Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Rest in peace brother!

Patrolman Jeff Tripp
Marion,Ma Police Dept

November 18, 2009

GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN

Anonymous

November 18, 2009

His Judgment Day:
The officer stood and faced his God, Which must always come to pass. He hoped his shoes were shinning, Just as brightly as his brass.
"Step forward now, Officer, How shall I deal with you? Have you always turned the other cheek To my church have you been true?"
The officer squared his shoulder and said, "No, Lord, I guess I aint, Because those of us who carry badges can't always be a saint.
I've had to work most Sundays, And at times my talk was rough, And sometimes I've been violent Because the streets are tough.
But I never took a penny That wasn't mine to keep.. Though I worked a lot of overtime, when the bills got too steep.
And I never passed a cry for help Though at times I shook with fear. And sometimes, God forgive me, I've wept an unmanly tear.
I know I don't deserve a place among the people here. They never wanted me around except to calm their fear.
If you've a place for me here, Lord, it needn't be so grand. I never expected or had too much, But if you don't...I'll understand.
There was silence all around the throne, where the saints often trod. As the officer waited quietly for the judgment of his God.
"Step forward now, Officer. You've borne your burdens well. Come walk a beat on heaven's streets, You've done your time in hell"

Author unknown

May God be with everyone

Motor officer Terry Pauley
Plano PD Plano, TX

November 17, 2009

RIP our prayers go out to you and your family

Anonymous

November 17, 2009

Rest in peace brother. Thank you for your service. God bless.

ELWAER
SOUTH BEND PD

November 17, 2009

Sgt Shaw thanks for your service, I am sure you did a terrific job from what I read in this following article, now go in peace and join your fellow officers in heavens above, Godspeed to your wife & Children my families prayers are with you and your kid's.
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Sgt. Jeff Shaw
Department Remembers Fallen Officer

Jen Gibson
Times-Union Staff Writer

Sgt. Jeff Shaw was known as a quiet family man.

Those who worked with him at the Kosciusko County Sheriff's Department said he was dependable and devoted to his family.

Most who came in contact with him said he was kind, caring and respectful.

On Thursday afternoon, the dependable, quiet, devoted family man gave his life in the line of duty.

A lifetime Kosciusko County resident, Shaw grew up in the Atwood area. He attended Atwood Elementary School and Warsaw Community High School, and started his law enforcement career in Kosciusko County.

From 1992 to 1994, Shaw served as a reserve officer for the Kosciusko County Sheriff's Department, volunteering his time to serve the community. In July 1994, he took a position as a jailer in the work release program. Then in July 1998, he was hired as a merit deputy. Eleven years later, he had moved up to the position of sergeant of the Patrol Division of the Kosciusko County Sheriff's Department. While serving at the sheriff's department, he was a member of the Kosciusko County Fatal Alcohol Crash Team.

In his years at the Kosciusko County Sheriff's Department, he took many new officers under his wing, showed them the ropes and then sent them out on their own.

"Jeff was really good at taking in the new guys," Deputy Mike Mulligan said. "Sometimes this department is hard to get into, especially for a new guy. Jeff never treated me that way. He was like a father figure. He would teach you what you needed to know and then he would let you go. He didn't hover over you, and he allowed you to earn his trust."




"Jeff was a fun-loving guy," said Kosciusko County Sheriff Rocky Goshert. "When I first transferred over here from the state police, there was a call from over around Enchanted Hills. Jeff laughed when I said I would take it, knowing how confusing some of the roads were if you didn't know the area. I just got totally lost. Finally I came out on one road and there he sat, just laughing and said, 'It's hard to find 'em up here sometimes.' He had been hiding making sure I could find the place."

For a time, Shaw was a field training officer, helping officers new to the department acclimate and become accustomed to the ways of the sheriff's department.

"He was like 'Papa Bear,'" Mulligan said. "Like a dad, he would teach you and then let you loose to be on your own."

While he was willing to let guys find their own way, he was always willing to lend a hand to anyone who needed it.

"He was a really good officer," said Sgt. Chad Hill, Kosciusko County Sheriff's Department. "No matter what the situation, he would be there to back you up 100 percent."

