Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Rest in peace Sgt. Ricard, Thank you for your service.

Trooper Scott Wernecke #958
Washington State Patrol

September 26, 2012

Sgt. Ricard fought the good fight, she is a HERO to us all!
Our prayers go out for her family, fellow Officers and community. GODS SPEED

Corrections Officer/ Instructor
BCMDC

September 26, 2012

Dear Lord, please bless and comfort Mary's friends and family in this time of loss and grief. Please guard and guide all those who serve the public safety, and provide for their loved ones as well. Rest in peace, Mary. In Jesus's Name, Amen.

Maryanna
Citizen, Colorado

September 26, 2012

Rest in peace Sister Mary.

Ofc. Timothy M. Furlong
Nahant, MA PD

September 26, 2012

God's peace and speed Sergeant Ricard. Thank you for your brave, dedicated service. RIP sister.

P/O R. Popelka #7903
Chicago PD

September 26, 2012

I am so sorry to read this. Corrections officers are very special and courageous to do what they do. I truly admire and appreciate the way they perform their duties. God bless Sgt Ricard.

Chief Orlando Rodriguez
Brownsville, TX pd

September 26, 2012

May God comfort and bless the recovering officer, families, and leo families of these two outstanding gate keepers.

Officer Candice Johnson
New River Valley Regional Jail/VA

September 26, 2012

My prayers go out to the family, friends, and fellow peace officers of Sergeant Ricard. I know all to well the pain and struggle of your loss.
RIP Sergeant Ricard.

Kelly Young, President Colorado COPS
Colorado Chapter Concerns of Police Survivors

September 26, 2012

Rest in peace Sister Mary you are a true Hero and will never be forgotten for your service and courage.


Son of G. Truman Wortham EOW 7/15/73

Assistant Chief Carl Wortham (retired)
Sand Springs PD OK

September 26, 2012

Rest in Peace...........................................

Officer Thomas Wiederhold, Retired
Fort Worth Police Dept. Tx.

September 26, 2012

May God be with your loved ones at this most difficult time. As a retired C/O it always touches my heart when a LEO is killed, even more so when it is a C/O. May you have joy beyond words in our Lords home,,My thoughts & prayers are with your family.

Correctional Officer- Dennis Reel
NC Dept of COrrections

September 26, 2012

Avenue of the Fallen

Standing at attention in their class “A“ uniforms, badges gleaming and shoes like glass, are your brothers and sisters of Law Enforcement. All of whom have previously paid the ultimate price.
Today, like many others, they welcome you to this wonderful place. As you march down the Avenue of the Fallen, all eyes focus on you as if to say its ok you’re with your eternal partners. A salute is followed and a tear can be seen on so many faces.
Welcome, you served well.
Now come join us in the ranks, another is coming home.

A brother law enforcement officer
12-25-2010

Sheriff Jim Weaver (Ret.) LAPD (Ret.)
Jerome County, Idaho (Ret.)

September 26, 2012

Rest In Peace Sergeant Ricard. Our deepest heartfelt condolences to all of your family, friends, and brothers and sisters at Colorado Department of Corrections.

Postal Inspector Scott Horne
US Postal Inspection Service, Miami Division

September 26, 2012

Stand down, we have the compound now. RIP

Floyd Mullens, Sr.
Federal Correctional Institution, El Reno, Oklahoma

September 26, 2012

RIP Sergeant Ricard,
Thank you for doing your job and keeping your community safe. You are a hero! My deepest condolences to your family, friends, coworkers and all law enforcement officers throughout our country. God Bless and rest with the angels.

Linda Merrick
Florida
Citizen

September 26, 2012

From one corrections family to another, my heart is sincerely broken for the loss of Sergeant Ricard. As most corrections families know, officers and line staff put their lives on the line each time they walk through the gate of their facility. There are no guarantees they will walk back out of those same gates at the end of their shift. Yet day after day, they return to their facilities to maintain the peace, protect the public, and protect each other from the worst of the worst.

My condolences to the family and friends of Sergeant Ricard, to the corrections family she worked with, and to the community who may never understand how much courage she displayed just by showing up every day. RIP, Sergeant Ricard, your watch is over.

Kimberley Owen, AAII to the Director
Oklahoma Dept of Corrections

September 26, 2012

Rest in peace Sergeant Ricard!
You will not be forgotten!

Willie Bell Hopewell VA!
Friend Of All Law Enforcement Officers!

September 26, 2012

The Florida Police Chiefs Association would like to express our deepest condolences to the family and friends of Sergeant Mary Ricard, and the Colorado Department of Corrections. 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. Sergeant Ricard, we thank you for your service. You will not be forgotten.

Members and Staff
Florida Police Chiefs Association

September 26, 2012

She paid the ultimate sacrifice in a very thankless job that most of society doesn't understand. Those of us that served stand by her and her family and even though we didn't know eachother I feel deep regret knowing this was a senseless assault that could have happened to any of us inside the walls. Peace and Prayers to all of our Brothers and Sisters!

Glenn Bryant - Correction Officer(RET.)
Connecticut Dept. of Corrections

September 26, 2012

Yet another senseless killing of a law enforcement officer, who was trying to do a thankless job. Rest in peace Sgt. Ricard, your comrades will take it from here ...

Luther Cary, Retired
DC Dept. Of Corrections

September 26, 2012

Rest, sister.

Cpl Steve Headley
Mishawaka, IN police

September 26, 2012

We honor your service to your community as a law enforcement correctional officer and you will always be remembered and revered. Rest in Peace.

On behalf of our entire family, I wish to extend our sincerest condolences on the grievous loss you suffered when Mary was killed. May her loved ones continue to be supported by their law enforcement family and other police survivors. Our family grieves with you and for you. To her family, you are in my heart's embrace today.

This reflection is sent with the utmost respect for the distinguished service Sgt. Mary Ricard gave to her community and the citizens of Colorado, and the supreme sacrifice she and her family made on September 24, 2012.

Phyllis Loya
Mom of fallen California Officer Larry Lasater, Pittsburg PD, eow 4/24/05

September 26, 2012

RIP Sister

Lieutenant A. Hoopes
Spotsylvania Sheriff's Office Va.

September 26, 2012

What a brave woman to answer the call to serve and protect. You died a hero and now deserve peace and rest. God Bless!

Tammy Tombroff
caring citizen

September 26, 2012

May the good lord welcome you with open arms, for you have done your job well

Reserve Deputy Douglas J. Maykowski
Macomb County Sheriff,s Office Mt. Clemens Mich.

September 26, 2012