Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

We little knew that morning that God was going to call your name. In life we loved you dearly, in death we do the same. It broke our hearts to lose you, you did not go alone; for part of us went with you the day God called you home. You left us peaceful memories, your love is still our guide; and though we cannot see you, you are always at our side. Our family chain is broken, and nothing seems the same; but as God calls us one by one, THE CHAIN will link again.

On your first anniversary in heaven, We love and miss you everyday.

Love Always,
Your Family
Mom & Dad
Debbie, Michelle & Stacey & Moe & girls

February 4, 2005

It's hard to believe that a year has gone by since that awful night. But here we all are remembering with great sadness the loss of Wally. Over the past year I have prayed and grieved not only for Wally and his family, but for his fellow officers. The anguish I've seen in their eyes from blame and doubt thrown upon them is more than anyone should go through. And though I feel it's the family that ultimately has suffered the biggest loss, it's those who were with Wally in those last moments that have been made to suffer more than necessary. They loved Wally. If they could have saved him, they would have. God, however, had his own plans for Wally. It doesn't make it any easier, it's just the way it is. So on Wally's first anniversary in heaven I once again pray. To his family - I pray that with time your pain eases and you can find comfort in your memories of Wally. To his fellow officers - I pray for your safety and peace of mind. To Wally's daughters - your dad was a hero who was loved by all and won't ever be forgotten. He's with you always!! To Wally - God bless and keep a watch over everyone.

February 4, 2005

The Rolniak family -

Wally's loss affected so many of his co-workers, both within his police family and those who served along side him in other capacities. The pain of his loss will never go away, but it is becoming easier to dwell on all the positive things Wally did, the good times we shared, and the love and loyalty he had for his family, rather than the tragidy of his being taken from us. We hope you can take comfort and pride in the tremendous impact Wally had on everyone he met and knowing that there are so many of us who are keeping you in our thoughts and prayers.

Wally's brothers from "across the hall"
The Riverdale Fire Department

February 4, 2005

Still thinking of you and the ultimate sacrifice you have made to make our world a better place. It pains me to read how much you are missed that I can not imagine the pain your family feels. They are always in my prayers. My husband went to the cemetary today - he will never forget this day, it is the day after his bday and he is humbled, grateful, and feels guilty that he celebrates another year while you have been taken away.

With love and prayers,
You extended family in blue

February 4, 2005

Today is the day that we must remember how your life was viscously taken away from your family. Other officers have given their lives as well and that is what this site is all about. It is in remembrance of all fallen officers, for fallen heroes. It is for the families and friends of our fallen heroes, our lost loves. Today, we cry and morn the loss of you in our lives Wally, we cry with your and for your family. A family that has endured the lack of your presence by standing strong with each other, and NO ONE else, proving that the bonds of a family can get us through the worst of tragedies. There isn't anyone else that needs to be remembered today Wally, this is your day and your day alone. While we stand together and remember that agonizing night, we will remember only the loss of you. Remember how wrong it was and that you are no longer with us. It's time to reflect not on what others have done, but on the fact that the ultimate sacrifice was made by only one person, you. A tragedy of this magnitude has ripple effects, there is no denying that, while the pain of friends can't be ignored, because we are in pain too, your Mom and Dad, Sisters, Daughters and Wife must NOT be forgotten, it is in their homes that shrines have been erected, it is in their hearts that the emptiness will never be filled from your loss. So today Wally, I send an extra special prayer to you and to your family, and a promise that we (I) as a friend will not let the memory of your sacrifice be overshadowed. You deserve center stage for the sacrifice you made, the sacrifice of your life. I know God is keeping you close, you have the ability to make anyone smile in the worst of times, even HIM. Rest peacefully my friend, and know that we are doing what we can to keep you alive in our hearts, especially today and everyday. Love you and all.

