Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

hi my name is jonathan first of all my thoughts and prayers go out to the family of officer J.D. tippit he was many of the true hero's out there he tried to stop the president's killer but like the president doing his job officer tippit got killed doing his job as well officer tippit is one of my hero's because of what he did that knowing on a very dark day knowing that someone fought back agian in assassin and trying to stop him from killing any more people if you wish to contact me please do at flight9398@yahoo.com may god bless officer tippit and his family and all those who have lost there lives in the line of duty

jonathan ortiz
no

October 6, 2008

Brother, I just watched a documentary about the Kennedy assassination on the history channel, and learned about your sacrifice. I believe I had always knew that Oswald had killed a police officer, but I never knew your name. Knowing that now, as a fellow police officer who was not even born for almost two decades after you EOW, I still wanted to pay you my respects. Rest in peace brother. Thank you for your sacrifice on that tragic day, a day I that I never even knew. I pray that God has looked after your family over the years and that they are doing well. You may be gone, but are not forgotten. History will remember you as a hero always.

Deputy Frank
Wake County SO, North Carolina

September 10, 2008

my thoughts and prayers go out to the family of officer j.d. tippit he was a great officer killed in the line of dudy j.d. is a true american hero he tried to get the presidents killer and he got killed trying to get the presidents killer j.d. is many of the true hero's out there agian my thoughts and prayers go out to the family of j.d. may he rest in peace

jonathan
none

September 7, 2008

Officer Tippit,by all means you were a devoted Husband and Father who served his country in WWII and patrolled the streets of Dallas as an Officer of the Law who left this world much too soon.
Just as the Tippit Family lost a beloved Husband and Father;Brother;Son and Uncle;the State of Texas lost someone who truly represented the qualities that our State is known for.
Although I was only four that fateful Friday in November,for all you did for our country;state and city;I salute you.

John T.Patterson
Mansfield,Tx

John T.Patterson

July 26, 2008

Officer Tippet, I had just turned 13 when I heard the news about the President being shot. As I later watched the news coverage, I heard about how you had confronted Lee Harvey Oswald, and were gunned down.

Even at 13 it struck me what a brave officer you were. I still have a journal somewhere where I wrote down that you were my hero. Every time I hear or think about President Kennedy's assasination, it also reminds me of yours.

I retired after 22 years of law enforcement, and it was heros like you and my father who steered me into that line of work. I tried my best to do what was right, and to be someone who, when those who knew me looked back, would say that he was a good cop. You were one of the great influences on me from a young age and it is a shame that your could not have stayed with us longer so your family would have had more time with you.

Rest in peace. I am proud to call you a brother officer.

Deputy US Marshal (RET) Walt Setzer
US Marshals Service

May 19, 2008

Sometimes in the spotlights there are great shadows.

Ofc. Colvin

May 10, 2008

Officer Tippit your work on this Earth as we know it is done. You are in God's Hands now brother. May you rest in peace.

SGT. Daryl Brewer
Clarksville Police Dept. Clarksville, Tennessee

May 10, 2008

Know that you will never be forgotten. Rest in peace brother...

Ptl. R. Jarman
Twsp of Union, NJ

March 25, 2008

I was 4 years old when Officer Tippit was murdered. For years I've wondered about him and his family. He was a hero! I know his family has suffered much from this senseless tragedy. May he rest in peace. And may God continue to bless his family left behind.

Chaplain David Copeland
White County Sheriff's Dept. Arkansas

March 6, 2008

I was ten years old, when both the President and you were taken by an assassin's bullet. Thank you for your service to the citizens of Dallas, and the United States of America. God bless you Officer Tippit, and rest in peace.

Jim Walker
none

March 4, 2008

Your killer shot the president and took yor life. You lost your life trying to protect the public from a killer. You are a hero. Your death was just as important as President Kennedy's. So the killer murdered a good president and a good police officer.

