Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

You are remembered today and thank you Sir for your service

Pat Van Den Berghe, Manchester, NH
Neighbors for a Better Manchester, NH

November 27, 2007

A decade has passed since your EOW but you have not been forgotten. Today I decorated the exterior of my home with all blue lights in honor of fallen officers. One of those blue lights burns in your memory and will be lit every night from now until New Years. You are a true hero. Continue to keep watch over your loved ones and those still out on patrol.

Bob Gordon
Father of Michael P. Gordon, EOW: 8/8/04

November 25, 2007

It's hard to believe it's been almost 10 years. We remember and talk of you often. I won't forget my time with you as a rookie. God bless you Diane.

Bob
LPD

June 2, 2007

Dear Michael, I hope you know how often we think of you, and that I have moved away from our home [twice already!]... The kids have grown and moved on--we have a new son-in-law---Sara missed you walking her down the aisle...and I miss you, every day...I just hope people don't sweep your death 'under the carpet' ---I never hear from our old friends---I hope you keep an eye on them, and keep them all safe...I keep finding the 'pennies from heaven' you are sending---Thanks! Always our hero, always on our minds, forever in our hearts,
Diane

Diane Muzychenko,wife
widow of Mike

April 28, 2007

God bless your soul and keep your family safe, ecspecially that daughter of yours who answered the calling to be part of the thin blue line.

DFC. Daniel O'Donnell
Orange County Sheriff's Office (FL)

December 31, 2006

May Our Lord pour blessings on your loved ones and may you Rest in Peace.

November 25, 2006

You have not been forgotten and are a true hero. Continue to keep watch over your loved ones and those still out on patrol.

Bob Gordon
Father of Fallen Officer: Michael P. Gordon, EOW: 8/8/04

November 25, 2006

Fallen 9 yrs. ago, but NEVER forgotten.--Joanie (Cleveland Hts.)

Joanie
Mother, daughter, sister, and granddau. of LEO's

November 9, 2006

not a day goes by that I don't think of you in some way. You truly were my 'gentle giant', and I was so proud to stand by you as you became Sgt. [you worked so hard!!!]. The memorial service is coming up again, Sara is getting married in Sept;Colin has a great job and a nice girlfriend, and Emma is thinking of opening her own business....I'm sure you know all of that...I miss you.

Diane Muzychenko
wife

May 12, 2006

Sergeant Muzychenko had been with the agency for ten years and was survived by his wife and children. The next chapter in all this story is that his daughter Sarah has herself become a police officer in the Metropolitan Police Department, Washington, D.C. I wish the best for this young officer and that she learns well the meaning of Law Enforcement Officer.

Though I never new Sergeant Muzychenko, yet he was a member of my Law Enforcement Family. So that we never forget those who die “In the Line of Duty” I ride in the Police Unity Tour each year. I saw this poem and thought that I would be nice for this reflection page.


“When the Lord was creating Police Officers, He was into his sixth day of overtime when an angel appeared and said, "You're doing a lot of fiddling around on this one."

And the Lord said, "Have you read the requirements on this order? A Police Officer has to be able to run five miles through alleys in the dark, scale walls, enter homes the health inspector wouldn't touch, and not wrinkle their uniform."

"They have to be able to sit in an undercover car all day on a stakeout, cover a homicide scene that night, canvass the neighborhood for witnesses, and testify in court the next day."

"They have to be in top physical condition at all times, running on black coffee and half-eaten meals, and they have to have six pairs of hands." The angel shook her head slowly and said, "Six pairs of hands . . . no way!!"

"It's not the hands that are causing me problems," said the Lord, "it's the three pairs of eyes an officer has to have."

"That's on the standard model?" asked the angel.

The Lord nodded. "One pair that sees through a bulge in a pocket before they ask, 'May I see what's in there, sir?'" (when they already know and wish they'd taken that accounting job) "Another pair here in the side of their head for their partner's safety, and another pair of eyes here in front so they can look reassuringly at a bleeding victim and say, 'You'll be alright, ma'am,' when they know it isn't so."

"Lord," said the angel, touching His sleeve, "rest and work on this tomorrow."

"I can't," said the Lord, "I already have a model that can talk a 250 pound drunk into a patrol car without incident and feed a family of five on a civil service paycheck."

The angel circled the model of the Police Officer very slowly. "Can it think?" she asked.
"You bet," said the Lord, "it can tell you the elements of a hundred crimes, recite Miranda warnings in its sleep, detain, investigate, search, and arrest a gang member on the street in less time than it takes five learned judges to debate the legality of the stop . . . and still it keeps its sense of humor. This officer also has phenomenal personal control. They can deal with crime scenes painted in hell, coax a confession from a child abuser, comfort a murder victim's family, and then read in the daily paper how law enforcement isn't sensitive to the rights of criminal suspects."

Finally, the angel bent over and ran her finger across the cheek of the Police Officer. "There's a leak," she pronounced, "I told you that you were trying to put too much into this model."
"That's not a leak," said the Lord. "It's a tear."

"What's the tear for?" asked the angel.

"It's for bottled-up emotions, for fallen comrades, for commitment to that funny piece of cloth called the American flag, for justice."

"You're a genius," said the angel.

The Lord looked somber. "I didn't put it there," He said”

Lt. Michael A. Smith
Metropolitan Police Department

October 7, 2005

It is because of you and officers like you that I enjoy arresting drivers under the influence.

Rest In Peace My Brother

October 5, 2003

To the family of my fallen comrade,

My name is Christopher M. Hess and I am the son of a 24-year veteran of the Easton, Pennsylvania Police Department. It is with great sadness and grief that I learn of the death of your love one. Whenever a brother or sister falls in the line of duty, it always has a profound and lasting effect on me.

Although my father was and “inside” officer for his last 14 years of service, I often feared for not only his safety, but also for the men and women who serve along side of him. Being a police officer in this day and age is the most difficult job out there. Your loved one has paid the ultimate price protecting the citizens of your community as well as the entire country from those who have now regard for humanity. Please know that there are many other people who are sharing in your pain and grief at this very moment, for when one of our own pays the ultimate price, a little bit of us passes with them. Your loved one is a hero who will never be forgotten. I realize that the pain and grief may seem too great to handle, but feel comforted by knowing that is an extended family out here who support you and are praying for your comfort, safety, and well being. Your family will always be in my family’s mind and prayers. We wish you peace in handling the rough times ahead. May God grant you a speedy closure.

Respectfully yours,

The Hess family in Easton, Pennsylvania

Chris Hess
NAPO

Rest easy brother...you will remain forever in our hearts

CPD