Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

I give my heartfelt condolences to this officers family and fellow officers.
God's blessings on them all. He is a Hero to me, and to the Lord.

Pastor Jeanette Auteri

June 1, 2013

RIP Trooper O'Connell. Thank you for your service to your country and Law Enforcement. May God watch over your Family and all LE.

Former Trooper Ken R. Bays
Virginia State Police

June 1, 2013

Rest in Peace, Trooper.. Thank you for your dedicated service to our Nation. We will continue on in honor of your service.

Trooper #6790
Arizona Highway Patrol

June 1, 2013

R.I.P. Motor Brother. My prayers and thoughts go out to your family both blood and police.

Motor Officer Zack Harmon #137
Kittery Police Department

June 1, 2013

God Speed, Brother.

P.O. K. Murphy
Union PD, NJ

June 1, 2013

RIP my Fellow Brother in Blue. My Prayer go with your Family, Friends, and Co-Workers.

Retired Detective Don Vine #5896
Phoenix Police Department

June 1, 2013

My sincerest sympathy to the family and friends of
Trooper Sean O'Connell as well as to the Washington State Patrol. Rest in peace Trooper O'Connell, you are gone but will not be forgotten...

Dispatcher Sue Rusch
Punta Gorda PD, Punta Gorda FL

June 1, 2013

Rest In Peace Brother. Thank you for your service to this Great Country in the USN!! As your Fellow Troopers continue on in your memory keep watch over them. My condolences to your Family and the Washington State Patrol.

Sgt Fred Nordt
Lake Success PD, Long Island, NY

June 1, 2013

God Bless you in your service to your Country, State, & Community! To Mrs O'Connel, I am very sorry for your loss, no words can heal, no advice can help, Just know people all over the US from the West Coast to the East Coast feel for you and morn with you.

IRV Medic W. D. Wade
EMS

June 1, 2013

I was stopped by officer O'Connell a couple years ago. He was very professional and cordial. He was a good guy. Such a terrible loss for the community. :( My condolences to his friends and family.

civilian

June 1, 2013

He came into Starbucks one night and told me that he lost his cell phone. I told him I had an Iphone and he could use my phone to track his phone. It turned out to be located in his house. We had a great laugh about that. He will be missed

Jacque White
barista at starbucks

June 1, 2013

Sean always had a smile on his face whenever I saw him booking prisoners at the County Jail. On more than one occasion, his prisoners were laughing at something he said as they were being booked! A tremendous loss to his family & friends, the Washington State Patrol and the citizens of the great state of Washington. My condolences to his family and co-workers. RIP brother.

Deputy Dave Kosnosky
Snohomish County Sheriff's Office

June 1, 2013

MY DEEPEST CONDOLENCES TO ALL WHO MOURN THE LOSS OF TROOPER O'CONNELL. MAY GOD BLESS EACH OF YOU WITH THE LOVE AND PEACE OF HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON, JESUS CHRIST. TROOPER O'CONNELL, YOU HAVE SERVED WELL. MAY GOD BLESS YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND SACRIFICE. A HERO FOR SURE. MAY YOU REST IN PEACE.

chief ronnie watford-retired
jefferson police dept sc

June 1, 2013

Rest in peace. You served honorably and we all mourn for you.

Sgt Brian Griffin (Ret.)
California Highway Patrol

June 1, 2013

I am sorry to hear of the death of Trooper O'Connell. We all grieve when we lose a servant warrior. Trooper O'Connell, his family and friends and all those who serve are in my prayers. He will be welcomed home by many fellow officers who have made the ultimate sacrifice. God Bless you all.

Chaplain Robert Duvall
Contra Costa S.O. (RET)

June 1, 2013

Our thoughts and prayers are with you, your family, and your fellow officers! Thank you for your bravery and service!

Bryce Stevenson
Son of Fallen Ceres Police Sergeant Howard Stevenson, EOW 010905

June 1, 2013

May the good lord welcome you with open arms, for you have done your job well

Reserve Deputy Douglas J. Maykowski
Macomb County Sheriff Mt. Clemens Michigan

June 1, 2013

Rest easy my brother. Washington State is undoubtedly a safer place thanks to your years of service. Your Family, Friends and the Washington State Patrol will be in my thoughts and prayers.

Deputy Sheriff James Clendening
Glades County Sheriffs Office (FL)

June 1, 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

June 1, 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

June 1, 2013

Avenue of the Fallen

Standing at attention in their class “A“ uniforms, badges gleaming and shoes like glass, are your brothers and sisters of Law Enforcement. All of whom have previously paid the ultimate price.
Today, like many others, they welcome you to this wonderful place. As you march down the Avenue of the Fallen, all eyes focus on you as if to say its ok you’re with your eternal partners. A salute is followed and a tear can be seen on so many faces.
Welcome, you served well.
Now come join us in the ranks, another is coming home.

A brother law enforcement officer
12-25-2010

Sheriff Jim Weaver (Ret.) LAPD (Ret.)
Jerome County, Idaho (Ret.)

June 1, 2013

Rest In Peace Trooper O'Connell.

Officer Christopher Goodwin (Retired)
Charlotte-Mecklenburg NC Police Dept.

June 1, 2013

Rest In Peace Trooper O'Connell Our deepest heartfelt condolences to all of your family, friends, and brothers and sisters at Washington State Patrol.

Postal Inspector Scott Horne
US Postal Inspection Service

June 1, 2013

REST IN PEACE BROTHER. YOU ARE A TRUE HERO.

Deputy J.D.Davis
Pittsylvania County Sheriff's Office

June 1, 2013

My deepest sympathy to the family, friends and troopers who worked with and were friends of Trooper O'Connell.

Susan Johasnson

June 1, 2013