Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

God rest her soul.

Sgt. Robert A. Henne
Jersey City PD/Retired

December 30, 2022

Prayers for her family.

Pastor Rich Ajer
Retired Clergy

October 13, 2022

Today, I will not answer the radio call that your boyfriend has come home drunk and is beating you again.

Today, I will not answer the radio call that your 16 year old daughter, who is very responsible, is four hours late coming home from school.

Today, I will not answer the radio call that your store has been robbed or your house has been burglarized.

Today, I will not stop a drunk driver from killing someone. I will not catch a rapist or a murderer or a car thief.

Today, I will not answer the radio call that a man has a gun or tried to abduct a child or that someone has been stabbed or has been in a terrible accident.

Today, I will not save your child that you locked in a car or the child you were too busy to watch who went outside and fell into the swimming pool, but that I revived.

No, today I will not do that.

Why?

Today, I was suspended from duty for doing my job, because the media, liberals, a community organizer, a lawyer who formally represented terrorists and is the US attorney general and a mayor who ran on an anti-police agenda, who are all advised by a drug dealer, liar and income tax cheat. AND, all who know nothing about Policing, have vilified my profession.

Because ----

Today, I was killed by a drunk driver while I was helping push a disabled car off the highway.

Today, I was shot and killed during a routine traffic stop to simply tell someone that they had a taillight out.

Today, I was killed in a traffic accident rushing to help a citizen.

Today, I was shot and killed serving a warrant on a known drug dealer.

Today, I was killed by a man when I came by to do a welfare check because his family was too busy.

Today, I was killed trying to stop a bank robbery or a grocery store robbery.

Today I was killed doing my job.
A chaplain and an officer will go to a house and tell a mom and dad or a wife or husband or a child that their son or daughter or husband or wife or father or mother won't be coming home today.

The flags at many police stations were flown at half-mast today but most people won't know why.

There will be a funeral and my fellow officers will come, a twenty-one-gun salute will be given, and taps and bagpipes will be played as I am laid to rest.

My name will be put on a plaque, on a wall, in a building, in a city somewhere.

A folded flag will be placed on a mantel or a bookcase in a home somewhere and a family will mourn.

There will be no cries for justice.
There will be no riots in the streets.
There will be no officers marching, screaming 'no justice, no peace.'
No citizens will scream that something must be done.
No windows will be smashed, no cars burned, no stones thrown, no names called.
Only someone crying themselves to sleep tonight will be the only sign that I was cared about.

I was a police officer

It has been a year today since you paid the ultimate sacrifice doing what you love and the selflessness that you showed your community.

My thoughts and prayers go out to your family and your brothers and sisters in blue as another great officer was taken from us to soon. You will never be forgotten!
Rest Easy Brothers and Sisters as we will take it from here.

Misty Lang
Great Great Niece of Fallen Officer William Hiram Givens McDonald County Sheriff's Department, McDonald County Missouri EOW 02-04-1984

January 30, 2022

Sgt. Saunders,
Your smile would light up the hallways you walked thru and bring smiles to the face of others. Rest in Peace my friend. Thank you for your service to the people of Amarillo, TX! Words are not enough. Heroes never die!

With sincere gratitude,

G. Motley
Amarillo, Texas

January 10, 2022

Sheriff Brad Swain, along with the deputies & staff of MCSO, offer our heartfelt sympathy to your entire department and to the family of your fallen veteran officer, Sgt. Raquel Saunders. May the outpouring of support and encouragement you receive from agencies both near and far, provide you with peace and comfort at this difficult time.

Liane Johnson, #53-66
Monroe County Sheriff's Office
Indiana
U.S.A.

December 8, 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

December 3, 2021

Rest in Peace my sister.

Captain Bernard Flint
Department of Defense Police Division

November 7, 2021

Good bless you Sergeant Raquel Virginia Saunders, for your service and sacrifice. Thoughts and prayers go out to your family and friends, and to your brothers and sisters from the Amarillo Police Department. Rest in Peace Sister.

