Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

God Bless and Godspeed.

Lisa B.
GEORGIA CIVILIAN LE SUPPORTER

January 16, 2015

Thank you for your service Officer Garcia. You will never be forgotten. Rest in peace...

Chief Joseph A. Edwards
Columbia Illinois Police Department

January 16, 2015

To the family of Corrections Officer Eligio Garcia, friends, Executive Director Brad Livingston.
You are in my thoughts and prayers. May God comfort and hold you close now and always. Thank you for your service.

Patrolman A.S. Batson
Cherry Police Department Goldsboro, NC

January 16, 2015

Officer Garcia was a special person and a great Officer. I had the honer of being his supervisor at the Walker Sayle Unit Breckenridge TX. You will be missed.

RET, Lieutenant E Teague
Walker Sayle Unit

January 16, 2015

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, Idaho Sheriff's Office

January 16, 2015

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, Idaho Sheriff's Office

January 16, 2015

Officer Garcia, thank you so very much for your service not only to the people of the state of Texas but, truly, to the entire country. My thoughts are with your family, friends, co-workers, agency, and community. This is a loss to us all. You lived as a hero and will forever be remembered as one. To those reading this that personally knew Officer Garcia, know that he truly will never be forgotten.

Sergeant B. Wolgast
Florida Department of Corrections

January 16, 2015

Thank you for your service to the State of Texas, May you Rest In Peace

Former Sgt. Joe Covington M/C #4926
Corpus Christi Police Department

January 16, 2015

RIP brother, thank you for your service.

Sergeant Corey Smith
Clackamas County Sheriff's Office

January 16, 2015

REST IN PEACE BROTHER. YOU ARE A TRUE HERO.

Deputy J. Davis
Pittsylvania County Sheriff's Office

January 16, 2015

Thank you for making the people in Texas a safer place. R.I.P

Ofc. F.Quintero Frank Quintero
Florida Hospital

January 16, 2015

Rest in Peace CO Garcia. Thank you for your service. My thoughts and prayers are with the Garcia Family and the Texas Department of Justice.

Cpl. Gary Hughes (Retired)
Passaic County Sheriff's Office Wayne, NJ

January 15, 2015

Thank you for your service and sacrifice. My condolences to your family, friends and coworkers of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. May you rest in peace.

Ptlm. William F. Shields
Federal Reserve Police/Philadelphia - Retired/Haverford Police

January 15, 2015

May your friends and families find solace in this time of heavy hearts knowing you left here doing the work you loved. rest in peace brother

Transpottion Officer Randy Burrow
Michigan Department of Corrections

January 15, 2015

Thanks for your devotion to public safety. Rest in peace, we will take it from here.

Sergeant William Eady
Florida Department of Corrections

January 15, 2015

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

January 15, 2015

My thoughts and prayers are with CO Garcia's family and his Brothers and Sisters in Blue. Rest in peace.

Deputy Johanna Polo
Monroe County Sheriffs Dept Rochester NY

January 15, 2015

My thoughts and prayers are with CO Davis' family and his Brothers and Sisters in Blue. Rest in peace.

Deputy Johanna Polo
Monroe County Sheriffs Dept Rochester NY

January 15, 2015

Rest in peace Brother! We have the watch from here. May God Bless your family and friends.

Officer A. OROZCO
ADOT/ECD

January 15, 2015

Rest in peace Officer Garcia. You may be gone but will never be forgotten!!

Ex-Correctional Officer Stacey Bellah An
TDCJ-French Robertson Unit/Abilene Tx

January 15, 2015

Rest in peace my friend. You are gone but not forgotten!!

Ex-Correctional Officer Stacey Bellah An
TDCJ-French Robertson Unit/Abilene Tx

January 15, 2015

RIP

Corporal Jackie Robertson
Lewisburg Tennessee Police

January 15, 2015

Officer Garcia, may you rest in peace our brother. You will never be forgotten.

Sgt Richard Eckert
Town of Chester PD

January 15, 2015

Rest in Peace our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.

Tpr Neal Merry
Illinois State Police

January 15, 2015

RIP brother soldier. May God grant comfort to your family and may His perpetual light shine upon you.

Captain (retired) John Murphy
NYC Department of Correction

January 15, 2015