Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

On the anniversary of your death you are still not forgotten and you never will be.
Rest in Peace Brother. We will keep a handle on everything down here while you walk a beat on the streets of gold.

Officer K.D. Matlock #748
Montgomery County Sheriff's Office, Ohio

June 9, 2008

It's been one year Brother. I still miss your big goofy grin.

4610 RIP

T

Tiger

June 9, 2008

I fight not for glory or fame,
For they are momentary.


I fight for those who can't.


I fight for Justice.


I fight for the oppressed and the down trodden.


And if I should lose my life for these just causes, then I have no regrets,
For I serve to protect the innocent.


It matters not where or when,
For evil knows no boundaries.


Be it fire, flood, or the threat of tyranny,
I will not flee.


Justice is my weapon.


Faith is my shield.


Hope is my armor.


Cry not at my passing,
For it was my Honor to fight for you.


Shed not tears of sorrow,
But tears of joy,
For now,
I stand with God.

Hilery its been a year since we lost you. You are still in my heart and in my thoughts. You are dearly missed. I know you watch down upon us and laugh at the stupid things we see and do! We are not the same without you.

Pammie/3113

DFC Pamela H Boyet
St Tammany Parish SO

June 9, 2008

Here we are exactly one year since we last had you here with us. Sometimes I think you will walk through my door any day now, I wish it were so. We miss you so terribly that even today I can't find the right words to express the loss. Just know that you are never far from our thoughts or absent from our hearts. I hope that you see that we are not letting you or Beau be forgotten as we honor you both later this week. You are and will always be a hero. We love you always and forever. Take care of Mama for me until I see you both again in heaven....

Jennifer Mayo, sister of
Deputy Hilery A. Mayo Jr. STPSO La. E.O.W 6/9/07

June 8, 2008

I sent Mama to be with you today and I can only imagine the joyous reunion that the two of you had. She has missed you so terribly this last year and all she has wanted was to see your face once more. Take care of her for me until I can be with you both agian. I love you...jenn

Jennifer Mayo, sister of
Deputy Hilery A. Mayo Jr. STPSO La. E.O.W 6/9/07

May 22, 2008

It will be 11 months tomorrow and we will mark it by seeing your name put on the wall of the Louisiana Police Officer's Memorial. I know you will be watching proudly from above. Please know that you are on our minds every day and that although you are officially honored tomorrow, you are honored in our hearts every day. I love you and miss your smile. All my love, Jenn.

Jennifer Mayo, sister of
Deputy Hilery A. Mayo Jr. STPSO La. E.O.W 6/9/07

May 8, 2008

Just to let yall know at the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office, We dont forget yall here. May God Bless all of yall.

Sgt. Mike Szempruch
Bossier City Police Dept. Bossier City Louisiana

April 25, 2008

Time seems to be slipping away as the days draw us ever closer to the first anniversary of your death. Soon your name will be called in Washington along with so many other fine men and women that have given all in the line of duty. I wish so badly that I could be there to stand among the hundreds of families united by the common purpose of honoring their fallen heroes; but my responsability to Mama must come first, as I know you would want it to. Please know that I honor you in my heart every day. To me you are not just a memory or a cold piece of stone; you are and will always be a part of this family. I love and miss you, now and forever.
Until the chain links again,
Jennifer

Jennifer Mayo, sister of
Deputy Hilery A. Mayo Jr. STPSO La. E.O.W 6/9/07

April 3, 2008

Well, it has now been 9 months since you left us so suddenly. I think that I miss you more today than all the yesterdays that have passed. We really miss your strength and reassurance now that so much responsibility has landed on our shoulders. It is so hard to be two when we were three for so long, one always covering for the other when the chips were down. Sometimes when I get a moment of quiet to myself amongst all of the chaos, I replay that day in my head all over again. I wish so badly that it was within my power to change what happened, to make it not so. I miss you more than any of these words could ever express little brother. I love you so much! I console myself daily with the knowledge that I will see you again in heaven some day.

Jennifer Mayo, sister of
Deputy Hilery A. Mayo Jr. STPSO La. E.O.W 6/9/07

March 11, 2008

I was a deputy with St. Tammany and went through the academy with Mayo. I remember both of us dressing up in the "red man" suit and practicing fighting the instructors. I am so stunned to learn about his death. I have lived in NC for several years now, and I had no idea about this until I just came across the news online. I am so sorry for your loss. I am praying for him and your family & loved ones.
With deepest sympathy,
Christian

Christian Garner
former co-worker

March 5, 2008

To the Mayo family please accept my condolences, Im sorry to learn of the death of Deputy Mayo. When I first knew I wanted to be a policeman, I knew the job might come with a great sacrifice. Deputy Mayo made that sacrifice, He will never be forgotten. RIP Deputy Mayo

Emmanuel Rahman

Emmanuel Rahman
Hopeful St. Tammany Deputy

February 28, 2008

Today was a really bad day. I wanted to call you a thousand times to come to the rescue, hating each realization that I am never going to be able to lean on your strong shoulders again. Oh how much your strength and calming presence are missed in this family.Little brother; please watch over us at this difficult time from your heavenly beat above, be where I can't be, and lend comfort where it is most needed. I love and appreciate you as always.

Jennifer Mayo, sister of
Deputy Hilery A. Mayo Jr. STPSO La.

