Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

We are thinking of you and your family today, we know the pain and heartache and loss that fills every day now even while we remember the beauty and the wonder of having precious sons that mean everything to us.

We honor your sacrifice that was so great.

With love,
Linda Rittenhouse, Mother of Fallen Officer
Jesse Matthew Rittenhouse, E.O.W. 9/16/04

Linda Rittenhouse

August 20, 2006

I salute you Officer Walsh on this, the two year anniversary of your untimely departure. I will say a special prayer for your family, friends, fellow officers and dispatchers today as they no doubt are reliving that heartwrenching day. You are loved, respected and sorely missed by so many!

Although we never met, I will always remember you!

Take Care of each other out there...

Friend of Mark Sawyers EOW 6-5-04
Sterling Hgts Police Dept, Michigan

August 20, 2006

On a warm summer night,
not far away,
a man got dressed,
to begin his day.

He got dressed for work,
maybe just like you,
and put on his uniform,
made of blue.

He was out on the street
when he got the call.
There was a burglary in progress,
after all.

He turned on the lights,
and he sped away,
not knowing he wouldn't
go home that day.

The angels came,
it was his time,
for another officer,
who walked The Thin Blue Line.

He was young, with strength and might,
but what happened on that night,
Is something that doesn't go away.
My family lives with it everyday.

He was special,
like no other,
because that man,
was my brother.

I shed a tear,
and turn my head,
and think of others,
now instead,

Who will work tonite,
for their time,
another officer to walk,
The Thin Blue Line.

Lisa Kralik
Sister of Jonathan Walsh

August 19, 2006

305,

It's hard to believe that tomorrow will be two years. How time flies. You will remain in our hearts and on our minds forever. We'll be celebrating your life tomorrow, not the loss of it, but the way you lived it. You touched so many people in so many ways. The kind words you always had for everyone, that contagious bright smile, the cologne that could be smelled before you even walked into a room. God Bless You Jon. Keep JPD safe.

August 19, 2006

They say "Time Heals Everything", but is it really that easy? To some 2 yrs. may feel like an eternity and to others it may seem like yesterday. For me, the emotional aspect of you being taken away from here way too soon has not gone away....There are still times when my eyes dwell up with tears at the mention of your name. I still feel pain when I see a Joliet squad displaying your bumper sticker and I still get chills every time I pass the cemetary.

I can't even tell you how many people I have met through work or the community that tell me they knew you. Whether they only met you once or twice or they knew you for years, they all have the same exact thing to say about you -"What a great guy". I don't believe you ever gave anyone reason to dislike you Jon - You truly were an exceptional person!

I am so lucky to have Brian in my life and because of him I have gotten to know so many of the JPD - What a great group that continue to carry on your legacy. Tomorrow night we will all get together to celebrate your life and the impact you made on so many. I am sure you will be looking down on us with that contagious smile!

Until we meet again,
Jenna

Jenna Crowther

August 19, 2006

We went out last night to celebrate Schu's birthday just like we all did 2 years ago up at Double J's. It wasn't the same with you not being there, even though I know you were with us in spirit. Tomorrow it will be 2 years since you left us and it still isn't getting any easier. I think about you all the time and miss you even more. God bless you Jon and your family. Forever in my heart....

Mary Schu
Joliet PD

August 19, 2006

Jon,
Just wanted to drop a line to you. I was thinking about you, and I can only smile. That's what you did best. You smiled and made everyone around you do the same.

K-9 OFC SEILER
NORTHBROOK PD

August 16, 2006

It will be 2 years since your tour of duty ended and I know your loved ones still mourn your loss and think of you every day. Your Dad would change places with you in a heart beat as I would do for my son so that you could both be here to continue on with your careers and lives. You have not been forgotten nor will your loved ones and fellow officers ever let that happen. Keep watch over your loved ones, come to them in their dreams and let them know you are okay.

Bob Gordon, father of fallen Chicago Officer
Michael P. Gordon, EOW: 8/8/04

Bob Gordon

August 15, 2006

Was thinking about you this morning, and felt bad for not stopping by here more often....so thought I should, and tell you I miss ya! Wish you were here to see how things are changing!

Tiffany

Tiffany

August 11, 2006

I've seen fire and I've seen rain

I've seen sunny days that I thought would never end

I've seen lonely times that I could not find a friend

But I always thought that I'd see you again.

(Words of James Taylor)

I miss you.

Lorita

July 21, 2006

Dear Jon,
Although I never knew you, I met your father last fall and I felt like I knew you through him. He had so much pain, yet he delighted in his memories of you. I do think of you often, and your family is in my prayers.

Katrina

July 1, 2006

Today I am missing my brother and wishing he was here... Thanks to all who help keep his memory alive.

Debbie

Debbie Stephenson
Jons sister

July 1, 2006

Hey Jon!! I was just thinking about you tonight! Nobody has forgotten you and I know that every day I look at your picture hanging up on my wall! Well I just wanted to let you know that I miss you and I havent forgot you! Miss ya Hollywood!

<3Ashly

Ashly

June 26, 2006

just thinking about you...
we were telling funny jon stories on fathers day...

watch down on us...

June 20, 2006

Dear Jon,
Thinking of you today, on Memorial Day, and I hope you know that you are hero to me and everyone else that had the great pleasure of knowing you. Keep watching over your brothers and sisters in blue who everyday keep fighting the good fight. Love and miss you.....forever in my heart....

Mary Schu
Joliet PD

May 29, 2006

Thinking of you today and everyday......

May 27, 2006

Dear Jon,

I out up a new flag pole in the yard and dedicated it to you. Its May 1st and along with the Stars and Stripes I'm flying The Police Memorial Flag this month. It has your name on it. It wasnt up an hour before my neighbor called to say how nice it looks.
God always keep you in the palm of His hand
Love Uncle Bill
Worth PD (ret.)

Officer Bill Walsh
Uncle Worth PD (ret)_

May 1, 2006

I never know what to write here anymore that won't be too redundant, but as much as everyone says that they miss you, it's so true for all of us. Two years is coming up way to soon.

-Tiffany

Tiffany

April 22, 2006

Hwppy Easter JON! We all love and miss you so much. God has blessed us with you as an angel...

wife
jpd officer

April 17, 2006

Can't walk past a cologne display without stopping to smell the "Old School Polo". More often than not, my kids are with me and they know that's Jonathan's cologne.

Joliet P.D.

April 11, 2006

Happy birthday Hollywood.

April 7, 2006

Happy Birthday Hollywood! You are still missed everyday!

April 7, 2006

Jon-
Happy 29th Birthday!
Not a day goes by that you’re not in my thoughts or prayers. Keep watch over your fellow brother's in blue like we know you have been the past two years.
Rest in Peace!
Kacey

Kacey
Joliet Pd Dispatch

April 7, 2006

Happy Birthday Jon!

I will always remember this day as it is two days before my dad's b-day. Tonight, amongst family & friends I will be celebrating 60 wonderful years of my dad's life. At the same time I will hold a heavy place in my heart knowing that you were taken from us way too soon. Some days I still don't understand it, but I try not to dwell on the sadness as I know you are in a better place.

You are loved and missed by so many, and will never be forgotten. Happy Birthday!

Jenna Crowther

April 7, 2006

HAPPY BIRTHDAY WALSH!

You are missed and loved tremendously, by everyone who's life you touched, every single day since you left us. I hope that you get to celebrate in Heaven and know that your friends and family and even those who didn't know you at all, are celebrating the man you were and all that your life and death mean to us down here. Happy Birthday!
Love, Mary

Mary Kroeger

April 7, 2006