"Everything he did was very professional," said Goshert. "He never had to go back and rewrite his reports. He was very thorough.

"He would come in everyday and ask if there was anything special that needed done. No matter what it was, you could always count on him. He would make sure it got done. He was a second shift sergeant, and if I had anything that I needed done, all I had to do was tell him and it was finished and on my desk the next morning," Goshert said.

"No matter what you ever needed, he'd make sure you were taken care of," said Mulligan. "It may not always have been the biggest thing, but he was always there. He always took care of all the little things."

And Shaw always made sure to treat others with respect.

"He was very caring to the public," said Goshert. "He would go out of his way to help people. I never received a complaint about him. I did receive several letters thanking him for all he did."

Shaw will be remembered as a quiet officer who always seemed to get the job done, no matter what the task. He helped new officers and had the respect of seasoned veterans.

"He was always very level-headed," said Corp. Chris Rager. "He was the one who said, 'Let's just slow down and think this through. He was a firecracker by no means. He was definitely a balancing (factor). That's what made him such a good supervisor. He was the one who made sure everything was done."

"He was very quiet if you didn't know him," said Hill. "He was always quiet. He was always laid back, always even tempered. He never stressed much about anything."

Like most police squads, the Kosciusko County Sheriff's Department is like a brotherhood. They tease each other, and give each other a hard time, but they always look out for one another.

"The thing about Jeff was that he never got too riled up about anything," Rager said. "He would always take it and then when the time was right, he'd give it right back. We would ride each other, but he never got too (angry)."

"When people say it's a brotherhood, that's really what it is," Mulligan said. "It's like losing a member of your family."

Shaw regularly made every effort to spend time with his wife, Angie, and his children, Nickolas, 9, and Isabella, 7. He took the children to school each morning, and many times he would pick them up in the evening.

"He always had time for his children," Rager said.

Since both children were active in sporting events, Shaw went to all their games, and sometimes even went to their practices.

"One thing I learned from Jeff was to put family first," Rager said. "He did not waste his time and he didn't take anything for granted. He always spent time with his family and he didn't want to miss anything. He was always there for his family."

"His priority in life was his family," HIll said. "When my wife and I went to (Washington), D.C., he was constantly on the phone with his kids. He would try to make time to see his kids' games, even when he was on duty. He was so family-oriented, he was a big family man. Family was first and his job was second."

"The main thing he enjoyed was spending time with his kids and staying home with his family," said Goshert.

While family was his top priority, Shaw liked watching sports, especially teams from Chicago. He was an avid Bears, Cubs and Blackhawks fan, and enjoyed racing, especially NASCAR's Dale Earnhardt Jr. He played fantasy football and fantasy NASCAR. In fact, his car had plain black rims instead of hubcaps because, according to Hill, "he liked the NASCAR-look of the black."

Shaw also was active in service organizations. He was a member and past vice president of the Fraternal Order of Police 149, Masonic Lodge 73 and the Fort Wayne Scottish Rite.

Just a few years ago, Shaw felt the pain of losing a comrade when his close friend, State Trooper Jason Beall, was killed in an accident on Ind. 14, just miles from the accident that took Shaw's life Thursday.

"He was very close with (late Indiana State Trooper) Jason Beall, who was killed in an accident on Ind. 14 in January 2000," Hill said. "Emily Beall (Jason's widow) came up here (Thursday) night to be with Angie. She was going to help Angie make arrangements for the funeral."

Thursday afternoon, Shaw's fellow officers felt similar pain when they responded to Shaw's accident.

"(Going to the accident scene) was the hardest thing I've ever done," Mulligan said. "Jeff and I both were on the FACT team and we'd go to a lot of crashes. When we go to the scene, we never think of it as somebody's dad or somebody's brother. You can't deal with it that way.

"I have never stopped dead at a crash scene like I did at that (Thursday). I couldn't get closer (to the vehicle). I just couldn't do it.

"I never ever ever thought anything would happen to Jeff," Rager said, adding, "I find refuge in the fact that we will see him again."

Mulligan added, "When I come to work, he will still be with me."

No Ranking- John Gazarkiewicz
Brother of former Michigan City, In Officer

November 17, 2009

God bless you brother, rest in peace. Thought and prayers to your family, friends and Sheriffs Office.

