Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Faithful Unto Death | Eternal Rest | Salute

S. I. Drake - Lt/IPD | IMPD (Ret)

August 10, 2021

Godspeed Sister, may the lord guide your family where they need to be. You will always be remembered.

Deputy
Pottawattamie County

August 10, 2021

RIP Officer French. May God bless you and your family. Your brothers and sisters have the watch.

Investigator Mike Patras
Elk Grove Village PD

August 10, 2021

On behalf of the Ohio Attorneys General Bureau of Criminal Identification & Investigation, our thoughts and prayers are with the immediate family Police Officer Ella G. French and the extended law enforcement family of the Chicago Police Department, Illinois.


End of Watch Saturday, August 7, 2021


Rest in Peace sister and watch over us. We will protect and serve from here on in your honor.

I fight not for glory or fame, for they are momentary. I fight for those who can't. I fight for Justice. I fight for the oppressed and the down trodden. And if I should lose my life for these just causes, then I have no regrets, For I serve to protect the innocent. It matters not where or when, for evil knows no boundaries. Be it fire, flood, or the threat of tyranny, I will not flee. Justice is my weapon. Faith is my shield. Hope is my armor. Cry not at my passing, for it was my Honor to fight for you. Shed not tears of sorrow, But tears of joy, for now, I stand with God.

By Jon F. Hooper

"Greater love hath no man than this; that a man lay down his life for his friends."

Superintendent Joe Morbitzer
Ohio Attorney General, Bureau of Criminal Investigation

August 9, 2021

May the Lord Bless and Comfort this Brave Young Officers Family both Related and Her Blue Line Family.

Gregg Newman retired Master Officer 44yr
Retired West Valley Police Utah

August 9, 2021

Dearest Ella,
God bless you and your family.
May God be with you eternally.
Thank you for your service.

SA 28056
Federal Bureau of Investigation

August 9, 2021

So sad to hear the news.

May you rest in peace after having served those around you. My thoughts are with you, your family, fellow officers, and friends.

Reserve Police Officer G. Krystof
Los Angeles Police Department

August 9, 2021

My heart aches for her and the family god bless this young lady and her family during this difficult time!

Cindy L Fisher officer
Washington state dept of corrections (ret)

August 9, 2021

My deepest condolences to the family during this difficult time. R.I.P. we will take it from here.

F. Cardona

August 9, 2021

James P Waggle, Jr.
Civilian

August 9, 2021

PRAYERS FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY AND OUR FAMILY OF BLUE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT FOR YOUR COMMUNITY
ANOTHER OFFICER TAKEN TO SOON
REST IN GODS ARMS.

MOTHER OF A DALLAS POLICEWOMAN LINDA KEM
None

August 9, 2021

On behalf of the MDPS our Condolences goes out to the French Family. You all are forever in our prayers! #GodSpeed#We’llTakeItFromHere#BlueFamily

Trooper Deangelo Liggins
Mississippi Department Of Public Safety (MDPS)

August 9, 2021

May you rest in eternal glory. May god shed light on your family and all of those who serve during this difficult time.

Officer Ignatius Bondi
Baldwin Borough Police

August 9, 2021

I am sad to learn of the passing of a Sister and Hero in Police Officer Ella G. French. I believe our Heavenly Father has welcomed her home into his Loving Arms where she will now patrol the Golden Streets of Heaven. May the Lord deliver Blessings, Comfort and Peace to her Family, Friends and all Members of the Police Officer Ella G. French.

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

August 9, 2021

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

August 9, 2021

Dear sister in blue, we will always have your six. May your soul Rest in Heaven.

Ofc. Cenescar, J.
Atlanta Police Department

August 9, 2021

OUR DEEPEST SYMPATHY TO THE FAMILY OF POLICE OFFICER FRENCH, AND ALL THOSE WHO MOURN THE LOSS OF POLICE OFFICER FRENCH. OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ARE WITH YOU DURING THIS DIFFICULT TIME. HER SERVICE WILL BE GREATLY MISSED IN YOUR COMMUNITY AND HER DEEDS NEVER FORGOTTEN.
GOD BLESS

Retired Officer David Herbert
Toronto Police Service, Canada

August 9, 2021

God Bless you Officer French, we have the watch from here, Fair Winds and Following Seas, my sister, your sacrifice will not be forgotten.

PTM Dey.
NYPD

August 9, 2021

God speed my sister in blue. Thank you for your selfless service, you were taken far too soon. My condolences to your family and may we never forget those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice in preserving our way of life.

Darrin T. Grondel - Washington State Patrol (Retired Captain)

August 9, 2021

PRAYERS FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF YOUR COMMUNITY. ANOTHER OFFICER TAKEN TO SOON. REST IN GODS ARMS.

MOTHER OF A DALLAS POLICEWOMAN LINDA KEM
None

August 9, 2021

There are no words that can say what you did was the bravest job you decided to do. But you did it with honor and to protected the people of Chicago's southwest side like you would do on your beat everyday. For this you loss your life , and I wish there was away to stop all this violence in Chicago, but as you look down upon us in Gods hands at such a remarkable person, I wish you peace and will keep your family in my prayers. Thank You for your service. Just a a nobody from FL. Nathalie m Faulhaber

A REGULAR CITIZEN
A person that never became a police officer

August 9, 2021

And He Will Raise You Up ON Eagles Wings... fly high Ella. May God hold your family in the palm of His hands and grant them peace.

Valerie A Klunick
Proud American

August 9, 2021

May God rest your soul.

USMC M Vega

August 9, 2021

PRAYERS FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY AND OUR FAMILY OF BLUE. ANOTHER OFFICER TAKEN TO SOON. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF YOUR COMMUNITY. REST IN GODS ARMS.

MOTHER OF A DALLAS POLICEWOMAN LINDA KEM
None

August 9, 2021

Rest In Peace. God rest your soul.

Police Officer A B
Detroit PD

August 9, 2021