Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Rip. Thank you for your service. In law enforcement careers, it comes a time for retirement. Late 50s early 60s is a good time to retire. Rip Lieutenant.

Ret.Lt . Vadoc Craig M. Douglas
Ret. Lt. Vadoc

June 17, 2025

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

June 17, 2025

Thank you Lieutenant Mays for your dedicated and selfless service to our nation and to the people of and visitors to Bernie, MO. Your life mattered! Sending prayers of sympathy and condolences to your family, friends and your coworkers. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the children of God!

Captain (Retired) Mike Culler
Winston-Salem NC Police Department

June 17, 2025

My family and I would like to extend our sincere condolences to the family, friends, and fellow coworkers of Lieutenant Eddie Mays during this difficult time. May they find comfort and support from those around them. May happy moments from the past bring forth precious memories to cherish for a lifetime. May God help heal their aching hearts. Thank you for your service and may you rest in peace Lieutenant Eddie Mays.

Gail M Pabst
Aunt of fallen Detroit P.O. Jennifer Fettig eow 2/16/04

June 17, 2025

Our thoughts and prayers are with the immediate family of Lieutenant Eddie Mays and the extended law enforcement family of the Bernie Police Department, Missouri.



End of Watch Thursday, June 5, 2025.



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 Attorneys General, Bureau of Criminal Investigation

June 17, 2025

Sincere condolences to the family, friends and fellow officers on this tragic loss. Rest in Peace LT.

Ptl. B L Waltz (Ret)
Avon Lake PD OH (Ret)

June 17, 2025

Rest in peace Lt. Mays.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

June 17, 2025

Psalm 15
God bless.
Rest in peace brother.

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

June 17, 2025

RIP Hero. May you forever spend your eternal life with our dear Lord in heaven. My thoughts and prayers are with all your loved ones. Our country is now a little less safe without you. Thank you for your service.

HEROES NEVER DIE....

Sergeant Mitchell G. Cheselka (Retired)
Orange County Sheriff, California
Polk County Sheriff, Oregon

June 17, 2025

RIP Lieutenant Mays. Thank you for your service to the Country and the citizens of Bernie

Lieutenant Darren Weisse
Tufts University Police
Boston, Ma. 02120

June 16, 2025

God of Justice, I am grateful for the lives and sacrifices of all America’s Peace Officers. They died serving us. Help us never forget. Help us celebrate their lives and honor their sacrifices. Be with the families of these fallen peace officers. Comfort them and give them Your strength and peace. Guide us as we seek to take care of the families of these fallen heroes. May we care for them with integrity. In commemorating the deaths of these fallen heroes, help us also to remember that death is not the end. Death does not have the final say, but is simply the transition from this earthly life to the heavenly life yet to come. This assurance was guaranteed to all believers upon the death and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ. We look forward to that life to come with joy and anticipation. Thank You, Lord God, for hearing this prayer. In the mighty and holy name of Christ Jesus, Your dear Son, I pray. Amen.

Holy Scripture References:

“Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.” [Psalm 23:4 ESV]

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.” [John 3:16 ESV]

Chaplain Steven R. Closs, DDiv, MSBS, NCCA, NACM
Ordained NACM Minister
The Badge 183 Peacemakers Prayer Ministry
Member: Fellowship of Christian Peace Officers - USA

Captain Steven R. Closs (Retired)
Nashua NH Police Department (1974-1998)

June 16, 2025

Thank you for your service.

Tim Liddell
CA Hwy Patrol 5342 ( retired )

June 16, 2025

Thank you for your service.

Dmytro Goloborodko

June 16, 2025