Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

I COME HERE OFTEN TO REFLECT AND PRAY FOR THE FALLEN OFFICERS AND THEIR FAMILIES. I KNEW WE WOULD NOT GET THROUGH LABOR DAY WEEKEND WITHOUT LOSING AN OFFICER. I WAS SO HEARTBROKEN TO SEE I WAS RIGHT. GO REST HIGH ON THAT MOUNTAIN,OFFICER RIOS YOUR WORK ON EARTH IS DONE. PRAYERS TO OFFICER RIOS FAMILY AND FRIENDS.

September 5, 2005

My sincerest sympathy to the family and friends of Officer Ramon Rios as well as to the Douglas Police Department. Rest in peace Officer Rios, you are gone but will not be forgotten...

Dispatcher Sue Rusch
Punta Gorda PD, Punta Gorda FL

September 5, 2005

I was saddened when I heard about Officer Rios. I was a dispatcher in Douglas and knew Officer Rios when he was a deputy for the Cochise County Sheriff's Department. My thoughts and prayers are with his family. He will be missed greatly.

Michelle Chenowth/Officer
ADOT/MVD

September 5, 2005

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 the 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, take this time to lift you up in prayer.

For your act of unselfish bravery and courage Officer Rios, we salute you. Blessed are the peacekeepers.

Denise & Erin Hunter, Widow and Daughter
Sgt. Gregory L. Hunter, Grand Prairie, TX Police Dept., EOW 6-18-04

September 5, 2005

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, September 5, 2005 we dedicated the shift to the memory of Police Officer Ramon Rios who died in the line of duty just yesterday.

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

Officer Rios' sacrifice will never be forgotten.

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

September 5, 2005

My sympathies to the Department and his family. Having just had an Officer killed in the line of duty I know how hard this can be. Godspeed brother.

Officer J. Kent
Huntsville AL Police Dept.

September 5, 2005

May the lord bless you, your family, and co-workers during this tragic time. Your sacrifice will never be forgotten.

Former officer

September 5, 2005

Our deepest sympathy goes out to the family, friends and all the members of the Douglas Police Department. We were made safer by his service and we all suffer their tragic loss. The family of Officer Rios deserves our appreciation and gratitude for their sacrifice. In the days to follow, may you be strengthened by the fact that Officer Rios is a man distinguished by exceptional courage and will always be admired for his brave deeds and noble qualities. You, your family and your sacrifice will never be forgotten.

Thomas Doyle
Cary Police Department, NC

September 5, 2005

God bless Officer Ramon Rios, his family, and the Douglas Police Department

Corporal P.R. OLIVER
Royal Canadian Mounted Police

September 5, 2005

My thoughts and prayers are with the family and the Douglas P.D.

Fallen but never forgotten.

Bryan Laurie son of fallen Officer
Nathan Laurie EOW 7-29-04

September 5, 2005

Thank you for protecting us. May your soul rest in peace.

Carol Espinoza, Mother of
Officer Isaac Espinoza, SFPD, EOW 4/10/04

September 5, 2005

Thank you for your dedication & service, Officer Rios, and may the Lord comfort your family and friends at this difficult time.
"Blessed are the peacemakers; for they shall be called sons of God."
Matthew 5:9

Wife of a Deputy
SBSD Morongo Station, CA

September 5, 2005

To the family, friends and coworkers of Officer Rios my heart and prayers are with you all. May God bless you and guide you through the tough times ahead. Officer Rios, thank you for your many dedicated years of service and protection.

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

September 5, 2005

thank you for your 16 years of commitment!!! you will not be forgotten

September 5, 2005

REST IN PEACE MY FRIEND. I SALUTE YOU! MY PRAYERS ARE WITH YOU, YOUR FAMILY, FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES. I THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. YOU DID NOT LOSE YOUR LIFE, YOU GAVE IT IN SERVICE TO OTHERS. A TRUE HERO INDEED.

JIM SWEENEY
A FRIEND TO ALL PEACE OFFICERS

September 5, 2005

To the family, friends, and co-workers my prayers go out to you. You will miss Ramon everyday but we will never forget him.
Officer Rios there are a lot of other officers that will meet you at the gates of heaven, look Clint up for me tell him we still miss him everyday.
Thank you for your sacrifice, you are a true hero.

Connie Barker
Mother of Clint Walker E.O.W. 1-14-04

September 5, 2005

God bless be with you and your family n friends. You will not be forgotten. Rest easy!

Westerville Ohio

September 5, 2005

OFFICER RIOS MAY GOD BLESS YOU.

GILBERT DANIEL

September 5, 2005

God bless you for the job that you did. May you rest in peace.

Detective Doug Sullivan
Fresno County Sheriff's Dept. (CA)

September 5, 2005

“REMEMBER ME”
Law enforcement officers are, indeed, a special breed of people. Ask anyone on the street and they will tell you that they would not have our jobs for anything in the world. It takes something special to do what we do and at the same time be able to even contemplate retirement. We try to be optimists. Unfortunately, there are a few of us who will never make that date with retirement. By the very nature of our job, we are at risk everyday of losing our lives, either at the hand of some deranged individual or in some other situation that we, by virtue of our occupation, may be unable to avoid. Some people have recognized the hazardous duties we involve ourselves in, the risks we take, and the pride we take in accomplishing that job. There is National Law Enforcement Week, dedicated to us who gladly accept the responsibility of protecting the citizens in our respective jurisdictions. National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Day is dedicated to those who gave their lives in the line of duty. These are but a two examples of remembrances specifically for law enforcement personnel. Remembrances that come but once a year. We should remind fellow officers of another type of remembrance, one that will last a lifetime. Sooner or later, a doctor will pronounce us dead. It is inevitable. Regardless of whatever happens, death is the end we will all have to face.
“IT IS IN DEATH THAT WE CAN LIVE FOREVER”
Author Unknown

Jim Moore
New Orleans P.D., Retired

September 5, 2005

Rest in peace brother.

Off. A.M. Whelchel
Waco Police Dept.

September 5, 2005