Los Angeles Police Department, California
End of Watch Sunday, August 9, 1998
Reflections for Police Officer II Filberto Henry Cuesta, Jr.
Officer Cuesta's family....
My deepest condolences for your loss of a brave man who served the public with honor. God Bless you and Filberto.
Tom Wyka
Friend of Deputy Chief Paul Philipps of Parsippany
August 8, 2012
Dear Officer Cuesta's family- Your son is a hero and will always have an honored place in the memory of this country. Your family will always be in our thoughts and prayers and your son will never be forgotten.
Sergeant Louis Valori
Parsippany Police, Parsippany NJ
August 8, 2012
Brother thank you for your sacrifice and your service to the community. My prayers and thoughts are with your family.
We will allways remember.
Retied Police Officer Russ Greuter
Parsippany Police Dept
August 8, 2012
14 years you are not forgotten. We shall not forget you nor your family. RIP until we meet again.
Sgt. Ret
New Jersey
August 8, 2012
Our prayers continue to go out to your family. Officer Cuesta, Jr. we will forever continue to salute and honor your memory and the ultimate sacrifice that you gave to serve and protect. You are a hero! It is not how you died that made you a hero, it is how you lived your life! You will live on in the hearts and memories of your beautiful family and will never be forgotten. God Bless you Sir!
Debbie Alamillo
Fried of Paul Phillips/California
August 8, 2012
I do not know your family nor did I know your husband,,,,,but have been involved in law enforcement for many years as just a lowly dispatcher....I had a friend who worked for Glendale PD at the time your loved one was killed. I remember the horror when it dawned on us that death could be a second away for any of us, and much more for those on the streets protecting us. There would be nothing I could say or do to make things better except to tell you that God smiles down on those who "hug a policeman every day">>May God continue to smile down on you and your family and know that someday you will be able to hug him again.....
Michele Holt,,,just a dispatcher
California Highway Patrol
August 8, 2012
You have made the ultimate sacrifice for the citizens of Los Angeles. We owe your family a debt of gratitude. I send the thoughts and prayers of your brothers and sisters from New Jersey. Rest in peace!
Chief William Schievella
Morris County Prosecutors Office, NJ
August 8, 2012
Gone but never forgotten... RIP brother.
Ptl. J. Lubeck
Parsippany Police Dept.
August 8, 2012
Gone but never forgotten.. RIP brother...
Ptl. J. Lubeck
Parsippany Police Dept.
August 8, 2012
To the family of Officer Cuesta-our prayers are with you on this anniversary and know that he is watching over you and his fellow officers.
Lynn and Jay Speer
Relatives of Paul Phillips
August 8, 2012
Mrs. Cuesta,
My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family, I know this is a very difficult time, but your husbands memory lives on in your heart and that of other officers who have walked the beat. Remember that we are a family and will always be here for you and your family. God Bless you and your family
Ret. Det. Lt. Dennis McCarthy
Parsippany P.D (NJ)
August 8, 2012
You have made the ultimate sacrifice while protecting the citizens of Los Angeles. We in Law Enforcement will never forget this sacrifice and I am sure the citizens in LA will always remember you in their thoughts and prayers.
Deputy Chief (Ret.) Joe Simonetti
Belleville Police Dept. New Jersey
August 8, 2012
Dear Mr. Cuesta,
I just wanted to take a minute and say thank you for your service and let you know you are not forgotten. Your legacy lives on proud and strong. I lift up your family in prayers and pray blessings for them. I admire all the effort, time and commitment you put forth in becoming a Police Officer and family man. You are an inspiration.
Nicholas Alleva Nephew of Paul Philipps
August 8, 2012
May your family continue to know God's peace as your memory lives on. God bless you for your service and sacrifice.
Carol Sakofsky
Another survivor
August 8, 2012
Brother thank you for your service, sacrifice and the many great things you have left behind. You have touched so many people. You and your family are in our thoughts and prayers. You will never be forgotten.
Sgt. Paul Carifi Jr.
Morris County Sheriff's Office
August 8, 2012
His Journey's Just Begun
Don't think of him as gone away
His journey's just begun
Life holds so many facets
This Earth is only one
Just think of him as resting
From the sorrow and the tears
In a place of warmth and comfort
Where there are no days and years
Think how he must be wishing
That we could know today
How nothing but our sadness
Can really pass away
And think of him as living
In the hearts of those he touched
For nothing loved is ever lost
And he was loved so much
E. Brenneman
Cynthia Hinestroza
August 8, 2012
We are humbled by your devotion and sacrifice. Please watch over our officers here from your place in Heaven.
Prof. Richard A. Ruck Jr.
Northampton Community College
August 8, 2012
They say that time heals all things- and while that may be true- time certainly does not make your life and death any less significant and worthy of remembrance. You're children and wife remember you every day...they miss you every day. I thank you for your sacrifice... and I'm praying for your wife and your children- that they keep the things you would want them to remember close to their hearts.
Krista Anderson
friend of Paul Philipps
August 8, 2012
Dear Officer Cuesta's family - I hope that you find some comfort in knowing that many people are extremely grateful for the job that your husband/father/son did to serve his community. My thoughts will be with you on the anniversary of his death.
Dana Philipps
niece of Deputy Chief Paul Philipps
August 8, 2012
I was told about this officer today whose life was shorten while protecting others some 14 years ago. I pray that his family finds comfort in knowing that he is remembered. I pray that his wife and children find comfort from his love up above. God Bless
Evanthe Papastathis, Civilian
August 8, 2012
"Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God"
Matthew 5:9
Your sacrifice will never be forgotten.
Detective Joseph D. Puso
Parsippany Police Department
August 8, 2012
NEVER FORGOTTEN!
"Greater love has no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends."
John 15:13
August 9, 2012 marks the 14th anniversary of LAPD Officer Filberto (Fil) Henry Cuesta, Jr.’s last watch. Thank you for your service and sacrifice Fil. You and your family are in our thoughts and prayers. Your lovely daughters are a legacy that any father would be proud of. Your wife, Sylvia, is a courageous, resilient and charming woman who has done an outstanding job as Mom and “Dad” since you were taken.
Deputy Chief Paul Philipps
Parsippany Police Parsippany NJ
August 8, 2012
Your memory lives on Fil. My prayers are for Sylvia, your girls and your family during this time of remembering.
Maryjane Cundiff-Boyer
August 7, 2012
A ray of sunshine partner. Always humble and willing to learn. It was an honor working with you.
Officer Metoyer
Los Angeles Police Department
July 12, 2012
Hoping some of your colleagues can ride in your memory to Washington D. C. me and my family will always be grateful for your sacrifice and pray for your family always
Civilian
Alhambra PD
May 12, 2012
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