Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

LYNN, YOUR PARENTS, YOUR SIBLINGS, AND MATT'S FAMILY,

I KNOW FOR SURE HEAVEN IS A PLACE OF GOOD AND HEALED AND PEACE, LOOK AT ALL OUR BEAUTIFUL ANGELS THAT GO BEFORE US. I SO AFTEN LOOK FOR THE BRIGHTEST STAR AND WONDER WHICH ANGEL IS PREPARING NEW WINGS FOR ONE OF OUR HEROES.

BE STRONG AND KNOW MATT AND PHIL AND BERT AND CHRIS AND BILLY AND JIM AND SO MANY OTHERS, HAVE WELCOMED MATT INTO THEIR HOME AND WE ARE HERE TO WELCOME ALL OF YOU INTO OURS.

OUR FAMILY OF "SURVIVORS" AND THAT'S WHAT ALL OF YOU WILL BE, "SURVIVORS", UNDERSTAND THE LOVE, THE PAIN, THE HURTING AND THE MISSING. WE ARE HERE AS YOUR CRUTCH TO HELP YOU WALK THROUGH YOUR NEW PATH ONE STEP AT A TIME.UNTIL WE CAN STEP ASIDE AND WALK WITH YOU ARM IN ARM.

MY PRAYERS CONTINUE TO HOLD YOU ALL IN MY HEART AND I PRAY FOR PEACE UPON YOURS. I'M HERE FOR ALL OF YOU GOD BLESS AND KNOW OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT FAMILY IS THE STRONGEST, CLOSES AND PROUDEST PEOPLE. WE WATCH OUT FOR OUR OWN.

DEL

DONNA LAMONACO W/81
NEW JERSEY STATE POLICE

March 24, 2006

TO THE WATCHUNG POLICE DEPARTMENT, STAFF, DISPATCHERS, EMT:

I NEVER LIKE MEETING ANYONE UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES TO WHICH I DID YOU ALL OF YOU, HOWEVER, AS I TELL MANY, THESE ARE THE BEST PEOPLE AND WHY WOULD WE NOT BECOME ATTACHED. OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT AND FAMILY MEMBERS ARE GOOD PEOPLE AND COME FROM GREAT FAMILIES.

REMEMBER THIS AS EACH OF YOU CARRY ON YOUR DAILEY ROUTINE, REMEMBERING THE MANY TIMES YOU CAME ACROSS MATT IN YOUR LIVES. THESE WERE TIMES TO PLACE IN YOUR HEART AND AS THE MEMORIES BECOME EASIER TO RECALL, THE LIFE OF MATT WILL BECOME THE PILAR OF YOUR STRENGTH.

I AM HERE FOR ANY OF YOU, BUT MOST IMPORTANT BE THERE FOR EACH OTHER. REMEMBER MATT FOR WHO HE WAS AND WHAT HIS PURPOSE WITHIN THE WATCHUNG POLICE DEPARTMENT MEANT. PLACE HIS BRICK IN YOUR FOUNDATION AND BUILD UPON IT.

GOD BLESS ALL OF YOU
DONNA

DONNA LAMONACO W/81
NEW JERSEY STATE POLICE

March 24, 2006

Again we mourn as another hero is taken from us. My deepest sympathy to the family, friends and co-workers of Officer Melchionda. May the Lord give you strength and bless each of you during this time.

Rest in peace for your watch here is over; walk in heavens beat and guide us to protect and serve others safely.

US Ranger Catroppa
National Park Service GA

March 23, 2006

...Rest in peace Matt...

my respect for a partner in this job...

to his family, honor and go ahead...

always Matt..always Cops...

Victor.-

Victor
Guardia Civil (north of Spain)

March 23, 2006

REST IN PEACE BROTHER, YOU WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATION

P/OS DANNY J BOLT & JASON A BOLT
COLUMBUS POLICE DEPT (OHIO)

March 22, 2006

My Prayers are with you and your family at this time.

NJSP Wife

March 22, 2006

A HERO NEVER DIES; HE JUST TAKES ON A NEW ASSIGNMENT...

Officer Paladino
CSPD

March 22, 2006

It is with tears and a heavy heart that we send this message.
May God be with Officer Melchionda, his wife, family and friends.
May all of our brothers and sisters of the Watchung Police Department know that we share their loss and pain.

Our thoughts and prayers are with you all.
May you rest in peace Brother Melchionda.

MONROE TOWNSHIP P.B.A. LOCAL #255

March 21, 2006

My thoughts and prayers are with your family... May angels lead you in.

Trooper Jessica Williams
Virginia State Police, former NJ resident

March 21, 2006

My deepest condolences to Lynn and the family of Officer Matthew Melchionda. May his strength and courage continue to inspire all of us to live our lives as he did.

Danielle (McAloney) Petrelli
Sister in Law of NJ State Trpr. Bertram Zimmerman (EOW 2/5/2004)

March 20, 2006

To the family of Matthew Melchionda,

My thoughts and prayers are with you. God bless Matt and may he rest in peace. Your sacrafice will not ever be in vain.

