Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Officer Mitchell,
Just wanted you to know you are not forgotten by the Gallup Police Department. The GPD is going to have a Memorial honoring you and five other brothers who gave their lives. The memorial will be held on Thursday, May 21, 2009 at 10:00 am at Emmanuel Baptist Church. Rest in peace brother and God bless you.
If there is anyone interested in attending the memorial please call me so I can send you an invitation or please come all are welcome in honoring our Officers. God bless you. Linda Garcia

Linga Garcia
City Prosecutors Office

April 20, 2009

Hi, so the tour is just a few weeks away..I have my stuff all ready to go and have been training hard I hope its enough!
Your son just competed in his first track meet... he did great even if he fought me the entire time he really tried hard I am so very proud of him.
School is almost over already... 5th grade is coming up and hes going to test out to be in advanced classes so he can be in a 6th grade group im sure he will do great.
other than that life is still the same...

We miss you always cant wait to see you in D.C.

Erika M

April 18, 2009

HEY BRIAN, JUST READ WHERE DYLAN BOUGHT HIS FIRST PAIR OF
JORDANS, I CAN REMEMBER THAT NIGHT YOU CAME INTO THE RADIO
ROOM AND SHOWED ME A VERY TINY PAIR OF JORDANS THAT YOU
BOUGHT FOR YOUR SON (THAT WASN'T EVEN BORN YET) YOU WERE
SO EXCITED AND SAID THOSE WON'T BE HIS ONLY PAIR AND THAT
HE WOULD HAVE ALL KINDS OF JORDAN STUFF. YOU HAD SUCH A
BIG SMILE AND TWINKLE IN YOUR EYE WHEN YOU SPOKE OF THAT
LITTLE BOY. I REALLY MISS WORKING NIGHTS AND TAKING CARE
OF ALL YOU GUYS, LISTENING TO YOUR GOOD AND BAD TIMES, WE
WERE A SPECIAL KIND OF FAMILY

A FRIEND
DEBB"Y"

DEBBY
FRIEND

March 2, 2009

So it finally came to pass your son bought his first pair of Jordans today......
it picked a nice pair you would be proud! We spend the evening looking at your trading cards and just a lot of old stuff... he brought home a jordan jacket that belonged to you many years ago his papa had it and we are gona frame it so that it stays beautiful.... I love that he gets to learn more and more about you the more questions that he asks.... we will always miss you and love you for all the amazing things you gave us in your short time here on earth... in one of the many letters that you wrote me you said I was your angel actually it was always the other way around.....

your wife always

February 8, 2009

Damn I miss you!....my brother, my best friend, my comrad, my Team Leader, my "back up"...I need and miss you so...FZB

Anonymous

January 17, 2009

Merry Christmas Sweetheart we miss you lots, wish you could be here to enjoy all the tamales and posole with us.... Love you always

Anonymous

December 22, 2008

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year you all. May there be peace and joy in your homes and hearts.

A Friend

Anonymous

December 17, 2008

Hey baby, we miss you lots ...a lot has been going on here
Dill had a great birthday still hard to think that 10 yrs have passed and you have been gone 7 of those yrs.... what a shame you have missed so damn much... so he went to his first paintball tournament with TP this weekend... he feels like such a man and is so proud of the battle wounds he has to show off... i just pictured you walking next to him with your head held so high at what a great kid he is I am thankful that we have such great friends that love us so much but the thought that you should be doing this stuff with him always breaks my heart.. again the holidays are around the corner and before you know it 2009 is here time sure is moving fast the older i get!!! School is good, the babies are good, the only thing missing is you this being alone thing sucks!!!!!

As always keep us safe we love you always

Erika M

November 8, 2008

Hey birthday boy.... I can only imagine what your birthday wish list would have included this year..... Love you with all my heart soul body mind and money

your wife

September 29, 2008

It's that time of year again. Your birthday is in a couple of days and I wanted to wish you an early Happy Birthday. You are thought about often. Prayers go out for your family and friends/co-workers for strength, love, joy and hope. I pray they find peace and know that everything is in God's hands. Who can be against us if God is for us and with us each day.

Jenelle

Anonymous

September 25, 2008

you have to take care of me ok....

love you

Anonymous

September 15, 2008

this is just a dream.... a really bad dream

love ya babe

Anonymous

August 17, 2008

Holy Cow Where do I begin!!!! We have had a busy week and we also had a great summer but it has finally come to an end... He started the 4TH grade on Tuesday!!!!! He really likes his teacher I think she will be good for him... can you believe that what a little man he is...
So kids camp was a lot of fun your boy took first place in shooting he is a natural just like you he did really good in archry as well for not having ever done it before... he caught an 11 and 1/2 in bass which he was so proud of... he had really great counselors and mentors there that gave me some really good feedback about where he is emotionally.. I also had to do counseling which I did kicking and screaming but it turned out to be good for me I learned a lot from all those amazing women.. he met some really good kids and is very excited about going back next year.. and if you can believe this he got up 4 days in a row at 5:30 to run just so he could get an award... I went to it but just because the scenery was so beautiful and also because they fed us so dang much I had to make up for it!!! overall it was a perfect end to our summer I know you were there in the evenings during our campfires singing those silly songs with us!

Keep watch over your son this year as he continues to grow up and have different needs. I hope that I can be there to help him through he will be 10 in a few months no more single digits... how scary I so do not want to do the teenage years alone....you punk!!!

Love you with all my heart soul body mind and money baby

Your Wife

August 7, 2008

Rest Brother, rest. I'll see you soon...

