Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

You will never be forgotten Officer Nava. You are a hero in the eyes of many, may you rest in peace.

Daughter of FWPD officer

December 5, 2005

My sincere condolences to the family and friends of Officer Nava.

December 5, 2005

I am so sorry for your loss. Once again another hero is taken from us. May God be with you and your family at this time of pain and suffering. I to am a wife of a police officer and this is the worst nightmare of any wife. I didnt know your husband but in my book he is a true hero and loved to protect and serve. He is in a better place and someday I will have the pleasure of meeting him. Until then Rest In Peace Officer Nava. You will never be forgotten. Thank You for your bravery

Rina Anderson
Proud Wife of a Dallas Police Officer

December 5, 2005

RIP Brother, you'll never be forgotten.

PO
NYPD (Bronx)

December 5, 2005

I AM SO SAD FOR YOUR LOSS..I DID NOT KNOW HIM PERSONALLY BUT I FEELAS IF I LOST A PROTECTOR, SOMEONE WHO WAS GOOD, AND THEN I REALIZE..HE IS JUSTWATCHING FROM ABOVE INSTEAD OF WITH....GOD BLESS YOU....I KNOW YOU ARE TAKING CARE OF MY FAMILY UP THERE UNTIL I CAN

ELIZABETH

December 5, 2005

Rest in Peace my Brother. I pray a clean sweep be made and the female be charged as an accomplice to this needless tradgety. Thank you for your service, faithfulness and dedication to duty. Be assured your loved ones are never 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.

December 5, 2005

I am so sorry for your department and family's huge loss. My prayers are with you.

Wife
Of an ICE Agent

December 5, 2005

Your family will be in our prayers. You are living our worse nightmare. May God Bless and keep you.

Wife of OKC Officer

December 5, 2005

To the Nava Family-
Please know that the OKlahoma City Police Family are thinking of you during this difficult time. We are all still trying to cope with the loss of our own Jon Dragus. May God comfort his wife and children and his brothers in law enforcement. I am most thankful for each day and have learned not to take one day for granted. I can only imagine your pain during this great loss, however please know that you are in our thoughts and prayers.

May God bless you during this holiday season!

Wife of OCPD Officer

December 5, 2005

As a trainee with Search One Rescue, I have met many Law Enforcement personnel.
I have the utmost admiration for those who stand in the line of danger to make this a better, safer place to live and work!
Hank's kids will grow up knowing that their Dad will always be their Hero, as he was to so many others who did not take the time to say Thank You.
I would like to say Thank You Officer Nava, for standing for all that is good in this world!

Bob Bray
Volunteer; Search One Rescue

December 5, 2005

“When God made Peace Officers….”

When the lord was creating Peace Officers, he was into his sixth day of overtime when an angel appeared and said, “You’re doing a lot of fiddling around on this one.”

And the Lord said, Have you read the spec on this order? A Peace Officer has to be able to run five miles through alleys in the dark, scale walls, enter homes the health inspector wouldn’t touch, and not wrinkle their uniform.

They have to be able to sit in an undercover car all day on a stakeout, cover a homicide scene that night, canvass the neighborhood for witnesses, and testify in court the next day.

They have to be in top physical condition at all times, running on black coffee and half- eaten meals. And they have to have six pairs of hands.

The angel shook her head slowly and said, “Six pairs of hands….No Way.”

“It’s not the hands that are causing me the problems,” said the Lord, “It’s the three pairs of eyes an officer has to have.”

That’s on the standard model? asked the angel.

The Lord nodded. One pair that sees through a bulge in a pocket before he asks, “May I see what’s in there sir?” (When they already know and wishes they had taken that accounting job.) Another pair here in the side of their head for their partners’ safety. And another pair of eyes here in front that can look reassuringly at a bleeding victim and say, “ You’ll be alright ma’am, when they know it isn’t so.”

“Lord,” said the angel, touching his sleeve,” rest and work tomorrow.”

“I can’t,” said the Lord, “I already have a model that can talk a 250 pound drunk into a patrol car without incident and feed a family of five on civil service paycheck.”

The angel circled the model of the Peace Officer very slowly, “Can it think?” she asked.

