Memorial For Slain Albuquerque Police Officer Daniel Webster Struck By Vandalism

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I was so very sad to see this report on KOB TV last night. Someone, very evil, vandalized the Memorial for Albuquerque Police Officer Daniel Webster who was shot and killed in October of 2015. I heard the interview with his wife. I was sad and mad. Our Country has lost its moral compass, no doubt about it. KOB TV Story

We are becoming more and more a very hateful nation.

Back in October I asked Chief Gorden Eden if I could post his tribute to Officer Webster:

I will always call him Chief, once a Chief always a Chief in my heart and mind. My friend Gorden Eden was Chief of the Albuquerque Police Department when officer Daniel Scott Webster was killed. Officer Webster is pictured above. It has been 4 years, but the hurt is still here, in our hearts, minds and souls for Officer Webster’s family, friends, and fellow officers. I have so much respect for Chief Eden as I do all Police Officers, who give it all for us!
I asked the Chief if I could share with you his Facebook post from today:

October 29, 2015 impacted a community, friends and a family forever. Officer Daniel Scott Webster, 47, died around 2:15 a.m. Police Chief Gorden Eden said Webster, an 8-year veteran of the department, was “a true hero and guardian of our community and nation. This is a man who is truly a legacy within the department,” Eden said at a news conference. “I can’t say enough to the community, who rose up and did so much to support this family.”

The Final Inspection

The policeman stood and faced his God, which must always come to pass. He hoped his shoes were shining just as brightly as his brass.

“Step forward now, policeman. How shall I deal with you? Have you always turned the other cheek? To my church have you been true?”

The policeman squared his shoulders and said. “No, I guess I ain’t because those of us who carry a badge can’t always be a Saint. I’ve had to work most Sundays and at times my talk is rough, and sometimes I’ve been violent, because the streets are awfully tough.

But I never took a penny that wasn’t mine to keep… though I worked a lot of overtime when the bills got to steep. And I never passed a cry for help though at times I shook with fear, and sometimes, God forgive me, I’ve wept unmanly tears.

I know I don’t deserve a place among the people here. They never wanted me around except to calm their fear. If you’ve a place for me here, Lord, it needn’t be so grand,
I never expected or had too much, but if you don’t…I’ll understand”.

There was a silence all around the throne where the Saints had often trod.

As the policeman waited quietly for the judgment of his God.
“Step forward now, policeman.
You’ve borne your burdens well.
Come walk a beat on Heaven’s streets.
You’ve done your time in Hell”

(Author Unknown)

My posts from Oct. 29th 2015:

We just learned that Officer Daniel Webster died overnight at the University of New Mexico Hospital. We are weeping…….we are in mourning for Officer Webster and his family, and praying. Officer Webster Dies

Our thoughts and prayers are with the Albuquerque Police Department as we get news that Officer Daniel Webster has succumbed to gunshot wounds sustained on October 21st, 2015, while making a traffic stop.
https://www.odmp.org/off…/22640-police-officer-daniel-webster

MY PODCAST IN MEMORY OF OFFICER WEBSTER

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