Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Hey partner, coming up on seven years since we lost you. There isn't a day that goes by that I don't think about you, you are missed so much and by so many. I find comfort in recalling our time together in a radio car and at Family Crimes Bureau. Vaya Con Dios my friend.

Det. Todd Megerle, retired
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Dept.

October 18, 2023

Rest in peace, brother. Thank you for your service.

Lieutenant Raymond Flores
NYPD (retired)

October 24, 2020

Rest in peace Sergeant Lopez.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

April 22, 2020

I GREATLY APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE, SGT LOPEZ. YOUR 26 YEARS IN THE DEPARTMENT DID NOT GO UNNOTICED. RISKING YOUR LIFE DAILY DESPITE OF YOUR HEALTH MEANS YOU GAVE IT YOUR ALL. I HOPE ONE DAY I WILL BE AS AN INFLUENTIAL OFFICER JUST LIKE SGT. LOPEZ. BY READING SOME OF THE REFLECTIONS I CAN TELL WHAT KIND OF OFFICER SGT. LOPEZ WAS.
YOU HAVE NOT BEEN FORGOTTEN AND YOU AND YOUR FAMILY HAVE MY UTMOST RESPECT AND HONOR FOR SERVING THE COMMUNITY FOR 26 YEARS. THE DEDICATION YOU SHOWN IS SELFLESS AND RESPECTED EVEN TO THIS DAY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND GOD BLESS.

RECRUIT PETER SUH
LASD CLASS 437

April 4, 2019

My deepest condolences to Sergeant Alfonso Lopez family. His legacy and dedication too duty will always live on in our hearts. I see his name everyday at the Los Angeles County Sheriff Memorial Wall at Biscailuz Center Training Academy. I am a Recruit with Class 437 and everyday we get dismissed from the grinder where the Memorial Wall and I see his name and it sticks out to me every time I walk past them. I know why am there and the reason I want to become a Deputy Sheriff and one of those reasons are to always cherish and honor those that came before me and continue on with there legacy and contributions to the communities and lives that they impacted throughout there careers.

DST Eveland
LASD Class 437

April 4, 2019

Sergeant, you will always be remembered for your years of service. You serve as an inspiration to the LASD family and you are always in our thoughts.

Recruit Wolff, Class 437
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department

April 4, 2019

Always in our thoughts...

Deputy Sheriff Los Angeles
County Sheriff

October 24, 2018

John 5:28, 29 - "Do not be amazed at this, for the hour is coming in which all those in the memorial tombs will hear his voice and come out". I pray that everyone can find peace in knowing that we will see this officer as well as many others again in Paradise soon. Until then, please accept my condolences.

A.W. Montgomery
Concerned Citizen

August 30, 2018

Security's been breached. We're under attack.
A woman cries out, "Please find my boy Jack."
Fires of metal and chaos keep burning,
The hands of time keep ticking and turning.

Pictures and stories of death and devastation,
Yet heroes arrive without hesitation.
Their neighbors need help, their brothers now too
"All humans unite, let's do what we do."

Search and rescue are the words we hear
The epitome of courage - the earth shattering fear.
L.A.'s finest and bravest fight with their hearts.
Risking their lives, doing more than their part.

During this time of great tragedy,
People may ask, "Oh, where can God be?"
I know where he is, it's plain to see.
He embodies the L.A.S.D.

Thank you for your service. Rest in peace.

Trainee
Los Angeles County Sheriff Department

February 24, 2018

Hard to believe it's been a year already. God gave us time with you. We are eternally grateful for that. Until we all meet at the eternal range, you are remembered for all you did in making life better for so many. RIP.

Deputy Sheriff LASD

October 24, 2017

Rest In Peace Brother. Thank you for your service and sacrifice.

Officer Mike Robinson, (Ret)
Upland Police Dept. CA

October 24, 2017

I ran a hero's 5k in your honor today Sir. You are not forgotten.