Deputy Jason Alexander
Crawford County Sheriffs Office

November 17, 2009

Godspeed Sir...Go in Peace

Dy. R. Murphy
J.D.S.O.

November 16, 2009

Rest easy Sarge... Your Family, Friends and the Kosciusko SO will remain in my thoughts and prayers.

J Clendening #407
Glades County Sheriffs Office, FL

November 16, 2009

Rest in peace my brother in brown, for now we have your watch. My thoughts and prayers are with his department, family, wife and children.

Deputy Sheriff
Southwest Virginia

November 16, 2009

rest in peace, brother
provincial constable marty lalonde
ontario provincial police

provincial constable marty lalonde
ontario provincial police

November 16, 2009

Rest in peace....

Patrolman
Pennsylvania

November 16, 2009

Sergeant Shaw thank you for your many years of service to your fellowman. You are a hero. God bless you and your loved ones. Rest in peace my brother.

State Constable J.L. Green
S.C. State Constables

November 16, 2009

Rest Brother, and thank you for all you have given.

Officer Andrew Laurinec
Hammond IN Police Dept

November 16, 2009

What a shame it is to loose another soldier. We are not recognized as soldiers, but we go to work everyday to fight a war against those who do evil and we give our lives to make this nation a better and safer place to live. I'm sure that Officer Shaw was an officer committed to making his county a better place to live. I pray and ask that would shadow his family and give them the strenght to endure their great loss. ><>

patrolman
Pascagoula PD. Miss

November 16, 2009

How terribly sad. My thoughts and prayers are with Sgt. Shaw's family and friends.

Rest in peace.

Michelle - wife of US Marshal

November 16, 2009

Sgt. Shaw, thank-you for service. Rest in Peace.

Lt. Stephen A. Joy #980
Prince George's County Police Department

November 16, 2009

I just recently left patrol, and can honestly say that I feared driving more than responding to any type of call. Your untimely death only solidifies my need to worry. I, too, have children, the same age as yours, although my daughter is 9 and my boy is 7. Before leaving the house each night, they would hug me and say "Drive careful!" I assured them I would, but asked them to say a prayer that others on the road would do the same. May you rest in peace, and I truly hope your family, particulary your children, will find some peace as well, and may they grow up knowing their father wasn't just a daddy, but he was a hero.

Anonymous

November 16, 2009

Session 47 of the Zone Five Regional Law Enforcement Training Academy in Schenectady, New York would like to send our deepest condolences to the family and friends of Sergeant Jeffery B. Shaw. We appreciate and admire his 15 years of dedicated service in law enforcement. He will remain in our thoughts and his family in our prayers.

Session 47
Zone Five Regional Law Enforcement Training Academy

November 16, 2009

May God bless and keep you during this heartbreaking time of your life. My condolences to his friends, family and co-workers. One doesn't know what to say at a time like this except to keep you all in our prayers.

Rusty Cox,Information Clerk
Asheville Police Dept., Asheville, NC

November 16, 2009

We all feel your loss. May God watch over you and your family. Rest in Peace brother, you will never be forgotten.

RETIRED DETECTIVE FRANK DEMARCO
NEW YORK CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT

November 15, 2009

A silent slow open hand salute

Trp. M. Bailey
Indiana State Police

November 15, 2009

A hero to the end. A true hero trying to keep his community safe and he gave his all. God bless the family and his fellow officers. He is guarding you all from heaven. Bless the Blue Line of our nation.

Mom of a Sergeant
Colo Springs PD

November 15, 2009

My thoughs & prayers are with you. Rest easy.

Cindy, Arkansas
Sister of slain Officer Randy Basnett eow 9-24-1976

November 15, 2009

My family would like to send our condolences to the family, friends, and fellow co-workers of Sergeant Jeffery Shaw~you're in our thoughts and prayers during this very difficult time. May God give you the strength to carry on and help heal your hearts. May you find comfort and support with those around you.
God bless you and rest in peace, Sergeant Shaw.

Gail M. Pabst
Aunt of a fallen MI P.O. eow 2004

November 15, 2009