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
