Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the Children of God"

We commit this Officer into the hands of our Lord. May the Officer's loved ones find peace in the life led, honor in their Officer's performance and choice of profession, and profound happiness upon being reunited in the future.

God Bless all who answer the Call.

Rusty Featherstone
Deputy Director (Ret.)
Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI)

July 28, 2021

Certainly, after 44-years, Officer Hughes went the distance.

Ranger Pilot Steve M.
BLM

June 25, 2021

I am sorry for your loss to the Family, Fellow Officers, and Friends. I will keep all of you in my prayers.

Retired Fire Lieutenant Frank J Corasan
Baltimore City Fire Department

May 27, 2021

Sadden by the loss of the LEO. We all lose so much when a Officer is taken from us. May God give the family and fellow officers they worked with Peace and Strength to carry on.

B.J.Umbenhower
Liaison, Office of Emergency Management Highlandville Mo
Son of Chief of Police. Deceased
May God watch over them all. R.I.P. Brothers

April 13, 2021

Thank you for your service and sacrifice. Rest In Peace Officer Hughes. Our deepest heartfelt condolences to all of your family, friends, and brothers and sisters at Kalispel Tribal Police Department.

Postal Inspector Scott Horne
US Postal Inspection Service

February 8, 2021

God bless a man who continues to see a need for his services. Even though he could have retired but remained active in serving the people he loved. You have set the bar very high. Gods bless. You sir

Russell f Korbol police officer11
UNRPD

February 7, 2021

My condolences to the family, friends, and coworkers of Officer Hughes. His service and sacrifice to the citizens of Spokane will not be forgotten. I am praying for you.

Deborah C.
Wife, Mother, Aunt of LEOs
Maryland

February 2, 2021

We will remember.

Miss Eleanore Trupkiewicz
Civilian Supporter of Law Enforcement

January 30, 2021

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

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

January 30, 2021

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

January 27, 2021

Officer Hughes,

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

January 23, 2021

God bless Officer Hughes. To his wife, four children, 12 grandchildren, one great-grandson, and friends. We are sorry for your loss and the personal pain you all are going through right now. May God be with you during this time of grief and may he lead you to a time of peace.

M.G.Bursell, business owner
Business owner

January 22, 2021

On behalf of the Klamath County Sheriff's Office in Klamath Falls Oregon, we send our sincerest sympathy in the recent loss of your Officer, Jay Hughes, from complications of a heart attack. It is always a huge loss when a fellow officer succumbs from a medical condition. His bravery and courage to protect and serve your community has not gone unnoticed. Our prayers and thoughts to the Spokane County Sheriff's Office and Spokane County Fire District #4 where Officer Hughes had previously served as a Volunteer Firefighter.

Sheriff Chris Kaber
Klamath County Sheriff's Office

January 22, 2021

Officer Hughes, thank you for all your service. God Bless you and all who personally feel the pain of your passing and may you forever Rest in Peace, Brother.

Ptl. Jim Leahy, Jr.
Harvard University Police Department

January 21, 2021

Rest In Peace brother. You definitely gave your entire life for your mission. Thank you for all the service you provided to your community. You’re service won’t go un-noticed.

Retired police officer Chip Hainline
Ridgefield police department

January 21, 2021

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

Chip Nowlin
President
Kentucky Peace Officers' Association

January 21, 2021

Praying for your family, friends, colleagues, and agency during this very difficult time for them and all of us. Thank you for your service! We shall remember you with pride and admiration always! May God Bless the Blue!

“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons [children] of God. [Matthew 5:9];

“Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.” [Matthew 5:4], and;

“Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.” [John 15:13]

Depart in peace, Brother-in-Blue; in the name of God the Father who created you; in the name of Christ Jesus who redeemed you; in the name of the Holy Spirit who sanctifies you. May you rest in peace and dwell forever with the Lord. Amen.

Chaplain Steven R. Closs, D.Div, MSBS, OLCC, NCCA
Independent Christian Chaplain Ministry
Merrimack, NH 03054

Captain Steven R. Closs (Ret.)
07/05/1974 - 04/01/1998
Nashua Police Department
Nashua, NH 03060

January 21, 2021

On behalf of the Ohio Attorney Generals Bureau of Criminal Identification & Investigation, our thoughts and prayers are with the immediate family of Police Officer Jay Hughes and the extended law enforcement family of the Kalispel Tribal Police Department, Tribal Police.


End of Watch Wednesday, January 6, 2021.


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

January 20, 2021

Rest in peace brother

Douglas J. Maykowski
Fraternal Order Of Police Central Macomb Lodge #187 Macomb County MI.

January 20, 2021

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

Cpl. Terri Albright
DuPage County Sheriff's Office

January 20, 2021

Rest in Peace my Brother in Arms

Anrae G Godley-Cooper
U.S. Army Military Police

January 20, 2021

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

January 19, 2021

Thank you for your service.

Dmytro Goloborodko

January 19, 2021

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

January 19, 2021

Rest in peace always knowing that your service and sacrifice are always remembered by your law enforcement brethren. Thoughts and prayers to Officer Hughes family and friends and to the men and women of the Kalispel Tribal Police Department.

Detective Cpl/3 Steven Rizzo
Delaware State Police (Retired)

January 19, 2021