Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Eternal Rest

S. I. Drake, Lt/IPD (Ret)
Indianapolis Police

September 24, 2014

So saddened to hear the news.

May you rest in peace after having served those around you. My thoughts are with you, your family, fellow officers and friends.

Reserve Officer G. Krystof
Los Angeles Police Department

September 24, 2014

Rest in Peace Officer Arocha. Thank you for your years of service. My thoughts and Prayers go out to your family, co-workers, and friends.

Lieutenant Robert T. Mote (ret)
Buena Park, CA Police Department

September 24, 2014

REST IN PEACE BROTHER. YOU ARE A TRUE HERO.

Deputy J. Davis
Pittsylvania County Sheriff's Office

September 24, 2014

Rest in peace.

Sgt. Jim Russo
NJDOC

September 24, 2014

Such a shame, R I P Brother

Herbie Buck Ret.Officer NYSDOCS
NYSDOCS

September 24, 2014

IN MEMORY OF POLICE OFFICER REINALDO AROCHA, JR.

To the family, friends, and colleagues of Police Officer Reinaldo Arocha, Jr.:

From the beginning of time after Cain killed his brother, Abel, there has been a need for law enforcement officers to protect the weak and to bring evildoers to justice. This work is necessary in a sinful world and is dangerous. In modern times, some fifty police officers have sacrificed their lives to protect the citizens of Newark, New Jersey. Today, we honor the sacrifice of Police Officer Reinaldo Arocha, Jr., of the Newark, New Jersey Police Department; who suffered a fatal heart attack in the line-of-duty shortly after he and other police officers had to subdue an emotionally disturbed person who was being taken into custody near the intersection of North Munn Avenue and Mountainview Avenue in Newark, New Jersey on Tuesday, September 16, 2014.

Lord God, we are grateful for the life of Police Officer Reinaldo Arocha, Jr. He died serving us. Help us never to forget. Help us celebrate the life of Police Officer Reinaldo Arocha, Jr. and honor his sacrifice. Be with the family, friends, and colleagues of this fallen hero. Comfort them and give them your strength. Guide those who seek to take care of the family of this hero. May those empowered to do so, care for them with integrity. In commemorating the death of this hero, help those who mourn to remember that death is not the end. Death does not have the final say, but is simply the transition to the glorious life to come. They should look forward to that life to come with joy and thanksgiving.

As for the citizens of Newark, New Jersey, help them to faithfully equip their law enforcement officers with the best tools to protect their community. May their training be adequate to the task. Help the citizens of Newark, New Jersey, to remember to pay their law enforcement officers fairly and treat them with respect. Help the citizens of Newark, New Jersey, to obey the law and treat each other with dignity so as not to add to the burden of crime and pain to their community.

The time for mourning will soon pass. We have now remembered and celebrated the life lost in this great tragedy. As the family, friends, and colleagues of Police Officer Reinaldo Arocha, Jr. go forward, they must celebrate the good things in their lives; and to celebrate life itself!

Finally, Lord God, we pray for the families, friends, and colleagues of all the law enforcement officers who have been killed in the line-of-duty and we thank you for their sacrifices. Bless the lives of their families, friends, and colleagues so they might find healing. Help their law enforcement organizations support the families of these fallen heroes. Even though their deaths might have been senseless, make something good come out of these situations so that their law enforcement organizations and the communities in which they lived and served might be stronger because of their lives and their deaths. In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen.

Now, may the Lord bless you, and keep you: the Lord make His face to shine upon you, and be gracious unto you: the Lord lift up His countenance upon you, and give you peace.

In His Service,

Chaplain Steven R. Closs
Retired Captain of Police, Nashua NH Police Department
The Peacemakers Prayer Ministry

Chaplain Steven R. Closs
Retired Captain of Police, Nashua NH Police Department

September 24, 2014

My heart goes out to the Newark Pd over the loss of a brother. Condolences to the family. Thank you Officer Arocha for your dedication to protect and serve the innocent. God's presence be made known to your family and friends as they grieve this great loss. "To be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord." ''Heroes never die." amen

Margaret Hood(ret'd)
Citizen Watch

September 24, 2014

Very sad. Rest in Peace Brother.

Cpl. B.P. SULLIVAN (Ret)
Royal Canadian Mounted Police

September 24, 2014

GOD BLESS YOU, YOUR FAMILY, & FRIENDS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR UNSELFISH SERVICE.

