Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

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

"Forged by the Sea"

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

February 7, 2024

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

January 13, 2024

I do not know you, but I do ..
The sacrifices you made were not in vain…
The long days and nights- missed family time
The laughs in dark times and the lonely dark cries. The daylight sleepless nights…
Just to hold the “ Thin Blue Line”
We will have the watch from here-Until WE GET THERE— Rest in peace my friend…..

Sgt. Jamie Ketner
Lenoir City Police Department

January 7, 2024

Thank you for your service. Prayers for your Family and Department.

Sergeant Monica Veney
Baltimore Police Department

January 3, 2024

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.
Supervisory Air Marshal in Charge (SAC)
Orlando Field Office
Federal Air Marshal Service

January 3, 2024

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

January 2, 2024

May you rest in peace, Braveheart. Thankyou for your service.

Patricia Harrison

January 1, 2024

Rest In Peace Sergeant James Michael Russ! Thank you for your 16 years of service with the Chattanooga Police Department, in Tennessee and your previous service as a United States Navy Veteran. 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 mother, your brother, your nieces and nephew, and your friends during this terrible tragedy, and we want them to know that you will never be forgotten! Our thoughts and Prayers also go out to all of your sisters and brothers in Blue that protect us. God bless you all!! (Matthew 5:9)

Eddie & Kelly King

December 31, 2023

Rest in peace Sergeant Russ.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

December 31, 2023

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 (Retired)
Ohio Bureau of Criminal Identification & Investigation

December 31, 2023

Rest in Peace Sarge and prayer to your LEO family and family.

Sergeant Doug Galluccio
City of Goose Creek Police Department

December 31, 2023

Rest In Peace Brother.

Det.Andreoli
NYPD-Retired

December 30, 2023

On behalf of the Klamath County Sheriff's in Klamath Falls Oregon, we send our sincerest sympathy in the recent loss of your Sergeant, James Michael Russ, from complications of a medical issue. It is always a huge loss when a fellow Sergeant succumbs from a medical condition. His bravery and courage to protect and serve your community has not gone unnoticed. We thank Sergeant Russ for his service as a United States Navy Veteran.

Sheriff Chris Kaber
Klamath County Sheriff's Office

December 30, 2023

Psalm 15
God bless.
Rest in peace brother.

Sgt. Paul Schanno
Minnesota Dept. of Corrections MCF-Stillwater

December 30, 2023

Prayers & Condolences
Rest in Peace Sergeant Mike Russ

Sgt. Randy Keenan ~ (Retired)
City of Alameda, CA Police Department

December 30, 2023

God bless you Mike Russ. Thank you for protecting your community and defending us from evil for 16 years. Thank you for being a United States Navy veteran. I hope to shake your hand and salute your bravery in Heaven one day. Much peace, honor and empathy for your wife, brother, and mother.

Grateful citizen Ryan P.

December 30, 2023

Rest in peace Brother....My thoughts are with your family, friends, and the members of your agency during this most difficult and tragic time..

LT. Joseph Ward, Ret
Jackson, NJ PD

December 30, 2023

Thank you for your service Sgt Russ. May God's grace bring peace to your family and fellow officers during this time. Rest in peace.

Sgt Wm C Elliott (retired)
Campbell County Sheriff's Office VA

December 30, 2023

Rest in Peace Sergeant Russ. 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

December 30, 2023

Rest in Peace Sgt. Russ. Thank you for your service. My thoughts and prayers are with the Russ Family and the Chattanooga Police Department.

Cpl. Gary Hughes (Retired)
Passaic County Sheriff's Office New Jersey

December 30, 2023

Thank you for your service and sacrifice. "In valor there is hope"

Recruit N. George
Albany County Sheriff's Office Public Safety Institute Session 6.

December 30, 2023

Sergeant James Michael Russ, you led a life of service to all of us and I thank you for that. May God open His arms to you and grant you a resting place with Him. I will keep your family and all those that love and care about you in my prayers. Rest In Peace, Brother.

Mary Milam
Sergeant (Ret)
Chicago Police Department

Hudson, FL

December 30, 2023

Sergeant Russ,

I would like to thank you for your service to our country, as well as for your 16 years of service to the people of Chattanooga. No doubt, you have touched many lives throughout your years of service. I will pray for your wife, mother, brother, nieces, and nephew, as well as for all your friends, loved ones and colleagues. Rest in peace.

“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God. – Matthew 5:9

Daniel Ryan
Private Investigator (Retired)

December 30, 2023

My deepest condolences to the family of Sergeant James Michael Russ, especially to his wife, his mother and to his brother as well as the entire family. Sergeant Russ is truly a dedicated Law Enforcement Officer, and for that he will always be remembered.

Retired First Sergeant Thomas Webb
New York State Police - Troop "D"

December 29, 2023

Rest in Peace, Sergeant!

Ptl B L Waltz (Ret)
Avon Lake PD OH

December 29, 2023