Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

I extend my final salute to one more of our heroes, of Law Enforcement; rest in peace my brother US Marine, and now you are with the Lord God almighty and I can see him welcoming you home with "Well Done My Good and Faithful Brother!"
It is with deep and sincere condolences that I offer my prayers for peace and comfort to the family, many friends and agency LEO's that employed you!

Sergeant Michael Rayford Powell
State of Arkansas

March 20, 2015

IN MEMORY OF POLICE OFFICER ALEX YAZZIE

To the family, friends, and colleagues of Police Officer Alex Yazzie:

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 eleven police officers have sacrificed their lives to protect the citizens of the Navajo Tribal Reservation of New Mexico and Arizona. Today, we honor the sacrifice of Police Officer Alex Yazzie, of the Navajo Division of Public Safety; Tribal Police Department of New Mexico and Arizona; who was shot and killed in the line-of-duty on Thursday, March 19, 2015, near Red Valley, Arizona, while pursuing a subject armed with an AR-15 assault rifle who had fired at another police officer who had responded to a Domestic Violence complaint call at the Little Water Trading Post in New Mexico. Police Officer Alex Yazzie was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps.

Lord God, we are grateful for the life of Police Officer Alex Yazzie. He died serving us. Help us never to forget. Help us celebrate the life of Police Officer Alex Yazzie 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 Tribal Reservation in New Mexico and Arizona, help them to faithfully equip their police officers with the best tools to protect their tribal community. May their training be adequate to the task. Help the citizens of the Navajo Tribal Reservation in New Mexico and Arizona to remember to pay their police officers fairly and treat them with respect. Help the citizens of the Navajo Tribal Reservation in New Mexico and 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 tribal 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 Alex Yazzie 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.

Now, Police Officer Alex Yazzie, 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. Amen.

In His Service,

Police Chaplain Steven R. Closs
Retired Captain of Police of the Nashua NH (USA) Police Department
Police Chaplain of the Merrimack NH (USA) Police Department
The Peacemakers Prayer Ministry

Police Chaplain Steven R. Closs
Merrimack NH Police Department

March 20, 2015

Rest in peace.

Sgt. Jim Russo

March 20, 2015

What a brave officer and I pray that his fellow brothers and sisters in law enforcement and his family find peace and comfort somehow. He made the ultimate sacrifice for his family and community. God Bless

Sergeant Rita Warfield
Durango Police Department

March 20, 2015

Rest in peace. Prayers to family and friends.

SERGEANT R. TAYLOR
DOUGLAS COUNTY COLORADO

March 20, 2015

Pray for our Brother Officer, his Family and fellow Officers.

Sgt. Frank Delaney
Arizona Highway Patrol (Retired)

March 20, 2015

Rest in peace Officer Yazzie. My sincere condolences to your family and to your department. Godspeed as you now patrol the streets of gold.

OFC TERRY F. ZECH (RET)
VETERAN AFFAIRS POLICE DEPT, DETROIT MICHIGAN

March 20, 2015

Thank you for your service and courage to stand up for the rights of the good people of the Navajo Nation, you will surely be missed, god speed.

Shane Yellowhorse, EMTB
IHS

March 20, 2015

PO ALEX YAZZIE R I P

MICHAEL LONG
NY STATE POLICE RETIRED

March 20, 2015

Rest in peace Officer Yazzi, my sincere condolences to your family and to your department. God speed as you now patrol the streets of gold. Your service will not be forgotten.

OFC TERRY F. ZECH (RET)
VETERAN AFFAIRS POLICE DEPT, DETROIT MICHIGAN

March 20, 2015

Rest in Peace bro

Fed Govt
DHS ICE ERO

March 20, 2015

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

Chaplain Douglas J. Maykowski
Fraternal Order Of Police Lodge #187 Mt. Clemens Michigan.

March 20, 2015

God bless you brother! God bless your family! We'll take it from here. Be well and rest in peace.

Police Officer Reserve Recruit/Military
Puyallup Tribal Police Department/US Army Reserves CID

March 20, 2015

R.I.P. Officer Yazzie. Prayers to his family, brother officers and community. Thank you for your service and sacrifices. You will not be forgotten. Rest easy your brother officers will take it from here.

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

March 20, 2015

My thoughts and prayers to his family and friends. RIP Hero and thank you. NF!

private citizen

March 20, 2015

R I P Brother

Herbie Buck
Ret. Officer, NYSDOCS

March 20, 2015

RIP Officer Yazzie.
I visited the Nation this past summer. The Navajo Division of Public Safety were very helpful.

Ret PO Gary Gorman
NYPD

March 20, 2015

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

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

March 20, 2015

May the family's fond memories help them through this difficult time.

Terry L. Vice
Patrol Officer (1979-1984)
Greeley PD
Colorado

March 20, 2015

RIP Officer Yazzie. May your bravery and courage soar with you on eagle's wings as you ascend to a sacred place.

Susan Mercy

March 20, 2015

Godspeed my friend.

Patrolman Jordan Holland
Claremore Police Department Oklahoma

March 20, 2015

Thank you brother for your service to this country and the community. God bless you and your family during this time. RIP my friend.

Retired Sr. Patrolman Marty Silva
New Mexico State Police

March 20, 2015

A'yéhé Thanks for protecting the Navajo Nation.RIP

Marlyn Begay
Ft Defiance Agency

March 20, 2015

Rest in peace brother. May God watch over your family and friends. Your sacrifice will not be forgotten.

Officer Bruce Sales
Mesquite Police Department (TX)

March 20, 2015

Rest in Peace Officer Yazzie. Thank you for your service. My thoughts and prayers are with the Yazzie Family and the Navajo Division of Public Safety Tribal Police.

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

March 20, 2015