Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

You were my best friend and what you taught me is how I live my life.
You were there for me since the day I was born and you made this family stronger through your sacrifice.
I hope you know Joe how much we love and miss you and Dad today.
We wish you in heaven a Happy Birthday!
Miss and love you my big bro;))

Christina Sapinoso
Sister

March 5, 2011

Another year has passed and you are still admired and respectfully remembered in the hearts and minds of so many. My thoughts and prayers are with your loved ones and friends on this anniversary of your EOW. You will never be forgotten.

James Sheppard
Father of Sgt. Jason L. Sheppard EOW 12/7/06

April 2, 2010

My lovely brother! I miss you so much today and everyday. I wish you were here to see the remake of our favorite movie coming out tomorrow! I know you'll be there in spirit! Tell Dad I love him and miss him and thank you for keeping us safe and our making our spirits strong. For you and Dad I will keep doing what's best for our family. Hugs and kisses to you both! I love you Dad and Joe :)

Tina
Sister to the greatest person in the world

April 1, 2010

To my wonderful cousin Joey,

Another year has gone by and it is still hard to grasp how time has flown by. Bebo is so big now, he is taller than Tita Marsha. Pretty soon he'll be as tall as me (and hopefully taller). Little Tony is such a handful and a ball of energy. Everything he does is so funny, he makes everyone laugh. Your nephews are becoming such wonderful people. Manang Tina is doing well and I know you and Uncle Tony would be so proud of her. Tita Marsha is one of the strongest women that I have the honor of knowing and I know that you two are standing by her side everyday.

Every year I feel like dwelling in the past and drown in the memories of that dark day, it would be easy to do. But instead, we celebrate your lives and the light and happiness that you had provided in mine. I think about you and Uncle Tony every day and hope that you are at peace.

I love and miss you both so much,
Anna

Anna
Ever Loving Cousin

April 1, 2010

Seven years ago, Joe, and it still feels like it happened yesterday. You are always with me; and I will always love you.

Your family has become my family-an extension of you-and I will always keep them held so tightly in my heart.

I miss you so very much.

Deputy Cathe Tripp
Greenville County Sheriff's Office

April 1, 2010

Happy Birthday Joe:) I love and miss you so much. We are all celebrating for you today. I'm still trying my best to be the best person I can be, as you always were. I hope you are proud of me. I hope you and Dad are having a blast up there :)
Love you with all my heart...
Love,
Tina

Tina
Sister

March 4, 2010

Mrs Sapinoso,

I wanted you to know that I still think about Joe. He was a good friend and I look forward to seeing him again someday when I step into eternity. I trust as time goes on your pain has become less. You and your daughter are still in my prayers.

Dave Liska

David Liska
police officer

August 8, 2009

hi manong joe,

i can't believe it's been 6 years. there isn't a day that goes by that i don't think about you and uncle tony. you were the big brother i never had. i miss you and you and uncle tony are with me where ever i go. i hope that the two of you are up there looking down on me and are proud of what you see.

i love you both!
anna banana

p.s. aric and i are getting married! i wish you could have met him.

Anna
Cousin

August 4, 2009

Joey....you were a rare breed in the kind of person you were and still are! My family and I are blessed that we had you and Tito Ton' in our life for the time we had you both. I think of Saturday mornings in your house growing up and your dad always asking "What would you like for breakfast?" while we watched superfriends. I cherish the time we had and wish there was more but I know and feel that you and Tito Ton watch over us daily. You are both missed and will never be forgotten and Abbey will always know that not only were you her uncle but her godfather and that will never change. WE miss you both and know you are always in our thoughts and hearts.

All our love,

Lissa, Abbey, and Joe

Lissa
cousin

April 19, 2009

Hey Joe,
This is the only real place I can actually "write" to you, so I hope in some way it reaches you :) I have asked all the cousins to leave something on here for you and Dad, and many of them have, I'm so touched and thankful.
I think about you both everyday of my life, and all I remember is how lucky I was to have you both. Bebo wrote on here without telling me so I was very proud of that :( I will just keep living everyday knowing that you are just away and some day I will see you both again. My children will always remember and love you, through Mom and me :)

Joe....... Guren bêd enni Tôl acharn.

Love,
Tina

Tina
Sister

April 3, 2009

Joe, even though we lived so far a part, I knew that when I would see you it would be as if we hadn't missed a beat. Whether it was at someone's wedding, a vacation, etc., I knew that I could look forward to hanging out, making jokes and cracking up at something that only us cousins would find funny. I'm so lucky that you were a huge part of my life growing up. I think of you as if you were my own brother, and I sadly miss you. Someday we'll all be reunited in heaven to pick up where we left off.

Lora
Cousin

April 2, 2009

Thinking of you and all of your loved ones on this day. I know the pain thas is present in the hearts of those that love you dearly. Every day is a struggle for them to carry on with their lives. You have not been forgotten. Continue to keep watch over your loved ones, come to them in their dreams so they know you are close and watching over them.

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

April 2, 2009

Thank you for your service to your fellowman. May God continue to bless you and your loved ones. Rest in peace my brother.

