Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Rest in peace brother. Our thoughts and prayers go out to you and your family.

A L
LTPD, Ohio

September 20, 2007

Rest in Peace.G-d bless.

September 20, 2007

The world has truly lost one of the good guys. A great partner who always has your back... Rest easy brother--we have yours now--

Dan Dempsey
US Marshals Service

September 20, 2007

Last year, I was assigned to a detail in D.C. with Bucky. He was a great leader, a solid DUSM, and like a brother I never had! Even though we only got to work together for 3 weeks; we shared so many good laughs together and those times will be truly missed.

Deputy U.S. Marshal Potter
U.S. Marshals

September 20, 2007

My brother, my friend. May you look down on me and give me guidance when I go a stray. As you once put it too me the day before "Hey brother....hammer down....nock the brakes off that ass". May God be with you and your family.

DUSM Michael May

September 20, 2007

Deputy Burke

Your father put it best and speaks to all LEOs when he said even though you knew the dangers of the work you looked forward to every day as a Deputy US Marshal. Your time on earth though short was indicative of a special person who knowingly confronted the danger to protect others. Your good will towards others looms large with your classmates who have nothing but good to say about you and miss you tremendously. There can be no higher calling than a law enforcement officer.

Acting AD for Training
US Marshals Service

September 20, 2007

You made all our assignments enjoyable brother. You will be missed by all. Rest in peace.

DUSM J.G.
U.S. Marshals

September 20, 2007

You & your family are in my thoughts & prayers. God Bless.

Sgt.J.L. Brewer
Retired L.S.P.

September 20, 2007

Rest in peace brother, you will not be forgotten.

Patrolman Shaun McCready
Altoona (PA) Police Department

September 20, 2007

Rest in Peace...

Police Officer
Syracuse Police Dept,NY

September 20, 2007

I had the pleasure of meeting Bucky while on detail in DC. Even though I didn't know him well, I could tell he had a passion for his job and was a great person. May God bless his family, colleagues, and all men and women in law enforcement.

RIP brother, we'll take the watch from here.

Deputy
U.S. Marshals Service

September 20, 2007

Our prayers for all.

Chief D.Whiteley
Poplar Bluff, Mo.

Chief Danny Whiteley
Poplar Bluff Mo. Police Dept

September 20, 2007

Bucky will be missed greatly around the office. He was always in a cheerful mood and could make anyone smile. My thoughts and prayers go out to his son and family.

Deputy Walker
USMS/co-worker/friend

September 20, 2007

Your watch is ended. May our Heavenly Father watch over your family and friends during this tragic time? May your soul walk carefully and proudly into everlasting life. You will be in our thoughts and prayers. Rest in God’s peace my friend, you deserve it. These are "American Heroes" who just yesterday were women and men just doing their job!

REV

Chaplain Michael Grinnals
Camillus Police Department

September 20, 2007

I am sorry for you loss.
Susie Cross
Barling, AR

Susie Cross
Sister of Police Officer

September 20, 2007

God bless you and your family. You are in our prayers.

DE
St. Louis City Police

September 20, 2007

Rest in peace brother, your service and sacrafice will not be forgotten!

Patrolman Jeff Tripp
Marion,Ma Police Dept

September 20, 2007

When God Made Peace Officers
Unknown Author
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 his uniform."

He has 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."

He has to be in top physical condition at all times, running on black coffee and half-eaten meals. And he has 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 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 the bulge in a pocket before he asks, 'May I see what's in there sir?' (When he already knows and wishes he'd taken that accounting job.) Another pair here in the side of the head for his partner's safety. And another pair of eyes here in the front that can look reassuringly at a bleeding victim and say. 'You'll be all right ma'am.' When he knows it isn't so."

"Lord," said the angel, touching his sleeve, "rest and work on this 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 a civil service pay check."

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 the elements of a hundred crime scenes; recite Miranda warnings in his sleep; detain, investigate, search, and arrest a gang member on the street in less time than it takes five learned judges to debate the legality of the stop...and still keeps its sense of humor."

"This officer also has phenomenal personal control. He 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 fingers across the cheek of the peace officer. "There's a leak." She pronounced. "I told you that you are trying to put to much in 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 metal called his badge; for justice."
"You're a genius." said the angel.
The Lord looked somber. "I didn't put it there." he said.
I HOPE THIS ISN'T A DUPLICATE OF WHAT I WROTE BEFORE BUT ANY WAY ALL THE THOUGHTS, PRAYERS, POEMS THAT ARE LEFT AT THIS MEMORIAL, HOPEFULLY WILL HELP THE FAMIL7 LATER ON DOWN THE LINE.
There are so many wonderful sayings left here and a lot of them didn't even know Marshal Burke
GOD BLESS YOU ALL
Canon City, Colorado

Marilyn Robinson
CC-Pirate Internet Radio

September 20, 2007

When God Made Peace Officers
Unknown Author
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 his uniform."

He has 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."

He has to be in top physical condition at all times, running on black coffee and half-eaten meals. And he has 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 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 the bulge in a pocket before he asks, 'May I see what's in there sir?' (When he already knows and wishes he'd taken that accounting job.) Another pair here in the side of the head for his partner's safety. And another pair of eyes here in the front that can look reassuringly at a bleeding victim and say. 'You'll be all right ma'am.' When he knows it isn't so."

"Lord," said the angel, touching his sleeve, "rest and work on this 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 a civil service pay check."

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 the elements of a hundred crime scenes; recite Miranda warnings in his sleep; detain, investigate, search, and arrest a gang member on the street in less time than it takes five learned judges to debate the legality of the stop...and still keeps its sense of humor."

"This officer also has phenomenal personal control. He 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 fingers across the cheek of the peace officer. "There's a leak." She pronounced. "I told you that you are trying to put to much in 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 metal called his badge; for justice."
"You're a genius." said the angel.
The Lord looked somber. "I didn't put it there." he said.
There are no words really, that can help the hearts and minds of those our loved ones has left behind.
THE THOUGHTS, PRAYERS, POEMS THAT ARE LEFT AT THIS

Mariyn Robinson
CC-Pirate Internet Radio

September 20, 2007

Rest in Peace Deputy Burke. My thoughts and prayers go out to your family and fellow Marshals. Thank you for your service Sir.

Karen Perrucci
Sister of Ofc. Gary D. Pagano EOW 9/14/1982

September 20, 2007

God bless you my Brother. God bless us all.

Cpl C.H. Spurlin
Gwinnett County PD

September 20, 2007

My sincerest sympathy to the family and friends of Deputy Marshall Bucky Burke as well as to the United States Department of Justice, Marshal's Service. Rest in peace Deputy Marshal Burke, you are gone but will not be forgotten...

Dispatcher Sue Rusch, CTO
Punta Gorda PD, Punta Gorda FL

September 20, 2007

GOD Bless you and your family.

Officer Paladino
Colorado Springs PD

September 20, 2007

On behalf of the men and women of the Camillus Police Department, our deepest sympathies to the family, friends and co-workers of Deputy Marshal Bucky E. Burke. Rest in Peace Brother, we now have the Watch.

PBA
Town of Camillus Police Department, Central New York

September 20, 2007

Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of Dep. Marshal Bucky Burke and the men and women of the U.S. Marshal's service. May God be with you all.

Chief Russell Barnes
Zephyrhills PD - Florida

September 20, 2007