James P. waggle
Civilian

September 24, 2014

Thank you Officer Arocha for your years of hard work and dedication and for paying the ultimate sacrifice for the fine folks in the great state of New Jersey. You are a true AMERICAN HERO !!!!!! My thoughts and prayers are with your family, friends and co-workers. May you forever, rest in peace, my brother.

HEROES LIVE FOREVER...

Sergeant Mitchell G. Cheselka (Retired)
Orange County Sheriff, California
Polk County Sheriff, Oregon

September 24, 2014

God bless Officer Arocha's family, friends and coworkers and give them strength and peace to get through their grief and pain. Thank you for your service brother.

Sergeant Clark O. Parry
Cattaraugus County Sheriff's Office, New York

September 24, 2014

Officer Arocha,

Rest well in the arms of the Lord.

To Your Family,

Feel His presence as God answers the prayers of many who have fallen to their knees on your behalf. Since the day of my son's death, I have carried every law enforcement officer and their family in my heart.

Every morning I go to my knees. During that time I pray:

“Lord, Be with all law enforcement officers. Keep them safe and free from harm. They are Your soldiers on the front line of the battle against evil. If one should fall this day - wrap their family in your loving arms. Surround them with Your angels, loving family, friends, neighbors and caring people to comfort them. Ease their pain. Help them to mourn well. In Jesus' name and for Your Glory, Amen.”

I have lifted you and your family to God every morning for over three years. Feel those prayers. God is with you; He knows and will ease your pain.

Our faith helps us to see beyond the grave.

Pamela Hotsinpiller
Mother of
Deputy United States Marshal
Derek W. Hotsinpiller
EOW 2-16-2011

September 24, 2014

Police Officer Reinaldo AROCHA Jr, Dios te bendiga por todos los años de servicio que usted nos dio, gracias por ser uno de nuestros héroes

Con gratitud el suyo

September 24, 2014

May prayers go out to your family and friends especially your wife and two boys in this very difficult time. May you rest in eternal peace Officer Arocha.

PO
NYPD

September 24, 2014

R.I.P. Officer Arocha. Condolences and prayers to the family, brother officers, friends and community. Thank you for your service and sacrifices. You will not be forgotten. You will be missed.

M.Sgt. Angel Alverio (Retired)
Wilmington De. Police Department

September 24, 2014

Rest in peace brother, we have the watch now. Thank you for your many years of dedicated service. Bod bless the family, friends, and co-workers of Officer Arocha during this time of tragic loss.

Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called the sons of God.

Sr. Ptlmn/K-9 Hndlr Donnie Meaders
Wewoka (OK) Police Department

September 24, 2014

God Speed, Brother.

P.O. K.Murphy
Union PD, NJ

September 24, 2014

Rest in peace Brother Reinaldo, 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
Sand Springs OK PD

September 24, 2014

So terrible. My condolences go to Officer Arocha's family, and to all the men and women of the Newark Police Department. Rest in peace Officer Arocha. May you find peace in Heaven with all your fallen brothers and sisters in blue.

Taylor Ramerth
Citizen of Chandler, Arizona

September 24, 2014

RIP, prayers for the family.

Sgt. Ron Cromer
Martin Co. Sheriff's Office

September 24, 2014

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
Copyright BMI © 1993 - All Rights Reserved

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

September 24, 2014

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 “it’s 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.
Officer Jim Weaver (#11452), Los Angeles Police Department retired
12-25-2010

Sheriff Jim Weaver (Retired)
Jerome County Sheriff's Office, Jerome County, Idaho

September 24, 2014

Thank you Officer Arocha for your many years of service and we ask for comfort for your family. We will continue to keep you all in our thoughts and prayers.

Darlene Newton
friend of Story County Sheriff's Office

September 24, 2014

My thoughts and prayers to the family, friends and co-workers of Officer Reinaldo Arocha, Jr. Another Hero taken too soon. May God comfort you and your family as you go and touch the face of God.
Your honorable service and sacrifice and bravery to the citizens of Newark, New Jersey will not be forgotten. God Speed and God Bless. Rest in Peace Sir.


May the sons of Officer Arocha know that their Dad is a HERO who we will not forget and will forever be in his debt for all he has done for us, Officer Arocha Thank You for your service and protection to us all, may you rest in peace God bless you and your family.

Final Salute

VIPS 750 Jeff Claybern
Alexandria Kentucky Police Department

September 24, 2014