Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

So sad. Rest in peace brother.

Former Corporal Brian Sullivan
Royal Canadian Mounted Police

November 12, 2020

Thank you brother for your selfless service to God and country. May God be near the broken hearts of your children, wife and loved ones now and always.

Retired Police Officer and Law enforceme
Ansonia Connecticut

November 12, 2020

Thank you for your service.

Dmytro Goloborodko

November 12, 2020

Sergeant Rios, there is much evil in this world and you put your life in danger day after day of your dedicated selfless service that your community would live in safety. My heart cries for your parents you have left behind. It is against the law of nature for a son to die before his parents, and we can only trust in God’s infinite wisdom and to trust in Him. May He immerse you and your loved ones in His Divine Mercy. Rest in peace, good and faithful servant.

Jess Espinosa
Civilian

November 12, 2020

may HIS light shine perpetual upon his face

Chief Jim Allen (retired)
Mobile County Child Support

November 12, 2020

Rest In Peace brother.

Corporal (Retired) Glenn Elliott
Temple Police Department--Temple,Tx

November 12, 2020

PRAYERS FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY AND OUR FAMILY OF BLUE AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND REST IN GODS ARMS

MOTHER OF A DALLAS POLICEWOMAN LINDA KEM
None

November 12, 2020

My deepest sympathies to Sergeant Rios’ family, colleagues and friends. May the Lord provide peace and comfort to his grieving loved ones, and may he Always Rest In Peace.

Former D.C. Police Sergeant Anna M. McCl
Metropolitan Police Department, Washington, D.C.

November 12, 2020

Godspeed brother! Your life mattered. May those who knew you and loved you never forget. Rest easy Hero!

Sergeant Jay Christian
Orange County Sheriff’s Department, California

November 12, 2020

RIP, Sgt Rios. Thank you for your service. Praying for your loved ones.

Officer C Curione, ret.
Rochester Police Department, NY

November 11, 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

November 11, 2020

My condolences to the family

Agente Eliezer Rosario
Puerto Rico Police

November 11, 2020

Rip my friend. Gone, but never forgotten. Prayers from his family and Office

Lt Deputy Aaron Vallini
McDowell County Sheriff’s Office

November 11, 2020

Rest in Peace Sgt. Rios. Thank you for your service. My thoughts and prayers are with the Rios Family and the Houston Police Department.

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

November 11, 2020

On behalf of the Ohio Attorney Generals Bureau of Criminal Identification & Investigation, our thoughts and prayers are with the immediate family of Sergeant Sean Rios and the extended law enforcement family of the Houston Police Department, Texas.


End of Watch Monday, November 9, 2020.


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 Attorney General, Bureau of Criminal Investigation

November 11, 2020

My deepest condolences and prayers to the family of Sergeant Sean Rios. May his soul forever rest peacefully in Heaven. Sergeant Rios will never be forgotten here on earth.

Retired First Sergeant Thomas Webb
New York State Police - Troop "D"

November 11, 2020

I am so very sorry to read that the Houston lost one of their Heroes. My sincere thoughts and prayers are for his children, his mother and father, his brother, and his cousins, and his comrades within his department. Rest in total comfort, love and peace Sergeant Rios, thank you for your service.

Robert -
Father of Two Police Officers
Chicago, IL

November 11, 2020

God rest his soul.

Sgt. Robert A. Henne
Jersey City PD/Retired

November 11, 2020

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

James P Waggle, Jr.
Civilian

November 11, 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

November 10, 2020

So sad to hear the news.

May you rest in peace after having served those around you. My thoughts are with you, your family, fellow officers and friends.

Reserve Police Officer G. Krystof
Los Angeles Police Department

November 10, 2020

Rest in peace SGT. Thank you for your service. You are now in God's kingdom

SGT Dale Aguirre
NDW Police Dept. Dept of Defense

November 10, 2020

PRAYERS FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY AND OUR FAMILY OF BLUE AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND REST IN GODS ARMS.

MOTHER OF A DALLAS POLICEWOMAN LINDA KEM
None

November 10, 2020

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

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

November 10, 2020

Rest in peace sergeant Rios

Condoleances to the Family Rios,
Houston police Department, and his colleges

Jan van Houwelingen
Dutch civilian with compassion

November 10, 2020