Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE, REST IN PEACE.

N.J. TROOPER
NEW JERSEY STATE POLICE

September 16, 2008

Time really flys by. It seems like yesterday that you went 10-8 for the first time. You will be missed by so many, the community lost a great one. Thanks for all the assistance when needed. It was always a pleasure serving by your side.

OIC William J. Ceravola
Reading Township Police Dept.

September 16, 2008

Rest in peace young brother and thank you for your service.

Gordon Hobbs
NC Game Warden

September 16, 2008

God Bless Sergeant Weigand, his family and the men and women of the Latimore Township Police Dept. Rest in peace motorman. You will not be forgotten.

Cpl Jean Paul Rochat
Swiss Army, MP Service, Traffic & Escort Unit

September 16, 2008

Rest in peace brother, Gods speed

Officer Devin Lambeth
Randolph Missouri Police Department

September 16, 2008

Good father, good son, good cop.
These words became a litany Sunday night as friends described Michael C. Weigand, 25, a part-time sergeant with Latimore Township Police Department and full-time patrolman with Eastern Adams Regional Police Department.
Weigand died Sunday morning when the 2000 Kawasaki police motorcycle he was riding was hit by a Ford F-250 truck during a Blue Knights benefit ride to raise money for Latimore Township Park.
The driver of the truck - Earl M. Wright, 43, of 165 Gothier Lane, Grantville - was following another vehicle east on Route 234 when it slowed for a marked police vehicle approaching in the westbound lane.
Wright did not see the vehicle slow down, applied the brakes, lost control of the truck and skidded across the road, where his truck hit Weigand.
Weigand was pronounced dead at the scene.
Sunday night, fire trucks and marked police vehicles sat outside the home of Weigand's parents as friends and family gathered to support the family and one another.
"He had an outstanding reputation in this town," said Latimore Township Supervisor Daniel Worley. "He was an outstanding person, loved by everyone. It is a tremendous loss not only to his family, but to the people who worked with him."
Worley spoke shortly after he and Emergency Management Coordinator Dave Reeber put the township flag at half mast Sunday evening.
The ride combined two things Weigand loved: police work and riding motorcycles. Weigand owned a Honda
Shadow, said Lt. Mike Trostel of Eastern Adams Regional, and the two occasionally rode together.
But Weigand spent more of his time working in the community and with his 3-year-old daughter, Lanie, and his wife, Amanda.

"She's 3 years old and just liked being with Daddy," Trostel said. "He'd bring her into the office occasionally. Lanie was always number one."
Weigand, the son of Latimore Police Chief Michael E. Weigand, graduated from Bermudian Springs High School in 2002 and went straight to the police academy, joining what was then the Latimore-York Springs Regional Police Department. In May 2006, he became a full-time officer with Eastern Adams Regional.
Weigand also served with Liberty Fire Company of East Berlin and as the DARE officer for Bermudian Springs School District.
"He's one of those who knew how to be a cop before he became a cop. It must have been there were more ups than downs when Dad came home," Trostle said.
Weigand was known as a practical joker, leaving confetti in briefcases, shoes and uniform pants. Many of the men had known Weigand since he was a teen and said he had not changed much in that time.
"He was a big kid at heart. When he had to get serious though, he got serious," said Liberty Fire Chief Mike Grim.
FOND MEMORIES
Stephanie Miller of Lake Mead lived near Sgt. Michael Weigand. Her family got to know the Weigands when their daughter, Kyla Miller, was undergoing brain cancer treatment.
The Weigands learned of Kyla's illness through charity work by the Blue Knights, which is an international motorcycle club for law enforcement officers.
Miller said Sunday night that Weigand's mother organized a charity ride for Kyla, and his father stopped by every week to see how they were doing.
Weigand helped out, too, Miller said. It was his idea to get all of the local chapter members of the Blue Knights to sign a motorcycle helmet for Kyla and present it to her as a gift. The day of the charity ride, they got a picture of Kyla wearing that helmet.
Kyla died about a year ago, a few days shy of her 10th birthday. Miller said her family keeps the helmet in a display case in their home. They will never forget what Weigand did for them, she said.
From time to time, when he was walking around the neighborhood, he would check in on them to make sure everything was all right, Miller said.
She described him as fun-loving and "a prankster" but very kind.
"He was just very warm," Miller said. "Very sincere."

