Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

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

June 27, 2021

Rest in Peace my brother.

Captain Bernard Flint
Department of Defense Police Division

June 27, 2021

Rest in Peace Officer Forrest. 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

June 27, 2021

Rest in peace Brother Gabriel, 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

June 27, 2021

Rest in peace Brother...My thoughts are with your family, friends, and the members of your agency during this most difficult and tragic time......

LT. Joseph Ward, Ret
Jackson, NJ PD

June 27, 2021

Officer Forrest, for 19 years, you dedicated your life to serving your community so that others may live in peace and security. It took one small virus to take that life away. Your reward in heaven will be abundant. May our Lord immerse you and your loved ones in His Divine Mercy. Rest in peace, good and faithful servant.

Jess Espinosa
Civilian

June 26, 2021

Faithful Unto Death | Eternal Rest | Salute

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

June 25, 2021

You are missed brother. You gained the respect of everyone you encountered including those you watched over. You did this by showing humility, respect, kindness, and strength. The world is a lesser place without you here.

Retired Officer Tyson Forrest
Evergreen State College Police Department

June 25, 2021

Hero never forgotten. Prayers to family blood and blue.

BLR
Retired Texas dispatcher

June 25, 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 Correctional Officer, Gabriel Forrest, from complications of the COVID-19 Virus. It is always a huge loss when a fellow Correctional Officer succumbs from this deadly virus. His bravery and courage to protect and serve community has not gone unnoticed.

Sheriff Chris Kaber
Klamath County Sheriff's Office

June 25, 2021

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

Rudy Jones ( Retired )
Former Reserve Ofc.Cuyahoga Falls OH Police Dept.

June 24, 2021

Thank you for your service. Rest in Peace.

Chief R. A. McCann
Armour College Law Enforcement/Department of Public Safety

June 24, 2021

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

To honor Correctional Officer Forrest, POINT 27 sent 27 Thin Gray Line Dog Tag Necklaces, engraved with “Blessed are the Peacemakers for they will be called children of God” Matthew 5:9, to the Stafford Creek Corrections Aberdeen, Washington for Gabriel’s partner and correctional 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 Gabriel Forrest’s 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

June 24, 2021

Rest In Peace…

Retired Detective
Syracuse Police Dept, NY

June 24, 2021

Rest In Peace Correctional Officer Gabriel Forrest! Thank you for your 19 years of service with the Washington State Department of Corrections in Washington. 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 family during this tragedy, and we want them to know that you will ever be forgotten! Our thoughts and Prayers go out to your family and to all of your sisters and brothers in Blue that protect us. God bless you all!! (Matthew5:9)

Kelly & Eddie King

June 24, 2021

My family and I would like to extend our sincere condolences to the family, friends, and fellow coworkers of Correctional Officer Gabriel Forrest during this difficult time. May they find comfort and support from those around them. May happy moments from the past bring forth precious memories to cherish for a lifetime. May God help heal their aching hearts. Thank you for your service and may you rest in peace Correctional Officer Gabriel Forrest

Gail Pabst
Aunt of fallen Detroit P.O. Jennifer Fettig eow 2/16/04

June 24, 2021

A corrections officer should be remembered not by how he died but how he lived! A great man has gone to secure a safe path for the rest of us to follow. Thank you to you, your family and the Washington State Department of Corrections. Our country is a little less safe without you. Rest in Peace Brother!

Chief (Ret) Steven Marshall
Georges Mills, NH

June 24, 2021

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

Chris Di Gerolamo
Federal Air Marshal Service

June 23, 2021

Almighty God, we ask You to be with the family, friends, and colleagues of Correctional Officer Gabriel Forrest of the Washington State Department of Corrections. Even as Your Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, was moved to weep over the death of His friend Lazarus, so we know You are touched by the tears of those who mourn the loss of Correctional Officer Gabriel Forrest. In Your divine providence, fill the aching void in their hearts with Your
comforting presence and grant them peace through the assurance of Your love and merciful grace. In Christ Jesus, Your Son, I pray. Amen.

Chaplain Steven R. Closs, D.Div, MSBS, RPP, NCCA
Ordained / Licensed Independent Christian Clergy
The Peacemakers Prayer Ministry
Merrimack, NH 03054

Captain Steven R. Closs (Ret.)
Nashua NH Police Department

June 23, 2021

I would like to offer my deepest sympathy to the family and friends of Officer Forrest. His service and sacrifice will not be forgotten. I will pray for your comfort and peace.

Deborah C.
Wife, Mother, Aunt of LEOs
Maryland

June 23, 2021

Thank you for your service.

Dmytro Goloborodko

June 23, 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

June 23, 2021

Rest in peace Correctional Officer Forrest.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

June 23, 2021

God rest his soul.

Sgt. Robert A. Henne
Jersey City PD/Retired

June 23, 2021

Psalm 15
God bless.
Rest in peace brother.

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

June 23, 2021