Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Brian,
Thinking of you today in a special way on Memorial Day. I thank you for the service you gave to our country even though it was cut so short of time. I know that you gave your all each day you worked and you were proud to serve. A job well done son.

I love you and miss you so much
Mom

Anonymous

May 25, 2009

Thinking of you on Memorial Day and thanking you for your service to your Country.

Bob Gordon
Father of Chicago Officer: Michael P. Gordon, EOW: 8/8/04

May 23, 2009

Brian,
Remembering you in a special way during Police Week. You loved what you did and was proud to serve your country. I could not be more Proud of you and to be Blessed to have you as my son. It is my Honor to have been blessed with you in my life. I will always carry you in my heart until we meet again.
I LOVE YOU
MoM

Anonymous

May 17, 2009

Thinking of you and all of your loved ones on Police Officer Memorial Day, May 15th. You are a true hero and have not been forgotten, nor will that ever be the case. Continue to keep watch over your family.

Bob Gordon
Father of Chicago Officer: Michael P. Gordon, EOW: 8/8/04

May 15, 2009

Brian.
Just one of those days in missing you so very much. Some days are just harder than others even after nine years! I met one of your high school teachers last week and she said she thought the world of you. She told me that you were the first student to hold the class auction and raised four hundred dollars. The teachers had always done it before and since then they have let students do it. Just letting you know how much I love and miss you!!!!!!!!!!

Mom

Anonymous

April 29, 2009

Dear Brian,
We are missing you so very much today!! HAPPY EASTER!! It was nine years ago today that was your last time coming home. We LOVE and MISS YOU SO VERY MUCH!!!!!!!!!! One day soon I will see you again and until that day comes, I send you my love on angels wings.

I love you
Mom

Anonymous

April 12, 2009

It's been a few months since I've stopped in, thought I would leave a message to let you know that you have not been forgotten. Matter of fact, just about every night when I pull into my garage I think of you as your mother gave me a solar butterfly that lights up and changes colors once it gets dark and it's located right next to my outside door. A light is not needed by anyone, especially your loved ones, to remember you. They will never let you be forgotten as they carry you in that special place in their hearts. Continue to keep watch over all of your loved ones.

Bob Gordon
Father of Chicago Officer: Michael P. Gordon, EOW: 8/8/04

April 4, 2009

Officer Gleason,

Thank you sir for your service and dedication to this country. I hope your mom and dad find comfort in knowing that one day they will see you again.I hope that they realize that those of us who leave reflections in your honor, care about you and them and are praying for them. Even those of us who may not know you personally, such as myself. May God bless and keep your loved ones.Rest in eternal peace Sir, in the loving arms of our Lord.

CIVILIAN
LAPD

January 15, 2009

Brian,
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Its hard to believe you would be 29 years old. Time just goes by so fast. I, We miss and love you so very much. I send you all my love and a Birthday kiss on angels wings!

I love you
Mom

Anonymous

January 14, 2009

I just wanted to say "Happy Birthday", I still miss you very much.

Love Dad!

Anonymous

January 14, 2009

I just wanted to say thank you for serving your country and to let your fokes know that you will never be forgotten as long as people say your name. God Bless you young man.

Rick F.
Ret. Co

January 7, 2009

Brian,
Christmas is here once again and it seems like we just had Christmas not long ago. Time moves along so fast. We did our Christmas tree this year in Honor of you, the Soldiers, and Law Enforcement Officers. It is red, white, blue, and it has stars, soldiers, police cars, police Santas, flags, and ornaments with the Army sign on them. It has one huge gold star on the top and your picture under it. I think you would be proud of it. We miss and love you so very much and know you are with us in spirit. I will hold you in my arms and hug you as I close my eyes as I always do because it is as close as I can get for now to you. My day will come when I will see you again and every day that passes is just one more day closer to seeing you again!

I love you
Merry Christmas
Mom

Anonymous

December 17, 2008

Thinking of you and all of your loved ones during this holiday season. I know how hard it is every day for them to go on with their lives without you, even a bigger challenge during this time of the year. I have decorated the outside of our home with all blue lights and one of those lights burns brightly in your honor. Continue to keep watch over all of your loved ones. You have not been forgotten.