FZB

June 30, 2008

Today was such an emotional day with it being Dylans last day of school he is now offically a 4th grader... he had a great year all A's and some B's I am so very proud of him. It was doubly painful with the 7 yr anniversary of your death.... I thought I could hold it together but it snuck up on me and I just had to let the tears flow for a little bit... You have truly missed out on so much... Dill has braces now he looks so grown up and different with them on but has adjusted to them really well and is proud to say that he is the first one in his class to have them so he has bragging rights now, I think!
I just forget how fast time as flown for me. We are going to kids camp this summer in Wisconson, I am very excited for Dill he will meet other kids who like him have lost their loved ones and hopefully he can learn from others.

I finally went to the memorials this year again another emotional drain but it was nice to see the same faces that I know loved and respected you from day one still there offering their support and prayers..I took Dill to some of the places that I felt were important for him to see like the cemetery and where you were shot I know he remembers nothing and I just want him to make the connection so that it might help him with the many questions I know he has. he asked a lot of tought things that day but it was also something I needed to revisit for my own healing.

I know we all miss you beyond words. Today another NM officer was killed what an awful day this is for many of us.
God has blessed me beyond compare and I have so much to be thankful for starting with you...

Keep watch over us as always. We love you and miss you so
Love you with all my heart soul body mind and money baby

your wife always

May 31, 2008

It's been 7 years Brian, wow, it still feels like just yesterday, and at the same time, feels like a million years ago.. So much has changed, your son is so big.. he is an amazing little man. She sure has done an awesome job, but like she says, there is a whole lot of you in him. Have you seen the braces? Now we both have them, we can share each others pain!

Take care of your babies Brian, I know you have good connections! Love always...

May 31, 2008

Remembering you on this day. Seven years has passed and still we think of you often. I for one, will not forget you. God bless your family today and always. May they have peace and joy in their hearts, as the joy of the Lord is our strength.

Jenelle/Former GPD

May 30, 2008

WELL BRIAN TODAY WAS THE MEMORIAL FOR ALL OUR OFFICERS,
IT TURNED OUT REALLY NICE, I DON'T KNOW IF IT HAD ANYTHING
TO DO WITH CHIEF CRON BEING IN CHARGE, BUT IT FELT MORE
LIKE IT WAS FOR THE OFFICERS WHO LEFT US AND WHO ARE
STILL WITH US AND NOT ABOUT WHO WAS PUTTING IT TOGETHER
LIKE THE PAST FEW YEARS. IT WAS SURE NICE TO SEE ALL OUR
FRIENDS, SURE WISH MORE WOULD ATTEND THO. AND YOUR SON,
BOY HE SURE HAS GROWN, I THINK NEXT YEAR IF HE COMES HE'LL
BE TALLER THAN ME, I KNOW LIKE I'M THAT TALL, HA HA.BUT
ANYWAY HE SURE IS GROWING AND GETTING VERY HANDSOME. ERICA
IS STILL YOUR BEAUTIFUL WIFE, SHE AND DYLAN SEEM TO BE
DOING GOOD, NOW THEY HAVE TO GO TO THE MEMORIAL IN SANTA FE, I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THAT ONE UNTIL TODAY, SO HOPE EVERYTHING GOES WELL UP THERE. WELL NICE TALKING TO YOU
I WILL KEEP IN TOUCH

YOUR FRIEND
DEBB'Y'

May 20, 2008

Today is Peace Officers Memorial Day I think of you on a daily basis but today we take a special moment to think of all those names that join you here.
We love you and miss you dearly

Erika & Dylan M

May 15, 2008

I think I just realized...I never told you...that "I love you brother!...took it for granted and miss you so much."....ur brother, Frankie

Sgt. Franklin Boyd
Gallup PD

May 6, 2008

Hey Brother...you surely know I've been thinkin very much of you lately...not just only cause i miss you but cause i feel you close when i think of you most...

Sgt. FZB
GPD

April 16, 2008

May is just around the corner once again.... I just cannot believe that next week I will have known you for 10 years!!!! even though I didnt get to enjoy you for all that time it just drives me crazy to think about what could have been... would we still be married? there are many who would be quick to say no but you know how I feel about what others think. You were such a baby when I met you and come to think of it so was I but we both knew what we wanted and there was really no turning back.
Last nite we were watching a new show about dads and thier kids doing stunts together and Dylan was like man if my dad was here we would kick all their butts. he has no idea what a bada** you were I have no doubt that both of you would dominate....
We love you and miss you so much I know my life has not turned out the way I hoped but I am thankful for the good and even some of the bad that I have survived!!
Love you with all my heart soul body mind and money baby

P.S.
public kiss!!!

Erika & Dylan

April 8, 2008

Oficer Larry Brian Mitchell,

I had the honor of working with you, in Silver City, NM, bak during the turn of the century, during an undercover drug operation. During that time I got to know you and respect you.

You will be missed by all of your comrades in arms.

Larry Ham
(Lieutenant, Narcotics Division, Silver City Police Dept)
Deputy Chief of Police
Espanola Police Department

Deputy Chief of Police
Espanola Police Department

April 8, 2008

Hey Larry,

I was just thinking about you because you've been on my mind lately. I've seen the narcs downtown and wondered about you and to let you know how much you are missed. Occasionally, I say a prayer for you, Erica, Dylan and the rest of your family. Soon it will be 7 seven years. Doesn't seem that long as the memory stays fresh. I will never forget what an awesome cop you were. You are one of a kind. Thanks for being there when we needed you. Keep watch over your fellow officers as they need strength and guidance also. I'll keep them in prayer also. My best regards to your family.

Jenelle/Former GPD

March 5, 2008

Hey love just wanted to share the good news with you. in just 3 short months our license plate has raised nearly 10,000 that is so awesome it was well worth the wait and it will go a long way toward helping our cause.

love u with all my heart, soul, body mind and money

Erika M

February 12, 2008