Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Detective Fatta and family, it is with heartfelt thanks to you that I write. Law Enforcement is dangerous, and yet you served, you gave the ultimate in trying to protect the citizens of Broward County against the worst of the worst type of offenders. My heartfelt sympathies go to your immediate family as well as your Law Enforcement family. I observed your procession today going down Broward Blvd, as a small token of my appreciation for The Ultimate Sacrifice that you gave. I pray for your family and know that you are watching over the citizens of Broward from above. Please know that the Lord needed another Deputy to help patrol the streets of heaven, so He took the best of the Best.
To the family of Detective Fatta, my prayers are with you in this terrible time of pain that you are going through, and know that I, for one am grateful of the service your son and brother provided to me, as a resident of Borward County.
Just remember, greater love hath no man than he whp lays down his life for another. My thoughts and prayers are with your family at this time and in the future.
THANK YOU AGAIN DETECTIVE FATTA, you will NOT be forgotton.

Keith
a grateful Broward County citizen

August 24, 2004

Thank you Brother. We have now one more Hero in The Thin Blue Line. We are grateful for your Supreme Sacrifice and faithfulness to duty. Rest in Peace and the knowledge that your loved ones are not alone for we are but a phone call away.

Bob Johnson VA-VI

Bob Johnson U.S. Marshal's (Ret'd)
Blue Knights International Police Assn.

August 24, 2004

To the Broward S.O. family, we mourn for your loss. May God bless all of you. Thanks to BCSO for your support of our agency during recent events!

Officer T. Chow
Punta Gorda Florida PD

August 24, 2004

Detective Fatta
G-D Bless you and your family.....
You are a true hero...
R.I.P.

Officer Mallo
University of Florida Police Department

August 24, 2004

Det. Fatta served his agency, his community and the country well. He died trying to protect the public from a repeat sexual offender. May Det. Fatta rest in peace.

May his cowardly killer soon feel the heat of the flames of eternal damnation.

Special Agent
DEA

August 24, 2004

My thoughts and prayers go to you and your family Det. Fatta...you are true hero...rest in peace and may you continue to watch over your family,friends and all your brothers and sisters patrolling the streets

K9 Officer
City of Warrenville Police Dept.,IL

August 24, 2004

Todd,God called upon you at a young age. You must have been a great man, for he could not wait any longer to meet you. I am sure you'll be missed by many of us here, but now you're our Angel above. Rest in peace brother...

D.Cruz
DEP POLICE
NORTH SQUAD

Officer D. Cruz
Florida Department Of Environmental Protection

August 24, 2004

Rest in peace Detective Fatta, We will pray for you and your family.

SGT (RET)
NJ DOC SOG K9 UNIT

August 23, 2004

Rest in peace and rest easy my brother, for the watch is now ours.

Deputy Jonathan Roberts
Broward Sheriff's Office

August 23, 2004

Todd,
Although i met you only twice, I feel as though we have worked side by side. And in many ways we have. I pray for your family, as well as, the brave men and their families who were there with you. You are all heroes.

Detective Lee Martin
Broward Sheriff's Office

August 23, 2004

You, your family, your department, and the community you served are in my thoughts and prayers during this difficult time. Thank you for your service.

Ofc. S.L. Coffman #15174
California Highway Patrol

August 23, 2004

My heart goes out to the family and friends of Detective Fatta. May god bless you all.

Patrolman, Mike Cruze
Edinburgh, Indiana

August 23, 2004

The day of your birth brought joy to many. The day of your death brought deep sadness to many more. But the days of your life touched untold numbers of people who will never be the same. Your life brought honor to your parents, your family, and certainly to the Broward County S.O. family. We, here, two counties north of you, at Martin County Sheriff's Office, honor your life and mourn your death. May God grant you His grace and mercy is our prayer.

Chaplain L. C. Campbell, Jr.
Martin County Sheriff's Office

August 23, 2004

Brother Todd,
You will be greatly missed by your entire FAMILY IN BLUE. Please accept our heart felt thanks for your dedication and a job well done.
We mourn your absence and your family's great sorrow, but we rejoice that Heaven got one of our finest and we will meet you there.
"For to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord"
II Corinthians 5:8
& Revelation 14:13
Keep them busy with Cop stories till we get there brother.

