Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

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

Officer Tommy Thomason
Security Officer

October 8, 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, friends, and comrades 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 the Lord Christ Jesus, and by His Authority and His Sacrificial Blood, I pray for America’s Fallen Peace Officers and the ones left behind. Amen.

Please find Support, Comfort, and Hope from the following Scripture Verses taken from the NLT FCPO Edition of the Holy Bible:

"God blesses those who work for peace, for they will be called the children of God." (Matthew 5:9)

"Even when I walk through the dark valley of death, I will not be afraid, for you are close beside me. Your rod and your staff protect and comfort me." (Psalm 23:4)

"There is no greater love than to lay down one's life for one's friends." (John 15:13)

"God blesses those who hunger and thirst for justice, for they will be satisfied."
(Matthew 5:6), and

"God blesses those who mourn, for they will be comforted." (Matthew 5:4).

Chaplain Steven R. Closs, DDiv., MSBS, NCCA, NACM
Ordained, Independent Christian Outreach Police Chaplain
Member: Fellowship of Christian Peace Officers – USA
“Ministering to the Law Enforcement Community”

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

October 8, 2025

Rest in peace Police Officer Henry Franklin! Thank you for your 12 years of service with the Sikeston Department of Public Safety in Missouri, and also for your service as a United States National Guard Veteran. We thank you for your devotion and your sacrifices, and also to your family and your friends for their sacrifices. Our hearts break for your Wife, your four Children, the rest of your Family, all of your Friends and all of your Sisters and Brothers in Blue that also protect us. We want them to know that you will never be forgotten! God bless you all!! (Matthew 5:9)

Eddie & Kelly King

October 8, 2025

Our thoughts and prayers are with the immediate family of Police Officer Henry Franklin and the extended law enforcement family of the Sikeston Department of Public Safety, Missouri.



End of Watch Monday, October 6, 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

October 8, 2025

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)
Federal Air Marshal Service

October 8, 2025

Franklin, you were a GREAT Officer and GREAT Friend. I am proud to have been your supervisor. Gonna miss you brother.

Chief Deputy Dennis R. Irwin
Scott County Missouri Sheriff's Office

October 8, 2025

My family and I would like to extend our sincere condolences to the family, friends, and fellow coworkers of Police Officer Henry Franklin 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 Police Officer Henry Franklin.

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

October 8, 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

October 8, 2025

Psalm 15
God bless.
Rest in peace brother.

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

October 7, 2025