Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Rest in peace brother. You are a true hero.

Deputy Jamie Davis Pittsylvania County Sheriffs Office, Retired Pittsylvania County Virginia

March 20, 2019

Rest in Peace Deputy Thompson. Thank you for your service. My thoughts and Prayers go out to your family, coworkers and friends.

Lieutenant Robert T. Mote (ret)
Buena Park, CA Police Department

March 20, 2019

Requiescat in Pacemm

Police Officer Mike O'Connor
Branford CT PD

March 20, 2019

Blessed are the peacemakers. Rest easy my brother we have the watch.

Sgt Kevin Arnold
Okanogan County Sheriffs Office

March 20, 2019

Rest in Peace Brother.

B.P. SULLIVAN, CPL (RET)
ROYAL CANADIAN MOUNTED POLICE

March 20, 2019

Thank you, Deputy Ryan Thompson, for your service. I am so very sorry and deeply hurt to hear of the early and tragic loss of your life in the line of duty. May God reward you abundantly on the other side. We are sorry to see you go. My prayers, love and condolences go out to your family, friends, communities and the Sheriff's Department.

Kim Durham
Davis Police Department - Daughter

March 20, 2019

In Honor of your Sacrifice and for your family and friends, I salute you as a HERO!

"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 whose 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

Used with Special Permission of the Author
Copyright © 1993 - All Rights Reserved
and may not be duplicated without permission

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

March 20, 2019

May God bless your family. Your wife will be strong for your children. Peace and love!

F.T.O. Michael St.Clair II
Chicago Police Department

March 20, 2019

Our thoughts and prayers are with your department, family, and friends. Please accept our sincere condolences during this difficult time.

Albany Police Academy Session 3
Albany Police Department, Albany NY

March 20, 2019

I am sad to learn of the passing of a brother and hero in Deputy Sheriff Ryan Thompson. I know our Heavenly Father has welcomed him home into his loving arms where he will now patrol the Golden Streets of Heaven. May the Lord deliver blessings, comfort and peace to his family, friends and all members of the Kittitas County Sheriff's Office.

Retired, T W Martinez
FOP member
State of New Mexico/JJS

March 20, 2019

RIP Sheriff Ryan Thompson, God bless you for your sacrifice, it takes a special person to serve and protect! To his family, I am so very sorry for your loss, I understand your pain!

Sister of Deputy Michael Page EOW 06/30/2007 Bowie County Texas
LaConner, WA

Tracy Winder
Survivor

March 20, 2019

Deputy Thompson thank you for your service. May you now R.I.P. your family and Department will be in our prayers.

Retired Deputy Sheriff Cliff Ellis
Caldwell County Sheriff's Office, N. C.

March 20, 2019

God speed......

Police Officer Suzy Regan (retired) LAPD-Modesto PD

March 20, 2019

Thank you for your service.

Dmytro Goloborodko

March 20, 2019

Thank you Deputy Thompson for your dedication and for paying the ultimate sacrifice for the fine folks in the great state of Washington. You are a true American HERO !!!! My thoughts and prayers are for your family, friends and co-workers. May you forever, rest in peace, my brother.

HEROES NEVER DIE...

Sergeant Mitchell G. Cheselka (Retired)
Orange County Sheriff, California
Polk County Sheriff, Oregon

March 20, 2019

R.I.P brother. My condolences to your colleagues and your family.

Deputy Christopher Land
Macomb County Sheriff's Office, MI

March 20, 2019

Praying for peace and comfort today and in the days ahead. With deepest sympathy,

Rita Rocker
Deputy Executive Director
Georgia State Board of Pardons and Paroles

March 20, 2019

You were one of the good ones. Rest easy, brother. You are gone but never forgotten.

Anonymous Officer

March 20, 2019

Rest in peace, Deputy Thompson. You deserve your divine reward.

May God comfort your family, friends, and fellow officers at this difficult time.

God bless and protect the Thin Blue Line that protects us all.

Private Citizen Kathryn Felts
Mother of & Family Member of Law Enforcement

March 20, 2019

Prayers have been sent for Deputy Thompson and his family. Godspeed my Brother!

Bobby White,
Deputy Sheriff/Special Agent (retired)
Monterey County California Sheriff's Department/Federal Aviation Administration

March 20, 2019

RIP thank you brother for service and protection

Police cadet Jaylee Wood
Weatherford law enforcement academy

March 20, 2019

Rest in Peace, my Brother

Deputy Robert Valentine
Harris County Constable Precinct 7

March 20, 2019

It's so hard to see the non-stop killing of our Heroes In Blue. Harder when they belong to our state. Much love and peace to Ryan Thompson's family. I hope to be able to support somehow the same way that thousands supported our family last year.

Lizzie Lee
Mother of Diego Moreno - Kent Police Department -EOW 07/22/2018

March 20, 2019

Very sorry to hear the news... Rest in peace. My thoughts are extended to family, friends and fellow officers.

Reserve Police Officer Gary Krystof
Los Angeles Police Department

March 20, 2019

My thoughts and prayers are with your Family, Friends and Co-Workers. May You Forever, Rest in peace Deputy Sheriff Ryan Thompson.

Ptl. Richard E. Gray (Retired)
N.Y.C.P.D. Hwy. Ptl. 3

March 20, 2019