Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

My sincerest sympathy to the family and friends of Detective Michael Smith Phillips as well as to the Virginia Beach Police Department. Rest in peace Detective Phillips, you are gone but will not be forgotten...

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

August 9, 2008

MAY THE ANGELS LEAD YOU IN AND PROTECT YOU FOREVER. GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.

AUNT OF TROOPER CRAIG TODESCHINI E/O/W 04/23/06

SANDY

August 9, 2008

we will miss you mike as a coworker and a friend .may god bless your wife and children and help them through this time.you will be missed by all .

MPO EDDIE GAUSE
HAMPTON POLICE MOTOR UNIT

August 9, 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.

August 9, 2008

Thank You for all that you have done for us in the Virginia Beach Police Dept. God bless you and your family, you are in our prayers. Rest in peace my friend.

MPO R.S. Franklin
Virginia Beach Police Dept

August 9, 2008

Rest in Peace, It takes a certain type of officer to due undercover narcotic work and your sacrafice is a reminder of the dangers we face everyday. Your death was not in vain, we have it from here. God be with your family and department.

Vice Officer
DC Metropolitan Police

August 8, 2008

From a fellow police officer who only met Mike a couple times and talked in court once and a while. I'm at a loss. The world has lost not only a great hero but a dad and husband to a great family who he spoke the world of. God bless and rest in peace fellow brother in blue. We will miss you

Officer C.J.
VBPD U patrol

August 8, 2008

My heart aches for your family. It seems like it was just yesterday that my Stanley was taken from us. It is so unfair to have a loved one taken from us in such a tragic way. God will give you the strength and guidance to continue on. You all are in my prayers. May God comfort and protect you all.

Treva Reaves, Wife of Fallen Officer
Norfolk Officer Stanley Reaves, EOW 10-28-05

August 8, 2008

Our condolences to the family and friends of Detective Smith Phillips. Please accept this reflection as a token of our appreciation. You will not be forgotten.

Godspeed

Session 45
Zone Five Regional Law Enforcement Training Academy, Schenectady, NY

August 8, 2008

Detective Phillips, I know officers at the VBPD and members of the Police Unity Tour will watch over your family. We will be waiting for them to join us someday on the PUT. God Bless You and your family.

SSA ELLEN PIERSON
US ICE/PUT

August 8, 2008

Detective Phillips...
Rest easy. Keep watch over us and keep us safe. God bless...
I am saddened to learn that we have lost another great officer... My thoughts and prayers go out to the familiy and the entire Virginia Beach Police Department; we have lost a brother and a friend.

PFC Jeff Haworth
United States Army Law Enforcement

August 8, 2008

Mike, you will be missed by many, especially those who first welcomed you to the 2nd Pct. You exemplified what we all know as "PRIDE" and you will never be forgotten. Rest peacefully my Brother, and watch over us as we continue the fight. Please know that Your Family will forever be OUR Family!

IN VALOR-THERE IS HOPE!

MPO Rich Cheatham
VBPD

August 8, 2008

Rest in peace, Sir! You will never be forgotten.

Police Officer

August 8, 2008

Thank you, Detective Phillips, for your service to the people of Virginia and the United States. Your dedication and efforts are appreciated and will not be forgotten. Rest in peace, HERO!

Janice Brown
Conway, Arkansas
civilian

Janice Brown
civilian

August 8, 2008

By Thy resurrection from the dead, O Christ, death no longer hath dominion over those who die in holiness. So, we beseech Thee, give rest to Thy servants in Thy sanctuary and in Abraham's bosom. Grant it to those, who from Adam until now have adored Thee with purity, to our fathers and brothers, to our kinsmen and friends, to all men who have lived by faith and passed on their road to Thee, by a thousand ways, and in all conditions, and make them worthy of the heavenly kingdom.

Rest in peace Mike....

Tom Downing

Detective S. Downing
Virginia Beach Police Department

August 8, 2008

My heart breaks for your family as I know the pain they are going through. I pray the Lord will wrap his loving arms around them and carry them through the days ahead. I also pray that God has blessed your soul. Thanks for your service to the citizens of Va. Beach. You will never be forgotten Detective Phillips!

Denise
Survivor of Trooper Calvin Taylor

August 8, 2008

RIP Mike, you will never be forgotten. Thank you for giving the ultimate sacrifice. God bless you and your family. You truly are a HERO...

Deputy Nicholson
VBSO

August 8, 2008

My heartfelt sympathy to Detective Phillips family, friends, and colleagues. We citizens rarely have the opportunity to thank those who serve in the police department for their courage, hard work, and dedication to keeping the peace. I hope that Det Phillips sons understand that their father died a hero.
"Yea though I walk through the shadow of death I will fear no evil, for Thou art with me...Psalm 23

Rev. Julia Dilliard
concerned member of the public

August 8, 2008

On behalf of the men and women of Camillus Police Department, our deepest sympathies to the family, friends and co-workers of Detective Michael Smith Phillips. Rest in Peace Brother, We now have the Watch.

PBA
Town of Camillus Police Department, Central New York

August 8, 2008

Rest in Peace Mikey. We will truly miss your smiling face. I will never forget the way you made me laugh when i saw you. Thank you for protecting our city. "This is not goodbye, just see you later..." We love you. Fly high our courageous angel

Maria Jaskowiak
VBPD wife

August 8, 2008

Your loss breaks our hearts, but makes us more determined. God welcome you, brother...and may He comfort your family and department.

Det. Todd Troutner
Prince William County PD

August 8, 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

August 8, 2008

My heart and prayers are with the Phillips family, friends and coworkers. May God be with you and guide you through these dark and troubled times. Another HERO called home to patrol the streets above. God bless you all...

Deb Azure
Mother of Deputy Renee Danell Azure
EOW 08/06/02

Anonymous

August 8, 2008

Thank you for your service. You will not be forgotten. May God Bless your family, friends, co-workers and department. "Blessed are the peace-makers for they shall be called Sons of God". Aloha.

Sergeant
Honolulu, Hawaii

August 8, 2008

Rest in peace brother. God bless and protect the family you left behind.

Lt. Clinton Schott
Chesterfield County Police Department, Chesterfield Va.

August 8, 2008