Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

It is not how Deputy Mechels died that makes him a hero, but how he lived his life. Rest in Peace.

Captain Brian Wasson
Scottsbluff Police Department, NE

March 17, 2009

RIP Brother and May God Bless and comfort your Family.

Cpl Mac Davis
Arkansas State Police

March 17, 2009

God Speed

Trooper
Iowa State Patrol

March 16, 2009

Thank you for your service, Deputy Mechels.
To your wife and children, your parents and family, your friends, and your fellow law enforcement who continue the watch: May the Lord bless and keep you, quiet your fears, and give you His peace.

Our hearts are with you,

Paul and Laurie
The Family of Moody County Deputy Bill Davis, EOW 11/03/2003

March 16, 2009

This is just a senseless loss of another of our heros! May justice be swift for the thug that took you from your family and friends. Thank you for your service and sacrifices. God Bless and Godspeed.

Lisa
GEORGIA CIVILIAN

March 16, 2009

Rest in peace brother, your job is done, you have served your community and country well. Our prayers go out to you, your dept. and your family. You will not be forgotten by the thin blue line.

OFC. CHARLES ROBSON RET
ORMOND BEACH POLICE DEPT.

March 16, 2009

Another man standing in the gap; if not Deputy Mechels, who then? It is indeed a sad old world. How much worse without men, real men like this one?

Special Agent Wes Barrett
Federal Air Marshal Service

March 16, 2009

Rest in peace my brother in blue. We'll handle the rest from here. Thanks for your five years of service.

Officer Adam Willson
Lauderhill PD, Fort Lauderdale, FL

March 16, 2009

Deputy Sheriff Chad Mechels

Go rest in peace brother, for your job here is done.
May god rest your soul and bless all your loved ones.
Fior Go Bas

Det Const Simon Moussa
Ontario Provincial Police

March 16, 2009

So sorry to hear of another senseless death. Thank you for your service.

D. Lindsey
WA resident

March 16, 2009

Our Agency is sorry for your loss. May God comfort and keep you in this time of mourning. Rest in Peace HERO.

Mark Davison Sergeant
Liberty PD Liberty, TX

March 16, 2009

May God bless your family during their difficult times.

Rest in peace...

MCO II: Fowler
Georgia DPS - CMV Enforcement

March 16, 2009

My prayers are with your family and friends as well as your family in blue. Thank you for your service.

Detective Maggie Freas
Portsmouth (VA) Police Dept

March 16, 2009

Rest in peace Deputy Mechels. May God bless your wife, children, family, and friends.

The Maxwell Family
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Departmant

March 16, 2009

Rest in peace brother. My prayers are with you, your family, and all of The Turner County Sheriff's Office at this difficult time of need.

Patrolman Nathan W. Fisher
Point Township Police Department Northumberland, PA

March 16, 2009

My thoughts & prayers go out to Deputy Mechels' friends, family, & department.

Deputy Sheriff
Livingston Co Sheriff Department (MI)

March 16, 2009

God Bless, Rest in Peace.

Lt. Sheila Jones
Fredericksburg Police Dept.

March 16, 2009

REST IN PEACE.

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

March 16, 2009

Rest in Peace.

Sheriff
Alberta Sheriff's Branch, ASGPS

March 16, 2009

Deputy Mechels Rest in Peace.

C.O. Stephen D. Celestino
Westchester County Dept. of Correction, NY

March 16, 2009

Heaven has Chad in the line with the hero's. God Bless Chad and his family. He will be missed.

Sgt. Michael Paciorek
Hampshire County Deputy Sheriff

March 16, 2009

This story breaks my heart. I spent March 15th in reflection of my husband's memory on the anniversary of his End Of Watch. Now, my prayers will go out to the family, especially the children, of Deputy Mechels and his fellow deputies. I can say for certain that the painful road ahead will be made easier by the care and love of the law enforcement community. His family and friends will find kindness, caring and warmth from officers, deputies and troopers they've never even met from all over the country. It helps. And time helps. God Bless them all.

Linda Wagers
Surviving spouse, Sgt Gary Wagers, CHP, EOW 3/15/01

March 16, 2009

RIP hero, gone but never forgotten
May God's arms embrace your wife and children during this horrific time.
Godspeed

Wife of LEO

Anonymous

March 16, 2009

My most sincere sympathies to the family and friends and the Sheriff's office of this hero. I am so very sad when we lose a peace officer. I am so sorry.

S Martin
AL citizen

March 16, 2009

"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
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and may not be duplicated without permission

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

March 16, 2009