Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Dear Mike...Just want to wish you A Very Blessed Christmas...and to say that you are not forgotten.

You and your family are always in my prayers.

God bless you as you rest peacefully in His perpetual light.

Anita L. Culosi
sister of NYS Tpr. Salvatore J. Embarrato eow 7/6/61

December 26, 2015

Bless your family this holiday season You are gone but truly never forgotten. Thank you for your sacrifice. I never knew you. I am a
Dispatcher with another agency and have seen your father's entries on an Officer's page that we lost. He is a special man and thus I am sure you are as wel.
I think of you and your family frequently. We are truly all one big family. Merry Christmas.

Dispatcher
California

December 25, 2015

Officer Gordon, what a great thing for your kids, so often families are forgotten. This is one of the most difficult times for families, and your dad has always been there for me, I know that you are watching over them all. Continue to rest in peace. I am going to Washington DC for Christmas this year and I will stop by and sit awhile by your name. Heroes live forever, and you are a hero.

Deb Azure
Mother of Deputy Renee D. Azure, EOW 08/06/02

December 16, 2015

Dear Mike,

Yesterday the CPD Memorial's Operation Santa honored your children with gifts. Mr. & Mrs. Santa arrived, followed by a motorcade of around 16 cars - Darien, CPD and State Police. Around thirty people depart the cars and come into the house for food and beverage.

You are remembered and will never be forgotten. I do wonder what some of the neighbors think though.

Love and miss you always.

Carol Gordon
Mother

December 13, 2015

Dear Michael...I remembered you in prayer this morning...at the start of the All Souls Day Novena of masses...that will end next Tuesday. I will continue to pray for you...throughout the nine days...but that is nothing new...as you and your family... are always remembered...in my daily prayers.

Keep close watch over your wonderful parents..your children...your brothers...their families...and your fellow leo's.

God bless you...as you rest peacefully...in His perpetual light.

You are not forgotten.

Anita L. Culosi
sister of NYS Tpr. Salvatore J. Embarrato eow 7/6/61

November 2, 2015

Dear Mike,
Been a long time since I've stopped by but that doesn't mean that I have forgotten you. I look at yours and Jeff's picture every day. Still wonder WHY.. But Mike you left behind a beautiful family that I love dearly. Keep watch over all of them and remember you are one of my special Hero's. Thank you for leaving me the gift of your wonderful Parents. See you soon. Love you, Mike.Thank you for your ultimate sacrifice. Thank you for your service to our Country lso. Love you

Carolyn Moore
Friend

October 29, 2015

Dear Michael...It is again...the Feast Day of St. Michael the Archangel...patron saint of police officers...and your name day as well...so...I am wishing you a very blessed day...as you rest peacefully...in God's perpetual light.

Keep watching over your dear parents...your family...and your fellow leo's.

You are not forgotten...and you and your family...remain in my daily prayers.

God bless you...and them.

Anita L. Culosi
sister of NYS Tpr. Salvatore J. Embarrato eow 7/6/61

September 29, 2015

I am sorry I missed your EOW, but you were on my mind as was your mom and dad. Your dad is such a special person he always knows when to send something to everyone, I bet you were just like him. You are a hero who will never be forgotten. Continue to rest in peace you man and watch over your parents as they continue each and every day without you.

Deb Azure
Mother of Deputy Renee Danell Azure, EOW 08/06/02

August 15, 2015

Michael,
Eleven years have passed since you were called away. Some say it feels like just yesterday that you were here with us. For me and Mom it has felt like a lifetime since we heard your funny laugh and saw your crooked smile, listened to your stories. I miss those early morning phone calls on your way home from working mids and filling me in on the activity that night. You would always ask the same thing when I answered the phone, "Dad, what you doing?" I was sleeping most of the time but said I was up. If I could only have back those mornings I cut you short. I miss you every day. Please watch over everyone for me. Love and miss you.

Love
Dad

August 9, 2015

Mike, Eleven years have passed but you are in my heart and thoughts every day. I'm in Lake Tahoe this week visiting your godmother and we are talking about you and years past.

Love and miss you always.

Carol Gordon
Mother

August 8, 2015

Dear Michael...Just letting you and your family know...that I am thinking of you and them...on this 11th Year Remembrance Day.

I know their precious memories of you...are held close in their hearts...as they think of you...and miss you...each day.

God bless you...as you keep watch over your parents...your siblings...and your children.

You are not forgotten.

With my prayers...

