It's Just Sad

So I decided, moving forward, that i will no longer post an end of watch as it happens. Most people following my blog already visit the sites in which this information is found. I will only do my home state - God forbid, as it happens.

What i will do is, at the end of the month, list the officers that have made the ultimate sacrifice for that month.

So for this entry i will link the entire list for 2009. May all of these Officers Rest In Peace, may their legacies live on, and may their families and friends find peace in their sorrow and loss.

The List is courtesy of the Officer Down Memorial Page

Honoring Officers Killed in the Year 2009

Senior Corporal Norman Smith Dallas Police Department, TX EOW: Tuesday, January 6, 2009 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detention Officer Cesar Arreola El Paso County Sheriff's Office, TX EOW: Sunday, January 18, 2009 Cause of Death: Duty related illness Police Officer Jarod Dean Boston Heights Police Department, OH EOW: Monday, January 19, 2009 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Deputy Sheriff Dominique Smith Torrance County Sheriff's Office, NM EOW: Tuesday, January 20, 2009 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Police Officer Joshuah Patrick Broadway Montgomery Police Department, AL EOW: Sunday, January 25, 2009 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Chief of Police Larry Blagg Trumann Police Department, AR EOW: Tuesday, January 27, 2009 Cause of Death: Accidental Sergeant Curtis Massey Culver City Police Department, CA EOW: Wednesday, January 28, 2009 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Captain Richard J. (Rick) Cashin Massachusetts State Police, MA EOW: Wednesday, January 28, 2009 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Chief of Police Johnny Hamilton New Ellenton Police Department, SC EOW: Wednesday, January 28, 2009 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Detective Chris Jones Middletown Township Police Department, PA EOW: Thursday, January 29, 2009 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Sergeant Greg Hernandez Tulare County Sheriff's Office, CA EOW: Friday, February 6, 2009 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Police Officer John Pawlowski Philadelphia Police Department, PA EOW: Friday, February 13, 2009 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer James Frederick (Freddie) Norman Cobb County Police Department, GA EOW: Saturday, February 14, 2009 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Lieutenant David Charles Gann Sequatchie County Sheriff's Office, TN EOW: Tuesday, February 17, 2009 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Police Officer Richard Matthews Wilmington Police Department, NC EOW: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Captain Scott Bierwiler Hernando County Sheriff's Office, FL EOW: Thursday, February 19, 2009 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Police Officer Glen Ciano Suffolk County Police Department, NY EOW: Sunday, February 22, 2009 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Corrections Officer Adam Sanderson Florida Department of Corrections, FL EOW: Friday, March 6, 2009 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Special Agent Paul M. Sorce United States Department of Justice - Fede..., US EOW: Monday, March 9, 2009 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Jailer Thomas Carroll Goodhue County Sheriff's Department, MN EOW: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 Cause of Death: Heart attack Lieutenant Stuart J. Alexander Corpus Christi Police Department, TX EOW: Wednesday, March 11, 2009 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Deputy Sheriff Chad Mechels Turner County Sheriff's Department, SD EOW: Sunday, March 15, 2009 Cause of Death: Gunfire Parole Officer Jeffrey Woolson New York State Division of Parole, NY EOW: Thursday, March 19, 2009 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Corrections Officer Mark Parker Orange County Sheriff's Office, FL EOW: Thursday, March 19, 2009 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant Mark Dunakin Oakland Police Department, CA EOW: Saturday, March 21, 2009 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant Ervin Romans Oakland Police Department, CA EOW: Saturday, March 21, 2009 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant Daniel Sakai Oakland Police Department, CA EOW: Saturday, March 21, 2009 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer John Hege Oakland Police Department, CA EOW: Tuesday, March 24, 2009 Cause of Death: Gunfire Trooper Mike Haynes Montana Highway Patrol, MT EOW: Friday, March 27, 2009 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Sergeant Randy White Bridgeport Police Department, TX EOW: Thursday, April 2, 2009 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Police Officer Eric Guy Kelly Pittsburgh Police Department, PA EOW: Saturday, April 4, 2009 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Stephen James Mayhle Pittsburgh Police Department, PA EOW: Saturday, April 4, 2009 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Paul J. Sciullo II Pittsburgh Police Department, PA EOW: Saturday, April 4, 2009 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Richard James (Ricky) Stiles Jr. East Feliciana Parish Sheriff's Department, LA EOW: Tuesday, April 7, 2009 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Detective Allen Pearson Lenoir County Sheriff's Department, NC EOW: Wednesday, April 8, 2009 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Terry Adams Tifton Police Department, GA EOW: Wednesday, April 22, 2009 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Police Officer Dexter Hammond Headland Police Department, AL EOW: Friday, April 24, 2009 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Burton (Burt) Lopez Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office, FL EOW: Saturday, April 25, 2009 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Warren (Skip) York Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office, FL EOW: Saturday, April 25, 2009 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Brandon Scott Coker Vance County Sheriff's Office, NC EOW: Saturday, April 25, 2009 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Deputy Sheriff D. Robert Harvey Lubbock County Sheriff's Department, TX EOW: Sunday, April 26, 2009 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrol Detective Justin Mullis French Lick Police Department, IN EOW: Wednesday, April 29, 2009 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Juvenile Corrections Officer William Hesson Ohio Department of Youth Services, OH EOW: Wednesday, April 29, 2009 Cause of Death: Assault Border