Officer Jim Drabos (Retired)
San Gabriel (CA) Police Department

October 27, 2021

Rest in peace sister. Thank you for your service. God's speed ma'am.

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

October 27, 2021

My thoughts and prayers are with the family, friends and coworkers of Sergeant Raquel Saunders. I am truly sorry for your loss. The service and sacrifice of Sergeant Saunders will not be forgotten.

Deborah C.
Wife, Mother, Aunt of LEOs
Maryland

October 26, 2021

Rest in Peace Sergeant Raquel Virginia Saunders! Thank you for your 23 years of service with the Amarillo Police Department, in Texas and for your previous 4 years of service with the Potter County Sheriff's Office. We are all thankful to you for your service, your devotion and your sacrifices, and also to your family and friends for their sacrifices. Our hearts break for your four children during this tragedy, and we want them to know that you will never be forgotten! Our thoughts and Prayers go out to the rest of your family and to all of your sisters and brothers in Blue that protect us. God bless you all!! (Matthew5:9)l

Kelly & Eddie King

October 25, 2021

Raquel you were a great woman and a great officer. You always smiled and made everyone’s day better. You will be missed so much. Rest In Peace sweet lady.

Kathy
Amarillo Police Department Civillian

October 24, 2021

On behalf of Utah Peace Officers Association our thoughts and prayers are with the immediate family of Sergeant Raquel Virginia Saunders and the extended law enforcement family.

Anne Hunsinger
UPOA

October 24, 2021

Sgt. Saunders,

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 24, 2021

Raquel, you had all the kindness in your soul to be the "good" in law enforcement. You were sweet and you were kind to everyone, including me. I'm thankful I got to work with you.
Thank you for your service.
Godspeed.

Bonni

Amarillo, Texas

October 23, 2021

Psalm 15
God bless.
Rest in peace sister.

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

October 22, 2021

Sergeant Saunders, for many years, you dedicated your life to protecting others that they may be safe. It took a small virus to take your life. Our Lord, who sees all and knows all, will reward you abundantly for your courage, dedication and selfless service. May God immerse you and your loved ones in His Divine Mercy. Rest in peace, good and faithful servant.

Jess Espinosa
Civilian

October 22, 2021

Thank you for your service.

Dmytro Goloborodko

October 21, 2021

On behalf of the Klamath County Sheriff's Office in Klamath Falls Oregon, we send sincerest sympathy in the recent loss of your Sergeant, Raquel Virginia Sanders, from complications of the COVID-19 Virus. It is always a huge loss when a fellow Sergeant succumbs from this deadly virus. Her bravery and courage to protect and serve your community has not gone unnoticed. Our Thoughts and Prayers to the Potter County Sheriff's Office where Sergeant Sanders had previously served.

Sheriff Chris Kaber
Klamath County Sheriff's Office

October 21, 2021

Rest In Peace Sergeant Raquel Virginia Saunders. May God watch over you, your children and your coworkers at the Amarillo Police Department during this most difficult time.

"In Valor There is Hope"
-Tacitus

Reserve Deputy Brian Jacobsen
Mahaska County Iowa Sheriff’s Office

October 21, 2021

On behalf of the Ohio Attorneys General Bureau of Criminal Identification & Investigation, our thoughts and prayers are with the immediate family of Sergeant Raquel Virginia Saunders and the extended law enforcement family of the Amarillo Police Department, Texas.


End of Watch Wednesday, October 13, 2021.


Rest in Peace sister 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

October 20, 2021

Rest in Peace Sergeant Saunders. 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

October 20, 2021

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

October 20, 2021

PRAYERS FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY AND OUR FAMILY OF BLUE. ANOTHER OFFICER TAKEN TO SOON. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF YOUR COMMUNITY. REST IN GODS ARMS

MOTHER OF A DALLAS POLICEWOMAN LINDA KE
None

October 20, 2021

RIP Sergeant Saunders. Thank you for your service to the citizens of Amarillo and Potter County

Sergeant Darren Weisse
Tufts University Police

October 20, 2021