Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

My thoughts and prayers go out to the Marquez family and members of the Odessa Police Department in this difficult time. Godspeed Brother!

Mark Schilli
DEA-St. Louis

September 13, 2007

Rest in peace, Thank You for your bravery.

Offc. Michael Walker
Tallahassee Police Department

September 13, 2007

Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the
children of God.

Dispatcher Ted Smith
Martin, TN Police Dept.

September 13, 2007

My sincerest sympathy to the family and friends of Corporal Abel Marquez as well as to the Odessa Police Department. Rest in peace Corporal Marquez, you are gone but will not be forgotten...

Dispatcher Sue Rusch, CTO
Punta Gorda PD, Punta Gorda FL

September 13, 2007

To Mrs. Marquez, the children, family, friends and coworkers of Corporal Marquez, you are all in my heart and prayers. May God be with you and the entire department and guide you through these trying times.

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

September 13, 2007

Our prayers for you remained unanswered for The Lord has His own plan for you.May you rest safe in the hollow of His Hand and may your loved ones, friends and brother officers recieve His comfort at this terrible time and in the times to come.G-d Bless.

September 13, 2007

this is so awfull that 3 officers lost there lives in such a tragic way my heart and prayers go out to all the familys i also wanted to thank them for the sacrafice they made, god speed brothers r.i.p. never forgotten watch over us

Eric Martinez
Soon to be ALBUQUERQUE POLICE OFFICER

September 13, 2007

May the perpetual light shine upon you, SIR....GODSPEED

SR. DEPUTY
PCSO IOWA

September 13, 2007

I am very sorry to hear of your passing. I followed the story through the media and prayed for you. Thank you for your service, as that of your fellow officers. May your family, blood and in the brotherhood, know that we will support them. Thank you and watch over me.

FTO
SC Officer

September 13, 2007

Rest in peace sir, you and your fellow officers who passed will be remebered as hero's forever. My prayers go out to your two brothers and the rest of the fine men and woman of the OPD.

Ofc. G Watts Star #2062
San Francisco Police Dept-TTF

September 13, 2007

God Bless Brother and God Speed. Our prayers are with your family.

DPS-HP Corpus Christi

September 13, 2007

What a tragedy. Our thoughts are with your families, fellow officers, and your department as you cope with this horrible event.

Retired Police Officer
Riverside, CA PD

September 13, 2007

Our prayers are with the men/women of the Odessa Police Department and with the families of those slain. No doubt many in the community were "shocked" to learn that they did not live in "Mayberry." These men are heroes. We will hold you all up in prayer at our police Bible study this weekend.
God Bless!

Detective M.C. Williams
State of Colorado

September 13, 2007

Must have been devastating for your brother to be the
first on the scene and having to transport you to the hospital. He did all he could to help you, but unfortunately, it wasn't enough. What an animal the
murderer is to take 3 officers from their families. Our
hearts go out to all the survivors. Thanks for being
willing to wear the uniform.
Lynn Kole
Washington State

September 13, 2007

I am saddenned by this news, we will never forget you.

Sgt. Robert Tabers
1175th MP Company in St. Louis, St. Louis County DSN 2966 retired

September 13, 2007

Rest in peace my brother

Patrolman
Brush Colorado PD

September 13, 2007

I want to thank Corporal Marquez for his sacrifice for the many citizens of Odessa as well as the State of Texas. It takes a special kind of person to be a police officer. My family is full of police officers and while this is a tragedy I hope it will serve as inspiration to others like me who dream of one day putting on the badge. I also hope that it will be a wake up call to other officers that no call is "ROUTINE." I believe Heaven holds a special place for officers like Corporals Marquez, Jones, and Gardner, who put on a uniform many people hate and don't respect and still serve and protect the very people that dislike them. May their sacrifices never be forgotten. My prayers go out to their families and co-workers as well as all of the brave men and women who put on that uniform, never knowing for sure whether or not it will be their last.

Matt Clark
Texas Department Of Criminal Justice

September 13, 2007

Rest in peace Corporal Marquez, you and your family are in my thoughts and prayers.

Shelly
Citizen

September 13, 2007

My heart goes out to you and your family. Rest in peace.

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

September 13, 2007

You have made the ulitimate saacrafice along with yuor two other brothers in blue. Rest easy - they have your watch. Our prayers and thought will be with your faamily to help you try and cope with such ann Enourmoss loss.... God Speed. You are walking on golden streets now

Police Officers Wiffe

September 13, 2007

One of our best was taken from us on March 1, 2006. We still mourn the loss. I can't begin to imagine the grief the Odessa PD is going through with the loss of three officers as a result of one event.

The families and friends of these three men are in my thoughts and prayers.

September 13, 2007

"For those who pledge to uphold it, freedom requires a sacrifice the protected will never know"
This is an awful day for law enforcement, rest in peace brother, your tour of duty is over here, keep the other side safe for the rest of us..

Cmdr. J. Eubanks
Kinston PD

September 12, 2007

Rest In Peace Abel Marquez. May God watch over and give strength to your wife and children, your brothers and your fellow officers. You are all in my prayers.

Detective
Chicago P.D.

September 12, 2007

I read of your bravery, Cpl. Marquez. Your fight for your fellow officers, and the fight for your life, will NOT go in vain. May God Bless your family, and protect your brothers. We needed another guardian and your promotion is accepted in silence. We'll take it from here.

J. Stevenson, Former Patrol Sgt.
Arizona

September 12, 2007

My full prayers go out to you and your family, not only was one family impacted in Odessa but three at once. Not to mention, the friends, brothers in blue and citizens of this community. A tradegy of this magnitude is devastating to all, and I just want to say that even though you are suffering a horrific loss, that your loss is felt by many and please take comfort in knowing that people care and will be praying for the Odessa PD.

CPl G Voiles
DHPD/Michigan

September 12, 2007