Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

We would like to send our deepest regards and warmest condolences to the family, friends and department of Deputy Sheriff Robert Griffin. You are all in our thoughts and prayers.

Wives Behind The Badge
Members & Staff

May 1, 2008

Your family, friends and co-workers are in our thoughts and prayers. You will never be forgotten for you service, dedication, and sacrafice. May your family remember all the good times they had with you. I once heard, remember that his life was so much more than the way he died. It is how he lived. God bless your wife, children and mother.

Jennifer
Sister in law to John Miller CHP EOW 11-16-07

May 1, 2008

Our thoughts and prayers are with the family of Deputy Sheriff Griffin in this tragic time. When i read this it is so much like our son-in-law's accident last Nov. Just know that so many are thinking of you. Thank you for you services you will not be forgotten.

Linda Bianchi
mother-in-law of CHP John Miller EOW 11-16-07

May 1, 2008

RIP Brother, we'll take it from here!

SGT Sean Ronan
Chicago P.D.

May 1, 2008

RIP Deputy.

May 1, 2008

REST IN PEACE BROTHER. YOU ARE A TRUE HERO.

Deputy Davis
Pittsylvania County Sheriffs Office

May 1, 2008

May god bless you an your family you will never be forgotten.

D. Gonzalez, Investigations Section
Federal Bureau Of Prisons

May 1, 2008

Rest in peace....

Patrolman
Pennsylvania

May 1, 2008

may you rest in peace and may all angels help all the family in their time of need

kevin
supporter of all police

May 1, 2008

My father was killled in the line of duty on 8/22/1966 in a very similar accident. May God Bless and Keep Him and guard his family and give them strength thru this horrible event.

In Valor, There is Hope...

Bob Pargoff
Dearborn Heights PD, surviving son of Cpl. R. C. Dowidait EOW 8/66

May 1, 2008

Rest In Peace.

#2959
U.S. Marshals

May 1, 2008

"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

Richland County Sheriff's Department
Columbia, South Carolina
Used with Special Permission of the Author
Copyright © 1993 - All Rights Reserved
and may not be duplicated without permission

Investigator David L Bell
Richland County Sheriff's Dept., Columbia, SC

May 1, 2008

My heart goes out to Dep. Griffin's family
Yet another brave soul called home while attempting to help another person

Your family will be in thoughts and prayers

APO Jeff Conner
Centerville PD

May 1, 2008

my deepest respect and thoughts go to you,your family and fellow officers.thanks for keeping this crazy world safer! rest in peace! belgium(europe)

francky wygers

May 1, 2008

Rest in Peace, Deputy. May God bless you for your service, both in the Navy and wearing the badge.

Chief Petty Officer K. Laughman
U.S. Navy

May 1, 2008

We are seperated by state lines but I still mourn the loss of a fellow officer. Rest in peace brother. You will not be forgotten

Trooper II
Texas Highway Patrol

May 1, 2008

REST IN PEACE.

DEPUTY CHIEF E.J. MORRIS
ROELAND PARK KANSAS P.D.

May 1, 2008

Deputy Griffin your work on this Earth as we know it is done. You are in God's Hands now brother. May you rest in peace.

SGT. Daryl Brewer
Clarksville Police Dept. Clarksville, Tennessee

May 1, 2008

Deputy Sheriff ROBERT GRIFFIN and FAMILY

"Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be
called the children of God." Matthew 5:9.

"...I pray that our heavenly Father may assuage
the anguish of your bereavement, and leave you only
the cherished memory of the loved and lost,
and the solemn pride that must be yours to have
laid so costly a sacrifice upon the altar of freedom.
Yours very sincerely and respectfully, Abraham Lincoln..."

God Speed my Brother.. Heroes Live Forever!

Lt. R.T. Ernie Willis, Ret.
Cleveland County Sheriff's Office, Shelby, NC

May 1, 2008

Thank you for your service Deputy Griffin and God bless you, your family, and loved ones.

K9 Officer Jordan Hill
Whitehouse PD

May 1, 2008

Rest in Peace, Brother.

OFC B. Grajek

May 1, 2008

You've fought the noble fight and now God has called you home. Return to Him in honor, my brother, and rest forever in peace. Thank you for your selfless sacrifice. You are my Hero!

Jeff
Former GPD Officer

May 1, 2008

On behalf of all the men and women of the Fort Worth Police Officers Association, we extend our sincere condolences to the family, friends and co-workers of Deputy Sheriff Robert Griffin. Thank you Deputy Sheriff Griffin for your service and sacrifice.
 
You will never be forgotten.  Rest in peace brother we'll take it from here.

Corporal Scott Keenum
Vice President FWPOA

May 1, 2008

Gone, but never forgotten, Rest easy now my Brother in Law, your watch on earth is over...

SGT. John L. Gulledge (Ret.)
Escambia County Sheriff's Office Pensacola FL.

May 1, 2008

RIP Brother Griffin... God Bless your little ones...

Police Officer Daniel Vela
Temple Police Dept

May 1, 2008