Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

No words can releieve the sorrow that has filled your hearts in the loss of your brother officer Sean Collier. May God grasp all of you in his loving arms and relieve you the emptiness and pain, that your are all feeling at this moment. Pay tribute to the remberance of Sean, by never forgeting his memory, and that ultimate sacrifice that he had given to his community, and his fellow man. Brother Sean, rest in peace, your watch has ended, go and now and patrol the streets with our Lord Jesus Christ.

Retired Law Enforcement Officer, Mark P

April 19, 2013

RIP Brother.

PFC Jeff Phillips
Laurel Police Department

April 19, 2013

God Bless You and Yours, Thank YOU
Semper Fi

(CPL) David Dee Lawson (USMC)
Vietnam Combat Veterans, Quincy, MA

April 19, 2013

May you rest in Peace.

Gavin F. Price II ( retired )
Escambia county sheriffs dept

April 19, 2013

Requiescat In Pace!

May God bless your family for your service and sacrifice.

B.P.A. D-264
United States Border Patrol

April 19, 2013

Thank you for your service. We have the watch now.

K9 Officer
US Customs and Border Protection - Office of Field Operations

April 19, 2013

Officer Collier,

Thank you for your service. God Bless.

Sr Ofc Gerald LaChere
Helena PD

April 19, 2013

My thoughts and prayers to the family, friends and co-workers of Officer Sean Collier. Another Hero taken too soon. May God comfort you and your family as you go and touch the face of God.
Your honorable service and sacrifice and bravery to the citizens of ( MIT ) Massachusetts will not be forgotten. God Speed and God Bless. Rest in Peace Sir .

Final Salute.

VIPS 750 Jeff Claybern
Alexandria Kentucky Police Department

April 19, 2013

Our hearts are heavy with another loss of one of our brothers. Thank you for your courage, strength and dedication. You will not be forgotten.

Sgt Dave Gifford & Ret Lt Cindy Gifford
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Dept

April 19, 2013

Thank you for your service. We will keep your family and your co-workers in my thoughts and prayers.

Anonymous

April 19, 2013

RIP Brother

T.J
HRT FBI

April 19, 2013

Our entire staff sends our prayers to the family of our brother Sean and our support to the MIT PD. Your bravery and service to this Country will always be honored.

Commander Griffin
MPS DOPS / Chicago

April 19, 2013

This poem was written after getting my wife’s 19 years perspective of being a police officer’s wife.


“He Does it For You!”

He doesn’t do it for the money,
Cause surely there’s something better to do,
He says, “Someone has to do it!”
So really, he does it for you.

His eight to twelve hours is from call to call,
From a murder to a cat in a tree,
You say he’s never around when you really need him,
But without him, where would you be?

You curse him when you get a speeding ticket,
And scream there’s something better he could do,
But have you looked at how many deaths there are on the highways,
So really, he’s doing it for you.

He’s always seeing so much bad in the world,
He really doesn’t know what to do,
He wonders sometimes if it’s even worth it,
But he knows he has to do it for you.

Each day when he leaves for work,
And I always kiss him good-bye,
I don’t know if I’ll see him again,
Cause the day might be the day he dies.

So many times he comes home from work,
And I see a small tear in his eyes,
I ask him what is the problem dear?
And he says another innocent person has died.

You always say a cop isn’t human,
Cause at a tragedy he’s cool from the start,
But you don’t have to live with him,
And watch his mind and heart break apart.

I remember one hot June night at work,
His supervisor came, “Your husband’s been hurt!”, he said,
It was such a long ride to the hospital,
They wouldn’t say if he was alive or dead.

Crime is always on the increase,
The streets a battle ground,
And when one in “Blue” is slain,
At the funeral-taps will sound.

He’ll lay in a flagged draped coffin,
An honor for those who die for this land,
Just like the Army, Navy and Marines,
He died by the enemies hands.

Most ordinary citizens won’t be at the funeral,
But you’ll see plenty of people wearing blue,
You’ll see dozens of marked patrol cars,
Honoring the one who died for you.


Written by David L Bell Copyright © 1991
Retired Deputy Sheriff after over 38 years
Richland County Sheriff’s Dept
Columbia, SC

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

April 19, 2013

In Honor of your Sacrifice and for your family and friends, I salute you as a HERO! May God
Give the family and friends the strength and faith to deal with this tragic loss. Words can not express my sorrow!

"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
Copyright © 1993 - All Rights Reserved
and may not be duplicated without permission

This may be re-posted in the Honor of his death and the death of any Law Enforcement Officer!

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

April 19, 2013

our god is strong, and he is holding this brothers hand. our lord knows our struggle against the evils, Sean was and is forever a Leo, rest my brother, we will carry the tourch on for you from here.

training agent 1
U.S fugitive recovery unit #2508

April 19, 2013

Sean, you were great cop and a better person. I will never forget the fun times we had in college and I will thinking and praying for your family.

Officer Daniel Jenkins
NSCC Campus PD, Newbury PD

April 19, 2013

RIP Pfficer Collins.

Sincere condolences to your family, friends, and everyone at MIT.

Sgt. Randy Keenan (Ret)
Alameda, CA Police Dept.

April 19, 2013

Officer Collier, may God bless you sir. You are a true hero in the fight against terror. May you rest in peace. Meet up with my friend Tpr. Jim Sauter, he'll take care of you up there. 10-42 Hero.

Trooper
Illinois State Police D15

April 19, 2013

Rest now, my brother, for we will not rest until your killers are brought to justice. Thank you for your service above and beyond the call of duty.

Officer R. Kays
California Highway Patrol

April 19, 2013

God bless you Officer Collier...I pray your family will feel the comfort of the Lords arms wrapped around them as only he can carry them through the days ahead of them. Thanks for your service & bravery during a stressful week in Boston.

Denise
Survivor of Trooper Calvin Taylor

April 19, 2013

Thanks for your service and sacrifice Officer Collier.
We will never forget your heroism.

Dispatcher Gary Stofer
Greenwood Police, IN

April 19, 2013

I never knew you but knew men and women like you. Ordinary people who are called to help the helpless, comfort the weak, and protect a nation. Thank you for your selfless service, for making a difference, for making me proud to put on a uniform. A city mourns and a country weeps but I know Heaven is safer with you patrolling golden streets. I never knew you, but I wish I did. May God grant your family peace in this horrible time.

NYS Court Officer

April 19, 2013

I live in the suburb of Boston and I was devastated when I heard on the news about the loss of Officer Collier. I pray the evil terrorist will be caught soon.
My thoughts and prayers are with his family and his colleagues. Thank you for your service Officer Collier.
RIP

Resident of Malden, MA

April 19, 2013

Our thoughts and prayer so out to the family of Offier Sean Collier. God Bless. RIP

Officer
CBP

April 19, 2013

Rest in peace my brother. Our thoughts and prayers are with you, your family and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Police Department.

James J. Scanlon (CPD Retired)
North American SWAT Training Assoc.

April 19, 2013