Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Officer Crouse, you will always be a true hero. May you rest in peace our brother. You will never be forgotten.

Sgt Richard Eckert
Town of Chester Police Dept

December 9, 2011

To go out everyday, while during your time in the military and as a police officer, you put your life in the line everyday. Words truely cannot express what I wish I could say to you and every person who puts their life on the line for others. Thank you for being someone willing to risk it all for strangers. Thank you for serving and sacrificing. Thank you for being you. My prayers go out to your family and friends and to all the men and women willing to put themselves at risk to help others.

Hallie Gibson
A student

December 9, 2011

Thank you for being a true hero.
My prayers are with your family and your brothers in blue.

Officer Jesse Ihnen
CSU Police Department

December 9, 2011

Rest in peace, Officer Crouse. Your dedication and service will not be forgotten.

Linda Lamm - LEO wife and sister of
Jay Balchunas EOW 11.05.04

December 9, 2011

RIP Officer Crouse, thank you for serving us here at VT. Please join all the other Hokies in heaven and continue to look over us. Prayers and thoughts with your family.

Carla Tyler
Virginia Tech Staff & Student

December 9, 2011

MY DEEPEST SYMPATHY TO ALL OF THE VA TECH FAMILY.

TYE EAST

December 9, 2011

As a member of a Virginia Tech family and a Law Enforcement family my condolenses go out to his family. Each day I pray for each deputy or officer to come home at the end of watch.

"Black band across shield
blue blood ties us together
great strength we do wield
stay strong in bad weather"

Meighan Powell, Supervisor
El Paso County Sheriffs Office, Colorado

December 9, 2011

This is so senseless and tragic for our protectors to die like this. This officer is so young and was only beginning his life. My prayers and thoughts go out to his family.I hope someone could start a memorial fund to help his wife and children at this time. I think that would be great especially at the time of year this had to happen.

Crystal Gray, no rank
Just a caring citizen.

December 9, 2011

Thank you for your service. You faithfully upheld your oath to serve and protect to the very end. I believe God has a special place in heaven for police officers who put their lives on that thin blue line each and every time they head out the door to go to work. May God bestow his grace on your grief stricken family and friends, and may you sir, forever rest in peace.

Mary Johnson, Civilian
From a Family of Police Officers

December 9, 2011

I send my condolences to the family of Officer Crouse and to the Police Family at VA Tech. May God protect all the men and women who choose the "high calling" to serve others on a daily basis.

Police Officer II Skip Tannery (retired)
Texas Tech University PD

December 9, 2011

Officer Crouse, thank you for your service. My deepest sympathy to your family and your fellow officers. It saddens me that another member of the Hokie family was struck by such tragic violence. Know that you will never be forgotten.

Kristy
VT Alumni

December 9, 2011

Ofc. Crouse,

May God comfort your family, friends, and fellow officers during this difficult time. Thanks for your service to both this country and to the citizens/students over the years.....Godspeed sir.....

Sgt. Penman
City of Fairfax PD, VA

December 9, 2011

Rest in Peace Sir..........................................

Officer Thomas Wiederhold, Retired
Fort Worth Police Dept. Tx.

December 9, 2011

All because we wear a uniform and have sworn to serve and protect. Another waste of an American Hero, My deepest sympathy to the other VA TECH PD Officers and your family, REST IN PEACE BROTHER.

Investigator Lysek
Buffalo NY

December 9, 2011

My thoughts and prayers go out to Officer Crouse's family, friends and the members of the Virginia Tech Police Department.

Rest in peace brother.

Deputy Robert Cooley
Frederick County Sheriff's Office (VA)

December 9, 2011

Rest in Peace and God Bless you.


When the Lord was creating police officers, he was into his sixth day of overtime, 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 police 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 his uniform.”
“He has 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.”
“He has to be in top physical condition at all times, running on black coffee and half-eaten meals. And he has to have six pairs of hands.”
The angel shook his head slowly and said, “Six pairs of hands…no way.”
“It’s not the hands that are causing me 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, “What’s in there, sir?” when he already knows and wishes he’d taken that accounting job.”
“Another pair here in the side of his head for his partner’s safety. And another pair of eyes here in front that can look reassuringly at a bleeding victim and say, “You’ll be all right ma’am, when he knows it isn’t so.”
“Lord,” said the angel, touching his sleeve, “Rest now, and work on this tomorrow.”
“I can’t,” said the Lord, “I already have a model. This model can talk a 250 pound drunk into a patrol car without incident and feed a family of five on a civil service paycheck.”
The angel circled the model of a police officer very slowly, “Can it think??” he asked.
“You bet,” said the Lord. “It can tell you the elements of a hundred crimes. It can recite Miranda warnings in its sleep, detain, investigate, search, and arrest a gang member on the street in less time than it takes five learned judges to debate the legality of the stop… and still it keeps its sense of humor.”
“This officer also has phenomenal person control. He 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 his finger across the cheek of the police officer.
“There’s a leak,” he 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 mostly for justice.”
“You’re a genius,” said the angel.
The Lord looked somber and said…”I didn’t put it there…”

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Pfc. Tiffany Prout Whitmire
Myrtle Beach Police Department

December 9, 2011

I am so very sorry to hear of this terrible tragedy. There is simply no reason for such an act! May God comfort and care for his dear family.

Lieutenant James A. Bond (Ret.)
Former Albemarle County Police Officer

December 9, 2011

Rest in peace, My Brother. Thank you for your service and sacrifice. My thoughts and prayers are with your family and all of the VT community. God Speed!

Ofc. D. Glass
Danville City Adult Detention VA

December 9, 2011

My condolences to the family and friends of Officer Crouse. My thanks for his service to protect the students at VA Tech. My daughter is a student there and has felt safe and has never doubted the security provided on campus. Bless you for your service and may your family find peace during this time of mourning.

cathy mcghee

December 9, 2011

Rest Easy Brother; we have the watch from here.

Cpl. Matthew Catherwood
Bethesda, MD

December 9, 2011

Such a sensless tragedy.....God bless you Officer Crouse, you are a true hero. And may Gob be with family, friends, and the Students and faculty of Virginia Tech.

Detective Brent Wagner
Henderson Police Department

December 9, 2011

It is a sad day to lose a brother in blue. Thoughts and prayers go to his family and friends.

Patrolman III G.W. Deck
Sanford Police Department

December 9, 2011

My thoughts and prayers are with the family of Officer Crouse. Losing a loved one is never easy, but faith and hope can pull you through any situation.

Brandon Thompson

December 9, 2011

I pray that you have found peace as you begin your external watch my brother. May your family, friends, and co-workers find their own peace in the midst of this senseless tragedy...another warrior taken from our midst too soon.

Sgt. James R. Moyer
Mansfield University Police Dept.

December 9, 2011

God be with your family. Thanks for your dedication to our Country in the military as well as to our profession as a LE officer. Your family should be proud of you!!!!

Walk the streets of heaven in peace!!!

Rusty Savage, Retired P.O. 1st Class
Salisbury MD PD

December 9, 2011