Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Bill, I never imagined saying a few final words to you on ODMP you were the epitome of a True Public Servant! I will miss our conversations and most of all our friendship. Legends never die we will continue to remember your sacrifice and all the others before and after you. Rest Easy Brother Till we meet again on the other side.

Lieutenant Rhett McNatt
Limestone Country Sheriffs Office

June 7, 2021

Just a great guy hands down. He passed away the way he wanted to and that’s by saving someone else’s life. Three people are still alive because of what he and his partner did. Rest In Peace , Brother. We’ll miss you!

Lt. Matt Morrison
Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office

June 7, 2021

God bless you Deputy William H. Smith, for your service and sacrifice. Thoughts and prayers go out to your family and friends, and to your brothers and sisters from the Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office. Rest In Peace Hero.

Officer Jim Drabos (Retired)
San Gabriel (CA) Police Department

June 7, 2021

Rest in peace, Deputy Smith. 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

June 7, 2021

Little can be said to explain just how good of a man Bill was. An absolute hero that would have been proud to pass the way he unfortunately did. We all will miss you forever!

Lieutenant Falon Hurst
Calhoun County Sheriff's Office, Alabama

June 7, 2021

Bill, you were an amazing individual. You will be missed by all of us.

Deputy . .
BCSO

June 7, 2021

Rest in Peace!

Ptl. B L Waltz (Ret)
Avon Lake PD OH

June 7, 2021

This man constantly shared officers lost in the line of duty on his social media. He walked the walk and talked the talked of the definition of a true police officer. This lost will be felt locally for a long time

Detective B. Conway - retired
Gulf Shores Police

June 7, 2021

I didn't know Bill, but I know some great men who knew and respected him well. Those men are reeling from a tremendous loss, and the sense of their pain conveys what Deputy Smith meant to the people who knew him. Rest easy, sir. Peace and healing to those suffering from his loss.

Deputy Michael Ray
Osage County Sheriff's Office, Pawhuska, OK

June 7, 2021

On behalf of POINT 27, we would like to offer condolences for Deputy Sheriff William H. Smith. Please know we are eternally grateful for William’s service and his ultimate sacrifice.

To honor Deputy Sheriff Smith, POINT 27 sent 27 Thin Blue Line Dog Tag Necklaces, engraved with “Blessed are the Peacemakers for they will be called children of God” Matthew 5:9, to the Baldwin County Sheriff's Office in Bay Minette, Alabama for William’s partner and fellow deputies. POINT 27 sent a Folded Flag Necklace engraved with “Greater Love has no one than this; than to lay down one’s life for one’s friend” John 15:13 for Deputy Sheriff William H. Smith’s family.

POINT 27 is a Non-Profit organization with a mission to strengthen and encourage members of the Armed Forces, First Responders, and their families, by sharing scripture on Dog Tags and Jewelry called Shields of Strength.

We will never forget and we are forever grateful.

Respectfully,

Colonel David Dodd,
United States Army Retired
Executive Director-POINT 27

Detective Jerry M. Rhodes (Retired)
Dallas Police Department-Reserve Division
POINT 27 National Outreach Coordinator
Law Enforcement Liaison
[email protected]
214-908-2617

Detective Jerry M. Rhodes (Retired)
Dallas Police Department Reserve Division
POINT 27- National Out Reach Coordinator
Law Enforcement Liaison

June 7, 2021

We will remember.

Miss Eleanore Trupkiewicz
Civilian Supporter of Law Enforcement

June 7, 2021

Heavenly Father, the sudden and tragic death of Deputy Sheriff William H. Smith, of the Baldwin County AL Sheriff’s Office, in the Line-of-Duty, has filled our Law Enforcement family’s eyes with tears and our hearts with sorrow. We are distressed by the mysteries of Your Providence. As Your child we want so much to say, “Not my will, but Your will be done,” but at times we find it difficult to do. Forgive us and help us. We pray by Your Holy Spirit, to accept Your ways as always best. Apply to these wounded hearts the healing touch of Your precious promises, and let them soon experience its power. Teach us not to mourn as those who have no hope. Wipe away the tears from our eyes that we may be able to see through the mist, beyond death and the grave, to the Resurrection and Life assured by the glorious victory of our Savior Jesus Christ over death and the grave. May the passing of Deputy Sheriff William H. Smith remind us that we, too, are but pilgrims and strangers on earth. Grant us the grace to love less and less the things that are material and temporal, and to love more and more the things that are spiritual and eternal. Teach us to number our days and to apply our heart to the wisdom taught by Jesus Christ, that He is the Way and the Truth and the Life, and that no one comes to You, O God, but by Him. In the Holy Name of Your Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, we pray. Amen.

During His three (3) year ministry, the Lord Jesus Christ proclaimed, “Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.” [John 15:13 ESV]

Chaplain Steven R. Closs, D.Div, MSBS, RPP, NCCA
Ordained / Licensed Independent Christian Clergy
United States Grace Force – “GOD STRONG”

Captain Steven R. Closs (Ret.)
Nashua NH Police Department

June 7, 2021

Rest Now Brother

Officer Shannon Yates
Collins Police Department (MS)

June 7, 2021

A true warrior.... a hero at most.... will never forget you Bill.

OFC. Brandon Thompson
Bay Minette Police Department

June 7, 2021

You were a great man and friend. A selfless person who loved his community and his country. We all are in shock at your loss. Your most selfless act came with sacrificing your life to save a complete stranger in distress. To call you a hero is inadequate as you were more than that. Your family misses you! Your colleagues miss you! The community misses you! You died doing what you loved! I thank God for people like you!

Until we meet again my friend...

Corporal R. Gingras
Baldwin County Sheriff's Office

June 7, 2021

Wild Bill taught many officers many things over the years. He taught me how being poised and having compassion are very important traits for an instructor. He practiced this at every level himself. He will always be remembered.

Sergeant Blake Atkins
Calera Police Department

June 7, 2021

Psalm 15
God bless.
Rest in peace brother.

Correctional Officer Paul Schanno
Hennepin County (Minneapolis)- Adult Corrections Facility

June 7, 2021

Very sad. Rest in peace brother.

Former Corporal Brian Sullivan
Royal Canadian Mounted Police

June 7, 2021

Thank you for your service. RIP.

Mother of an officer Lorie Triantos
DSP

June 7, 2021

A police officer should be remembered not by how he died but how he lived! A great man has gone to secure a safe path for the rest of us to follow. Thank you to you, your family and the Baldwin County Sheriff's Office. Our country is a little less safe without you. Rest in Peace Brother!

Chief (Ret) Steven Marshall
Georges Mills, NH

June 7, 2021