Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Det. Moreno you have made San Antonio a better place to live. Thank you for all you have done. I commit my promise to keep San Antonio a safer place for our children. Prayers of support for your little ones and your wife will be sent daily. God bless them. Thanks to all the San Antonio Police Society and Bexar County Deputies. God bless you all!!!

Debbie Munoz
Wife of a fellow police officer

September 24, 2007

Mario, though you have left your fellow officers, you join the ones the Lord has chosen to watch over your brothers and sisters here on earth. We all will miss you terribly and I know your wife and children feel as if their hearts are broken and will never mend. I know because when tragidies such as this happen, it brings it all back to me. I offer her my help and comfort and I know the police department will look after your family as well because they still look after myself and my children and it's been almost 20 years. You will always be in my prayers along with my husband. God Bless you.

Linda Gorell
widow of SAPD Officer Eddie Gorrell

September 24, 2007

Rest in peace. You will not be forgotten.

Matt
LVMPD

September 24, 2007

When the Lord was creating police 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 his uniform.

"He has 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.

"He has to be in top physical condition at all times, running on black coffee and half-eaten meals. And he has 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 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 he already knows and wishes he'd taken that accounting job.) "Another pair here in the side of his head for his partners' safety. And another pair of eyes here in front that can look reassuringly at a bleeding victim and say, 'You'll be all right ma'am, when he knows it isn't so."

"Lord," said the angel, touching his sleeve, "rest and work on this 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 a 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 the elements of a hundred crimes; recite Miranda warnings in its sleep; detain, investigate, search, and arrest a gang member on the street in less time than it takes five learned judges to debate the legality of the stop... and still it keeps its sense of humor.

This officer also has phenomenal personal control. He 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, for justice."

"You're a genius," said the angel.

The Lord looked somber. "I didn't put it there," he said.

- Anonymous

God Bless the Moreno Family.

JoAnn Gallegos
Wife of SAPD Officer Raymond Gallegos

September 24, 2007

God Speed Sir

September 24, 2007

RIP...another officer loses their life to protect others. God bless.

PC Newman
Met Police - England

September 24, 2007

Our deepest condolences are offered to Officer Moreno's family and fellow members. We appreciate his sacrifice and commitment to his family, city, state and country.
Blessings and Peace in this difficult time and the grieving that will follow.

Chaplain Bob Harper
RCMP "K" Division

September 24, 2007

YOU GAVE THE ULTIMATE
NOW IT'S TIME FOR THE REST OF US TO STEP FORWARD
MAY YOUR FAMILY BE CONSOLED
THAT YOU ARE NOW WITH GOD AND HIS REWARD

Agent
PA Board Probation & Parole

September 24, 2007

We often wonder why our brothers and sisters are taken from us so early in life. I have come to understand that God has a bigger role for them to play in our lives. They become our Guardian Angels, protecting us until it's our time to join them. My heartfelt condolences to his Family, our extended Family.

Sgt. Frank Armendariz
Miami-Dade Police Department

Sgt. Frank Armendariz
Miami-Dade Police Department

September 24, 2007

God bless your family at this time. I am deeply saddened by the senseless murder of this wonderful young man.I was in Huntsville 05/16/07 when the man that shot and killed my father was executed after 18 years. Take comfort in the fact that justice was served immediately in Officer Moreno's case and he is a hero for us all. We as citizens are so proud of his service.
Gwynn Hudson Simmons

Gwynn Hudson Simmons
daughter of slain officer Tim Hudson EOW 08/20/88

September 24, 2007

Detective Moreno,

Rest in peace brother.

Detective Dave Howell
Plano,Texas Police Dept-Auto Theft

September 24, 2007

No reflection of fear in the face of danger, rest in peace brother, will see you one day. God bless your family.

retired officer Bob Lester
Midland Police Dept

September 24, 2007

My thoughts and prayers go out to the family, friends, and co workers of Detective Moreno. The San Antonio Police Department lost a hero, but he will never be forgotten and always remembered in the hearts of everyone that knew him and didnt know him. I cant even begin to say how much my heart goes out to Detective Morenos wife and kids. Just know that everyone is here for his family. May God bless you all. Rest in peace Detective Moreno.

Officer Burns
Texas

September 24, 2007

Rest in Peace Detective Moreno...My thoughts and prayers go out to your young family and your fellow Officers. Thank you Sir for your service and sacrifice.