Patrol Agent Intern Nathaniel A. Afolayan United States Department of Homeland Secur..., US EOW: Friday, May 1, 2009 Cause of Death: Duty related illness Detective Robert Eugene Beane Beauregard Parish Sheriff's Office, LA EOW: Tuesday, May 5, 2009 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Police Officer James Manor Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, NV EOW: Thursday, May 7, 2009 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Sergeant Dulan Earl Murray Jr. Nags Head Police Department, NC EOW: Friday, May 15, 2009 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Deputy Sheriff Tom Wilson Warren County Sheriff's Department, MS EOW: Sunday, May 17, 2009 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Trooper Kyle P. Barber North Carolina Highway Patrol, NC EOW: Tuesday, May 19, 2009 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Border Patrol Agent Cruz McGuire United States Department of Homeland Secur..., US EOW: Thursday, May 21, 2009 Cause of Death: Heart attack Police Officer Omar J. Edwards New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Thursday, May 28, 2009 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Police Officer David R. Loeffler Minneapolis Police Department, MN EOW: Friday, May 29, 2009 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Master Sergeant Steve L. Hood Mississippi Department of Public Safety - ..., MS EOW: Friday, May 29, 2009 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Police Officer Alejandro (Alex) Valadez Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Monday, June 1, 2009 Cause of Death: Gunfire Lieutenant Greg Jonas Centreville Police Department, IL EOW: Tuesday, June 2, 2009 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Brandon Nykori Sigler Mobile Police Department, AL EOW: Tuesday, June 2, 2009 Cause of Death: Gunfire Investigator Chadwick Alan (Chad) Carr Greene County Sheriff's Office, VA EOW: Thursday, June 4, 2009 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Trooper Joshua D. Miller Pennsylvania State Police, PA EOW: Sunday, June 7, 2009 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant Andrew (Andy) Tingwall New Mexico State Police, NM EOW: Thursday, June 11, 2009 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident Trooper Jorge Dimas Wisconsin State Patrol, WI EOW: Sunday, June 14, 2009 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Police Officer Giovanni Gonzalez Miami-Dade Police Department, FL EOW: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Assistant Chief Joey Cannon Plumerville Police Department, AR EOW: Friday, June 19, 2009 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Henry Canales Houston Police Department, TX EOW: Tuesday, June 23, 2009 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Monte (Leroy) Matthews Adams County Sheriff's Department, ID EOW: Monday, July 6, 2009 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Deputy Sheriff Shane Thomas Detwiler Chambers County Sheriff's Office, TX EOW: Monday, July 13, 2009 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant Joe Harris Sandoval County Sheriff's Office, NM EOW: Thursday, July 16, 2009 Cause of Death: Gunfire Chief Deputy Joshua Eggelston Lincoln County Sheriff's Office, ID EOW: Saturday, July 18, 2009 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Detective Marc DiNardo Jersey City Police Department, NJ EOW: Tuesday, July 21, 2009 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant Steven May Modesto Police Department, CA EOW: Thursday, July 23, 2009 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Border Patrol Agent Robert Wimer Rosas United States Department of Homeland Secur..., US EOW: Thursday, July 23, 2009 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant David Kinterknecht Montrose Police Department, CO EOW: Saturday, July 25, 2009 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Robbie Chase Whitebird Seminole County Sheriff's Office, OK EOW: Sunday, July 26, 2009 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Marvin Williams Seminole County Sheriff's Office, OK EOW: Sunday, July 26, 2009 Cause of Death: Gunfire Agent Jorge Sanchez-Santiago Puerto Rico Police Department, PR EOW: Sunday, August 16, 2009 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Stephen (Mike) Gallagher Lewis County Sheriff's Office, WA EOW: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Corporal Mike Roberts Tampa Police Department, FL EOW: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Jesse Hamilton Pasadena Police Department, TX EOW: Friday, August 21, 2009 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Michael Davey Weymouth Police Department, MA EOW: Monday, August 24, 2009 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Deputy Sheriff Christopher Johnson Platte County Sheriff's Office, NE EOW: Saturday, August 29, 2009 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Deputy Sheriff Christopher Ray Southampton County Sheriff's Office, VA EOW: Saturday, August 29, 2009 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrolman Chad Spicer Georgetown Police Department, DE EOW: Tuesday, September 1, 2009 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Richard Crittenden North St. Paul Police Department, MN EOW: Monday, September 7, 2009 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detention Sergeant Ronnie Brown Polk County Sheriff's Office, FL EOW: Tuesday, September 8, 2009 Cause of Death: Assault Patrolman Jerry Jones Charleston Police Department, WV EOW: Sunday, September 13, 2009 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Lance Corporal Jonathan Nash South Carolina Highway Patrol, SC EOW: Saturday, September 19, 2009 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Lieutenant Benjamin Santiago-Fragoso Puerto Rico Police Department, PR EOW: Wednesday, September 23, 2009 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff James Anderson Lee County Sheriff's Office, AL EOW: Thursday, September 24, 2009 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Deputy Brian S. Etheridge Sedgwick County Sheriff's Office, KS EOW: Monday, September 28, 2009 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Francis David Blake Burnet County Sheriff's Department, TX EOW: Saturday, October 3, 2009 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Sergeant Timothy Olsovsky Victoria County Sheriff's Office, TX EOW: Wednesday, October 7, 2009 Cause of Death: Heart attack Police Officer Milburn (Millie) Beitel III Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, NV EOW: Thursday, October 8, 2009 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Sergeant Mickey Hutchens Winston-Salem Police Department, NC EOW: Monday, October 12, 2009 Cause of Death: Gunfire