Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Rest in Peace Sister Hollis. May God be with her family during this time of grief.

Detective(retired)James P. McGrath
Schenectady Police Department

June 25, 2012

35 years on this earth I have been alive, yet it still surprises me on how cold human beings can be towards one another. I have never seen nor ever heard the voice of Celena, yet right now @ this moment I have tears in my eyes and my heart is soooooooo heavy. GOD has your baby now, so let's try and not grieve to much. She's in a better place smiling down on us all.

Detective
NYPD

June 25, 2012

We the citizenry are honored to have been protected by such fine officers as Officer Celena Hollis. Thank you Celena for being a member of the Thin Blue Line.

Stan Jefferson
civilian

June 25, 2012

Our prayers are with the family. We pray God heals their broken hearts.

Retired DPD officer. Lonnie D. Boyes
Retired Denver Police Officer

June 25, 2012

May God wrap his arms of Love around Officer Hollis's immediate family and her family at the Denver Police Department. My prayers goes out to all. The law enforcement total community mourns the lost.

Charles Bailey
1st Vice-Pres. Dallas County Peace Officers Association Dallas, Texas

June 25, 2012

My prayers to your family, as you made the ultimate sacrifice. I pray your family, and Law enforcement family, find comfort in their time of need.

PTLM A. D. Slater
Chesapeake Police Department, Chesapeake WV

June 25, 2012

My thoughts and prayers are with the Hollis family. What a tragedy! Her brothers and sisters on the DPD will not allow her memory or her sacrifice to be forgotten. Rest in peace.

Captain Edward Lujan, Jr.
Denver Police Department (Retired)

June 25, 2012

Rest well my sister, your sacrifice was not in vain. As you take the watch in heaven, we'll take the watch here. May God bless her daughter, and family both physical, and Law Enforcement with peace and comfort.

"Greater love hath no man than this; that a man lay down his life for his friends." John 15:13
Rev. Carlos Stapleton
JCSO, Chaplain Fairview VFD

June 25, 2012

Prayers for you and your Daughter!!! Thank you for you selfless service!!!

CO1 Herbert Schock
Missouri Department of Corrections

June 25, 2012

Rest In Peace dear Celena. I never had the pleasure of knowing you but my thoughts and prayers go out to your daughter and the rest of your family. You were taken much much too soon but God must have had another plan for you. You will now be an angel watching out for your little girl.

Linda Evans

Linda Evans
Aurora Resident

June 25, 2012

Celena,
I met you and your daughter at a wedding years ago. You were so nice.
You've earned your place in Heaven! Rest peacefully!
My thoughts and prayers are with your daughter and family.

Officer Don Gilworth
Denver P.D.

June 25, 2012

I am so sad to learn of the loss to her daughter, family, PD and City, of Officer Hollis. Her service to the community and the citizens of Denver is so special. Her bravery and devotion to duty can be seen in the selfless act that ended with the taking of her life. May her daughter and family be comforted that she made a difference on this day, and the many days she donned the uniform, gun and badge.

God Bless you all! May you go forth with the peace of knowing what a special mother, daughter and family member she was..............

John G.
VA Dept of Corrections, Retired

June 25, 2012

What a beautiful woman and a complete shame. My most sincere condolences to her daughter, her family, and her police family.

Sgt B. Waldo
L.A. Sheriff's Department

June 25, 2012

May God Bless the family you were born into and the family of Blue you served along side. The loss is great to all who knew you. Rest In Peace Officer Hollis

Robin Lackey
Wife of Roland Lackey ACSD

June 25, 2012

Rest in Peace Your duty is done.

colin egan
English residing in Canada

June 25, 2012

God Bless Officer Hollis, her family, friends and coworkers. "I pray that our Heavenly Father may assuage the anguish of your bereavement, and leave you only the cherished memory of the loved and lost, and the solemn pride that must be yours to have laid so costly a sacrifice upon the altar of freedom." Abraham Lincoln

Officer Jeffrey Blose
Lake Alfred Police Department FL

June 25, 2012

you are a hero & an angel. god bless you & your family.

D/S Timothy Hernandez & D/S Christina Hernandez
Escambia County S/O

June 25, 2012

Bless you Officer Hollis as well as your beautiful daughter, family, friends and Department. While your death is senseless, your cause was not. Rest in peace and thank you for your service and for keeping the citizens of Denver safe. I know there is a special place in heaven for you.

DDA Kimberly Madayag
Merced County, CA

June 25, 2012

RIP Officer Hollis. Thank you for your service. May your family and friends find peace knowing you will never be forgotten.

Detective Laura Price
Island County Sheriff

June 25, 2012

Rip Celena Hollis.May God Bless You and Your Family Always & Forever

Belinda Perez
Supporter

June 25, 2012

In Honor of your Sacrifice and for your family and friends, I salute you as a HERO! May God
Give the family and friends the strength and faith to deal with this tragic loss. Words can not express my sorrow!

"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

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

This may be re-posted in the Honor of his death and the death of any Law Enforcement Officer!

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

June 25, 2012

Rest in peace, and god bless your family and watch over them.

PO Robert Salvadori Ret
NYPD

June 25, 2012

My sincerest and deepest sympathies for the family of this brave Officer.

Field Operations Supervisor Gregory Jone
US Customs and Border Protection

June 25, 2012

Rest in peace Officer Hollis. My sincere condolences to your family and to your department. Godspeed as you now patrol the streets of gold. Your service will never be forgotten.

OFC TERRY F. ZECH
VETERAN AFFAIRS POLICE DEPARTMENT DETROIT MICHIGAN

June 25, 2012

Rest In Peace. You are gone but not forgotten.

Officer Reid
AFPD - AF City, UT

June 25, 2012