Karen Perrucci
Sister of Ofc. Gary D. Pagano EOW 9/14/2007

September 24, 2007

To Mrs Moreno and family:
My heart breaks at your tragic loss. Prayers are being sent your way. Just know that your loved one is a hero to some of us out here. I pray that your sons will know that. All of my love from the Volunteer State of Tennessee.
Barb J. McFalls

Barb J. McFalls
Friend/police supporter

September 24, 2007

Rest in Peace Detective Moreno
My heart and prayers go out to your family and friends.

Detective
Easley Police Dept. Easley SC

September 24, 2007

May you rest in peace. May we all help watch over yours as you have watched over ours. Goodbye, brother.

ofc Alwine
TPD

September 24, 2007

Detective Moreno you are a hero. Thank you for your willingness to serve your fellowman. God bless you, your loved ones, and the San Antonio Police Department. May the Lord grant your loved ones the strength to endure during this difficult time. Rest in peace my brother.

State Constable J.L. Green
S.C. State Constables

September 24, 2007

You paid the ultimate sacrifice! Detective Moreno, you are in a better place now, and I know you will watch down on your family, and extended family at the San Antonio Police Department and other agencies around the country. Rest in peace. We will take it from here.

Deputy Stephanie Newton
Broward Sheriffs Office

September 24, 2007

Detective Moreno's memorial page will be read at our roll calls, so that our deputies may reflect on his service, and sacrifice. Please accept the condolences of the the deputies in the Genesee County Sheriff's Office. I am certain that he was an honorable man, and his family will miss him.

Captain Michael Becker
Genesee County Sheriff's Office, Flint Michigan

September 24, 2007

Thank you for your Sacrifice and service to the Citizens of Texas. My thoughts and prayers are with your family,friends,brother officers,and the men and women at ROP.

Sergeant,MVTS
Texas D.P.S.

September 24, 2007

When I start my tour of duty God,
wherever crime may be,
As I walk the darkened streets alone,
let me be close to thee.

Please give me the understanding
with both the young and old.
Let me listen with attention
until their story is told.

Let me never make a judgement
in a rash or callous way,
But let me hold my patience,
let each man have his say.

If some dark and dreary night,
I must give my life, Lord with your
everlasting love protect
my family and those in my life.

Ofc. M. Thebeau
Corpus Christi PD

September 24, 2007

Det. Moreno, thank you for your service. Niether you, nor your sacrifice, will ever be forgotten. Watch over your family giving them the love and guidance they will need as they begin this long, dark journey without. Watch over your brothers and sisters in uniform as well. Rest in peace.

Michelle - wife of Retired LEO

September 24, 2007

The Badge"
He starts his shift each day
To respond to calls unknown.
He drives a marked patrol car.
A police officer he is known.
He's paid by the citizens' taxes
To make it safe on the streets.
But he usually has a second job
'Cause a waitress has his salary beat.
Now he doesn't know a holiday
'Cause he works all year round.
And when Thanksgiving and Christmas finally arrive
At his home he cannot be found.
He's cursed and assaulted often,
The one whos blood runs blue.
He seldom ever gets a thanks,
To some he's just a fool.
His friends are always other cops
'Cause people just don't understand
That underneath his badge and gun,
He's just another man.
He knows there might not be a tomorrow
In this world of drugs and crime.
And he gets so mad at the court system
'Cause the crooks don't get any time.
And each day when he leaves for work,
He prays to God above.
Please bring me home after my shift
So I can see the ones I love.
But tonight he stops a speeding car,
He's alone down this ole' highway.
It's just a little traffic infraction.
He does it everyday.
Well, he walks up to the driver's window,
And his badge is shining bright.
He asked the guy for a driver's license,
When a shot rang through the night.
Yes, the bullet hit its mark,
Striking the officer in the chest.
But the Department's budget didn't buy
Each officer a bullet-proof vest.
So he lay on the ground bleeding.
His blood wasn't blue - His blood was red.
And briefly he thought of his loved ones
'Cause in a moment the officer was dead.
In the news they told the story
Of how this officer had died.
And some who listened cared less,
But those who loved him cried.
Well, they buried him in uniform
With his badge pinned on his chest.
He even had his revolver,
He died doing his best.
Written By:
David L. Bell
Sergeant
Richland County Sheriff's Department
Columbia, South Carolina
Used with Special Permission of the Author
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and may not be duplicated without permission

Investigator David L Bell
Richland County Sheriff's Dept., Columbia, SC

September 24, 2007

On behalf of the 5,200 members of the American Association of State Troopers (AAST), we extend our sincere condolences to Detective Moreno’s family as well as the members of the San Antonio Police Department. AAST members throughout the United States know first hand what all of you are going through right now. We will continue to keep you in our thoughts and prayers.

Ken Howes, Executive Director
American Association of State Troopers

September 24, 2007