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By THE TAMPA TRIBUNE
The Polk County Sheriff’s Department has posted details about the funeral Tuesday for Deputy Matt Williams, shot to death Thursday afternoon following a traffic stop in Lakeland.
Here’s the information you’ll find at http://polksheriff.org/:
Matthew Williams, The Polk County Sheriff’s Office, and our law enforcement families across the nation, will bid a final goodbye to Deputy Vernon Matthew Williams at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 3, 2006, at the Victory Assembly of God, 1401 Griffin Road, Lakeland. Directions to Church
Viewing: A private Law Enforcement viewing will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the church.
Funeral Law Enforcement Staging: All law enforcement representatives will be staged at the church between 11:30 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. Seating for the service will begin at 12:30 p.m., with the ceremony to begin at 1:00 p.m.
Internment: Deputy Williams will be interned at the Auburndale Memorial Cemetery, located on Thornhill Road & Recker Highway.
Law Enforcement Reception: Following the internment, a law enforcement reception will be held at the Lakeland Civic Center, 701 West Lime Street, Lakeland.
K-9 Diogi will be cremated, and his remains will be interned with Deputy Williams. Master and faithful servant will be together forever.
Lt. Eric Rauch will be coordinating the funeral services for Deputy Matt Williams. He can be reached at 863-640-4059 if you wish to render any service.
Like to my condolences to the Williams family who lost a father who were husband. I can understand being apart of the Law enforcement family because my dad was a cop for 36 years and me and my mother got scared when we heard about a shooting in the area were my dad may have been. My dad was lucky and my hearts hurts know the feared day came true. Please turn to God and you will always be apart of the Law Enforcement family because that day we lost two of our own
my thoughts and prayers are with deputy williams and his family. thank you law enforcement
My thoughts and prayers go out to the Williams family.
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Posted by Valerie Cook, Tampa, FL on 10/02 at 02:43 PM
I wish to offer my condolences to the Williams family and the Polk County Sheriff’s office. Law enforcement officers protect us every day and sometimes we forget that. It is only when we lose one of them that we a reminded of the bravery and courage each one has in them, every day that they put on their badge. Being an animal lover, my heart broke when I heard that the K-9 Diogi also died. At least they will be buried together and will arrive at the gates of heaven together to spend all of eternity together, at God’s side. I know that the Kingdom of Heaven will be a much better place for them than the Hell in which they died.