State Constable J.L. Green
S.C. State Constables

April 2, 2009

my dearest son joey. You and your dad are very much missed around here especially today. You are remembered by everyone who loves you and who lives you have touched. I am doing my very best to make up for your absence to your sister and your nephews sergio and antonio. unfortunately i cannot fill your places adequately because no one can , but atleast i can love them 3x as much. One from me , One from you , and one from your dad. I have put up shrines in my house to honor you both but the most important one is the deepest love that we have for you no one can take from us. time has not dimmed our memories of you as if it was only yesterday you were here with us.

marcia sapinoso
mother

April 1, 2009

Dearest Joe: Six years ago tonight we saw each other before work, as we had planned during our phone call. You gave me, as always, the most beautiful smile and the very warmest hug. We planned to catch up to each other later in
the evening or you would call me after we got home. I never saw you again. My life changed forever. My heart has never healed. I feel that God gave me a gift when you came into my life-a gift that is rare and beautiful. He has given me another one--your Mom. I love you always; you are with me everyday.

Cathe
GCSO

April 1, 2009

what can I say, Joe?! there isn't a day that i don't think and miss you. you were always there for me especially the times when life is just too much for me. there is a vast void in our family clan when you and Tito Tony were taken away from us. i tell my kids about you all the time, but can't seem to finish without crying. they just look at me funny and then I laugh because I catch glimpses of your expressions in their faces. You still know how to make me laugh!!

Luci
cousin

April 1, 2009

Joe - a great void was created the day you and your dad left this world. Your impact upon us was quiet, yet immensely powerful, working through our consciences like a gentle breeze. You lived life as a great example of kindness, generosity and friendship. I wish my children could have known you in this life, but I look forward to the day when we will all be reunited in heaven with you and your dad. You still inspire us and we speak of you to our children, so that your legacy will never be forgotten. I miss you terribly - but I know you are watching over us.

Gerri
Cousin

April 1, 2009

Dearest Joe:
You are, and always will be, so missed. I cannot begin to tell you how much and how often you and Uncle Ton' are thought of and how heavy hearted this time of year always makes us.
We will be thinking of and honoring you in August of this year as we get everyone together.
Love, Yan

Liane Pinero-kluge
Cousin

April 1, 2009

Happy Happy Birthday my beautiful brother!!! I miss you with all my heart and I hope you and Dad are celebrating together today.

Forever in my heart, I thank you for being the best brother in the entire universe. It's hard to be away from you, I'm trying my best....I love you Joe!

Love,
Tina

Tina
Sister

March 4, 2009

You were honored on this website today so I stopped by your site to read about you. The details blow me away! What a cruel human being that murderer is! I hope your family can forgive him, but I am not sure how...only with God's help, for sure.
Joe served proudly and was deeply loved and respected by those who
knew him. It is a tragedy to lose him. We never know when our lives on this
earth will end, but we can make a reservation in Heaven now and assure us a
place when God calls us to Himself. Jesus is the Way, the Truth and the Life
(John 14:6) and He PAID the price for our sins on the Cross so we don't have to pay the penalty for our sins. Yipee! If we accept His payment by faith we can have salvation and spend eternity with Him in Heaven. It is not something we must earn, it is a gift. The most precious one we can ever receive. "For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith_and this not from yourselves, it is the GIFT of God_not by good deeds, so that no one can boast." Ephesians 2: 8,9. For without faith, it is impossible to please God. And our faith must be in God's only Son, Jesus Christ.
You were a credit to the uniform, Joe. My heart goes out to your
loved ones left behind and may the Lord comfort them as only He can.
Lynn Kole
Bellingham, WA

Anonymous

December 13, 2008

its hard going on day by day without you being there especially when i was alot younger like 1 until 7 years old i spent my entire life with you sometimes i think that god takes the best and most loving people first to heaven

sergio rodriguez (bebo)
nephew

November 24, 2008

My friend, I still cannot believe you are gone but your memory always brings back healthy laughs. I am sure you remember Jim, our tall irish friend. He got himself promoted to sergeant, by the way. I recently went to the law enforcement memorial with him in Springfield, and many of our mutual friends from Libertyville PD were there. We all had healthy laughs about the fun we had and how hard you wanted to be a cop "back in the day". We are all still proud of you. I would like to come out and see your gravesite sometime soon and stop by your PD and meet your co-workers. See ya soon, bud. A

Andy L. Shiu
Lake Forest (IL) Police Department

August 3, 2008

YOU ARE REMEMBERED TODAY AND THANK YOU SIR FOR YOUR SERVICE

VANDENBERGHE
MANCHESTER, NH

April 7, 2008

Joe,

I can't believe five years have gone by since you passed. I wish so badly that you were here to meet my daughter, Gracie. I feel like you are here sometimes, so maybe you've seen her? As she grows up, I will tell her stories of how funny you were, and also what a hero you were. I hope you and your dad are both watching over us all, especially your mom, your sister and the boys. Rest in peace, Joe. I will always treasure all the happy memories I have of you.

Love,
Eileen

Eileen Horton
cousin

April 2, 2008

Joe is still on our minds. He was a special friend.

Chaplain Bennie Durham
Greenville County Sheriff's Office

March 30, 2008