Kenny Yelton
None

February 23, 2008

Officer Tippit,
On this most imfamous of days you paid the ultimate price for anyone in Law Enforcement. Your actions warrant recognition of the highest award. You could have just turned a blind eye and not gotten involved but you did your job like we are expected to do. Today another brother in arms from your Department joins you in God's glory.

Ptl. P A Notto
Schenectady, NY Police Dept.

February 22, 2008

"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 whos 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
Sergeant
Richland County Sheriff's Department
Columbia, South Carolina
Used with Special Permission of the Author
Copyright © 1999 - All Rights Reserved
and may not be duplicated without permission

Investigator David L Bell
Richland County Sheriff's Dept., Columbia, SC

February 5, 2008

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE, REST IN PEACE.

N.J. TROOPER
NEW JERSEY STATE POLICE

January 9, 2008

Dear Officer Tippit ~

44 years since you were taken on that terrible day in 1963; seems impossible that so much time could have passed. The memories are quite fresh and still very painful. Just want to tell you again that you'll never be forgotten.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!! Rest in peace forevermore.

Susan Prater
Kentuckian

December 28, 2007

You saw something that was not right. You acted on that gut feeling and it cost you your life. Thank you for your service. You did not die in vain.
Rest in Peace, Brother.

Sgt. Brian Burton
Ft, Wayne In. PD

December 27, 2007

I have read so much about you and I was so pleased to find you on this web site. Thank you for your actions that day. I remember being so frightened over the killing of President Kennedy. I was 14 years old and remember everything just stopping. You Sir are a hero, distinguished by your actions of the day and by the profession you chose.
History and your story will never be forgotten.

Pat VanDenBerghe
Manchester, NH

November 29, 2007

Officer Tippit, sorry I missed your actual anniversary of November 22nd, but please know that you are always in the hearts and thoughts of your law enforcement brethren for ever and ever. Happy Holidays and rest in peace always my friend.

Cpl/1 Steven Rizzo
Delaware State Police

November 25, 2007

Officer Tippit,

Rest in peace brother.
You dedication, your professionalism, and your actions leading up to, and including that fateful and tragic day in 1963, will never be forgotten.

You were, and still are, a true hero.

DPD BLUE.
What an honor, you and your family can always have, knowing you were a part of it.

Detective Dave Howell
Plano,Texas Police Dept-Auto Theft Unit

November 23, 2007

As a result of their actions in Texas, Charles Whitman and Lee Harvey Oswald left a terrible stain upon those of us proud to be known as Marines.

Officer Tippit, may You Rest - In - Peace.

Maj M. B. Parlor
USMC / LAPD

November 22, 2007

J.D. - Happy Thanksgiving to you and may your family find peace this Holiday. You and your sacrifice will never be forgotten.

Cpl. Sean DeGrilla
Orange County Sheriff's Office (FL)

November 22, 2007

Though all of us are saddened by your heroic death, today is Thanksgiving. You deserve a proper greeting for this day. Happy Thanksgivig.

Darrell Cook Retired Police Tennessee

November 22, 2007

We have not forgotten the sacrifice that you and your family made on this day.
Rest in peace
Chief John Roelandts (retired)
Deborah Roelandts (911 retired)
Oconomowoc Wisconsin

Chief John Roelandts (retired)
Town of Oconomowoc

November 22, 2007

I was 6 when you died and lived around the corner.I can rember playing in your yard with my brother Freddy and your son Curtis. Thanks for your service
rest in Peace.
Randy Bennett

Randy Bennett
neighbor

October 8, 2007

I wasn't even born the day you gave your life, but I have learned a great deal about the sacrifice you made. I know now that you were simply checking a subject who fit the description and may not even have known that he was the suspect in the assasination of the president. How many times a day do we all stop people, not knowing what crimes they may have committed?

Thank you for being there that day. No doubt, without you, the murderer may have escaped and there is no telling how the country might have reacted.

Sergeant
Anne Arundel County Police, Md.

September 30, 2007