Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Jay,

Words cannot say how much you are missed by all, not a day goes by that I do not think of you and your family. To everyone that is hurting, time will ease our pain, but will not make it fade forever, but we will all get through this together, through our fond memories of our fallen brother.

Anonymous

On behalf of the PCSO Records Division, we will always remember your dedication, sacrifice of protecting our community..you will always be in our prayers and heart.

May the Lord continue to help give your family and friends strength, we will always be there for Corina and the boys and continue to see that they will always be watched for, May you rest in Peace.

Andrea Kipp #341
Shelley Minter #596
Dara Marr #823
Lora Alexander #739

Records Supervisor Andrea Kipp
Pinal County Sheriff's Office

JAY WAS ONE OF MY FAVORITE PEOPLE. HE WILL ALWAYS BE IN MY HEART AND PRAYERS ALONG WITH HIS WIFE AND TWO BEAUTIFUL BOYS ALSO HIS DAD, MOM AND BROTHERS. HE HAD A SMART MOUTH AND A HEART OF GOLD, HE WOULD HAVE HELPED ANYONE IN NEED.

VICTIM RIGHTS TECH DONNA DAVIDSON
PINAL COUNTY SHERIFF

Jay,
Who would've thought I would ever miss your wisecracks and all the stuff you talk? Well, I do. I thank God for giving me the gift of knowing you and laughing with you. You will forever be one of my favorite people. My heart and my prayers are with your wife and boys.

See you when I get there. I'll have my brown boots on!

#780

Jay-

It just seems so unreal that I can't see you and bull sh*t with you like how we did when we saw each other...I will always remember the GREAT memories we had together growing up and working here at the jail together. I love you more than you will ever know, you will always be my hero, and I will forever let my kids and your kids know that their cousin/dad died as a hero and will ALWAYS be in our hearts!

I love you! I miss you!

Your cuz,

Melissa Espinoza
"Tuni-Frog" "Tun-Dogg"

Admin Clerk III-Melissa Espinoza #564
Pinal County Adult Detention Center

Thanks to Deputy Belia Fessenden Pinal #112, for letting us know about this web site for not only our son Jason, but for all fallen officers who gave the ultimate sacrafice, their lives! Jay has left us with a beautiful daughter-in-law and two wonderful grandsons. We believe Jay will live on in them, and in all who knew and loved him. Thanks for having a site where we can go to see him again & again. Jay we will miss you always and forever.

Evidence Tech. Deborah Lopez
Pinal County Sheriff's Office

Via con Dios hermano.

Detective K. Johnson
Velda City (MO)

EVERYTIME A PEACE OFFICER IS KILLED MY HEART GOES OUT TO THE OFFICER'S FAMILY AND FELLOW OFFICERS. I KNOW HOW THEY ALL FEEL, I LOSE A PARTNER ON 092499, KILLED BY GUNFIRE IN THE LINE OF DUTY.MAY GOD WATCH OVER DEPUTY LOPEZ'S FAMILY AND FRIENDS FOR HE IS IN HIS PLACE WITH GOD.

TROOPER
OKLAHOMA HIGHWAY PATROL

It saddens me to see yet another officer killed in the line of duty. As we have just laid one of our own to rest, I will be keeping Deputy Sheriff Lopez, his family and the Pinal County Sheriff's Dept. on my mind and in my heart. Take solice in the fact that Deputy Sheriff Lopez's sacrifice will not be forgotten.

Deborah Lanata Evidence Tech
Columbus (OH) Police Department

On behalf of the members of the Green Valley Fire District, Green Valley, Arizona we would like to extend our deepest sympathy to the family, friend's, and fellow officers of Deputy Jason Lopez. It is sad to hear that any public safety official, law enforcement or firefighter has lost their life in the line of duty. Our Prayers go out to Deputy Jason Lopez's wife and child and to all his fellow deputies of the Pinal County Sheriff's Department.

Ken Shultz, Fire Captain/Paramedic
Green Valley Fire District, Green Valley Arizona

On behalf of the Fraternal Order of Police,Lodge #1,our deepest heartfelt condolences on the loss of Deputy Lopez.We will always remember his dedication,bravery and ultimate sacrifice in protecting our Nation and his community.His service was not in vain,for he displayed uncommon valor in this collective effort to make all of Arizona free from the evil that exists in our world today.May God bless his family and Department through this difficult time.

Ofc John D Sainz,Chaplain
Tucson Police Dept

My thoughts and prayers goes out to the family and friends of OFFICER LOPEZ. Don't ever forget that God is with you.

God Bless You,

Terry Miyares

Officer Emilio Miyares widow

Hialeah Police Dept.

killed in line of duty 11/6/86

Terry Miyares, officer's widow
Hialeah Police Dept.

