Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Finally at peace. Dan endured so much over these last 16 1/2 years, injuries inflicted by the hands of a coward.... unimaginable physical and mental pain, the senseless murder of his closest friend in 2010, SDPD Officer Chris Wilson and the daily struggle of trying to find sense of it all. I am so saddened for him to have had to live through all that, and will forever value the time we spent together over the years. You will never be forgotten Dano, rest easy now. Always, Linda SDPD #4357

DSgt. Linda Griffin
San Diego Police Department

April 27, 2020

On behalf of the Kentucky Peace Officers' Association please accept our condolences on the tragic death of Officer Walters.

Chip Nowlin
Kentucky Peace Officers' Association

April 27, 2020

In Valor there is Hope. Rest In Peace.

Detective Chris Welby
St. Charles City Police

April 27, 2020

Rest in Peace Officer Walters. Thank you for your Service.
My Prayers for your Family both Blood and Blue.

Cpl. Terri Albright, #668
DuPage County Sheriff's Office

April 27, 2020

God Bless You, Your Family, & Friends.
Thank you for your unselfish service.

James P Waggle
Civilian

April 27, 2020

Rest in peace Brother.

Arrend Hoopes
Spotsylvania Sheriff's Office Va.

April 27, 2020

Officer Walters, you endured more than most cops will endure ever. You never gave up the fight until there was no fight left to give. You are truly a hero.

Brother, God Bless you, thank you for all of your service and may you forever Rest in Peace.

Ptl. Jim Leahy, Jr.
Harvard University Police Department

April 27, 2020

RIP, Officer Walters. Thank you for your service. Praying for your loved ones.

Officer C Curione, ret.
Rochester Police Department, NY

April 27, 2020

RIP Officer Walters.

SFC William Farrell
US Army MP, Ret

April 27, 2020

Rest in peace sir and thank you for your dedicated service both on and off the field.

Sr. Trp. Bobby White
Alabama State Troopers

April 26, 2020

Rest in peace Ofc. Walters. My thoughts & prayers are with your family, friends, and the members of the SDPD during this most difficult and tragic time.

Sgt. Scott Seitz
Plainsboro Township NJ Police Department

April 26, 2020

On behalf of POINT 27, we would like to offer condolences for Police Officer Dan Walters. Please know we are eternally grateful for Dan’s service and his ultimate sacrifice.

To honor Officer Walters, POINT 27 sent 27 Thin Blue Line Dog Tag Necklaces, engraved with “Blessed are the Peacemakers for they will be called children of God” Matthew 5:9, to the San Diego Police Department for Dan’s fellow officers. POINT 27 sent Folded Flag Necklaces engraved with “Greater Love has no one than this; than to lay down one’s life for one’s friend” John 15:13 for Officer Walters’ family.

POINT 27 is a Non-Profit organization with a mission to strengthen and encourage members of the Armed Forces, First Responders, and their families, by sharing scripture on Dog Tags and Jewelry called Shields of Strength.

We will never forget and we are forever grateful.

Respectfully,

Colonel David Dodd,
United States Army Retired
Executive Director-POINT 27

Detective Jerry M. Rhodes (Retired)
Dallas Police Department-Reserve Division
POINT 27 National Outreach Coordinator
Law Enforcement Liaison
[email protected]
214-908-2617

Detective Jerry M. Rhodes (Retired)
Dallas Police Department Reserve Division
POINT 27- National Out Reach Coordinator
Law Enforcement Liaison

April 26, 2020

In Honor of your Sacrifice and for your family and friends, I salute you as a HERO!

"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 whose 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

Used with Special Permission of the Author
Copyright © 1993 - All Rights Reserved
and may not be duplicated without permission

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

April 26, 2020

Rest in Peace Officer Walters, my sincere condolences to your family and to your department. God speed as you now patrol the streets of gold. your ultimate sacrifice will not be forgotten.

TERRY ZECH, OFC(RET)
DEPARTMENT OF VETERAN AFFAIRS POLICE DEPARTMENT DETROIT MICHIGAN

April 26, 2020

Thank you for your service to the community, Officer Dan Walters.
Your efforts are much appreciated, but not always acknowledged.
May God have mercy on your soul and may you rest in peace.

Terry Murphy
St. Paul, Minnesota Police Department
Class of 1970

April 26, 2020

Prayers and condolences.
Rest in peace Officer Dan Walters.

Sgt. Randy Keenan ~ (Retired)
City of Alameda, CA Police Department

April 26, 2020

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

April 26, 2020

God Bless you Police Officer Dan Walters! Thank you for your service with the San Diego Police Department in California. Thank you for making the people in the San Diego, California area feel safer. We are all thankful to you for your service, your devotion and your sacrifices, and to your family and friends for their sacrifices. Our hearts break for your loved ones!! We are so saddened by this terrible news and you will never be forgotten! 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!! (Matthew5:9)

Kelly & Eddie King

April 26, 2020

Rest easy ! Blessed are the peacemakers!

Parole Academy Instructor Brandon Smith
TX Department of Criminal Justice-Parole Division

April 26, 2020

Officer Walters, May Our Great Lord keep in His care ! You, Dan Walters, made the ultimate sacrifice one can make for his community! What you, and your family, have endured, since your being wounded was beyond accurate description with mere words! Dan, you were and continue to be a hero ! It would have been a true privilege to meet you ! God bless you and your family members!

Kevin M McCarthy Sr
Metropolitan Police Department: Washington, DC

April 26, 2020

OUR DEEPEST SYMPATHY TO THE FAMILY OF DEPUTY OFFICER WALTERS, AND ALL THOSE WHO MOURN THE LOSS OF DEPUTY OFFICER WALTERS. OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ARE WITH YOU DURING THIS DIFFICULT TIME. HIS SERVICE WILL BE GREATLY MISSED IN YOUR COMMUNITY AND HIS DEEDS NEVER FORGOTTEN.
GOD BLESS

Retired Officer David Herbert
Toronto Police Service, Canada

April 26, 2020

Rest easy

Mark Mottola

April 25, 2020

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 (#11452
Los Angeles Police Department retired

April 25, 2020

Rest easy my Brother.

Deputy Ron Buchholz
Retired Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office NM.

April 25, 2020

Even though the time has come to end the watch, they are still watching. Even though they are no longer with us, they are still teaching. The loss is new and the pain is great but we carry on for our family’s sake. Give us the keys, we’ll take over from here. Now is the time to release your fears. We got your watch, we’ll carry on, rest with peace my brother for your never really gone.


From your brothers and sisters
at the Waukesha County Jail, WI

CORRECTIONAL OFFICER CISM TEAM
WAUKESHA COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPT

April 25, 2020