Anita L. Culosi
sister of NYS Tpr. Salvatore J. Embarrato eow 7/6/61

August 8, 2015

Dear Officer Micheal and family, we are holding you in our hearts and prayers, today and always. Your sacrifice will never be forgotten.

Roger and Ingrid Wyatt
Parents of Tom Wyatt (MN BCA )

August 8, 2015

RIP Airborne!

JRL

August 8, 2015

Bob/Carol/John/Bob, Jr.....

Always enjoyed sharing time with Mike as well as you all.....it pained me greatly to hear he was gone. I cannot imagine how much he is missed by you all.

Al Hracek

Al Hracek

July 19, 2015

May The Perpetual Light Shine Upon Him.

Lieutenant Ricky Edwards (Ret)
Chicago Police Department

July 10, 2015

Mr. Gordon, you have posted several times on my ex-husbands page (Lee Russ, Ward County SO, Texas) and I just wanted to tell you how much I appreciate your kind words. Just as your son Mike came from a law enforcement family, Lee's Dad and brother were officers. Please know that Mike's family, friends and coworkers are remembered in prayer.

Peggy

June 24, 2015

RIP BROTHER

Illinois Antique Emergency Vehicle Assn.

June 24, 2015

Mike, Wishing you a Happy Father's Day and wishing you could be here to see how your kids have grown.

Malik is going to Dubuque College in Iowa in August and as I told you Cullen is in the wilds of Canada for the next 4-5 weeks.

Please watch over everyone and especially your Dad today,
Father's Day, as I know he will be thinking of you.

Love and miss you.

Carol Gordon
Mother

June 21, 2015

Mike, Watch over your son Cullen who is leaving tomorrow for his Adventure Camping Trip to Canada. He will be gone for 40 days and of course I and the rest of the family will be on pins and needles the whole time. He loves this kind of stuff and I would love to be happy for him if I didn't get so nuts about these things. I was that way with you and your brothers and now with the grandchildren.

This is his fourth year with this camp in Wisconsin and he has advanced each year. Now he's telling me that next year he wants to be a camp counselor. He also asked what I thought about him joining the Army and I said he needed to finish college before thinking about the Army. I wish you were here to guide him because the family can only say and do so much.

Love and miss you everyday.

Carol Gordon
Mother

June 19, 2015

Blackhawks took the Stanley Cup last night. Thanks for putting in the good word. I know what a Hawks fan you were and you were not here to see them win any of the 3 cups they have taken in the last 6 years. I know you would have been down near Wrigley Field with the thousands of fans that celebrated in the streets. They took it at home, first time since 1937. Miss you every day, you are always in my thoughts, especially when I see a Jeep Wrangler drive past me. Love and miss you forever. Keep watch over everyone for me.

Love
Dad

June 17, 2015

This past weekend was the annual Cubs Rooftop fund raiser for your foundation. Turned out to be one of thebest we ever had. Was a cold and wet night and Cubs were rained out. We still had the rooftop and it turned into a Blackhawks final playoff game. Hawks won and your could hear everyone cheering in all the bars in Wrigleyville. You never got to see the Hawks win a Stanley Cup but you were one of the biggest fans. They are now playing for the cup so help them along with some lucky bounces. We love and miss you every day. Keep watch over the family for me.

Love,
Dad

June 2, 2015

Dear Mike...It is National Police Week '15...and the 27th Annual Candlelight Vigil is this evening...so because I can't be there...I lit a virtual candle in your memory...on the United by Light NLEOMF site. You are not forgotten! God bless you and rest peacefully.

With my prayers...for you and your family.

Anita L. Culosi
sister of NYS Tpr. Salvatore J. Embarrato eow 7/6/61

May 13, 2015

Dear Mike, Watch over your father this Monday as he goes in for surgery.

Love and miss you.

Carol Gordon
Mother

May 9, 2015

To Officer Gordon's Family,

I am so sorry for your loss. I found out about your husband, father and son today when reading about the fallen officer in WI. Sad to lose someone so young. Please know that there are others whom you have never met that shed tears with you.

I lost my best friend when he was only 31 years old. He was like my younger brother. I will never forget that day and the circumstances that lead to his death. There was nothing that could be done to save him. I was helpless and he died....

I look forward to seeing him again in the resurrection. Be assured that many, like me, feel for you.

Anonymous

May 4, 2015

Dear Mike, Today is Cullen's 16th birthday - you would be proud of the young man he's become. Looking at him I see you at that same age.

He will be making his communion and confirmation tomorrow - we are all proud of him.

Watch over both your sons' and daughter along with the rest of the family. Love and miss you everyday.

Carol Gordon
Mother

April 3, 2015