“You bet,” said the Lord, “It can tell you elements of a hundred crimes, recite Miranda warnings in it’s sleep; detain, investigate, search, and arrest a gang member on the street in less time than it takes five judges to debate the legality of the stop…and still it keeps it’s sense of humor.

This officer also has phenomenal personal control. They can deal with crime scenes painted in HELL, coax a confession from a child abuser, comfort a murder victim’s family’ and then read in the daily paper how Law Enforcement isn’t sensitive to the rights of criminal suspects.

Finally, the angel bent over and ran her finger across the cheek of the Peace Officer. “There’s a leak,” she pronounced. “I told you that you were trying to put too much into this model.”

“That’s not a leak,” said the Lord, “It’s a tear.”

“What’s the tear for?” asked the angel.

“It’s for bottled-up emotions, for fallen comrades, for commitment to that funny piece of cloth called the American flag, and for justice.”

“You’re a genius,” said the angel.

The Lord looked sober. “I didn’t put it there,” he said.


Anonymous

Senior Instructor
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center

December 5, 2005

My deepest sympathy to the family and friends of Officer Nava. May God bless you all with his love, grace, mercy and peace during this terrible time.

Officer Nava, rest in peace.

Rosa Waters
Mother of Michael Waters
EOW: September 11, 2003

December 5, 2005

You will never be forgotten by your brothers in BLUE!! R I P your watch is over we will take it from here. Your brothers in Michigan!!!

Ofc. J. Dixon
Brownstown Police Dept., MI

December 5, 2005

The Florida Police Chiefs Association would like to express our deepest condolences to the family and friends of Officer Hank Nava, Jr., and the Fort Worth P.D. Our thoughts and prayers are with you during this time of great sadness. Please take comfort in knowing that your extended law enforcement family grieves with you. Officer Nava, we thank you for your service. You will not be forgotten.

Members and Staff
Florida Police Chiefs Association

December 5, 2005

Not to be forgotten. Rest in peace.

Offc. Michael Walker
Tallahassee Police Department

December 5, 2005

May God bless you and keep you until we all meet again.

Rest in peace brother. You will never be forgotten.

Sergeant Kevin Foster
FWPD

December 5, 2005

Hank was the true model of what an officer should be. Hard working, fair, honest and caring. Hank always made me smile and was always positive. The world lost a good person, officer, and friend but all of heaven is rejoicing because a hero made it home. Thanks for setting such a good example Hank. I'll miss you terribly.

Officer Phil Whitehead
Fort Worth P.D.

December 5, 2005

Rest in peace our brother in blue. Your dedication and bravery will never be forgotten. To Mrs. Nava, My prayers are with you and your family.

Ofcr ER Stahura ID#3456
FWPD

December 5, 2005

On behalf of the Leander Police Department we extend out deepest sorrow to the Nava family.

Lt. Greg Minton
Leander PD

December 5, 2005

Thank You Officer Nava, you are a true Hero. Godbless and Godspeed

"Nemo Me Impune Lacessit"

Exp. Billy Anderson
Southlake DPS

December 4, 2005

Everytime I walk out the door to go to work I think of you and others who gave their lives for us. It pushes me onward.
Thanks for your sacrifice. I know that you will watch after me. There is another star watching over us now.

Your family will always be watched over by us.

Officer Scott H. Martin
MILFORD,TX PD

December 4, 2005

To Officer Nava's family:

I am so sorry for your loss. There is nothing I can say to make it any better, but thank you for his bravery. Officer Nava's memory will always be honored and is bravery will never be forgotten.

Wife of an Officer

December 4, 2005

The East Side Expolrers are all praying for the family.

Traylon Brown
Fort Worth Expoleres

December 4, 2005

AS A MEMBER OF 70PCT NYC I FEEL YOUR FAMILYS SORROW. ONCE AGAIN A YOUNG OFFICER LOSES HIS LIFE TO A PERSON WHO SHOULD NOT HAVE EVEN BEEN BORN MY GOD BLESS YOUR TWO CHILDREN AND YOUR WIFE

PO BOBE
NYPD 70PCT

December 4, 2005

God Bless Officer Nava Jr and his family

Police Officer
NYPD

December 4, 2005