Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

My thoughts are with your family right now Devil Dog. Went down fighting like a true hero.

Semper Fi

Commander Jaime Alberti
Orange County Public Schools District Police

October 19, 2020

Thank you for your service and sacrifice. Rest In Peace Investigator Bruce. Our deepest heartfelt condolences to all of your family, friends, and brothers and sisters at Houston Fire Marshal's Office.

Postal Inspector Scott Horne
US Postal Inspection Service

October 19, 2020

Praying for peace and comfort today and in the days ahead. With deepest sympathy,

Rita Rocker
Deputy Executive Director
Georgia State Board of Pardons and Paroles

October 19, 2020

Rest In Peace Brother.

Det. Andreoli
NYPD-Retired

October 19, 2020

Till' Valhalla, Brother.

- Semper Fidelis.

Officer B. Anthony
Carrollton Police Department

October 19, 2020

May God bless you sir in your new home. You will be so missed but never forgotten by your brothers/sister’s of your department and world wide. You gave the ultimate sacrifice doing what you loved. May your family be blessed and protected through the difficult days ahead. Rest In Peace brother.

Lieutenant Robert A Magnan
Rhode Island State Police (retired)

October 18, 2020

Rest in Peace Investigator Lemuel Bruce! Thank you for your 16 years of service with the Houston Fire Department, and your 5 years of service assigned to the Houston Fire Marshal's Office as a sworn arson investigator, also we thank you for your service with The United States Marine Corp. 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

October 18, 2020

On behalf of POINT 27, we would like to offer condolences for Investigator Lemuel Bruce. Please know we are eternally grateful for Lemuel’s service and his ultimate sacrifice.

To honor Investigator Bruce, POINT 27 sent 27 Thin Red Line Dog Tag Necklaces to the Houston Fire Marshal's Office in Houston, Texas for Lemuel’s partner and fellow Investigators. POINT 27 sent a Folded Flag Necklace engraved with “Greater Love has no one than this; than to lay down one’s life for one’s friend” John 15:13 for Investigator Bruce’s wife.

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

October 18, 2020

Rest in peace brother. Thank you for your service. God's speed sir.

Lieutenant John C. Moore
Wisconsin State Conservation Warden (Retired)

October 18, 2020

Rest in Peace Brother.

Prayers for your family.

Thank you for your service and ULTIMATE SACRIFICE.

GOD BLESS.

Firefighter Ronald Lavallee
Lawrence, MA Fire Department

October 18, 2020

Rest easy brother thank you for your service. May your sacrifice or memory never fade.

Jerry Matalone #8046 (Retired)
Des Moines Iowa Police Department

October 18, 2020

Investigator Bruce,

Thank you for your sacrifice for our nation. May you be with the Lord and may he be with your family.

Det. Russ Cain
Pittsburgh PD

October 18, 2020

Rest, brother.

Sgt Steve Headley
Mishawaka, IN police

October 18, 2020

Semper Fi Brother. Thank You for your service! Rest In Peace, we have the Watch from here.

Police Officer Russ Orlando
Union City Police Department (Ret.)

October 18, 2020

OUR DEEPEST SYMPATHY TO THE FAMILY OF INVESTIGATOR BRUCE, AND ALL THOSE WHO MOURN THE LOSS OF INVESTIGATOR BRUCE. 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

October 18, 2020

PRAYERS FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY AND OUR FAMILY OF RED THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND REST IN GODS ARMS. I HAVE A FLAG THAT HAS THE THIN LINE WHICH IS HALF BLUE AND HALF RED.I WILL LOOK AT IT AND SAY A PRAYER FOR YOU.REST IN HEAVEN AND PEACE TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.

MOTHER OF A DALLAS POLICEWOMAN LINDA KEM
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October 18, 2020

Semper Fi my brother. Give Chesty Puller a big OOH RAH when you see him.

Det. Johnny Keene (Ret.)
San Diego Police Department

October 18, 2020

RIP, Investigator Bruce. Thank you for your service. Praying for your loved ones.

Officer C Curione, ret.
Rochester Police Department, NY

October 17, 2020

Your life made a difference,
and the world needs more people like you.
RIP hero...

Sgt. Bill Nordbrock
Public Relations Officer
Arizona Rangers - Tucson

October 17, 2020

Thanks for your service to the people of Houston, Harris County, Texas, and the USA Investigator. God bless you and your family sir.

Sgt PJ Wrafter (Ret)
Madison Co (NY) Sheriff’s Office

October 17, 2020

Bruce family and friends may God grant all of you with a speedy healing. Investigator Bruce thank you for your service to your Country,Community and Department. Most of all thank you for your Ultimate Sacrifice in the Line of Duty.

Res.Ofc.Rudy Jones
Cuyahoga Falls, OH Police Department

October 17, 2020

Bruce family and friends may God grant all of you with a speedy healing. Investigator Bruce thank you for your service to your Country,Community and Department. Most of all thank you for your Ultimate Sacrifice in the Line of Duty.

Res.Ofc.Rudy Jones
Cuyahoga Falls, OH Police Department

October 17, 2020

God rest his soul.

Sgt. Robert A. Henne
Jersey City PD/Retired

October 17, 2020

Thank you for your service.

Dmytro Goloborodko

October 17, 2020

Rest in peace sir, I have your family in my prayers.

Deputy Chief David C. Herring (Retired)
Office of The Maryland State Fire Marshal

October 17, 2020