February 24, 2008

Rest in peace dear Deputy Mayo. You are not forgotten. And to his family.....Please keep the faith in the lord. Know he loves you and will never leave you! He feels your pain, 100* yours. Open your hearts and allow god to enter forever! Then and only then will you find peace! :)

kristine wilton
cousin of Christopher Nicholson/Smithsburg Md. EOW-12/19/2007

February 15, 2008

I was just at your grave this mornung leaving you a Valentine. It has been just over 8 months and time is just beginnng to heal this gaping wound where my heart used to be. So, much has changed in these last months. Much good, some not so good; however through it all I have felt your presence around us; so I know you are watching out for and protecting the ones you love. I just wish that I didn't feel like most everyone else has gotten over your passing, this family will never forget!! You will always and forever be OUR hero.

Jennifer Mayo, sister of
Deputy Hilery Mayo Jr. STPSO Covington, La.

February 13, 2008

I have read your reflections and know without a doubt you are special. Your service was much appreciated. We are sad because you are no longer with us, but often times God just calls Heroes home and we just don't always know why. It really never gets easier. Time just passes and it just takes us with it. You have a wonderful family. You are in them and they are in you. I pray they find peace.

Identical Twin Sister of Norfolk Officer Sheila Herring EOW 01-16-03

Sharon Atkins

January 29, 2008

I come to the ODMP often to remember my late fiancé Dennis. Everytime I come here it breaks my heart to know that yet another officer has fallen and that yet another family has to live their lives without the man they loved. My heart goes out to everyone who knew and loved Deputy Mayo. Know that you are not alone in the "journey" that you walk. Should you ever need anything please don't hesitate to contact me. The Davis Co. Sheriff's Office in Iowa will always know how to reach me. You will be in my thoughts.

From reading the reflections left for Hilery, he sounds like he was a great man with a beautiful spirit. Those of you who knew him in life were so blessed to have been able to share in it. I hope that you will all continue to find a way to celebrate and remember Hilery's life and the MAN that he was. Remember that Hilery's life was about so much more than the way he died. Hilery will continue to live on as long as we continue to remember him.

Deputy Mayo, thank you for helping to make this world a little safer for us all. YOU will not be forgotten. Please continue to watch over all of us as only you can. If you happen to bump into my late fiancé Dennis up there give him a big hug for me and the kids. It's been almost five years but we still miss him terribly.

Wishing you brighter and better days,


Jocelyne :)

"Forever Remembering 26-3"

Jocelyne Brar (Winnipeg, MB Canada)
Surviving Fiancee of Deputy Dennis R. McElderry (EOW: 01/03/03)

December 26, 2007

BIG HIL THE THRILL, IT'S BEEN 6 MONTHS SINCE THAT SATURDAY MORNING THEN I GOT THE NEWS AND NOT A DAY, HOUR NOR MINUTE GOES BY WITHOUT ME STILL WISHING YOU WERE HERE. YOU WERE SUPPOSE TO BE WORKING DOGS WITH ME AND NOW YOU ARE LOOKING DOWN AND LAUGHING WITH YOUR GOOFY LAUGH THAT EVERY DAY I WISH I COULD HEAR ALL DAY LONG. I MISS YOU AND "TOO SWEET" GIVE HIM HELL.

YOUR BROTHER ALWAYS

DFC BENJAMIN SADOWSKI
STPSO K9

December 25, 2007

Six months now my brother that you have been physically abscent form our lives. Yet, in each of those days, I have found a small piece of you that remains. Either a memory or a story told about you, or just a whisper of you in the wind. I will never stop missing you. I only wish that I could have said goodbye that last day that I saw you alive.
You were always the BEST of us all. I'll love you forever.
I'm So proud to be your sister.

Jenn
sister

December 10, 2007

When we gather, even though we can't see you--YOU ARE THERE

When we cry our silent tears in our pillows at night; YOU ARE THERE

When we feel as if we can't go one more day without you; YOU ARE THERE

We miss you more than words can ever say, but we know that just a breath away; YOU ARE THERE.

WE love you TODAY, TOMORROW and ALWAYS...........

Mama & Jenn
mother and sister

November 12, 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 12, 2007

It is almost 5 months since you went "HOME" to be with God. If you are reading this, rest assured that a day has not gone by that Diane and I don't come across something that reminds us of you. We have to stop and have a small cry together. But we know that you are with us every day. We owe you and Tiffany so much that we do not know how to start to repay all the favors you did for us. We miss you, but we will never forget you!

DFC Michael Futch
STPSO/family friend

November 8, 2007

My prayers go out to this family and God Bless you in your time of loss. Zanesville, OH resident.

November 7, 2007

I love you and miss you more than words or tears could ever describe. You were a loving, devoted husband, and my BEST friend. I am greatful that I had a person as special as you in my life. I just wish it could have been longer. I sleep easier at night knowing that you are keeping the beat from up above.

Tiffany Mayo
spouse

September 23, 2007

Rest in Peace Deputy Mayo, Our thoughts and Prayers are with your family and fellow officers. God Bless You and now you may walk the streets of Gold.


Patty Morgan
Wife of TCSO Deputy

September 10, 2007

My Little Brother,
It has been 10 weeks and 3 days since you were taken to be with the Lord. Please know that we miss your presence each and every day. Nothing is the same without you but we are trying to do you proud by remaining strong. You will forever be OUR HERO and we will keep your memory alive and in our hearts and lives always. Please watch over us and your fellow officers at the STPSO.
Love, Your sis

Jennifer Mayo Mooney
Sister

August 21, 2007