February 4, 2005

I can't believe it's been a year. I see Maureen and the girls and think of how they must hurt not having you here with them. I don't know how they do it. They're strong girls. I know these next few days will be very hard for them but they've got a good support system. I hope they sit around laughing remembering all the good things you've done this weekend. Keep the memories alive, he's with you in your hearts. Watch over them Wally. They miss you so much!!

February 4, 2005

Wally I miss you more than anyone will ever know. This has been the worst year of my life. I think about you and your family everyday. I hurt for Moe, and the girls and the rest of your family. I will honor you today but will hate this day for the rest of my life. I am going to try not to cry but smile and remember all the times we spent together working and drinking, and laughing. We had some fun didn't we!! I wish you could send me a sign letting me know you are okay. I still hope to wake up from this nightmare. Wally we were friends and had alot of great times together and that is what I will always remember. This will be the last time I leave anything on this site because it hurts too much to read everything. When I need you I will yell loud enough for you to hear. Wally I love you and miss you with all my heart. Please watch over all of us and I know you will be smiling down tonight while we are all together remembering you and missing you. Take care kid, you will never be forgotten...

Double D
Riverdale

February 4, 2005

Det. Rolniak,
Thank you for your years of service. Please continue to watch over your girls.
You will never be forgotten. Rest easy, we will take it from here.

Police Officer
Montgomery County, MD

February 4, 2005

Heaven must have needed a hero.
God be with your family.

CBP Officer
CBP/DHS

February 4, 2005

One year ago you were taken, but even now the hurt is so fresh. You will always be remembered for your kindness as well as your goofy side. No one will ever forget what you have done. Maureen, you and the girls are in my thoughts and paryers. So tonight, I say a prayer for you and drink a Miller Lite in your honor. P.S. I will never hear Abba again without thinking of you.

Michele Zimmerman
Friend of the family

February 4, 2005

well how do i start reading the things i have read tonight. the men in blue did there job i know the family is very thankful. they may not know how to expreess that, but they thank you everyone the little thing and the big are the ones that count to all. god bless everyone who writes and their families can't belive it's been a year wally we all miss you you're a wonderful man we were blessed to be apart of your life.

February 4, 2005

hi Wally,

I can't believe that it's been a year. We all miss you sooooo much. It seems like yesterday when we all got that horrible phone call. I relive it almost everyday. I pray so much that we could just turn back the clock and bring you back to us. I feel you with me but that's not good enough - I want you here. I think about you everyday and pray that maybe this is just a terrible dream and you'll come back. We ALL miss you and love you so much!!!!

your family

February 4, 2005

I just want to say that tommorrow will be very hard for everyone. I pray for Wally's family, especially his wife and girls who I love very much. I know tommorrow will be difficult for everyone, but please lets not be sad, lets remember everything Wally gave to us. His funny voices, his laugh, his love for his family. Also we must not forget the other officers that were involved that night one year ago. They hurt everyday for what they saw, and what that had to do. We must pray for not just Wally but for all who were inovlved in the shooting. They suffer everyday about that night. We must pray for the firemen, Max and Scott for taking care of Wally that night. We must pray for Steve and Tim from Dolton for getting there in record time to help their Riverdale brothers. I understand we all need to pray for Wally and his family, but we must not forget the officers who went through hell that night. So tommorrow when you are praying and thinking about Wally, do not forget the others out there that night that have not recovered. Lets keep them in our thoughts and prayers. Wally we love you and miss you more than you will ever know.

February 3, 2005

hey uncle wally well tommrow will be one year since you where taken from us its hard on everyone i try my best to be there for nicole and denise its just not the same with out you i mean like all the family parties and christmas, thanksgiving, all them holidays well i really dont know what esle to say put i love you and miss you bye xOxOxO

amanda

February 3, 2005

omg a year 2 morrow...i no that you do not want us to be upset about the fact that you are gone but that is impossible..not a day goes by that i dont think of you!! we all miss you so much and we wish that you would come back to us!!! we all need you in our lives!! whenever someone was upset or mad you would always make them laugh or feel better! i always felt safe around you!! i miss you sooo much!!! xoxoxoxoxooxo i love you always and forever Jamie Lynn!!!
I wanna thank everyone for being there for me when im having a bad day and thinking about my uncle god bless you all!!!