Bob Gordon
Father of Chicago Officer: Michael P. Gordon, EOW: 8/8/04

December 3, 2008

Brian,
You would be so PROUD of your football team ALABAMA because they are No.ONE right now and they beat auburn today after six long years. I could just see the smile on your face as we watched the game and hear you cheering them on. Wish you were here with us but I know you are in spirit.

We love you
ROLL TIDE ROLL !!!!!!!!!!!
Mom

Anonymous

November 29, 2008

Brian,
We miss you so VERY MUCH once again this Thanksgiving! We made a place for you at the table as always. Just wish for one more time to hold you in my arms and see your smiling face at home. I love you so much!!!!!!!!!

Mom

Anonymous

November 27, 2008

My Dearest Brian,
You are so loved and missed that words will never be able to express what our hearts feel on the inside. We went out to your grave site today and released red,white,and blue balloons in Honor of you for Veterans Day. It is so hard getting through the Holidays that are coming up without you here with us to celebrate. Your humor and beautiful smile are missed so much because you were always the life of the day. I do not believe that it will ever stop feeling like yesterday that you were taken from us no matter how hard I try to move on. There is no moving on when part of your whole being is gone forever on this side of life. There is no replacing the life of a child that your heart and arms long to hold just one more time. Just to see your eyes full of life and your smile that went from ear to ear and to hear your voice say mom I love you just one more time. It seems that every body can move on and maybe even forget that tragic night or even you but a mother will never forget her son or at least this mother. You were so much a part of my world and lost your life for really NO REASON something that should have NEVER happen in the first place and that is why it is just so hard to deal with. We have missed out on so much of watching you mature into a man and what your life would be today. Kendall has missed out on what it would be like to have a big brother and the things that you two could have done together. All we are left with is our Precious Memories of You and what could have been. We still get you a birthday cake every year and a Christmas present and always set a place for you at the table during the holidays as though you were here with us. We know you are with us in spirit but it is always in Silence and an Empty Chair to look at. There is NO PAIN on this earth for me that could hurt any more than loosing my son because a part of me was buried that day with you. For the people who say move on I want them to know that I try the best I can and if they will put my shoes on for just a few minutes and take just a few steps and they have not lost a child then look me in the eyes and tell me to move on when you feel the pain that I feel every day and every second of my life. With Gods help I will make it until I see my Brian again and hold him in my arms. Brian we are so Proud of You and the Service you gave to our country and even though you did not die in a war, you are still counted just as Worthy because you gave All you could give you gave Your Life while on Duty doing your job also even though your name can only be in Silence compared to others. We miss and love you so very much. Thank you for a job well done!

until we meet again I love you
Mom

Anonymous

November 11, 2008

Thinking of you and your family this Veterans Day.

Carol & Bob Gordon
Parents of Michael Gordon/CPD - EOW 8-8-04

November 11, 2008

I came across this poem and thought I would place it on your reflection page for your Mom, Dad, and Sister as I know they feel what this poem says. Continue to watch over them and protect them.

We Do Not Need a Special Day

I do not need a special day
To bring you to my mind.
The days I do not think of you
Are very hard to find.

Each morning when I awake
I know that you are gone.
And no one knows the heartache
As I try to carry on.

My heart still aches with sadness
And secret tears stil flow.
What it meant to lose you
No one will ever know.

My thoughts are always with you,
Your place no one can fill.
In life I loved you dearly,
In death I love you still.

There will always be a heartache,
And often a silent tear,
But always a precious memory
Of the days when you were here.

If tears could make a staircase,
And hearaches make a lane,
I'd walk the path to heaven
And bring you home again.

I hold you close within my heart,
And there you will remain,
To walk with me throughout life
Until we meet again.

(Author Unknown)

Bob Gordon
Father of Chicago Officer: Michael P. Gordon, EOW: 8/8/04

September 24, 2008

Brian,
One of the Firemen checked your crash site for me to see if your flowers were there and they were. He said you could see them as you topped the hill and they were very pretty. You will never be forgotten and you are so loved and missed very much.

