Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

The 54th Basic Detention Officer Training Academy sends our deepest and most heartfelt condolences to the Family, Friends, and Co-workers of Police Officer Earnest Montoya.

During this time hold close to the memories and good times shared as a source of comfort.
Being ever mindful of the pride he embraced when wearing his uniform.

RIP, Officer Montoya

Respectfully Submitted, Lt. Alicia S. McKinney & the Cadets of Basic Detention Officer Training Academy 54. Durham County Sheriff's Office Durham, NC

Lt. Alicia S. McKinney
Durham County Sheriff's Office

December 8, 2014

God's peace and speed Officer Montoya. Thank you for your many years of brave, dedicated service. RIP Brother.

P/O R. Popelka #7903
Chicago P.D.

December 8, 2014

Rest easy brother.

Trooper
Michigan State Police

December 8, 2014

Rest in peace brother.

Officer Kyle Groose
Laramie PD, Wyoming

December 8, 2014

Officer Montoyo. Thank you for your years of service to mankind. Be rest assured you will never be forgotten and that your family both personal and professional will always be thought of. Thank you again sir. I render you the best salute I can give

Josh Holcomb

December 7, 2014

Rest in peace my fellow brother.

MCO3 Art Keckley #7661
Georgia Dept.Of Public safety/MCCD,Georgia

December 7, 2014

Rest in Peace

1st Lt. Stephen A. Joy #980
Prince George's County Police Department, Maryland

December 7, 2014

The 36th Basic Law Enforcement Training Academy sends our deepest and most heartfelt condolences to the Family, Friends, and Co-workers of Our Fellow Officers.

During this time we hold close to the memories and good times shared as a source of comfort. Being ever mindful of the pride they embraced when wearing their uniform.

Respectfully Submitted,
Sgt. Eric Carpenter & the Cadets of Basic Law Enforcement Training Academy 36
Durham County Sheriff's Office
Durham, NC

Cadet Ian Cantrell
Durham County Sheriff's Office

December 7, 2014

May you rest peacefully Sir

Cpl. D. Currin
WPPD, Colorado

December 7, 2014

For Police Officer Ernest Montoya:

Our duty as law-officers is grueling and indeed strenuous at times. Taking another person into custody is in itself both a mental and physically challenge at times and it taxes our being to the maximum. Sometimes it involves fatal exhaustion. We regret that our brother Ernest would be the next law-officer to succumb in such a manner.
We pray for Ernest's family, co-workers, friends and all who care about him. May they be ready to reach-out to his family in the days ahead.
We are proud to render Police Officer Ernest Montoya, a soldier-of-the-law, a final salute.

Cpl. Ralph D. Fiorenza (Ret.)
Pennsylvania State Poilce

December 7, 2014

R.I.P. sir. Thank you for your service. Blessed be your family during this time.

Lieutenant Curtis Clark
LaGarda Security Services, Flint, MI.

December 7, 2014

VIO CON DIAS

MARK SAND PATROLMAN
RUSSELLVILLE OHIO

December 6, 2014

Rest well Sir. We have the watch.

Marvin L Tahmahkera
Maricopa Comm. College Police Dept.

December 5, 2014

I remember when you first got the notice to the academy, to be a Navajo Nation police officer. You were so elated just to be picked. You served so proudly and so appreciated by the citizens you watched over. As you join your fellow law enforcement officers in heaven, we here on earth will never forget you. Rest in peace my friend.

H. Wauneka
Friend

December 5, 2014

Thank you for you service. Rest in Peace.

Correctional Officer II Vicki Carmona
Georgia State Prison

December 5, 2014

May the Prince of Peace bring comfort to the Montoya family, to the Officers of the NN Police Department and all those who had the privilege of knowing our brother. He will be missed.

Lt. Jim Sepi
Winslow Police Dept.

December 4, 2014

Thank you for your dedicated service for the last 19 years. I have had the privilege to work with you for the last 9 years. I have any memories from them. You were a great asset to your department, the Navajo Nation and the State of Arizona. You will never be forgotten. May god be with your family and co-workers. RIP my friend.

Trooper Curnutte
Arizona Highway Patrol

December 4, 2014

RIP thank you for your service and always a great attitude and smile may God bless your family

Tina Donnelly paramedic
Action Medical Service friend

December 4, 2014

Travel well Brother....Your never really gone, but all our hearts forever, Prayers to your family........bless them......

Chief, Kraig A. Ogdon
New Mexico Crime Prevention

December 4, 2014

We met through work and we became friends; we remained friends after I left. You always had plenty to share and it was all good. The holy ones will watch over your family, friends, colleagues and may they find comfort. Thank you for your service and the many times you helped me. Rest in peace Officer Montoya.

Ron Singer, IAI (Ret)
Navajo PD

December 4, 2014

To the family of Police Officer Ernest Montoya, friends, Acting Chief of Police Bobby Etsitty and the Navajo Division of Public Safety.
You are in my thoughts and prayers. May God comfort and hold you close now and always. Matthew 5:9

Patrolman A. S. Batson
Cherry Police Department, NC

December 4, 2014

God Bless You, Your Family, & Friends. Thank You for your unselfish service.

James P Waggle
Civilian

December 4, 2014

peace to you and your loved ones. the world is a sadder and more dangerous place without you

jennifer phillips
widow of Sgt Ron Phillips

December 4, 2014

Ernie! I will miss you, my good dear friend. I will always remember the smiles and hugs that you shared with me throughout the years. You were one of the most dedicated officers to our amazing profession. You served our Navajo Nation well, with honor. I still can't believe that I will not see you around or hear your voice on the radio. You will be missed by many, but will always be remembered by your smile. Thank you for the times that you backed me up, being there for me out there on the road. I am honored to have served with you, Brother. God bless you forever.

Samantha Yazzie, CI
Navajo Police CIS Window Rock District

December 4, 2014

IN MEMORY OF POLICE OFFICER ERNEST MONTOYA

To the family, friends, and colleagues of Police Officer Ernest Montoya:

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 forty-eight tribal police officers have sacrificed their lives to protect the citizens of the various Native American reservations in the United States of America. Today, we honor the sacrifice of Police Officer Ernest Montoya, of the Navajo Division of Public Safety - Tribal Police Department, the Navajo Reservation, Arizona; who suffered a fatal heart attack in the line-of-duty on Sunday, November 30, 2014, while transporting a prisoner to the reservation’s jail facility in Dilkon, Arizona.

“Lord God, we are grateful for the life of Police Officer Ernest Montoya. He died serving us. Help us never to forget. Help us celebrate the life of Police Officer Ernest Montoya 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 the Navajo Reservation, Arizona, help them to faithfully equip their law enforcement agents with the best tools to protect their community. May their training be adequate to the task. Help the citizens of the Navajo Reservation, Arizona, to remember to pay their law enforcement agents fairly and treat them with respect. Help the citizens of the Navajo Reservation, Arizona, 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 Ernest Montoya 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, Police Officer Ernest Montoya, 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
Volunteer Chaplain Nominee, Merrimack NH Police Department
The Peacemakers Prayer Ministry

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

December 3, 2014