IL. Cop

September 16, 2008

I had the pleasure of attending Crime Prevention Officer school with Mike last year in Harrisburg, and sat next to him for the week-long class. During our conversations I was impressed with the level of maturity he displayed at such a young age. He was a true professional. Rest in peace brother, and God speed.

Officer John S. Pasqueal #189
Lower Moreland Township Police Department

September 15, 2008

Rest in peace brother...you will never be forgotten. Watch over us from your new beat in Heaven.

Officer A.R. White #3568
FORT WORTH POLICE DEPARTMENT, TX

September 15, 2008

Rest in Peace, Brother.

OFC B. Grajek

September 15, 2008

God Bless Sergeant Weigand, his family and the men and women of the Latimore Township Police Dept. Rest in peace brother. You will not be forgotten.

Officer E. Borghesani
San Francisco Police Dept, Ca

September 15, 2008

Sergeant Weigand,
Your sacrifice will not be forgotten. You and our entire family are in our prayers. Rest Easy Brother!

Dep. Paul Sperandeo Ofc. Amy Sperandeo
Jefferson Parish Sheriffs Office, Gretna Police Dept. La

September 15, 2008

My Thoughts and prayers are with you and your family and friends. You will be greatly missed brother.

Ptl B. Jones
E. Pennsboro Twp, Cumberland Cty.

September 15, 2008

My thoughts and prayers are with the Weigand family. I grew up in Adams County and to hear of this loss saddens me. When an officer from a small town is taken from them the entire community mourns because they are like one big family. May his service to his community be always remembered and I pray his daughter will grow up knowing her Daddy was a hero.

ECS Dora Stremble
Orlando PD

September 15, 2008

My thoughts and prayers are with Sgt. Weigand's family and the entire Latimore Township Police Department. R.I.P.

Wild Pig's Oklahoma

K-9 Officer Scott Oelke
Broken Arrow Police - Oklahoma

September 15, 2008

Rest in peace brother , GOD' speed and I thank you for your service. I shall pray for all

P/O
Philadelphia

September 15, 2008

10-42 Brother

Patrol Officer
James City County Police Department

September 15, 2008

To the Weigand family,
It is with a heavy heart that another Officer is taken from us. Know that you are not alone and that many, many others have great respect and admiration for the duties and sacrifice of your loved one. You're in my prayers.

Jim Oliver
Former Deputy and friend of Sheriff Samuels (EOW 01-19-05)

September 15, 2008

This is bad enough, but when I read that your father is the Police Chief, I let out
a moan. Life just gets harder and harder. Everyone affected by this is in my
thoughts. With love from one coast of America to the other.
Lynn Kole
Bellingham, WA

Anonymous

September 15, 2008

Rest, brother.

Cpl Steve Headley
Mishawaka, IN police

September 15, 2008

God bless you brother. Rest in peace.

D3
LAPD

September 15, 2008

Mike, it was like yesterday when we graduated from DARE school. I pray for you and your family. I'll do everything I can to be at your funeral. RIP brother.

Motor Officer Steve Benecke
Marple Twp. PD

September 15, 2008

Rest in peace brother Motorman. We've got the watch from here. May God bless your family, friends and fellow officers who all mourn the loss of yet another hero.

Motor Officer Dominick Marraccini
Easton Police Department, Easton, PA

September 15, 2008

Rest In Peace.

#2959
U.S. Marshals

September 15, 2008

REST IN PEACE.

CHIEF E.J. MORRIS
RANDOLPH MO P.D.

September 15, 2008

As a full time police officer and Blue Knight member I am sadden by the death of Sgt.Weigand. My prayers go out to all of his co-workers family and friends. Rest in Peace !

Cpl Larry
fellow GA Blue Knight

September 15, 2008