Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

May God bless you and your family Officer Samborski. Rest in peace brother.

Sgt. Kevin Jones
Glynn County (Ga.) Police Department

December 29, 2008

My wife & I both grieve your loss and pray to give strength to your family!

Detective (Ret.-1998)
Oak Park Public Safety

December 29, 2008

Rest in peace brother , i will pary for you and your loved ones. GOD'S SPEED .. THANK YOU

P/O
Philadelphia

December 29, 2008

My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.

K-9 Officer Tom Summerville Jr
Eutaw Police Department

December 29, 2008

I pray that our Lord protects your family and friends during this tragic time. You are in our thoughts and prayers. rest easy now my friend, you've earned it. May the Father lead you into eternal peace in heaven.

Trooper
Pennsylvania State Police

December 29, 2008

Officer Samborski,

It is moments like this that the meaning of brotherhood is rienforced. I have never met you, but the emotion i feel is as if my brother has died. As we put on our uniform a moment will be taken to reflect on our lost brother. We will never forget. Take care buddy.

Deputy
Genesee County Sheriff Dept

December 29, 2008

Fallen, but never Forgotten. We will not forget your ultimate Sacrifice.

Anonymous

December 29, 2008

My sincerest condolences go out to the family, friends, and coworkers of this fallen hero. He will be missed for his bravery and dedication to duty...but never forgotten for the person he was.

Andrew / Narcotics Detective
Baltimore City Police, MD

December 29, 2008

My thoughts and prayers go out to Officer Samborski's family, friends, and dept.

Deputy Sheriff
Livingston Co Sheriff Dept

December 29, 2008

On behalf of the men and women oft the Camillus Police Department, our deepest sympathies to the family, friends and co-workers of Police Officer Mason Samborski. Rest in Peace Brother, We now have the Watch.

PBA
Town of Camillus Police Department, Central New York

December 29, 2008

Dear Fellow Law Enforcement Personnel of Oak Park Michigan:

Our heartfelt synpathy goes out to you in the tragic loss of a fellow officer. May God be with the family and friends of Officer Samborski and may His Grace help them through this difficult time.

Sincerely,
Chief Donald VerHage and all officers of the
Mattawan Police Department

Chief Donald VerHage
Mattawan Michigan Police Department

December 29, 2008

May the good lord welcome you into his arms, and keep his hands upon your family. Rest in peace brother.

Ofc. Rob Watson
Adrian Police Department

December 29, 2008

God speed brother, and god bless your family in the years to come.

patrolman
Hartford Police Department

December 29, 2008

Rest in peace Offcer Samborski. Thank you for your dedicated service. I grew up in Oak Park and lived there for almost 30 years and always had the highest respect for all of the officers there. This is a sad moment for our nation. May your family find strength and comfort in the memories you have left behind. God bless your family, especially your wife and that precious little girl of yours. May God eternally craddle you in His loving arms.

“When God made Peace Officers….”

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 their uniform.

They have 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.

They have to be in top physical condition at all times, running on black coffee and half- eaten meals. And they have 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 the 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 a bulge in a pocket before he asks, “May I see what’s in there sir?” (When they already know and wishes they had taken that accounting job.) Another pair here in the side of their head for their partners’ safety. And another pair of eyes here in front that can look reassuringly at a bleeding victim and say, “ You’ll be alright ma’am, when they know it isn’t so.”

“Lord,” said the angel, touching his sleeve,” rest and work 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 civil service paycheck.”

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 elements of a hundred crimes, recite Miranda warnings in it’s sleep; detain, investigate, search, and arrest a gang member on the street in less time than it takes five judges to debate the legality of the stop…and still it keeps it’s sense of humor.

This officer also has phenomenal personal control. They 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 finger across the cheek of the Peace Officer. “There’s a leak,” she pronounced. “I told you that you were trying to put too much into 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 cloth called the American flag, and for justice.”

“You’re a genius,” said the angel.

The Lord looked sober. “I didn’t put it there,” he said.

MSB

December 29, 2008

Our sincere condolences, thoughts and prayers are with the family of Officer Samborski following this terrible, senseless tragedy. The Christmas season makes this an especially hard loss. May the Good Lord watch over and protect you all. Officer Samborski, thank you for your service, dedication and ultimate sacrifice. Freedom is not free...someone always pays.

Karen and Paul Highbarger
Mom And Stepfather/Officer Chris Nicholson EOW:12/19/07

December 29, 2008

I pray for peace and comfort for your family and friends during this very hard time. I know your LE family will bring in the person responsible for this tragedy. May your spirit have a joyous homecoming and may you enternally rest "High on the mountain" Rest in peace our young brohter!

D/Sgt. Vence Woods
MDEQ Office of Criminal Investigation

December 29, 2008

Thank you for your service and sacrafice. I can't imagine the loss and pain that is being felt by your fellow officers in Oak Park and your family. I hope you are at peace and that your family, friends and fellow officers will be comforted. You will surely be missed, but never forgotten.

Officer Reinke - #29
Northville Township PD

December 29, 2008

Go Rest safe in the arms of the angels! Thank you for you are a true hero!

There are no words to comfort your wife and child only my prayer that God will surround them with his peace and comfort.

Deborah Erwin
daughter of slain officer eow 1-24-78

December 29, 2008

<< Psalm 23 >>



The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.

He makes me to lie down in green pastures: he leads me beside the still waters.

He restores my soul: he leads me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.

Yes, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for you are with me; your rod and your staff they comfort me.

You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies: you anoint my head with oil; my cup runs over.

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.


~Amen~

CPL. J. JONES
WAYNE COUNTY SHERIFF DEPARTMENT

December 29, 2008

Ofc. Samborski, you are a true hero who unselfishly gave your life to protect the innocent. Rest in peace, brother. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family at this difficult time.

Officer
Wyoming, MI Police Dept.

December 29, 2008

REST IN PEACE.

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

December 29, 2008

Rest in peace brother, and may god be with you and your family.

Trooper
MSP

December 29, 2008

Rest in Peace, Brother, and thank you for your service. May the Lord comfort your family and help them remember that Matthew 5:9 says: "Blessed are the Peacemakers, for they shall be called the children of God".

What hurts us one, hurts us all. We are sending positive thoughts and prayers from the West side of your home state, to your family and all those that love you.

Pat Locke, Federal Field Agent
US Postal Inspectors, Grand Rapids, MI

December 29, 2008

Bless you for your service to your community. Police Officers nationwide feel your families loss. Our thoughts and prayers are with you. Always know that people in your hometown are thinking of you.

Capt. Gary L. Thomas
Titusville Police Dept.

December 29, 2008

On behalf of the 5,239 members of the American Association of State Troopers (AAST), we extend our sincere condolences to Officer Samborski’s family as well as the members of the Oak Park Police Department. AAST members throughout the United States know first hand what all of you are going through right now. We will continue to keep you in our thoughts and prayers.

Ken Howes, Executive Director
American Association of State Troopers

December 29, 2008