Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

"Somebody killed a policeman today,
And a part of America died.
A piece of our country he swore to protect
Will be buried with him at his side.
The suspect who shot him will stand up in court,
With counsel demanding his rights,
While a young widowed mother must work for her kids
And spend alone many long nights.
The beat that he walked was a battlefield, too,
Just as if he'd gone off to war.
Though the flag of our nation won't fly at half mast,
To his name they will add a gold star.
Yes, somebody killed a policeman today,
It happened in your town or mine.
While we slept in comfort behind our locked doors,
A cop put his life on the line.
Now, his ghost walks a beat on a dark city street,
And he stands at each new rookie's side.
He answered the call and gave us his all,
And a part of America died."

Author Unknown

E.C.Proft Chief Criminal Deputy (Retired)
Island County Sheriff's Office

August 3, 2022

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 3, 2022

R.I.P Sergeant Matthew Fishman

Brian Molyneaux
citizen Toronto Canada

August 3, 2022

Rest In Peace My Brother.

Sgt. Kevin J Nielsen (Ret.)
South River Borough

August 3, 2022

Rest in Peace Sergeant. Thank you for your service.

Chief R. A. McCann
Armour College Law Enforcement/Department of Public Safety

August 3, 2022

God rest your soul, Sergeant Fishman. You will not be forgotten. May your family, friends, colleagues, and community find the strength and will to carry on in your physical absence and continue to spread the goodness and commitment to which you were so selflessly dedicated. You were the best humanity has to offer. Your good deeds and sacrifice shall not be forgotten.

Investigator Christopher Port (Retired)
CHP, Valley Division MAIT

August 3, 2022

R.I.P. Brave Soul. "Blessed our the Peacemakers, for they shall be called the children of God". May your family and friends know God's comfort in this time of great tragedy.

Officer M. Freer (ret)
Marietta GA, Police Department

August 3, 2022

Rest, brother.

Sgt. Steve Headley
Mishawaka, IN police

August 3, 2022

Requiescat in Paces

Sergeant Mike O'Connor
Branford CT PD

August 3, 2022

Rest in peace Brother Matthew, you are a true American Hero and will never be forgotten for your service and courage.


Son of G. Truman Wortham EOW 07/15/73

Assistant Chief Carl Wortham (retired)
Sand Springs OK PD, Tulsa Police Department

August 3, 2022

may HIS light shine perpetual upon his face

Chief Jim Allen (ret.)
Mobile County Child Support Enforcement

August 3, 2022

Rest in peace. Your life and sacrifice will be forever remei.

James Varrone, Assist. Chief, ret.
Wilmington Police

August 3, 2022

Rest In Peace brother. Your life mattered!

Sergeant (Ret) Pete Habib
Tacoma Police Department

August 3, 2022

Rest Now Brother

Officer Shannon Yates
Collins Police Department (MS)

August 3, 2022

My brother. May God grant you admittance into his glorious kingdom. May God give your family and your brothers and sisters in Wayne Country peace and understanding. Your NC brothers and Sisters here in Harnett Co have the watch from here. Rest In Peace and my the God of love and peace delight to dwell with and give you peace.

Deputy Walt Edwards
Harnett County Sheriffs Office

August 3, 2022

Rest in peace brother. We have the watch from here. Thoughts and prayers for you, your family and your department.

Officer Tommy Thomason
Oklahoma National Memorial Museum Security

August 3, 2022

God bless you Sergeant Matthew Fishman, for your service and sacrifice. Thoughts and prayers go out to your family and friends, and to your brothers and sisters from the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office. Rest in Peace Brother.

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

August 3, 2022

Rest in peace Sergeant. May God lift his family & friends up in this tragic time. They are all in my prayers.

Corporal Billy Littleton
Monroe County Sheriff's Office

August 3, 2022

Rest in Peace Sergeant Matthew Fishman! Thank you for your 12 years of service with the Wayne County Sheriff's Office, in North Carolina and your previous service with the Mount Olive Police Department. We thank you for your devotion and your sacrifices, and also to your family and friends for their sacrifices. Our hearts break for your wife, your two children, and your father during this terrible tragedy, and we want them to know that you will never be forgotten! Our thoughts and Prayers go out to the rest of your family and to all of your sisters and brothers in Blue that protect us. God bless you all!! (Matthew 5:9)

Kelly & Eddie King

August 3, 2022

All give some, some give all. Rest in Peace, sir!

Ptl B L Waltz (Ret)
Avon Lake PD OH

August 3, 2022

Sgt. FISHMAN was a great man, a man of God, a family man, and a friend to all those who knew him. He was fair and honest. I knew him before he was an officer, I worked with him as his FTO many years ago, and watched him excel in his career and family life. I will miss his cheerful demeaner and calls. A great Deputy was taken off the road by someone who can only be described as evil. Sgt. FISHMAN, a man I am proud to say I had the priveledge to know .

Captain Jason A Holliday
Magnolia Police Department

August 3, 2022

Rest In Peace Sergeant Fishman. Your service and sacrifice will not be forgotten.

Sgt Gary Basor-Retired
Lakeport Police Department

August 3, 2022

Sgt. Matthew Fishman, thank you for serving your community. Your heroics will never be forgotten.

(Ret) Sgt Thomas McCarthy
NYPD

August 3, 2022

Rest In Peace, Sgt Fishman. Praying for your loved ones.

Officer C Curione (Retired)
Rochester Police Department, NY

August 3, 2022

Rest In Peace! Thank You For Your Service!

Police Officer at Port Authority of Alle
Port Authority of Allegheny County, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

August 3, 2022