Jamie Rizzi
Niece

February 3, 2005

wow uncle wally its been a year since you left us!! i still cant believe that you are gone! it hurts so much to realize that you are really gone! i love you and miss you so much! i wish you were here w/ me! Just for you im dedicated my 2005 softball season to you!! i love you and miss you!! RIP!!! Love always and forever jamie lynn!!

Jamie Rizzi ( niece)

February 3, 2005

WELL KID I CAN'T THINK ANYMORE IT HURTS. YOU BEING THERE AND US BEING HERE. ONE YEAR YOU HAVE BEEN GONE FROM OUR LIVES. IT STILL SEEMS LIKE IT WAS YESTERDAY. THE HEART ACHE IS OVERWHELMING. I LOOK AT OUR GIRLS EVERYDAY AND THANK YOU FOR THEM THEY ARE THE APPLE OF YOUR EYE. YOUR LIFE WAS MORE THAN I CAN EVER SAY THERE ARE NO WORDS TOTALLY TO SAY HOW WONDERFUL OF A PERSON YOU ARE AND HOW MANY LIVES YOU HAVE TOUCHED HELPED OR JUST MADE THEM SMILE OR LAUGH. YOU'RE SUCH A WONDERFUL PERSON I WAS BLESSED TO BE YOUR WIFE AND THE MOTHER OF OUR CHILDERN. THE PAIN IS DEEP IN MY HEART. THERE'S SUCH A BIG HOLE WITHOUT YOU IN OUR LIVES. I WAIT FOR THE PHONE TO RING TO HEAR FROM YOU BUT DEEP DOWN I KNOW I'LL NEVER HEAR THAT VOICE ON THE PHONE AGIAN UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN. GOD MADE THE BIGGEST MISTAKE THAT NIGHT AND TAKING YOU FORM ALL OF US YOU WEREN'T FINISHED DOWN HERE. I MISS YOU AND I LOVE YOU SOO MUCH. THE GIRLS NEED YOU SO MUCH IN THEIR LIVES NOW. I LOVE YOU AND MISS LOVE MOEJOE I'M TRYING TO MAN UP AND ITS GETTING HARDER AND HARDER EVERYDAY. WHO LOVE YA KID !!! LOVE MOEJOE

February 3, 2005

Hey Wal, wow, has it been a year already? This is my first posting to you, but not the first time that I've been to the site. I visit often and read how everyone is missing you like crazy. Not that I need to read it, I see your family often enough to know that your absence in their lives hasn't diminished with time. Like everyone else, I will forever remember the night we got the phone call, and like everyone else, the memory is still sharp and beyond painful. I remember thinking, no, not Wally, anyone but not him. But it was you, and a year later it still doesn't seem right, it still isn't fair. You have no idea the hole that you have left in the hearts of SO MANY people. The lives you've touched, they have been forever altered and will never again be the same. But you know that, people have said as much on a daily basis on this site. You're family is incredible, the strength they show, they love they have for one another; it is truly heartwarming and at the same time very sad. It is beyond obvious that a very important part of them is missing, and that part is of course you. Together they make it through one day, then another. I think that is how we have all survived so far, with help from one another, and one day at a time. Your Pop is a trip, your mother a love, your sisters incredible, your daughters remarkable, and your wife, is lost without you. The year has been difficult, making it through birthdays, graduations and holidays without you, but they managed and they did it with admirable courage and strength. Keep an eye on them Wally, they need to feel your presence in their lives, I will keep them in my prayers and daily thoughts. I will forever try to be there for them, always.

