Phoenix Police Department, Arizona
End of Watch Wednesday, May 12, 2004
Reflections for Police Officer Donald Ralph Schultz
Miss you. Talked to Lisa a bit yesterday. We all wish you were here. Our group is going hiking again this year. You looked at me like I was crazy the last time I saw you for where Phil & I planned to backpack (you were right). I remember you laughing a us for taking your "rejected" freeze dried food when my friends and I hiked in the Grand Canyon, you were right again. Wish you could be joining us for an outing.
Rob
Rob Constien
Brother - in - Law
May 12, 2006
You are missed dearly by Lisa. I know you are proud looking down on her. She is a good friend to me and my daughter. There is not a day that goes by that she does not wish you were here on earth with her, but she knows you are safe with the angels.
Alissa
May 12, 2006
Rest Sir, and thank you.
May 12, 2006
Thinking of you and Lisa today.
Aimee
May 10, 2006
Two years ago today you went to work and never came back. In some ways it feels like only yesterday. You will always be in my heart.
Love you,
Lisa Schultz - wife
May 10, 2006
Hi Little Brother. You are missed. It's almost two years since you died and still no answers as to what started the accident. I didn't understand why you made that dive until I learned it was to try to provide answers to the death of a child. I hope you are resting in peace, you did a lot in your professional life to be satisfied with and should have had more time to complete your path.
Linda Shalhout
Sister
May 7, 2006
HAPPY BIRTHDAY HONEY
Your 45 today. I miss you!
Lisa
March 22, 2006
Mrs. Schultz, as I was reading reflections on a different fallen hero as your husband, I came across the website to Survivors Help Network. My department is nearing the one year anniversary for "our" brother (Officer W.A. Henley EOW 3-19-05), his wife and family are so strong because of people like you and your organization. I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for reaching out to the friends and family of fallen heroes. Much sorrow to you for the loss of your husband. Thank you again to you and your husband for attempting to make this world a better place!
Officer J.M. Lane
City of Suffolk Virginia Police Department
March 6, 2006
Honey, someone gave me this poem and I just wanted to share it.
ASCENSION
And if I go,
while you're still here
Know that I live on,
vibrating to a different measure
-behind a thin veil you cannot
see through,
You will not see me,
so you must have faith,
I wait for the time when we can
soar together again,
-both aware of each other.
Until then, live your life to its
fullest.
And when you need me,
Just whisper my name in your heart,
---I will be there.
Miss ya,
Lisa Schultz - wife
March 5, 2006
Thank you for your dedicated service to your community and your department. May the Lord bless you and keep you. May they never forget your faithful service to your community and department and the brave HERO that you were. To Mrs. Schultz, family, friends and co-workers, our heartfelt prayers and sympathies are with you. May God be with you all during this very sorrowful time. Words will never compensate the loss you have suffered. We pray that He now gives you all strength in your time of need. May you find peace in the thought, that we as friends in law enforcement, take this time to lift you up in prayer.
For your act of unselfish bravery and courage Officer Schultz, we salute you. Blessed are the peacemakers.
Denise & Erin Hunter, Widow and Daughter
Sgt. Gregory L. Hunter, Grand Prairie, TX Police Dept., EOW 6-18-04
March 5, 2006
I ran for you today Don...you will not be forgotten.
Aimee
Phoenix PD
January 22, 2006
Wanted to stop and leave a reflection to say you are a hero and have not been forgotten. Your wife is carrying on your name by doing wonderful work in helping other families in your state who have lost officers. I salute her. Keep watch over your loved ones.
Bob Gordon, father of fallen officer Michael P. Gordon, EOW: 8/8/04
Bob Gordon
January 13, 2006
Rest in peace,Sir! You are not forgotten....
Tennessee
January 6, 2006
Hi honey,
Well my family won and I am here in the cold and snow for Christmas. I think this is the first time since about 1977 I've been here for Christmas. They have lots of thing planned while I am here. I will spend Christmas eve with the folks and spend the night in "The Home".
I'm sure there will be lots of Uncle Don stories told and shared, some sad but most happy. I will miss you as always and so will everyone else.
I went to see Mom to visit and give her some things. She is doing OK but it is really sad. She kinda remembered me but not the name. It is so sad to see her and I usually cry while I'm there. We laughed about how you were the only one who could make chocolate chip cookies to your liking.
Watch over us all,Love you.
Lisa Schultz - wife
December 23, 2005
Don, you cannot know the many times you come to mind....the funny memories, cutting your "hair",driving all over to find a "lot" so we could live nearby & have good times, helping you in the corral....and sadness of plans dreamed of-but never to be. But mostly, thoughts of you bring a smile-I know you'd prefer it this way. Lisa will be with us this Christmas, and that's as you'd want it to be too. Know that we'll take good care of her and try to bring some happiness of the season. You are sorely missed. Your sister in law, Cindy
Cindy Constien
December 20, 2005
Hey honey you were not forgotten about this Thanksgiving as usual. I was in CO with your girls and Lt. Seth joined us. We had a good time and there were many "Uncle Don" stories told. I had one or both girls and the dog sleeping with me every night, it was great.
I still got it - I found a great buck but wrong unit.
