Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

RIP Brother. May God be with your Family and loved ones. Rest easy.

Officer Steven Austin
Lawrence TWP P.D. (NJ)

August 18, 2016

On behalf of Session 61 and the Zone 5 Regional Law Enforcement Training Academy (NY), our thoughts and prayers are with your department and family.

We thank you for your service, rest in peace.

Session 61
Zone 5 Regional Law Enforcement Training Academy

August 16, 2016

Our thoughts and prayers are with your family, friends and co-workers during this difficult time. Your service and ultimate sacrifice will never be forgotten.
R.I.P Motorman!

Wm Jean-Paul Rochat
Swiss Army, MP, Trafic & Escort Unit

August 16, 2016

Rest with God Agent Alvarez. Your dedication and ultimate sacrifice will not be forgotten. Prayers for your family during this time in their lives.

retired police officer Bob Lester
Midland Texas Police Department

August 15, 2016

Rest in peace brother. You are A true hero.

Jamie Davis
Pittsylvania County sheriff's office

August 15, 2016

Rest in Peace Brother! We have the watch from here. May God Bless your Family and Friends.

Sgt. A. OROZCO
ADOT/ECD

August 15, 2016

Rest in peace brother.

Corporal (Retired) Glenn Elliott
Temple Police Department--Temple,Tx

August 15, 2016

"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 © 1999 - All Rights Reserved
and may not be duplicated without permission

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

August 14, 2016

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.”

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.

I have lifted you and your family to God every morning for over five 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

August 14, 2016

Rest in peace officer Alvarez, and may the Lord give comfort to your grieving family.

CBP Officer(retired), Luis Otero
DHS/CBP

August 14, 2016

A police officer should be remembered not by how he died, but how he lived! A great man has gone to secure a safe path for the rest of us to follow. Thank you to you, your family and the DHS-CBP. Our country is much less safe without you. Rest in Peace, vaya con Dio Hermano!

Anonymous

August 14, 2016

Rest In Peace Brother.

Det. Andreoli
NYPD-108 pct

August 14, 2016

On behalf of the Westerville, Ohio Division of Police, our thoughts and prayers are with the immediate family of Border Patrol Agent Manuel Alvarez and the extended law enforcement family of the United States Border Patrol.

End of Watch: Thursday, August 11, 2016.

Rest in Peace brother and watch over us.

I fight not for glory or fame, for they are momentary. I fight for those who can't. I fight for Justice. I fight for the oppressed and the down trodden. And if I should lose my life for these just causes, then I have no regrets, For I serve to protect the innocent. It matters not where or when, for evil knows no boundaries. Be it fire, flood, or the threat of tyranny, I will not flee. Justice is my weapon. Faith is my shield. Hope is my armor. Cry not at my passing, for it was my Honor to fight for you. Shed not tears of sorrow, But tears of joy, for now, I stand with God.

By Jon F. Hooper

"Greater love hath no man than this; that a man lay down his life for his friends."

Chief Joe Morbitzer
Westerville, Ohio Division of Police

August 14, 2016

God rest his soul.

Sgt. Robert A. Henne/Retired
Jersey City Police Dept.

August 14, 2016

I am so sorry for your loss.

Jacqueline Rebel survivor
Arizona Department of Public Safety

August 14, 2016

God bless the family and friends of Border Patrol Agent

Manuel Alvarez

Dr. Harold & Madeline Altman
Survivors of Deputy Sheriff Harold Michael Altman. EOW 2007

August 14, 2016

My family and I would like to extend our condolences to the family, friends, and fellow co-workers of Border Patrol Agent Manuel Alvarez during this difficult time. May they find comfort and support from those around them. May God help heal their aching hearts. Thank you for your service and may you rest in peace, Border Patrol Agent Manuel Alvarez.

Gail Pabst
Aunt of fallen Detroit P.O. Jennifer Fettig eow 2/16/04

August 14, 2016

Stand down my brother for you have served us well and your shift has ended. Your sacrifice and absence will be noted in the hearts of all of us that you have left behind. May God bless and care for you and watch over your family in your absence. Let the drums beat and let the bugles sound to announce your leaving us for a better place where you will rest forever.

Special Agent (Retired) William Bertolan
Bureau of ATF, San Franacisco, CA

August 14, 2016

Rest in Peace My Brother LEO.

A/ Detective D. Vaquero
San Diego Police Department

August 14, 2016

Manny was trully a great guy... He loved his job and loved riding bikes. Quiet, humble and always smiling.

you will be greatly missed,

Senior Paatrol Agernt
Casa Grande Border Patrol

August 13, 2016

RIP Brother

Deputy Zak Rodgers
Boone County Sheriffs Dept

August 13, 2016

Prayers for his family and friends

Correctional officer co -4 Joely Greer
T.D.C.J.

August 13, 2016

Rest in peace Agent Alvarez, 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

August 13, 2016

Rest in peace Agent Alvarez. You made the ultimate sacrifice while protecting our nation. May God comfort and protect your family.

Officer Mike Klarman
Middlesex Hospital, Connecticut

August 13, 2016

Psalm 15
God bless.
Rest in peace brother.

Sgt. Paul Schanno- Honor Guard Member
Minnesota Dept. of Corrections MCF-Stillwater

August 13, 2016