Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Deputy McCormack I salute you and I thank you for your service and ultimate sacrifice. You will not be forgotten. To Deputy McCormack's family and friends you have my prayers and deepest sympathies.

Traffic Officer Tom Williams
City of Los Angeles DOT

October 7, 2007

May the perpetual light shine upon you, SIR....GODSPEED

SR. DEPUTY
PCSO IOWA

October 7, 2007

Deputy Mc.Cormack,
my thoughts and prayers go out to your family and friends and the Greene County Sheriff's Department. You will never be forgotten. God Speed
Rebecca

October 7, 2007

I didn't know you as I don't know many of the brave men and women who protect us every day, but I pray your family will be blessed with the knowledge of who you were.

October 7, 2007

Gary, you touched so many lives around here and we will miss you. You taught me so many things and your lessons will never be forgotten. You were always there for your brothers in blue and for that I thank you. God bless you Gary,and your family.

anonymous
Friend

October 7, 2007

Our thoughts and prayers go out to Deputy Gary McCormack and his family. This is a tragic incident and it's a shame that it happened. "Go rest high on that mountain, your work on Earth is done."

Officer Cobb
Mt. Vernon P.D., Mt. Vernon Missouri

October 7, 2007

To the family and friends of Deputy McCormack, while I realize no words can ease the pain of your loss, know that God will reward the peacemakers. Gary is now patrolling with those brothers in arms who have gone before us. May you find solice in knowing that there are no sorrows or tears in Heaven.

Allen Layton
Bureau of Prisons - USMCFP Springfield

October 7, 2007

DEPUTY MCCORMACK-THANKS FOR YOUR YEARS OF SERVICE TO OUR GREAT PROFESSION. YOUR SERVICE AND ACTIONS MAKE ME PROUD TO BE A POLICE OFFICER. OFFICERS LIKE YOURSELF MAKE ME "HOLD MY HEAD HIGH" WHEN ON DUTY. I PRAY FOR PEACE AND UNDERSTANDING FOR BOTH YOUR FAMILY AND DEPARTMENT. YOUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS IN LAW ENFORCEMENT HAVE YOUR SHIFT FROM HERE. REST IN PEACE MY BROTHER.

SERGEANT TRAVIS T. FOREMAN
WAVELAND POLICE DEPARTMENT
WAVELAND, MISSISSIPPI

SERGEANT TRAVIS T. FOREMAN
WAVELAND POLICE DEPARTMENT

October 7, 2007

Our hearts and prayers go to all those you left behind, your family at home and all those in the family of law enforcement. May you rest knowing you died a hero, laying your life on the line to help another, a sacrifice few are willing to make. We also pray for the firefighter that was responding with the same heart and sense of duty Im certain you carried with you. Continue your guard, watch down on those you love from above and keep them safe until the day they are with you again.

Jodi Goodpaster, Dispatch
Webster Co

October 7, 2007

Rest In Peace, Brother...We have your watch now.

K9 Deputy Jason Cory
Grundy County Sheriff's Department Il.

October 7, 2007

Thank you God and Gary's family for sharing him with us. He will be in our memories forever. He was a true "Warrior" as Gary would put it. We will continue to be "Warriors" for you brother.

Patrolman Edwards DSN 221
Branson Police Department/Friend

October 7, 2007

Rest in peace Gary God Bless You

Patrol Officer Doug Hunt
Glendale Arizona

October 7, 2007

"What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us; what we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal."

As Deputy McCormack now patrols with God's immortal police force, by his actions here on earth he has taken his well deserved place in the rolls of our honored heroes, whose names will live forever.

I honor Deputy Sheriff Gary D. McCormack's life and salute him in death.

Sergeant T. E. Murphy
Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office, Fl.

October 7, 2007

"If you find it in your heart to care for somebody else, you will have succeeded." -- Maya Angelou

Aloha Deputy Sheriff Gary D. McCormack,
Thank you for your service and dedication to your community and your country. You and all officers that continue to lay your lives on the line and pay the ultimate sacrifice to keep our communities and country safe, will NEVER be forgotten.

I believe in the ODMP and Police*Link that visionary and Founder Chris Cosgriff created. There is power in the written and spoken word, in prayer, in what is felt in the heart, and in the soul. Every tribute left in honor for a fallen officer, is a candle lit. Every candle lit, lights another.