I love and miss you so much
Mom

Anonymous

August 19, 2008

Brian,

I wanted to say how much I still miss you and your smile. I went by your grave and while sitting there remembered all the fun times we had together each summer.

We will see each other again!!

Love Dad

Tom Gleason
Father

August 10, 2008

Brian,
On today, the 8th anniversary of your death I would just like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice for our Country. And to your family and loved ones, I wish to extend my deepest sympathy.

A grateful citizen

Anonymous

August 9, 2008

Dear Brian,
It is now eight years ago that you were taken from us in such a senseless tragic accident that should have never happen in the first place. Life is just so hard to understand at times and why things happen the way that they do. I know I keep saying it over and over, but it is still like yesterday as far as my pain of not having you here with us. I cannot tell you in words how much you are so loved and missed by us all and especially me . I carried and knew you for nine months before you ever entered this world and that is a special bond that only a mother can feel or know. I wish at times I could protect you like that again as crazy as it sounds. The days just come and go and always have a feeling of a missing piece to complete the day without you here. I know that things will never be the same without you here and the joy of the day will never be a full joy without you. I will always have a hole in my heart that will never heal until I see and hold you in my arms again. I just keep trying to keep a band aid over my heart until then. We sent a red, white, and blue wreath out to the crash site in your honor and to let all know who pass by that you will never be forgotten. I know that the Fire Department and the Firemen and their families that I have been blessed to personally come to know and call friends keep a watch and keep your crash site up for me. They took the project up on their own to honor you and keep your memory alive. I got a call this week that someone came by and replaced some things and also cleaned it up and the firemen did not know who did it. Whoever did that I thank you from the bottom of my heart and thank you for caring about Brian and his memory. It seems at times that as time moves on people do forget what happen that tragic night and who that Military Police Officer was. Today the eighth was the last time you called home to talk to me and by the next morning on the ninth I got my knock at the door telling me you were gone forever. What I would give for that phone to ring one more time and here your voice and here you laugh and say I love you before we would end our talk. You were so young just 20 years old and had just started to learn how to live and what life was about. You were taken so fast from us that we never got to share all the stories about basic and AIT. At least you had six months of being a Military Police Officer and to live out some of your dreams if only for a short time. We will visit you tomorrow with new flowers and let some balloons go in your honor and memory toward the Heavens and maybe God will let you see them. I miss you so very much and I know that You are in the Very Best Place and Hands you could ever be in and You have Everlasting Joy Everyday. Until then my son of whom I'm so very Proud look for me when my time comes. I love you so very much!

I love you
Mom
Ken, Kendall
And yes even Gunny who still knows your name is still living
We send you our love on Angels wings

Tammy Persin

August 8, 2008

I wanted to stop in and leave a reflection prior to August 9th as I probably won't remember as my son's EOW is the day before yours. I know your parents and sister have not forgotten you, nor will that ever be the case as they carry you in their hearts and will continue to do so for as long as they walk this earth. I know the first thought they think of when they wake each day is of you and the last thought they have at night before drifting off to sleep is of you. Continue to visit them in their dreams so that they know you are close and watching over them. Keep watch over all those that love you and know that you have not been forgotten.

Bob Gordon
Father of Michael P. Gordon, EOW: 8/8/04

August 1, 2008

Brian,
It is the time now that all I do is count down the days until the date you left us. It is always such a sad time for me remembering what I can before your last days on earth. I miss and love you so much!

Mom

Anonymous

July 30, 2008

Dear Brian,
It is Memorial Day once again. I wanted you to know how much we all miss and love you and you are never out of our thoughts and hearts. Greater love hath no man than this that a man lay down his life for his friends. John 15:13. That said a lot of the kind of person you are and how Proud we all are of you. You knew the danger in the profession you chose and you still wanted to make your mark in this world and care about helping all people even if it cost you your own. We miss you so very much.

I love you
Mom

May 26, 2008