Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

RIP Sergeant. Thank you for your dedicated service to protecting the public.

Commissioner
Laurel Lake Fire Rescue

December 23, 2013

Rest in peace brother. You and your family are in our prayers. I hate that anyone has to make the ultimate sacrifice.

Texas Peace Officer

December 23, 2013

Thank you for your service Sergeant Sowders. You will never be forgotten. Rest in peace...

Chief Joseph A. Edwards
Columbia Police Department, IL

December 23, 2013

We never know when or how we will leave this life, but for someone to snatch you from all who know and love you most is sickening. So long as they keep you alive in their hearts and minds, you will never truly be gone from them.

God Bless and may you forever Rest in Peace, Brother.

Ptl. Jim Leahy, Jr.
Harvard University Police Dept.

December 23, 2013

Wishing you peace and comfort today and in the difficult days to come. With deepest sympathy,

Rita Rocker, Director
Georgia State Board of Pardons and Paroles

December 23, 2013

Rest in peace now brother. My deepest condolences to your fellow deputies and family. May the perpetrator receive swift and harsh justice deservedly.

Patrol Sergeant
Metropolitan Nashville Police Dept.

December 23, 2013

Thank you for your time of service. I salute you and your family.

Randalyn Benson
Survivor Daughter of Chief James Leonard Speer

December 22, 2013

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE, REST IN PEACE.

N.J. TROOPER
NEW JERSEY STATE POLICE

December 22, 2013

Our thoughts and prayers are with you, your family, and your fellow officers!

Bryce Stevenson
Son of fallen Ceres Police Sergeant Howard Stevenson EOW 1-9-2005

December 22, 2013

Rest in peace brother, we have the watch now. Thank you for your service. God bless the family, friends, and co-workers of Sergeant Sowders during this time of tragic and senseless loss.

Senior Patrolman Donnie Meaders
Wewoka (OK) Police Department

December 21, 2013

Rest in peace brother. Godspeed

PO Olasokan
NYS University Police

December 21, 2013

Thank you for your service and sacrifice. My condolences to your family, friends and coworkers of the Burleson County Sheriff's Office. May you rest in peace.

Ptlm. William F. Shields
Federal Reserve Police/Philadelphia - Retired/Haverford Police

December 21, 2013

To the family, friends and co-workers of Sgt. Investigator Adam Sowders-I am sorry for your loss. Your loved one served bravely in a very dangerous occupation. He will be forever honored in our profession.

Sgt Scott Bodah
Syracuse, New York Police Department

December 21, 2013

May God grant your family and friends the strength to get through these difficult times. Heroes will never be forgotten and you, Sergeant Investigator Sowders, are a true hero. R.I.P. BROTHER

Detective Senior Sergeant (Retired)
Victoria Police, Australia

December 21, 2013

Our thoughts and prayers are with your family, friends and coworkers during this difficult time. Your service and ultimate sacrifice will never be forgotten. R.I.P Sir!

Wm Jean-Paul Rochat
Swiss Army, MP, Trafic Unit

December 21, 2013

Rest in peace officer Sowders. May God bring comfort and peace to your family, friends, and fellow officers and may you rest in peace.

Jan Taylor, Det, Retired
Dallas P. D.

December 21, 2013

God Bless you. May the good Lord above cradle you in His arms, and may you Rest in Peace my Brother in Blue. I offer my prayers and sympathies to each and every one of your family members, friends, and co-workers. Rest easy Sir.

Chris Walley
Former Jail Officer/Deputy Wayne Co. Mississippi Sheriffs Department

December 21, 2013

Rest in Peace brother, God bless your family.

Chief M Rasmussen
Gilbert WV

December 21, 2013

RIP Blue Brother

Stephen Bruet, PPO II
NC Department of Safety

December 21, 2013

May the family, friends and colleagues find comfort during this tragic time of loss.

Special Agent Darin L. Paul
F.B.I.

December 21, 2013

Our prayers & condolences go to family & friends of Inv. Sowders. R.I.P brother.

Officer Edwin Lara / External Ops
Cook County Sheriffs Office, IL- Honor Guard

December 21, 2013

Rest in peace Brother Adam.

Ofc. Timothy M. Furlong
Nahant, MA PD

December 21, 2013

Rest In Peace -SGT INVEST Adam Sowders, thank you for your service may God be with your family....

Lieutenant Cedric A Smith
Mississippi Dept of Corrections

December 21, 2013

"The Thin Blue Line"

There is a line
the color of the sky
on a clear afternoon

There is a line
the hue of the ocean
on a bright sunny day

There is a line
the purest shade of a newborn's eyes
awakening for the first time

There is a line
that protects us from harm
in all we do
whether day or night

There is a line
no one can penetrate
no one can alleviate

There is a line
made of those who choose
to follow a calling many do not hear
and still more do not comprehend

They choose to walk
the path of fear, hate, and mistrust
taken by so few
but marked by so many

And when one leaves this line
they leave a legacy
but the line does not break
for the remaining must still protect

There may be emptiness
a loss, or sadness
but never a hole
not in this line

This line that holds
the ghosts of the souls who have gone
and the souls of the ghosts who will be
The Thin Blue Line

Kimberly A. Erb

Sgt. Craig Gripentrog
Williamson Co SO

December 21, 2013

Thank you for your service and sacrifice. May God hold your family and friends in His comforting arms.

Andy Kirkland
Wharton County 100 Club

December 21, 2013