February 3, 2005

hey bink; today is feb;2 its hard to beleave that in 2 more days it will be a year, things haven't been the same without you, but how could they, all i try to do is remember all the fun times we used to have and all the funny things we used to do ,you are always in my heart and in my dreams miss and love you always your cos, love weezie,

WEEZY{LISA}

February 2, 2005

hey brother,
it's going on one year and yet not a day goes by that i don't think about ya. this is the first time i've come to this site,found it by accident,you know me and computers. words can't say how much i miss ya.it's true,ya don't know what ya have until it's gone. I LOVE YA BROTHER!

Cogs

February 1, 2005

Just wanted to let you know that we will never forget you. We just had Clint's anniversary date, and instead of saying 1 year anniversary of his death, I decided to say it was Clint's first birthday in heaven, so if you don't mind, Happy Birthday Detective Rolniak. William I know that you and Clint are best of friends in heaven always trying to out do the other one.
I know that your family misses you as much as we all miss Clint. It's a pain that will never go away, you just learn to live with it.
To the family my prayers are with you, I know that our paths will cross one day, and I hope that we will have the time to sit and talk about William and Clint.
Thank you William for your sacrifice, you are a true hero... Tell Clint we miss him

Connie Barker
Mother of Clint Walker E.O.W. 1-14-04

January 31, 2005

WELL KID ANOTHER SAT NIGHT AND YOU'RE NOT HERE BOY OH BOY THAT STINKS. I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS FRIDAY WILL BE ONE YEAR, IT STILL SEEMS LIKE YESTERDAY. SUPERBOWL IS TWO DAYS AFTER YOUR ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY IN HEAVEN. HAVING THE PARTY IN YOUR HONOR MOST OF THE PEOPLE ARE COMING BACK FROM LAST YEAR, DIDN'T BUY AS MUCH BEER THIS YEAR AS WE DID LAST YEAR. JUST TO SEE YOU SITTING ON THE COUCH LAST YEAR PUT THE THE BIGGEST SMILE ON MY FACE OUR FIRST PARTY IN OUR BRAND NEW HOUSE. YOU WERE SO HAPPY. EVERY ONE THAT WAS HERE THAT DAY WE LAUGH ABOUT WHAT I SAID TO YOU AND YOUR RESPONSES. WE LAUGH ABOUT THAT A LOT. IT'S NOT THE SAME WITHOUT YOU KID THE GIRLS GOT THEIR REPORT CARDS THEY DID GOOD. WELL I LOVE YOU AND I MISS SO MUCH THE GIRLS MISS YOU TOO AND THEY LOVE YOU TOO. LOVE YA ALWAYS MOEJOE

WIFE

January 29, 2005

mr. rolniak,
itll be a year in 6 days...wow.. i miss u more than ever..everything seems to remind me of u...i wish u were still her w/ all of us.. we need u soo much....u are sooo much missed by everyone...its seems like just yesterday u were here jokin around w/ all of us but at the same time it seems like uve been gone forever...well i gotta go... i love u so much!!!
......thinking bout u always.....

your other daughter

January 29, 2005

Well Wally what can I say? I only can hope you are watching over all of us guiding us in our endeavors,laughing at our mistakes, and comforting us in our tears.

Its been a while since I have posted anything, but sometimes words are hard to express the pain.

Not a day goes by that I dont think about you, Maureen and the girls, and your family. I especially pray for my collegues at the Riverdale Police Dept. for they like you, are true hero's they go out everyday and put thier lives on the line and do it with a heavy heart, but hopefully with some ease knowing your watching over them.

Ok friend, time for me to go. Keep a protection eye out for me and mine.

Anonomous

January 28, 2005

LIVE, LIKE THERE IS NO TOMORROW.
SING, AS IF NO ONE CAN HEAR.
LOVE, LIKE YOU HAVE NEVER BEEN HURT.
DANCE, AS IF NOBODY IS WATCHING.
LAUGH, LIKE NO ONE IS LISTENING.

January 25, 2005