Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

God bless you and your family

C. Bardwell (retired Grand Prairie PD)
Celina PD

June 9, 2019

Officer Castaneda, thank you for your unselfish service. You made the ultimate sacrifice while performing your duties to keep others safe. Our good and generous Lord will reward you abundantly. May He immerse you and your loved ones in His Divine Mercy. Rest in peace, good and faithful servant.

Jess Espinosa
Civilian

June 9, 2019

God speed.......

Police Officer Suzy Regan (retired) LAPD-Modesto PD

June 9, 2019

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

Douglas Maykowski
Fraternal Order Of Police Central Macomb Lodge #187 Macomb County Mich

June 9, 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

June 9, 2019

I live and work over three hours away from Grand Prairie. I met AJ at a training. He came up to me and asked me if I knew of one of his Coast Guard buddies that now works for my department, APD. I smiled as I realized how small the world is. AJ’s buddy sat next to me in the Robbery Unit. Rest in Peace sir.

Detective Jason Chiappardi
Austin Police Department

June 8, 2019

Rest in Peace Officer Castaneda. Thank you for your service. My thoughts and prayers are with the Castaneda Family and the Grand Prairie Police Department.

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

June 8, 2019

Though our paths never crossed, I feel pain for I lost a brother in blue and a fellow Texan. May you rest forever more.

Correctional Officer III John Jaksik
Texas Department of Criminal Justice

June 8, 2019

AJ, words cannot express how shocked and saddened I was to hear of this. Our department lost a great man. I’ll miss the phone calls and texts we shared when tracking down wanted subjects. You will always be remembered, and your family will be taken care of. Losing you has left a hole here at the PSB that can never be filled. May God shine his perpetual light upon you. We have the watch from here, And know you’ll be watching over us.

Sergeant Brad Makovy
Grand Prairie PD

June 8, 2019

Fair Winds and Following Seas, sir! May you rest in peace.

Patrick J Knowles, PO2, (veteran)
U.S. Coast Guard

June 8, 2019

There's a legend in the Coast Guard. The names and places change with time...but the legend remains.

On a terrible storm tossed night, a freighter was pushed ashore by unrelenting waves generated by hurricane force winds. The crew looked on in terror when they realized their lifeboats had been ripped to shreds by the surf. They solemnly gazed at each other, knowing that they would probably never see another sunrise.

Little did they know that a buzz of activity was surrounding a normally sleepy fishing village several miles away. Townsfolk ran towards the town docks when they realized that the local Coast Guard crew was readying their boat for the rescue.

One man ran up to the Coasties as they made ready to get underway. Surely they had to understand that the waves were too big for such a tiny little boat. And even if they made it through the inlet, how were they going to get close enough to rescue the crew? Frantically he yelled that it was madness to even think about going out in this storm.

One grizzled surfman stopped from his duties for just a second and gazed at the terrified man. A slight smile came to his lips as he said, "Coast Guard regulations state that we've got to got out, but nothing says we have to come back."

Thank God for police officers like Officer A. J. Castaneda. Who like the Coasties of old did not swerve from his duties, but went out with his boots on, trying to make this country a better place for all of us.

Semper Paratus,

Retired
Retired U.S. Coast Guard and North Carolina deputy sheriff

June 8, 2019

Deepest Sympathy to the family of Officer Castaneda, and to his Brothers and Sisters of the Grand Prarie Police Department, Texas. We should Honor his memory with his dedication to Serving his fellow citizens of this Great Country . RIP

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

June 8, 2019

God Bless you Police Officer AJ Castaneda , ❤️may you rest In Peace knowing you made the Grand Prairie and Tarrant County safer places for people to live, and thank you for your service in the US Coast Guard. We are all 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!! (Matthew 5:9)

Kelly & Eddie King

June 8, 2019

Rest in Peace A.J., you will be missed. We’ll take it from here. God Bless brother, thank you for your service.

Chandra and Hunter

Sergeant Chandra Dell
Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office

June 8, 2019

Deepest sympathies to the family of Officer Castaneda. Thank you for your service (Semper Paratus) and your service in “Blue”. RIP your brothers and sisters have the Watch.

John Hoesli, CWO4
U.S. Coast Guard

June 8, 2019

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

Officer C Curione
Rochester Police Department, NY

June 8, 2019

So VERY sad about our beloved father and officer Castaneda ! I his Honor, allow the Courts to aggressively pursue and incarcerate the 17 -yr. old drunk criminal who gross-negligently ended his beautiful Life !

Ronn Woolley
Civilian Supporter, Ft. Worth, TX

June 8, 2019

Thoughts are with you xxx

DS jacqui Shivas
Police Scotland

June 8, 2019

God bless you Officer ALBERT J. CASTANEDA. Rest In Peace.

Bob Schreckengost. Civilian Supporter. Mother, Deputy Sheriff Shirley Schreckengost (Ret) 21yrs. Indiana County, Pa.

June 8, 2019

Rest in peace Officer Castaneda.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

June 8, 2019

Rest in Peace Officer Casteneda.

Lt. Charles Brogdon
Tarrant County Sheriff's Office

June 8, 2019

Rest in Peace, good and faithful servant.
God has already reserved a special
place for our protectors.
Please continue your watch over us.


Thank you for your service!
Thank you for your protection!

Our prayers to the family and department.

Charles F. Holloway, Jr.
Citizens Police Academy Alumni Association
Elizabethtown Police Department

June 8, 2019

RIH brother; we will continue the watch for you. May God bless your family and give them the strength tp carry on during this difficult time. Thank you for your service and may your soul rest well in the Lord's house. You may be gone but never forgotten.

Sr. Trp. Bobby D. White
Alabama State Troopers- Montgomery, AL

June 8, 2019

May GOD Bless and Keep You My Brother.

SPS/IPS PROBATION OFFICER II
Georgia Department of Corrections Probation Division

June 8, 2019

R.I.P. May God the his children.

First Sergeant Thomas Webb,Retired
New York State Police

June 8, 2019