Monday, August 04, 2014

Tribute to Officer Scott Patrick


Next Wednesday the city of Mendota Heights and West St Paul as well as surrounding suburbs and communities with gather to honor Officer Scott Patrick at his funeral service.  On On July 31 during a "routine traffic stop" he was gunned down by a man with a long history of violence. The man was apprehended and shot after a gun fight.  Charged with murder, he is still recovering from his wounds at Regions Hospital.  Officer Patrick, who is a highly regarded policeman and family man was 47 and a 19 year veteran on the Mendota Heights police force. He is survived by a wife and two teen-aged daughters. His fellow officers and the communities are shattered by this senseless tragedy.

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16 comments:

  1. biebkriebels5:37 AM

    So sad to die by violence that way, a touching tribute.

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  2. Kathy7:04 AM

    A sad day for your community. I am so sorry.

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  3. EG CameraGirl7:36 AM

    Tragic! The whole city must be in shock.

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  4. Birdman8:01 AM

    Sadness... never see this side on COPS.

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  5. Sharon8:18 AM

    Very sad. There is far too much of this going on.

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  6. The Cranky9:01 AM

    I salute Officer Scott, and all those courageous men and women who serve our families. Sincere condolences to his family, friends, and fellow officers.

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  7. TexWisGirl9:16 AM

    i am so very sorry. truly a loss for his family, workmates and entire community.

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  8. Judy9:53 AM

    This happens all too often throughout the country. A scary thing to think about being the mother of a police officer. They put their lives on the line every day to protect us.

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  9. Kay2:55 PM

    This is every cop family's nightmare. Heartbreaking.

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  10. Janey and Co.4:26 PM

    So sad. I can't image how his family feels. We hear so much of this. wish I knew an answer.

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  11. William Kendall5:06 PM

    Very tragic. I'm sorry too.

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  12. Pat2:41 AM

    Very sad. It's horrendous what guns and weak firearm laws can do.

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  13. cieldequimper5:05 AM

    That's terrible.

    (Kate I sent you a private message on Facebook (just in case you don't see it... )

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  14. TheChieftess7:08 PM

    A lovely tribute to the fallen officer. Being the wife of a Chief of Police I know the impact that a death like this can have on a police department, a community, and of course, the officer's family. So glad that the perpetrator was apprehended...I believe that it isn't about gun laws when it comes to this kind of violence...it has much more to do with the mental health system and our over the top effort to "normalize" the mentally ill. Society seems to think that mentally ill people can make the right choices on their own to take meds, seek help, etc...if only it were that simple...

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  15. TheChieftess10:14 PM

    Just got your comment on my blog! I totally agree with you...evil and crazy...he should have been locked up a long time ago...I believe we have become a very lenient society...to our detriment.

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  16. Cynthia2:08 PM

    I hadn't seen a photo of the tribute to the fallen officer, and it is lovely. I feel so sorry for his teen children and the rest of the family, everyone's worst nightmare.

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