Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Detective William "Wally" Rolniak, Jr.

Riverdale Police Department, Illinois

End of Watch Wednesday, February 4, 2004

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Reflections for Detective William "Wally" Rolniak, Jr.

well kid i love you so much i miss you the girls miss you so much. we can'tbelieve its been this long without you . we know your here with us every day. i love youand miss you moejoe the girls love you and miss you too

September 5, 2005

hey wally i just wanted to say hi and i thought of u at mass today when they prayed for all the fallen soldiers, firemen, policemen

September 1, 2005

WELL KID CAN'T ITS ANOTHER HOLIDAY WITHOUT YOU .THEY AREN'T THE SAME AT ALL. ILOVE YOU AND I MISS YOU LOVE MOEJOE

August 30, 2005

well kid another bad day .still can't believe your not here with us .I LOVE YOU SO MUCH IT HURTS . I MISS YOU SO MUCH IT HURTS.THE GIRLS MISS YOU SO MUCH THEY NEED YOU IN THERE LIVES SO MUCH . THEY ARE LOST WITH OUT YOU TO. I LOVE YOU AND I MISS YOU LOVE MOEJOE

August 29, 2005

hey daddy i miss you so much. not a day a goes by that i don't think of you i love you so much i wish you were here i love you daddy xoxo denise

daugther
daugther

August 29, 2005

Hi Mr.Rolniak
It's Jessa Denise's friend my mom told me that if i wanted i could write to you and I just want to say you are a amazing guy and Matt has converted he's a Sox fan ( im still a cubby) and every time I hear partridge family music I think of you I miss you
~Jessa~

Jessa Leonard

August 26, 2005

Thanks Wally, I know you helped to keep him safe.

August 24, 2005

hey daddy i'm a freshmen now !! i really like school it is fun but i wish you were here to see me be a freshmen but you can't but i no you are looking down on me.well sorry daddy i have to go i love you and miss you so much xoxox


love denise

daugther
daugther

August 22, 2005

well kid school started here today. i can't believe it. their both in high school.i wish you were here to see them . our babys growing up so fast . i love you and i miss you so much.love moejoe

August 18, 2005

well kid school starts in one week i can't believe how fast the summer went by.i still can't believe that your not here . i love you and i miss you so much. it hurts so much . the girls miss you so much. i love you and i miss you love moejoe

August 12, 2005

well kid nicole has her first driving date with school today i hope she does great. haven't heard the bells in a while .I love you and I miss you so much . life really stinks without you .school starts soon the girls are not happy . the summer went by to fast . I LOVE YOU AND I MISS YOU SO MUCH LOVE MOEJOE

August 6, 2005

i love ya and i miss ya so much love moe joeand the girls .

July 31, 2005

hey mr. rolniak
i just wanted to say hi to you... i miss you soo much...i wish you were here with all of us because we all miss you alot....
i didnt go to nationals this year because my dumb self broke my finger..just thought id give u a good laugh by tellin u that one..
well im gunna go bye bye i love you!

your other daughter

July 29, 2005

Wally I still miss you very much and think of you everyday. Just wanted to let you know we won the Mc**** trial. We spent so much time working on that case. It was very hard to go through it without you. I wish you were here to celebrate the victory. You must have been looking out for us because it was not easy. We spent many days away from home on that one did'nt we. I will never forget you kid.


Riverdale

July 28, 2005

REST IN PEACE,WALLY.CONTINUE TO WATCH OVER US DOWN HERE.

P.O.
CHICAGO POLICE DEPARTMENT

July 28, 2005

hey kid i love you and miss you

July 20, 2005

well kid its been hot again . it been a busy week the girls played ball and we had jamie's party, and madison turned one .i miss you kid .i wish you were here.i love you so much .well got to go get nicole up for drivers ed. ilove youand miss you love moejoe

July 11, 2005

well kid we had the party i know you were here. today is the fourth of july i wish you were here. seen some fireworks last night .thought of you and me and the girls sitting at your mom on the roof watching them i miss you so much i love ya kid. happy 4th of july kid ilove you and i miss you love moejoe

July 4, 2005

Went to the graduation party today, lots of fun. I know they were wishing you were there and missing you lots. You have a great family and they are all very close.They were dancing and singing. Something tells me you were there when the balloon popped in the basement and the door slammed shut! you are sneaky like that, I've heard stories! Keep watching over them and take care of them from above.

M.S.

July 3, 2005

Miss you lots Bink...still hard to believe and deal with..thanks for the visits in my dreams. I always look forward to the next one. Love you always and miss you terribly..

June 29, 2005

dear mr jones thank you for the kind thoughts .he is a great man you would of liked him . and i'd like to thank everyone else that reads and leaves one . he is missed every day and loved . thank you again maureen and the girls

June 28, 2005

Hey Coach Wally,
Yeh so guess what...i sprained my ankle so i cant play softball for atleast 2 weeks...NOT FAIR!! Well before that softball was going okay...but i miss ya n wish ya were here...thanks for everything!

Laura

June 28, 2005

I was a British police officer for 32 years and retired four years ago although now work as a consultant within the police family. The older of our two sons has been a British police officer for eleven years and is just four years younger than Wally.

My heart aches whenever I visit ODMP and read of the tragic loss of a fellow police officer but never more so than when I visit and read Wally's 'Reflections'. From the date of his murder I felt compelled to leave a message but did not want to intrude on your grief. However, I visit these 'Reflections' regularly, read the notes and grieve for a man I never knew but have grown to admire so much. Tonight the urge to leave a message was just too strong to resist so here I am.

I just want you to know that whilst we have never met, and will never meet, my thoughts and prayers have been with you since this awful event and will remain with you and your daughters.

David Jones
Lancashire Constabulary, UK (retired)

June 27, 2005

well kid happy fathers day the girls won their touney this weekend . i miss you .it was a hard day yesterday for all of us. ilove you so much love moejoe

June 20, 2005

Hey Mr. Rolniak!
I haven't wrote in a while so i wanted to say hi. I also want to wish u HAPPY FATHERS DAY!!!! You were an awesome dad and no one is ever going to forget that! Just so you know my team finished 5th in state. Not to great but not bad for all the good teams out htere....so im definitely only a slapper now! you cant make fun of me for being slow anymore! even thoughg you are prolly up there laughing at the fact that i still look funny when i run! well we had a long weekend and im tired so im gunna get to bed!! BYE! I miss you soooo much!! bye

your other daughter

June 20, 2005

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