Detective Glenn A. Youngblood
Jacksonville Florida, Sheriff's Office Honor Guard

August 23, 2004

DET. FATTA YOU DID YOUR JOB NOW LET US TAKE IT FROM HERE. TO THE FAMILY AND FRIENDS OF DET. FATTA MY PRAYERS AND THOUGHTS GO OUT TO ALL OF YOU. REST IN PEACE BROTHER.

DEPTUY KROENING
MONROE COUNTY SHERIFF'S

August 23, 2004

The men and women of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, Industry Station, wish to offer their heartfelt condolences to the family, friends, and co-workers of Detective Fatta. Having recently tragically lost Deputy Mike Arruda (EOW 06-15-04), we know all too well the pain and reality of losing one of our own.

Please take comfort from knowing your extended law enforcement family grieves with you.

God bless, Detective Fatta. Rest in peace.

Industry Sheriff's Station
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department

August 23, 2004

My thoughts and prayers to your family and friends. I truly can feel the thoughts and pain of your family, as a survivor. Know that here in Wester NY, your native home, we will all mourn with your family as another of our own is now on potrol elsewhere

Noelle A. Shields-Dugas
Sister Of Buffalo PD Officer Jimmy Shields EOW10/30/02

August 23, 2004

God bless you brother. Rest in peace. You will not be forgotten.

Officer Charles Hoff
Rowlett PD, Texas

August 23, 2004

Detective T. Fatta
You served your county, state, and country with pride. I am sure all of the BSO will now hold your name with the greatest honor. Although I do not know you, we are brothers alike. I will also hold your name with pride as I continue to serve knowing that you gave your life doing something you love. You will never have to worry about your family as I am sure they are in the greatest of hands of family and friends. You will be missed.
GOD SPEED BROTHER.

DEPUTY ENGLAND
MONROE COUNTY, FL

August 23, 2004

My fiance, Dennis McElderry, was the first law enforcement casualty of 2003. Dennis died doing a job he loved, just as I'm sure Todd did. It saddens me to know that Dennis was not the first to die in the line of duty, nor will he and Todd be the last to die this way.

Having gone through the pain of losing Dennis I can truly understand and feel the pain that Detective Fatta's family, friends, and co-workers must be feeling. My heart goes out to you all. No one can truly understand the pain of our loss until they've walked in our shoes. I wish I could give you a few words of wisdom to help you through this tough time, but there isn't anything I can really say or do to make the situation better. Just know that my thoughts are with you.

Please accept my condolences on behalf of the McElderry family and remember that Todd is part of huge law enforcement family. If you ever need anything any number of them will be there for you (as I've quickly found out!) From reading the many reflections posted here, I am certain Todd was well respected and well loved.

Thank you Detective Fatta for a job well done and for helping to make this world a safer place for us all. Please say "hello" to my fiance Dennis for me.

Peace, Love, Luck, Health, and Happiness!

Jocelyne Brar (Winnipeg, MB Canada)
Fiancee of Deputy Sheriff Dennis Ray McElderry - EOW (01/03/03)

August 23, 2004

My thoughts and prayers are with your family, friends, and the B.S.O. Rest in peace brother...

Trooper
Florida Highway Patrol

August 22, 2004

Although we never met we were brothers of the thin blue line. I heard of your untimely passing from someone that lived under the protection that you provided and thought enough of you that they wanted to let me know. This meant alot to me as this person holds police in the highest regard. To your family that you leave behind, my heart felt sorrow and you will be in my prayers. Rest in peace my brother as you are now in a better place.

Detective E.L. Flax
Norfolk Police Department, Norfolk VA

August 22, 2004

When word went out on the news that two BSO deputies had been shot, my heart dropped and I could barely breathe. When I heard your name and saw your face, you were not someone that I knew, but now your face is forever etched in my mind and your name will forever be in my heart. Another fallen angel who was taken way to soon. You will never be forgotten by your fellow officers and their families. I pray for your family and for the safety of my husband and all of the men and women with the Broward County Sheriff's Office and in law enforcement everywhere. Todd, you will truly be missed.

Liz Preville-Wurms, Wife of Sgt. Jerry W
Broward Sheriff's Office

August 22, 2004

Our condolence to all the family. Ypu are in our prayers

Chapter Director Charles Shinholser
Concerns of Police Survivors

August 22, 2004

Let Us Never Forget

Captain Sean T. Mulhall
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Dept. Charlotte, N.C.

August 22, 2004