Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

May the Almighty watch over your family and fellow officers after this tragedy. Go with God, brother!

Deputy Sheriff
Hanover County Sheriff's Office -- VA

March 25, 2004

Rest in Peace Officer Cantu, I will have your family and the Houston Police Department in my Prayers....

Officer
North Carolina

March 25, 2004

This world is poorer for your passing. May you rest in peace, while patrolling the streets of heaven.

NJP
Montgomery County Police, MD

March 25, 2004

The policeman stood and faced his God,
Which must always come to pass.
He hoped his shoes were shining.
Just as brightly as his brass.
"Step forward now, policeman.
How shall I deal with you?
Have you always turned the other cheek?
To My church have you been true?"
The policeman squared his shoulders and said,
"No, Lord, I guess I ain't,
Because those of us who carry badges
can't always be a saint.
I've had to work most Sundays,
and at times my talk was rough,
and sometimes I've been violent,
Because the streets are awfully tough.
But I never took a penny,
That wasn't mine to keep....
Though I worked a lot of overtime
When the bills got just too steep.
And I never passed a cry for help,
Though at times I shook with fear.
And sometimes, God forgive me,
I've wept unmanly tears.
I know I don't deserve a place
Among the people here.
They never wanted me around
Except to calm their fear.
If you've a place for me here,
Lord, It needn't be so grand.
I never expected or had too much,
But if you don't.....I'll understand.
There was silence all around the throne
Where the saints had often trod.
As the policeman waited quietly,
For the judgment of his God.
"Step forward now, policeman,
You've borne your burdens well.
Come walk a beat on Heaven's streets,
You've done your time in hell."

PO Andrew
Chicago PD

March 25, 2004

MY BROTHER, MAY GOD BLESS YOUR FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND COWORKERS. YOU WILL ALWAYS BE REMEMBERED, A HERO ALWAYS IS. MAY GOD BLESS YOU AND MAY YOU REST IN PEACE. YOU SERVED WELL.

CHIEF RONNIE WATFORD-RET.
JEFFERSON POLICE DEPT,S.C.

March 25, 2004

At the beginning of every shift I supervise, myself and the other officers on shift dedicate the day to the memory of a fallen officer.

Tonight, March 25, 2004 we dedicated the shift to the memory of Police Officer Frank M. Cantu who died in the line of duty earlier today.

When one law enforcement officer falls, we all stumble for a while, but we will carry on.

Officer Cantu's sacrifice will never be forgotten.

Sgt. Paul Bissonnette
Royal Canadian Mounted Police - Surrey, BC

March 25, 2004

God be with you and your family now and always.

Officer M. A. Younce
Chesterfield County Police Department

March 25, 2004

God bless and be with you all. We feel your pain and pray for you.

Ocala, FL

March 25, 2004

RIP......................

Detective
Burbank PD (CA)

March 25, 2004

May you Rest In Peace....

Constable Dave Austin
Dekalb Co. Alabama Constable/K9 Handler

March 25, 2004

Goodbye Frank, I remember checking by with you just a few days ago on a call. You will be missed by me and everyone on night shift.

God Bless You...

Officer Paul E. George
HOUSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT

March 25, 2004

Frankie..... rest in peace brother. Know that you have taught the new rookies well and we will do our best trying to fill unfillable shoes. We'll take it from here.

Alvie Jones III
Son of Retired Officer A.F. Jones Jr.

March 25, 2004

Warrior!....

March 25, 2004

America lost another hero today, Officer Cantu was a hero, he died serving the citizens of Houston, I hope the Drunk driver pays for his sins. go rest in heaven my Brother, your job here is complete. to the friends and family please put your faith in God, Jesus will be there for you and get you through this difficult time..

Sgt. W. M. Riley
Aragon Police Dept

March 25, 2004

Brother, may God bless you and your family. Your sacrifice will not be forgotten.

Special Agent
FBI New York

March 25, 2004

God bless the blue angels.
Those willing to go, everyday into the valley of the shadow.
and those who now find peaceful shelter on the other side.
You are forever in our hearts and prayers.

ACooper
Emt

March 25, 2004

rest in peace blue angel

Shannon
concerned citizen

March 25, 2004

May God grant peace, strength and healing to the family and friends of officer Cantu, as well as his colleagues at HPD. You are in our thoughts and prayers.

