North Carolina Highway Patrol, North Carolina
End of Watch Sunday, March 1, 2026
Reflections for Master Trooper Steven J. Perry
Thanmk you, Trooper perry, for your dedicated and selfless service to the people of the State of NC. Your life mattered! Sending prayers of sympathy and condolences to your family, your friends, and your coworkers. May you rest in peace! Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the children of God!
Captain (Retired) Mike Culler
Winston-Salem, NC Police Department
March 1, 2026
Thank you for your service.
Dmytro Goloborodko
March 1, 2026
R.I.P. Trooper Perry and thank you for your service. May God bless your family with comforting Grace. My dad's EOW was 48 years ago today, and the fact that I'm on this page today says Officers on this site are never forgotten. May God bless those who Protect, and Serve.
Michael Williams
March 1, 2026
Trooper Perry,
Thank you for your service and sacrifice. You will not be forgotten.
Rest easy.
Roland Butler
N/A
March 1, 2026
Rest in Peace Brother.
Senior Sheriff's Sergeant(Ret) Louis Mar
Santa Barbara County Sheriffs Department (CA)
March 1, 2026
Rest in Peace, Trooper!
Ptl B L Waltz (Ret)
Avon Lake PD OH
March 1, 2026
Master Trooper Perry proudly served and stood between us all and danger. I am Eternally Grateful. Our hearts are empty today due to this tragedy. God surround His Family, Fellow Officers, and Friends with Your care in these difficult days to come. This Blue Line walked is very Thin. God Bless You All!
Former Police, Forever In Christ!
Tennessee Spiritual Caregiver
March 1, 2026
Rest in peace Brother Perry
Cpl Jesse Cook - Retired
Georgia Dept of Natural Resources - Law Enforcement Division
March 1, 2026
Thank you for your service Trooper Perry. May God's grace bring peace to your family and fellow troopers during this tragic time. Rest in peace brother.
Sgt Wm C Elliott ( retired)
Campbell County Sheriff's Office VA
March 1, 2026
Prayers for his family and friends
Captain Terry Dalton
Stokes County Sheriff’s Office
March 1, 2026
Rest in Peace my brother.
Captain (Ret.) Bernard Flint
Department of Defense / Police Division
March 1, 2026
God rest your soul, Master Trooper Perry. May your family, friends, colleagues, and community find the strength and resolve to carry on in your physical absence and continue to spread the goodness to which you were so selflessly committed. You were among the best humanity has to offer. Your dedication to service and your ultimate sacrifice shall not be forgotten.
Investigator Christopher Port (Ret)
California Highway Patrol, Valley Division MAIT
March 1, 2026
Rest in Peace Trooper Perry. 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
March 1, 2026
Heavenly Father, God of Life and Death, You are with us from the moment we are conceived to the moment we leave this earthly life. We know from Paul’s Letter to the Romans, Chapter 13, that America’s Peace Officers have a sacred task, to enforce laws that protect the innocent and punish the guilty.
Lord God, it is my desire that the family, friends, and comrades of all America’s Fallen Peace Officers will find encouragement, hope, comfort and peace from this prayer.
Now, our hearts feel heavy with grief because of the loss of another American Peace Officer that leaves us feeling so alone once again. There are moments when the grief feels overwhelming, and we find it difficult to move forward. But we know You see our pain and feel our loss and sorrow.
Lord God, hold us in Your loving and most capable arms and comfort us with Your presence. Let us feel Your peace in the midst of our heartache and Your quiet assurance that we are not walking this path alone. Wipe away our tears and remind us of the hope we have in You. You are our refuge and our strength, our ever present help in trouble. Teach us how to carry this loss of another American Peace Officer without losing hope. Help us to release our emotional pain into Your merciful and compassionate hands, trusting that You are working even in our most difficult moments. When our grief feels too much to bear, fill us with the courage necessary to face each day and the faith to keep moving forward.
Thank You, Lord God, for Your unfailing love and for being the God who sees us, holds us, and walks with us as we endure the spiritual assaults of Satan, the calamities of nature, and the wickedness of sinful humanity.
In commemorating the death of this fallen hero, 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. Praise God! We look forward to that life to come with joy and anticipation.
Lord God, if You are willing, have Your warrior servant, Michael the Archangel, “Your Defender and Protector Against Evil”, who successfully defeated Satan and his fallen angels in heavenly battle because of his unwavering faith and courage, according to the Book of Revelation Chapter 12, welcome America’s Fallen Peace Officers into Your Eternal Light and comfort their loved ones and all those left behind who mourn.
Finally, Lord God, we place our trust and sorrow into Your loving and most capable hands and rest in the hope that You will ultimately bring “Beauty from the Ashes”. In Christ Jesus’ mighty and holy Name, and by His Power, Authority, and Sacrificial Blood, I believe and pray. Amen.
Jesus taught them: “The peacemakers are blessed, for they will be called sons of God.” (Matthew 5:9 HCSB)
Jesus taught His Disciples: “No one has greater love than this, that someone would lay down his life for his friends.” (John 15:13 HCSB)
Chaplain Steven R. Closs, DDiv, MSBS, NCCA, NACM
Ordained, Independent CGOM Clergy; Conferred #36526
The Badge 183 Peacemakers Prayer Ministry
“Good Shall Triumph Over Evil”
Member: Fellowship of Christian Peace Officers - USA
Captain Steven R. Closs (Retired)
Nashua NH Police Department (1974-1998)
March 1, 2026
Rest in Peace Master Trooper Perry. Thank you for your years of service with North Carolina Highway Patrol. Your bravery and dedication to the line of duty will never be forgotten.
Cadet Emily Lentsch
MNTC BPOC Class 26-01-12
March 1, 2026
Our thoughts and prayers are with the family, friends and coworkers during this difficult time. Your service and ultimate sacrifice will never be forgotten.
Thomas H. Kelly Jr.
Supervisory Air Marshal in Charge (SAC) Retired
Federal Air Marshal Service
March 1, 2026