Every light represents a reflection left by an individual in the form of a tribute which is and always will be, very personal and special to the fallen hero it was left to honor, and to thousands who will read it. Here we are able to come together and build a quilt for our fallen hero. A quilt built from people who share from their hearts in reflections; tributes.

Deputy Sheriff Gary D. McCormack,
I wish you, your loved ones, and your fellow officers peace and love beyond all understanding. Aloha.

**May all who read this tribute find comfort in this Hawaiian prayer left in this hero's honor. You will NEVER be forgotten. May God allow you to rest in His eternal peace.**

THE PEACE OF " I "
KA MALUHIA O KA "I"

Peace be with you, All My Peace,
O ka Maluhia no me oe, Ku'u Maluhia a pau loa,

The Peace that is " I ", the Peace that is "I am".
Ka Maluhia o ka "I", owau no ka Maluhia,

The Peace for always, now and forever and evermore.
Ka Maluhia no na wa a pau, no ke'ia wa a mau a mau loa aku.

My Peace " I " give to you, My Peace " I " leave with you,
Ha'awi aku wau I ku'u Maluhia ia oe, waiho aku wau I ku'u Maluhia me oe,

Not the world's Peace, but, only My Peace,
The Peace of " I ".

A'ole ka Maluhia o ke ao aka, ka'u Maluhia wale no,
Ka Maluhia o ka "I".

Moana V.C. Molale Private Citizen-Hawaii
Kahu La`a Kea (Keeper of the Sacred Light)

October 7, 2007

My thoughts and heart go out to your family Deputy. The loss of a father and a husband is so hard, words can't explain the pain! I can only say that our community must make sure that Deputy McCormack's memory is never lost. Remember what these families sacrifice in order to bring peace to our everyday life. Sir, you have my upmost honor and respect. To your wife and children I say we are forever indebt to them. Our community will do whatever it takes to lift you up and help in this time of sorrow. WE WILL NEVER FORGET!

Greene County Citizen

October 7, 2007

I did not have the pleasure in working with Deputy McCormack,my prayers are with his family and also the department.

John Tunnell/Former Greene Co. Deputy Sheriff-Jailer

John Tunnell
Brother in Law Enforcement

October 7, 2007

Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family and friends of Deputy Sheriff McCormack. God Bless...

J
Sister of Officer John P Harris EOW 8/19/1994

October 7, 2007

Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the
children of God.

Dispatcher Ted Smith
Martin, TN Police Dept.

October 6, 2007

Gary,
Your going to be missed. I love you man! I know your in a better place right now. I will see you there someday.

Officer Maddox
Springfield-Greene County Health Dept.

October 6, 2007

I got the pleasure of working with McCormack when we worked in Security together At Cox Hospital. I Also knew him while i worked at Christian County Sheriffs Dept. I hadnt seen him in about a year due to not being in law enforcement anymore myself but ill never forget him. He was a WONDERFUL man and thought only of others and not himself. I will miss him and my heart goes out to his family. Gary...You will be missed

Formally Corporal, Corey Arnold
CCSD, Cox Security

October 6, 2007

I am both a Deputy Sheriff, and one of the Firefighters who responded to the accident which took Deputy McCormack's life and which left one of my fellow Firefighter's in serious condition. This tragedy has hit home in so many ways.

My deepest sympathy, thoughts and prayers go to the family of Deputy McCormack, and to his family in the Brotherhood in both the City of Republic, Missouri and in the Greene County Sheriff's Department. I pray that God be with you as you deal with the pain and sorrow of your loss.

Deputy Darian Caplinger
Christian County Sheriff's Dept (Missouri)

October 6, 2007

A faithful servent has been called home to rest his head on high. Although brother you are missed,your memory shall never die. With love and hope and faith my friend we shall see you once again. When the lord calls us home to be with you and him.

Mike Payne/ Officer
Willard Police Dept.

October 6, 2007

my deepest sympathies to the mccormack family. my thoughts and prayers will be with you in coming days.

carla h. lyon, widow, asst. chief deputy keith lyon, knoxville, tn. eow 05.09.06

October 6, 2007

Deputy Mccormack R.I.P. And to the family thoughts and prayers be with you. Gary will be very missed by the commitity and fellow officers and friends.God be with you through this very hard time.

Friend

October 6, 2007

Our deepest condolances to the friends and family of Deputy McCormack. I didn't have the honor of meeting Deputy McCormack but as a former peace officer I understand the selfless dedication and service of this career peace officer. We have lost a true American Hero.

Clifford Hall
Patriot Guard Riders

October 6, 2007