Anonymous
Honolulu Police Dept.

March 25, 2004

From the 109th cadet class of the Austin Police Department, you will not be forgotten. I personally know that intersection, and every time I drive through it, I will remember officer Cantu.

Jay F. Swann, Cadet
Austin Police Department

March 25, 2004

May God grant this Family the strength and courage to carry forward.

March 25, 2004

God bless you brother.My thoughts and prayers are with you,your family and your brothers and sisters in blue especialy those in SW Houston.Thank you for your service to the Great state of Texas,Harris County and the city of Houston.You are a hero in the true sense of the word.Rest in peace brother.

Texas Peace Officer
University of Houston Downtown Law Enforcement Academy Class 89

March 25, 2004

I am so sorry to hear this news, it is so sad that another family has to experience this kind of tragedy. It has just been a little over 1 year since my Son was killed in the Line of Duty.
Officer Cantu is one of my Hero's, he was so brave to do this job in the first place. My heart and prayers go out to his family and friends, may God Bless you all.
Isaiah 25:8 He will swallow up death forever. Then the Lord God will wipe away the tears from all faces.

Pat Carruth, Mother of Officer Jeremy "Jay" Carruth
EOW 2/20/03

Pat Carruth, Surviving Mom
Jeremy Carruth EOW 2/20/03

March 25, 2004

Our deepest condolences to the Family, friends, and co-workers of Officer Cantu

Newark NJ PD Auto Theft Task Force

March 25, 2004

My brother,

Please know that your journey will now be trouble free. The irony of your sacrifice should serve as a notice to the thousands of other criminals that drive intoxicated every night. You will not be forgotten and your endeavors will not have been in vain. May your family gain the strength from the hundreds of thousands of peace officers memorializing you here.

Trooper Chris Caiola
Washington State Patrol

March 25, 2004

When God Made Police Officers . . .

When the Lord was creating Police Officers, He was into his sixth day of overtime when an angel appeared and said,
"You're doing a lot of fiddling around on this one."

And the Lord said, "Have you read the requirements on this
order? A Police Officer has to be able to run five miles through alleys in the dark, scale walls, enter homes the health inspector wouldn't touch, and not wrinkle their uniform."

"They have to be able to sit in an undercover car all day on a stakeout, cover a homicide scene that night, canvass the neighborhood for witnesses, and testify in court the next day."

"They have to be in top physical condition at all times,
running on black coffee and half-eaten meals, and they have to have six pairs of hands."

The angel shook her head slowly and said, "Six pairs of hands . . . no way!!"

"It's not the hands that are causing me problems," said the Lord, "it's the three pairs of eyes an officer has to have."

"That's on the standard model?" asked the angel.

The Lord nodded. "One pair that sees through a bulge in a pocket before they ask, 'May I see what's in there, sir?'"
(when they already know and wish they'd taken that accounting job) "Another pair here in the side of their head for their partner's safety, and another pair of eyes here in front so they can look reassuringly at a bleeding victim and say, 'You'll be alright, ma'am,' when they know it isn't so."

"Lord," said the angel, touching His sleeve, "rest and work on this tomorrow."

"I can't," said the Lord, "I already have a model that can talk a 250 pound drunk into a patrol car without incident and feed a family of five on a civil service paycheck."

The angel circled the model of the Police Officer very slowly. "Can it think?" she asked.

"You bet," said the Lord, "it can tell you the elements of a hundred crimes, recite Miranda warnings in its sleep, detain, investigate, search, and arrest a gang member on the street in less time than it takes five learned judges to debate the legality of the stop . . . and still it keeps its sense of humor. This officer also has phenomenal personal control. They can deal with crime scenes painted in hell, coax a confession from a child abuser, comfort a murder victim's family, and then read in the daily paper how law enforcement isn't sensitive to the rights of criminal suspects."

Finally, the angel bent over and ran her finger across the cheek of the Police Officer. "There's a leak," she pronounced, "I told you that you were trying to put too much into this model."

"That's not a leak," said the Lord. "It's a tear."

"What's the tear for?" asked the angel.

"It's for bottled-up emotions, for fallen comrades, for commitment to that funny piece of cloth called the American flag, for justice."

"You're a genius," said the angel.

The Lord looked somber. "I didn't put it there," He said.

~UNKNOWN

Anonymous

March 25, 2004