On behalf of the Marana Police Department, our condolences go out to the friends and family of Deputy Lopez. It was with shock and disbelief as I listened to the radio traffic while on patrol on Friday when the incident occurred. Wish I could have been there to change things.

Ofc. Chris Lee,Ex-P.C.S.O.-551

Ofc. Chris Lee
Marana Police Dept. (AZ)

Please except my heartfelt condolences to the family, friends, and co workers from the Pinal County Sheriff's Department. May god bless you. Your loss is heavens gain and we will not forget the heros, who made the ultimate sacrifice.

Officer Steven Redding
Columbus Ohio

My heartfelt prayers, and condolences go out to the family, friends, and co-workers of Deputy Sheriff Lopez. Let us reflect upon the life and heroism of deputy Lopez, and remember that he is now a guardian in the heavens watching over us all. Brother..To..Brother..Yours in Life and Death.

God bless you all.

Officer R. Dean Criner Jr
Columbus Ohio Police Dpt.

I AM VERY SORRY. IM SURE HE WAS A GOOD OFFICER.

PTLM. R. BORGER
CAMDEN POLICE DEPT.

My prayers to the family and fellow officer's of Deputy Lopez. May you rest in peace Deputy Lopez

PO W J Steinke
Wisconsin State Fair PD

Romans 13: 1-7

1 Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God. 2 Consequently, he who rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and those who do so will bring judgement on themselves. 3 For rulers hold no terror for those who do right, but for those who do wrong. Do you want to be free from fear of the one in authority? Then do what is right and he will commend you. 4 For he is God’s servant to do you good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword for nothing. He is God’s servant, an agent of wrath to bring punishment on the wrongdoer. 5 Therefore, it is necessary to submit to the authorities, not only because of possible punishment but also because of conscience. 6 This is also why you pay taxes, for the authorities are God’s servants, who give their full time to governing. 7 Give everyone what you owe him: if you owe taxes, pay taxes; if revenue, then revenue; if respect, then respect; if honor, then honor.

You will be honored on Thursday the 10th of May 2001 by the Law Enforcement community.

Saddened
Coconino County Sheriff's Office

It is not how deputy Lopez died that made him a hero but how he lived. My prayers are with the Lopez family as they are with the families of all fallen officers. God bless you all.

Jason Ayres
Columbus Ohio

Dear Mrs. Lopez,

I too am a police widow. I lost my husband last August, and like you had a small child at the time. My son was only 17 months old when my husband was killed, and I was pregnant with twins at the time. I understand the heartache you feel, not only at the loss of your husband, but also at the fact that our small children will not have the opportunity to know their fathers. Please know that, although it is still extremely painful, it does get easier with time. You and your children will continue to be in my thoughts and prayers.

Michelle Stanze
SLPD widow 8-8-00

THE LOSS OF DEPUTY LOPEZ WILL HANG HEAVY IN THE HEARTS OF ALL LAW ENFORCEMENT.THE WORLD LOST A TRUE HERO ON MAY 4TH.GOD BLESS TO THE LOPEZ FAMILY AND THE PINAL COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPT.

K-9 HANDLER/OFC.ROBERT DERFUS
MARANA POLICE DEPT. AZ

GOD BLESS DEPUTY JASON LOPEZ AND HIS FAMILY. MAY GOD BE WITH YOUR SOULS. HE IS IN A BETTER PLACE NOW. HE IS WITH GOD AND ALL OF THE OTHER FALLEN OFFICERS. HE WILL BE IN MY PRAYERS AS WELL AS HIS FAMILY.

Anonymous

May god be with the family...Rest in Peace my brother

Officer Blake
Gresham PD

As a born and raised Arizona native and sixteen year law enforcement veteran I offer my thoughts and prayers for the family and Deputy Lopez'z Department. I served for ten years in the USMC as well as a Officer in Texas, New Mexico and now in Georgia. It saddens me anytime a fellow Officer and Brother is lost. It happens too much in this day and age. But it is those of us that do the job that make the world what it is today.

FTO Brian C. Selke
Kennesaw GA PD

Jay,
May you rest in Peace with our Heavenly Father in Heaven. Your Death will not be in vain! You are our Hero. You will be greatly missed by your fellow officers..... Your humor and wittyness will be missed, by aall, including the Dispatchers, who were the object of your pranks! :) Your beautiful wife, Corina misses you. Your sons will be raised to remember you for the wonderful father you were, the great person you were, and the death you suffered, in the line of duty. You will be remembered in our prayers. Thank You for giving me the opportunity of knowing you from a child to the great man you became. You will forever be our HERO! And I will still not run Code 3 over 100 mph. And when I do, look over me, please. Rest in Peace.
#One Adam Twelve! #112

Deputy Belia Fessenden #112
Pinal County Sheriff's Department