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Assistant Chief Johnny Patterson

Verona Police Department, Mississippi

End of Watch Friday, January 21, 2022

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Reflections for Assistant Chief Johnny Patterson

Officer Patterson,

Thank you for your sacrifice for our nation. May you be with the Lord and may he be with your family.

Det. Russ Cain

Pittsburgh PD

March 20, 2022

Family and friends are in our prayers.
Arkansas State Police - Troop L
Lowell, Arkansas

Cpl. George Enke
Arkansas State Police

March 10, 2022

The true measure of a person
is not found in the
might of their arm,
their wealth
or their power –
it is found in the strength
of their character.

There is no greater testimony to
ones character, than ones
willingness to sacrifice all,
in the noble quest of
providing protection to all
whom they serve.
Author Unknown

Javier Cornejo
Police Officer, Retired
City of Milwaukee Police Department
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

February 3, 2022

Rest in eternal Peace, good and faithful public servant.
God has already reserved a special place for our peacemakers.
Please continue your careful and diligent watch over us.
When Law Enforcement perishes, a proud and caring nation mourns.
Thank you for your heroic sacrifice!
Thank you for your selfless service!
Thank you for your guardian protection!

Our prayers to the family and department.

Charles F. Holloway, Jr.
Citizens Police Academy Alumni Association
Elizabethtown Police Department

February 3, 2022

Our thoughts and prayers are with your family, friends and co-workers during this difficult time. Your service and ultimate sacrifice will never be forgotten.

Thomas H. Kelly Jr.
Assistant Supervisory Air Marshal in Charge (ASAC)
New York Field Office
Federal Air Marshal Service

February 1, 2022

The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office offers our heartfelt sympathy to your entire department and to the family of School Resource Officer Johnny Patterson.
~Sheriff Brad Swain, deputies & staff

Liane Johnson, #53-66
Monroe County Sheriff's Office
Indiana
U.S.A.

February 1, 2022

God Bless You, Your Family, & Friends.
Thank you for your unselfish service to protect your community.

James P. Waggle, Jr.
US Army Veteran (SFC)
Civilian

February 1, 2022

Rest well good and faithful servant. Thank you for your service and may your family, family in blue, and friends feel the warmth of God’s arms surround them as they grieve your loss.

Connie Weber

January 31, 2022

Dear. School Resource Officer Johnny Patterson,
I am sorry to learn of your recent passing. Thank you, Officer Patterson - thank you for your service. May God bless and rest you in His Kingdom. My prayers of love and support for your family and the community.

May God Bless and Rest you,
Kim

Kim Durham
Christina Giannone - Police Officer City of Davis

January 28, 2022

Officer Patterson, for many years, you dedicated your life to protecting others that they may be safe. Our Lord, who sees all and knows all, will reward you abundantly for your courage, dedication and selfless service. May God immerse you and your loved ones in His Divine Mercy. Rest in peace, good and faithful servant.

Jess Espinosa
Civilian

January 28, 2022

Thank you for all that you did. You are a true hero to your community and all of your students. God bless you.

School Resource Officer Tyler Wescott
Aynor Police Department

January 27, 2022

Family and friends of Officer Patterson, I am so sorry for your loss. You are in my prayers.

Pam
Wife of Lt. Kevin Clyde Mainhart EOW 5/11/2017

January 26, 2022

Thank you for your service and sacrifice. Rest In Peace SRO Patterson. Our deepest heartfelt condolences to all of your family, friends, and brothers and sisters at Lee County School District Police Department.

Postal Inspector Scott Horne
US Postal Inspection Service

January 26, 2022

Rest in peace, Officer Patterson. Thank you for your service.

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

January 26, 2022

Rest In Peace and God be with you family

A fellow copper
St. Louis Police Department

January 25, 2022

Praying for peace and comfort during this difficult time. With deepest sympathy,

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

January 24, 2022

I feel how weak and fruitless must be any word of mine which should attempt to beguile you from the grief of a loss so overwhelming. But I cannot refrain from tendering you the consolation that may be found in the thanks of the Republic they died to save. I pray that our Heavenly Father may assuage the anguish of your bereavement, and leave you only the cherished memory of the loved and lost, and the solemn pride that must be yours to have laid so costly a sacrifice upon the altar of freedom.

Yours, very sincerely and respectfully,

Abraham Lincoln

Captain E.Kemmer
Nevada Department of Public Safety

January 24, 2022

Rest in Peace Officer Patterson. May the Lord grant your family, friends and co-workers peace during this very difficult time. Thank you for your service and sacrifice.

Deputy Parole Administrator Howard Wykes
Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections

January 24, 2022

On behalf of the Ohio Attorneys General Bureau of Criminal Identification & Investigation, our thoughts and prayers are with the immediate family of School Resource Officer Johnny Patterson and the extended law enforcement family of the Lee County School District Police Department, Mississippi.


End of Watch Friday, January 21, 2022.


Rest in Peace brother 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

January 24, 2022

So sad & tragic, RIP Sheepdog. May God bless & comfort your family, as well as your brothers & sisters with LCSDPD. Well done thou good & faithful servant.

Mike Nixon
High Point, NC Police Dept, Retired

January 24, 2022

Thank you, Officer Patterson, for faithfully doing your duty to protect the children of this country. May you rest in peace and your family be comforted.

The LORD is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.
Psalms 34:18

Master Trooper Jeffrey Claycomb
Maryland State Police

January 24, 2022

On behalf of POINT 27, we would like to offer condolences for School Resource Officer Johnny Patterson. Please know we are eternally grateful for Johnny’s service and his ultimate sacrifice.

To honor School Resource Officer Patterson, 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 Lee County School District Police Department in Tupelo, Mississippi. 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 School Resource Officer Johnny Patterson’s wife. 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 #R309
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

January 23, 2022

To the family, friends and coworkers of School Resource Officer Johnny Patterson; my deepest sympathy for your loss. May God watch over you all during this most difficult of times. Johnny's sacrifice and service will not be forgotten. God's Speed Sir!

Reserve Deputy Brian Jacobsen
Mahaska County Iowa Sheriff’s Office

January 23, 2022

My thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of School Resource Officer Johnny Patterson. I am so very sorry for your loss. The service and sacrifice of Officer Patterson will not be forgotten.

Deborah C.
Wife, Mother, Aunt of LEOs
Maryland

January 23, 2022

God rest his soul.

Sgt. Robert A. Henne
Jersey City PD/Retired

January 23, 2022

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