Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

God rest your soul Sir. May your family be forever watched over and blessed. May your friends and colleagues be at peace. We'll see you again Sir.

Please watch over us from on high. Thank you for your service. I will never forget your sacrifice or the sacrifice of your family.

Kristi
Surviving Daughter of Special Agent J. Robert Porter
Federal Bureau of Investigation
E.O.W. 8/9/79

November 30, 2012

My thoughts are with you, your family and police family.

Brother of Jeremy Chambers
EOW 04-24-2006

Chris Chambers
Saint Louis County Police Dept

November 30, 2012

My thoughts and prayers to the family, friends and co-workers of Officer Tom Decker. Another Hero taken too soon. May God comfort you and your family as you go and touch the face of God.
Your service and sacrifice and bravery to the citizens of Cold Spring, Minnesota will not be forgotten. God Speed and God Bless. Rest in Peace Sir .


May the children of Officer Decker know that their Daddy, is a HERO who we will not forget and will forever be in his debt for all he has done for us. Officer Decker. Thank You for your service and protection to us all, may you rest in peace. God bless you and your family.

Final Salute

VIPS 750 Jeff Claybern
Alexandria Kentucky Police Department

November 30, 2012

"Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God."
Matthew 5:9

Marshal Chris Di Gerolamo
Federal Air Marshal Service

November 30, 2012

To the family and friends of this fine foot soldier. May God bring strength to his children and wife in the coming days. RIP Brother

Trooper Matthew J. Demny
Michigan State Police, Rockford Post

November 30, 2012

Off Decker, may you rest in peace. You're a true hero.

Sgt Rich Eckert
Town of Chester PD

November 30, 2012

I am grateful that there are brave officers like you who are willing to sacrifice their precious lives to protect us. Another "Hero" taken. Prayers to your department and most of all to your Loved Ones, you did not die in vain, you died doing what you loved and for that you are a REAL HERO! Thank you. Come walk a beat in Heaven. Watch over your brothers and sisters now, and help keep them safe, as we must stay for now. Till we walk the beat together again, may you R.I.P. SIR.

K.L.Mellinger SAR 223
Southern Nye Co. Sheriffs Search & Rescue

November 30, 2012

To Officer Decker's family and fellow Officers,may God be with you in this sad time. Rest in peace sir.Thank you for your service.

Private citizen

November 30, 2012

So saddened to hear the news.

May you rest in peace after having served those around you. My thoughts are with you, your family, fellow officers and friends.

Reserve Officer G. Krystof
Los Angeles Police Department

November 30, 2012

May God's love comfort your family now and in the time to come.

Thank you for paying the "Ultimate Sacrifice" so that I might live in a safer country.

May youe wife and family find peace and comfort in God's promises to us all, according to His riches in glory!!

Robin Brainard EMT-P
Symedica-Group Leader

November 30, 2012

Gone far, far too soon....too often the case with good men and honor-bound officers. Officer Decker's family, department, and friends will always be able to look back and say, "He served with valor; now he rests in Glory."

Captain Mark Heino
Carroll, Iowa Police Department

November 30, 2012

The members of the Mille Lacs County Sheriff's Office wish to extend our most heartfelt condolences to the Decker Family, the members of the Cold Spring Police Department and the citizens of the City of Cold Spring. There are no words we could ever express to you the sadness we feel in our hearts today.

Some of us worked with Tom for a brief time here in Mille Lacs County, in the City of Isle. I personally remember Tom as a bright and eager rookie officer. He was the typical rookie officer trying to learn as much as he could and always ready to lend a hand wherever he could. Tom will be missed and his service to his community will never be forgotten. He has made the ultimate sacrfice and we cannot thank him enough. May God bless you and keep. you.

Captain Jason P. LaSart
Mille Lacs County Sheriff's Office

November 30, 2012

RIP in the Lord's arms Officer Decker. I know you will be forever missed but never forgotten. Your family will be in my prayers.

Caroline Sears
Mother of Deputy Sheriff Michael C. Walizer EOW 3/31/12

November 30, 2012

Thank you for your service brother. Your loved ones will be in our prayers.

Officer Philip Gray
Kansas City Missouri Police Department

November 30, 2012

Rest in Peace, Officer. May the Lord bless your family and friends and bring them comfort and peace during this tragic time.

Reserve Ofc. Travis Allred, #628
LaFayette (AL) Police Department

November 30, 2012

TO ALL POLICE OFFICERS;

Unless you are born from water and the spirit, you cannot enter God's kingdom. Human life comes from Human Parents, but Spiritual life comes from the Spirit. You must be born again.

John 3:5-7

POLICE OFFICER
DALLAS COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT POLICE DEPARTMENT

November 30, 2012

OUR DEEPEST SYMPATHY TO THE FAMILY OF POLICE OFFICER TOM DECKER, AND ALL THOSE WHO MOURN THE LOSS OF POLICE OFFICER TOM DECKER.
OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ARE WITH YOU DURING THIS DIFFICULT TIME.
HIS SERVICE WILL BE GREATLY MISSED IN YOUR COMMUNITY AND HIS DEEDS NEVER FORGOTTEN.
GOD BLESS

Ret PO David Herbert
Toronto Police Service, Ontario Canada

November 30, 2012

The Decker family and the residents of Cold Spring are in our prayers. RIP Officer Decker.

Captain Keith Hoppe
Chisago County Sheriff's Office

November 30, 2012

RIP Brother!

Lieutenant A. Hoopes
Spotsylvania Sheriff's Office Va.

November 30, 2012

Rest in peace my brother L.E.O. Evil will never prosper as long as brave men such as yourself stand for good.

I hope in time your family and agency find peace in your passing.

Police Officer II D. Vaquero
San Diego Police Department

November 30, 2012

Rest in peace Officer Decker and may God bless your family and fellow department members

The men and women of the
Niagara Falls, NY Police Department

November 30, 2012

The Policeman stood and faced his God,
Which must always come to pass.
He hoped his shoes were shining 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 shoulders and said,
"No, Lord, I guess I ain't.
Cause those of us who carry badges can't always be a saint.
But I never took a penny that wasn't mine to keep,
Though I worked a lot of overtime when the bills just got too steep.
And I never passed a cry for help, though at times I shook with fear.
And sometimes, God forgive me, I wept unmanly tears.
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've never expected or had too much.
But if you don't, I'll understand."
There was silence all around the throne where the saints had often trod.
As the officer waited quietly for the answer 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."

Deputy Jennifer Eriksen
Oakland County Sheriff's Office, MI

November 30, 2012

Thank you for your service. God be with you and your family.

Noel Walizer
Brother of 2012 officer killed on the job

November 30, 2012

I was saddened to hear of a MN officer killed in an ambush overnight. My deepest condolences to Officer Decker's family, friends and co-workers. Rest in peace, Officer Decker.

Officer Lynn Cronquist
Minneapolis PD

November 30, 2012

To Officer Decker's family, friends and fellow police officers, my sincere condolences. To his mother, I feel your pain as only another mother who has lost a son on duty. Matthew was the same age - nearly 32 - when he was killed instantly in an automobile accident on duty. It has been six years of excrutiating pain. I wish you the peace I have not yet found. I am so so sorry for your loss.

Jane Melchionda
Mother of Fallen Officer Matthew Melchionda

November 30, 2012