Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Rest in peace Brother Richard, you are a true American Hero and will never be forgotten for your service and courage.

Son of G. Truman Wortham EOW 07/15/73

Assistant Chief Carl Wortham (retired)
Sand Springs OK PD

December 2, 2020

On behalf of the Ohio Attorney Generals Bureau of Criminal Identification & Investigation, our thoughts and prayers are with the immediate family of Correctional Officer Richard Allen Wright and the extended law enforcement family of the Missouri Department of Corrections, Missouri.


End of Watch Thursday, November 19, 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

December 2, 2020

Rest In Peace Brother

james oneill
NYPD

December 2, 2020

Rest in peace.

J.R.

December 2, 2020

RIP Correctional Officer Wright. Thank you for your service to the communities of the Missouri Department of Corrections, Audrain County and Little Dixie County Fire Protection.

Sergeant Darren Weisse
Tufts University Police

December 2, 2020

God rest his soul.

Sgt. Robert A. Henne
Jersey City PD/Retired

December 2, 2020

Faithful Unto Death | Eternal Rest | Salute

S. I. Drake - Lt/IPD | IMPD (Ret)

December 2, 2020

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

James P Waggle, Jr.
Civilian

December 2, 2020

Rest in Peace Officer Wright. Thank you for your service. My thoughts and Prayers go out to your family, coworkers and friends.

Lieutenant Robert T. Mote (ret)
Buena Park, CA Police Department

December 2, 2020

may HIS light shine perpetual upon his face

Chief Jim Allen (retired)
Mobile County Child Support

December 1, 2020

Rest easy Brother.

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

December 1, 2020

Hero never forgotten

BLR
Retired Texas dispatcher

December 1, 2020

I am sad to learn of the passing of a brother and hero in Correctional Officer Richard Allen Wright. I believe our Heavenly Father has welcomed him home into his loving arms where he now patrol the Golden Streets of Heaven. May the Lord deliver blessings, comfort and peace to his family, friends and all members of the Missouri Department of Corrections, Missouri.

Retired, T W Martinez
FOP member
State of New Mexico/JJS

December 1, 2020

I am sad to learn of the passing of a brother and hero in Correctional Officer Richard Allen Wright. I believe our Heavenly Father has welcomed him home into his loving arms where he now patrol the Golden Streets of Heaven. May the Lord deliver blessings, comfort and peace to his family, friends and all members of the Missouri Department of Corrections, Missouri.

Retired, T W Martinez
FOP member
State of New Mexico/JJS

December 1, 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

December 1, 2020

Rest in eternal Peace, good and faithful public servant.
God has already reserved a special place for our peacemakers.
Please continue your careful and diligent watch over us.
When Law Enforcement perishes, a proud and caring nation mourns.
Thank you for your heroic sacrifice!
Thank you for your selfless service!
Thank you for your guardian protection!

Our prayers to the family and department.

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

December 1, 2020

“Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God."
Matthew 5:9

Chris Di Gerolamo
Federal Air Marshal Service

December 1, 2020

Rest in Peace Correctional Officer Richard Allen Wright. Thank you for your 15 years of service with the Missouri Department of Corrections, and your service with the Audrain County Sheriff's Office and the Little Dixie Fire Protection District. 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 and we want them to know that you will never be forgotten! Our thoughts and Prayers go out to your wife and two children, and to all of your sisters and brothers in Blue that protect us. God bless you all!! (Matthew5:9)

Kelly & Eddie King

December 1, 2020

Rest in peace Correctional Officer Wright.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

December 1, 2020

Rest In Peace! Thank you for your service!

Adult Probation and Parole Officer; Erie
Erie County Adult Probation and Parole

December 1, 2020

Psalm 15
God bless.
Rest in peace brother.

Sgt. Paul Schanno
Minnesota Dept. of Corrections MCF-Stillwater

December 1, 2020

Rest in Peace Correctional Officer Wright. Thank you for your service. My thoughts and prayers are with the Wright Family and the Missouri Department of Corrections.

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

December 1, 2020

Rest In Peace...

Retired Detective
Syracuse Police Dept, NY

December 1, 2020

On behalf of POINT 27, we would like to offer condolences for Correctional Officer Richard Allen Wright. Please know we are eternally grateful for Richard’s service and his ultimate sacrifice.

To honor Correctional Officer Wright, 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 Missouri Department of Corrections in Jefferson City, Missouri for Richard’s partner and fellow officers. 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 Correctional Officer Richard Allen Wright’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

December 1, 2020

The true measure of a person
is not found in the
might of their arm,
their wealth
or their power –
it is found in the strength
of their character.

There is no greater testimony to
ones character, than ones
willingness to sacrifice all,
in the noble quest of
providing protection to all
whom they serve.
Author Unknown

Javier Cornejo
Police Officer, Retired
City of Milwaukee Police Department
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

December 1, 2020