Lisa Schultz - wife
November 28, 2005
Thanksgiving was a time to reflect on those we are thankful for - We are thankful for who you were, the work you took on and still sad thinking of all that you didn't get to do. I'll bring Mom your cookies for Christmas. We love you, Linda, Abed, Paul, Michael
Linda Shalhout Sister
November 26, 2005
I like Uncle Don, he was a kind person. He didn't really like kids that much but he liked us a lot.
Valerie & Elizabeth Constien
November 23, 2005
It has been a year and a half to the day that you went to work and never came home. I miss you more with each passing day. You are my "Love my Life".
Lisa Schultz
Wife of Don Schultz EOW 5-12-04
November 10, 2005
Don,
Your horse Cartman was riden twice this week by myself and my little girl. He took special care of us, even as we had him pose and wear a Santa hat:) I would guess you would think the whole thing was crazy! He sure likes his backend scratched!
Lisa misses you so much still...she honors your memory daily. You would be proud of her.
Wishing I knew you durng your life here with us. But it is pretty entertaining to get to know you through Lisa's eyes.....
I thank you for the gift you gave me in your departure...your wife Lisa's friendship.
Alissa Scott
Wayne Scott E.O.W. 09-10-02
October 29, 2005
Well Don, I didn't get drawn for anything this year. AGAIN! Opening morning for doves was good. Although the group is smaller, they still ask about Lisa. It was strange last year. They had always asked about you. You made a very favorable impression on some very "Old school" hunters those times you came out with us.
Rest easy Don. I miss you.
Sergeant Chris Bray
Phoenix PD
September 7, 2005
Hey uncle Don, I miss you so much. I think about you a lot, you will never be forgotten. I wrote the below essay about you for a college application. I hope you like it, because it's how I feel, and I want to make you proud. The application asked us to write about someone we look up to, and I knew right away that I wanted to write about you.
My uncle Don Schultz was a member of the Phoenix Police Department. He had been a traffic officer, a motorcycle officer, a member of the dive team, and a helicopter pilot. My uncle Don was a very brave man, highly decorated, and saved many lives. On the 10th of May, 2004, he was on a dive in a canal looking for murder evidence. I must make this clear; my uncle was an expert diver who has dove everywhere from a simple quarry, to the Gulf of Mexico. His line attached to the shore (where another officer was supposed to be paying attention to it) went limp. The officer did not notice right away, but when it was realized, they went looking for him. They found him without his breathing apparatus on and unconscious, stuck on a grate. He was rushed to a hospital, where he lay in a coma for three days, on life support. He ended up dying, serving his country.
My uncle was, and always will be my hero. He was a great man, one of the best men I have ever known. He was abandoned at the early age of fourteen, but made himself into a successful, courageous man. I am so proud to say that I am his family. I strive to be like him because I know that can only lead to good. His life was too short, and he left behind a family that loved him. He surely knew how to have fun, and always included his nieces and nephews in it. He and his wife would take us hiking, horse riding, and taught us a lot about life. I will never forget his quiet, but quirky demeanor. I miss him dearly, and think of him often. Whenever I get down, or life gets tough, I think about what he would do; I know he would want me to pick myself up, and get going again. He taught me to be tough, be brave, but also to be smart. He is an inspiration, and I hope one day, I can be like the man who has motivated me so much.
Jennifer (niece)
August 31, 2005
Don - Ron and I just got back from a week of camping and hiking in the Rocky Mountain National Park. We know you were up there laughing at our mis-adventures. We had a great time and talked often about how much you would have enjoyed being with us, and "instructing" us on the proper way to camp. Seth is a Captain now, will be stationed in Japan for 2 years starting in February. He has grown so much, you would be proud of him. Phil is on his own now, working and doing fine. Sarah will graduate from college a semester early this December, hurray!! Jen is at karate now, she will be a senior in high school and is think about VMI or Miami of Ohio, she wants to be at a good ROTC school and join the Air Force like her brother and Uncle Don.
We miss you so much. You and Lisa are always in our thoughts. See you soon.
Rob
Rob Constien
Brother in law
August 31, 2005
Don, just wanted to let you know we are all keeping watch on Lisa down here. Probably too much if she would have her way!:)
She is really doing a good thing helping other families of fallen officers. I know it is hard for her but this was started in honor of you, along with another fallen officer. My daughter thinks she is best thing next to ponies and fruit chews. She has a real gift of kindness which I am sure you knew already.
She honors you daily, misses you and loves you much. It is fun getting to know you through her....
Be at peace, and keep playing legos and riding motorcycles .....my daughter is convinced you are up there with her dad.
Lisa will never let your memory fade....
Alissa Scott
Wife of Wayne Scott E.O.W 09-10-02
August 29, 2005
There's been a lot of use of your name again in the last few weeks, some of it with real gratitude. I'm glad you made the choice to do police work, but it's you I really miss tonight. It's one of those times when we needed to have a long late night talk. I'm hoping to come up with a solution, but this one is one you would have taken on.
Otherwise everything is pretty good, my boys are working and happy, Paul's still considering switching to Police work - but I'm not quite so encouraging anymore. Jo actually has 5 grandchildren now and she really misses your fly-overs. Our husbands are fine - they're good influences.
I hope you are at peace and know you are loved.
Love, Linda
Linda Shalhout
Don's sister
July 10, 2005
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