Det. Michele Nelson
Riverside County Sheriff's Department, CA

October 24, 2017

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE , SGT LOPEZ WAS A GOOD MAN AND AS WELL A GREAT LEADER. I HAD THE CHANCE TO WORK WITH HIM WHEN I WAS A SHERIFF OFFICER, I LEARNED A LOT FROM HIM AND HE WAS VERY HELPFUL TO ME. HE WILL BE MISSED VERY MUCH.

RECURIT STEVEN LINARES
LOS ANGELES COUNTY SHERIFF DEPARTMENT CLASS 425

September 18, 2017

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE, GOD BLESS YOUR FAMILY, AND MAY YOU REST IN PEACE. I MEAN THIS FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART, LASD COMPTON STATION IS ONE OF THE REASON I JOINED THE DEPARTMENT. SO AS A CPT RESIDENTS FOR 23 YEARS AND A LASD RECRUIT I WILL WORK AS HARD AS I CAN AND LEARN AS MUCH AS I CAN TO BE A GUARDIAN OF THE PEOPLE AS YOU WERE THROUGHT OUT YOUR CAREER.

RECRUIT
CARLOS ORTEGA
LOS ANGELES COUNTY SHERIFF DEPARTMENT
CLASS 425

RECRUIT ORTEGA, CARLIS
LASD

September 18, 2017

Although I did not know Sergeant Alfonso Lopez, his death is still a grave loss for all law enforcement members as well as his family and those in the community he served. I would like to thank him for his many years of service and to express my condolences for those he left behind, his service will not be forgotten.

Recruit Xavier Arreguin
LASD

September 17, 2017

You are missed my brother, so glad we had the time God gave us. Working with you was always the best, I am honored to have known you. Until we meet again, vaya con dios

Todd Megerle
1964

February 23, 2017

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

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

December 17, 2016

God bless you my brother. Thank you for your service and sacrifice. May His healing hand touch your family, friends, and fellow deputies. Rest easy my brother, we'll take the watch from here.

Trooper Steve Olson
Michigan State Police

December 14, 2016

Rest in peace brother and thank you for your service. As you join our brothers and sisters in the hall of heroes, my thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.

Vires et Honorem

PTLM Frank Kapusta
Mohawk PD

November 24, 2016

During this Thanksgiving Season .. We as a Nation Do Thank The Heros in The Millitary & Law Enforcement for Their Brave & Unselfish Service ... To Protect & Serve , To Preserve Rightness, Goodness ... To Preserve Today's Generations, so Tomorrow's may be Born to Enjoy The Blessings & Fruit of Today From Our Creator ...
May The God of All Creation be near your Family, Friends, Department, Community & Country Alfonzo.
Today We Light a Candle for Fallen Heros ...
Lord We Pray for Heath & Safety of Our Sons & Daughters who Serve ...
Thank you for the Privilage of Being Their Mothers, Fathers, Wives, Husbands, Sons & Daugthers ... Family.
RIP Alfozo, Son of Valor, with Honor.
Gone from Our Arms ... Forever in Our Hearts ...

Ms. Karen Morgan, PSY ,LE GRAD.
Eagles Wing Baptist Church, Sisseton,SD

November 22, 2016

To the family of Sergeant Alfonso Lopez, friends, Sheriff Jim McDonnell and the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.
You are lifted up in thoughts and prayer. May God hold you close, comfort and give you peace. Thank you for your service. Matthew 5:9

Patrolman A.S. Batson
Cherry / O'Berry Police Department NC

November 21, 2016

The Albany Police Academy sends its deepest condolences to the Lopez family and the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department . Rest in Peace Sergeant Alfonso Lopez.

Albany Police Academy
Albany Police Department

November 9, 2016

On behalf of the Westerville, Ohio Division of Police, our thoughts and prayers are with the immediate family of Sergeant Alfonso Lopez and the extended law enforcement family of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, California.

End of Watch: Monday, October 24, 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

November 7, 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
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Investigator David L Bell (Retired)
Richland County Sheriff's Dept., Columbia, SC

November 2, 2016

Thank you for your 26-year dedication to your community, Al. You will not be forgotten.

Police Officer Kassi Sobania
Seattle Police Department

November 2, 2016