Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

I met this fine officer a couple of years ago while in Sanibel. His demeanor reflected a life dedicated to public service. Thanks for your service. I will always remember you.

Deputy A.J. Westrick
Charlevoix County Sheriffs Office

May 12, 2019

Officer Neri,

May you rest in the arms of God and may God be with your family. Thank you for your service and sacrifice.

Det. Russ Cain
Pittsburgh PD

May 12, 2019

Thank you Sir for your sacrifice and service. Prayers for your family and agency.

Deputy W. Johnson (retired)
Richmond County sheriff's Office Augusta, Ga.

May 12, 2019

Rest In Peace Brother in Blue.

Detective D. Vaquero
San Diego Police Department

May 11, 2019

“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God”. Matthew 5:9

Thank you for your service. May you rest in peace, my brother.

Retired Chief of police Jim Spratlen
Durango Police Department

May 11, 2019

Rest in Peace my Brother in Arms

Anrae Godley-Cooper
U.S. Army Military Police

May 11, 2019

On behalf of the Ohio Bureau of Identification & Investigation, our thoughts and prayers are with the immediate family of Police Officer Anthony Neri and the extended law enforcement family of the Sanibel Police Department, Florida.

End of Watch Monday, May 6, 2019.

Rest in Peace brother and watch over us. We will protect and serve from here on in your honor.

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."

Superintendent Joe Morbitzer
Ohio Bureau of Criminal Identification & Investigation

May 11, 2019

RIP, Officer Neri. Praying for you and your loved ones.

Officer C Curione
Rochester Police Department, NY

May 10, 2019

Rest In Peace Brother my prayers to you and your family and friends

Correctional Officer Ca (ret) E.S. Perry
Californa Dept of Corrections

May 10, 2019

God Bless you Police Officer Anthony Neri ❤️may you rest In Peace knowing you made Sanibel a safer place for people to live. We are all so thankful to you for your service, your devotion and your sacrifices and are so saddened by this terrible news. Our thoughts and Prayers go out to your family, and all of your sisters and brothers in Blue that protect us. God bless you all!!

Kelly & Eddie King

May 10, 2019

Dearest Police Officer Anthony Neri,
I know you cannot hear me now, but hopefully, someday. I want to thank you for your service, and offer my sincere prayers for your family, the department, community and friends.

THANK YOU! and may you rest in peace now.

Kim Durham
Davis Police Department - Daughter

May 10, 2019

Retired Chief of Police Johnny McCurry
West Point Ga P.D.

May 10, 2019

Lord God, our hearts and prayers go out to the Sanibel, Florida Police Department and for the family, friends, and colleagues of Police Officer Anthony Neri, of the Sanibel Police Department, who died in the Line-of-Duty on Monday, May 6, 2019. Depart, dear Brother-in-Blue, out of this world into the arms of the Father who created you, into the arms of the Son who redeemed you, and into the arms of the Spirit who made you whole. “You have fought the good fight, you have finished the race, and you have kept the faith” [2Timothy 4:7]. Now rest easy in peace. We will take it from here. Amen.

Scripture teaches us that:

“Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.” [Matthew 5:4 ESV]

“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons [children] of God.” [Matthew 5:9 ESV]

“Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.” [John 15:13 ESV]

Chaplain Steven R. Closs, D. Div
The Peacemakers Prayer Ministry
Merrimack, NH 03054
Chartered by the National Association of Christian Ministers
Chartered by the United National Church
Appointed Chaplain: Merrimack NH Police Department [Since 2014]
Appointed Chaplain: Nashua NH Police Department [Since 2018]

Chaplain Steven R. Closs, D. Div.
Nashua Police Department
28 Officer James Roche Drive
Nashua, NH 03061

May 10, 2019

Rest in peace my brother. We have the watch.

Federal Air Marshal. Retired. Mark Hern
Retired Federal Air Marshal

May 10, 2019

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

Officer Jim Weaver
Los Angeles Police Department retired

May 10, 2019

Deepest sympathy to the family of Officer Nern and to the Brothers and Sisters of the Sanbiel Police Department,Florida. May God hold him in his loving arms, and give his family understanding and comfort.

Chaplain Terry L. Longacre (Ret.Manor Tw
Red RoseLodge FOP# 16 Lancaster, County Pennsylvania

May 10, 2019

Rest easy Brother. Prayers for family, friends and coworkers.

Career Officer (Ret.) Victor Agosto
Chesterfield County Police (Va.)

May 9, 2019

Neri family and friends may God grant you all with a speedy healing. Officer Neri thank you for your Dedicated service to your Community and Department. Most of all for your thank you for your Ultimate Sacrifice while testing in the Line of Duty.

Res.Sgt.Rudy Jones
Cuyahoga Falls Police,Ohio

May 9, 2019

Thank you for your service,

Dmytro Goloborodko

May 9, 2019

Rest in Peace Brother

Sgt. CCB (Ret)
USPP

May 9, 2019

Thank you Officer Neri for your dedication and for paying the ultimate sacrifice for the fine folks in the great state of Florida. You are a true American HERO !!! My thoughts and prayers are with your family, friends and co-workers. May you forever, rest in peace, my brother.

HEROES NEVER DIE...

Sergeant Mitchell G. Cheselka (Retired)
Orange County Sheriff, California
Polk County Sheriff, Oregon

May 9, 2019

Very sorry to hear the news... Rest in peace. My thoughts are extended to family, friends and fellow officers.

Reserve Police Officer Gary Krystof
Los Angeles Police Department

May 9, 2019

God Needed Another Angel In Heaven RIP

Detective Joseph Memmo
BOSTON POLICE

May 9, 2019

God bless you brother!!!

Retired NYPD Detective Matty Longo
NYPD

May 9, 2019

To the family of Police Officer Anthony Neri, friends and the Sanibel Police Department, Florida.
You are lifted up in thought and prayers. May God comfort, hold you close and give you His peace that surpasses all understanding to keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus now and always. Thank you for your service.
"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son onto the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. John 3:16 & 17
"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the children of God." Matthew 5:9

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

May 9, 2019