of your undeniable dedication to your family, the department, and the citizens of Toledo, your memory lives on. The permanancy of "good bye" would be an injustice to a hero whose presence is still very much alive. To Mrs. Dressell, I wish to extend my deepest sympathy. As the wife of a Toledo Police officer warm hugs of love embrace you from those who understand your life and support you during your time of loss. God be with you.

Wife of a Toledo Police Officer

February 21, 2007

A Police Officers Prayer

LORD, I ask for courage
Courage to face and
conquer my own fears...
Courage to take me where others will not go...
I ask for strength
Strength of body to protect others,
and strength of spirit to lead others...
I ask for dedication
Dedication to my job, to do it well
Dedication to my community
to keep it safe...
And please, LORD, through it all,
be at my side...

Pltm. Craig Keating
Toledo Police Department

February 21, 2007

God Bless you Detective.. May god help your family through this tragic mess.. You helped others in need.. Now your family needs our help... God Bless your family.

February 21, 2007

May god watch over your wife and two small children. Rest in peace Keith, we have the watch now.

Deputy Chris R. Van Dyke
Lenawee County Sheriff's Office Michigan

February 21, 2007

Rest, brother.

Cpl Steve Headley
Mishawaka, IN police

February 21, 2007

Rest in peace brother. You will not be forgotten

officer
Louisville Metro Police Department

February 21, 2007