Ptl. Donny Carruth
East Brunswick PD, NJ

March 20, 2006

Matt,
You will be sadly missed by us all. We were a class of only 22 now only 21. We were Recruit Class 23-99 "The Centuries Finest" but the truth is you were the finest.

Ofc. Lauralee Salisbury-Battista
Middlesex Borough Police Dept.

March 20, 2006

Matt~

We graduated high school together and though I haven't seen you since then, I was filled with a sadness when learning of your passing. I remember you as funny and kind. May you rest in peace.

Sincerely~
Caryn Wiley (maiden name Rasweiler)

Caryn

March 20, 2006

God bless and keep you and yours.

Lieutenant Frank Bertone
Harris County Constable 3 Baytown,Texas

March 20, 2006

You may be gone but we dont forget. Rest in peace brother and we'll take it from here.

Deputy Ricky Morales
Jackson County Sheriff's Department

March 20, 2006

I will never understand 1 why this happened to such A fine young officer, and 2 why the person who recklessly did this, will not be charged. Such A young wife now left as A widow. My prayers are with you, I did not know you nor did I know your family, but my prayers are with you. RIP Matthew

Jena Sims

March 19, 2006

Thoughts and prayers go out to the Melchionda family and to the brothers and sisters of the Watchung Police Dept. Rest in peace brother and God bless.

Sgt. Robert S. Stavola, Jr. #125
Gloucester Twp. Police (Camden County)

March 18, 2006

Words can not say enough but, we mourn another hero that has been taken from us. If it was by accident or crimes against an officer it is a great loss. We will be praying for your family during these trying times. My deepest sympathy to the family, friends and co-workers. May the Lord give you strength and bless each of you during this time.

Missionary/Evangelist Joe Taylor Cop Evangelist Ministries www.copsevangelist.com

Joe Taylor (Former FL LEO)

March 18, 2006

From the Brothers and Sisters of Blue Knights Law Enforcement Motorcycle Club Ct ChaptXI...Condolences to our brothers family....... Your all in our Prayers............

Detective Larry Calhoun
Naugatuck Ct PD

March 18, 2006

Lynn, Dave and the Melchionda Family,
I am so sorry for your loss. Matt often spoke of his family with affection and a smile. May the love of family and friends comfort you. You are continually in my thoughts and prayers.

Watchung Brothers,
Never forget your family next door is there for you. Matt will be greatly missed by all of us.

Matt,
I am blessed to have known you behind the badge. You have been an inspiration to me since I met you. Thank you for always caring and looking out for me. You were the most intelligent person I ever met and I learned so much from you. We shared the joy in finding our soul mate, getting engaged the same day and planning our weddings. I will miss your friendship, "the freedom of good conversation", my vocabulary lessons, your laugh and the sanity breaks.
I promise I will continue to "go where there is no path and leave a trail". The memories will be with me until we meet again. You lived and died a hero, I will never forget you and continue in your honor. I go to work tonight for the first time since the accident. Every time those hairs raise up on the back of my neck from now on...I'll know it's you looking out for me.
Lynn, Dave and your family will always have the support of your LE family.
Rest In Peace Brother.

"A friend is a person with whom I may be sincere. Before him I may think aloud..."
"It is not length of life, but depth of life"
~Ralph Waldo Emerson

Officer Jeanne-Marie Mocarski
Berkeley Heights PD, NJ

March 18, 2006

May god bless you and your family Matt. Thank you for your dedicated service to us all. You are a true hero. God speed my brother

Patrolman James Crilly
Clinton P.D.

March 18, 2006

On behalf of Mountainside PBA 126, I would like to extend our deepest sympothies to friends, family, and fellow officers of Ofc. Melchionda.
Rest In Peace Brother

Ofc. J Stinner
Mountainside PBA Local 126

March 17, 2006

Matt,
Rest in Peace Brother! You made the supreme sacrifice in the "line of duty" and your legacy should never be forgotten. Rest in Eternal Peace and keep an eye over all of us in Blue. My deepest sympathy goes out to your wife and entire family.
I contacted the NY State Shields to honor your devotion to the job and your wife as every year they Honor Police Survivors on the NY Intrepid at the annual NY State Shields Memorial Breakfast. Anyeone who has contacts with the family or the Watchung Police force, please e-mail as the President and Executive Board are interested in honoring the family in May 2007 since this year might be a little too soon.
R.I.P.
Brother Officer - Bergen County Sheriff's Office [email protected]

Officer
Bergen County Sheriff's Office

March 17, 2006

MY PRAYERS AND THOUGHTS GO OUT TO THE WATCHUNG POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND THE FAMILY AND FRIENDS OF OFC.MELCHIONDA.

MAY GOD BLESS YOU GUYS.

JAILER GEZIM POLLOZANI
GRAPEVINE POLICE DEPARTMENT (TEXAS)

March 17, 2006

God be with your wife, family, and brotherhood

March 17, 2006