Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

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 Officer, Melissa Maldonado. 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

My thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of Corrections Officer V Melissa Maldonado. I am so very sorry for your loss. The service and sacrifice of Officer Maldonado will not be forgotten.

Deborah C.
Wife, Mother, Aunt of LEOs
Maryland

November 2, 2021

RIP Corrections Officer Maldonado. Thank you for your service to the state of Texas

Sergeant Darren Weisse
Tufts University Police

November 2, 2021

Corrections Officer Maldonado,

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

November 1, 2021

To Corrections Officer V Melissa Maldonado's family friends and fellow corrections officers: I am terribly sorry for your loss. Melissa is in a much better place now.

Reserve Deputy Brian Jacobsen
Mahaska County Iowa Sheriff’s Office

October 29, 2021

Officer Maldonado, 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. My heart breaks for the sorrow that your father is experiencing over the loss of his daughter. May God immerse you and your loved ones in His Divine Mercy. Rest in peace, good and faithful servant.

Jess Espinosa
Civilian

October 29, 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

Rest in Peace Corrections Officer V Melissa Maldonado! Thank you for your over 12 years of service with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Correctional Institutions Division, in Texas. 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 father, your sister, your brother, and your two nephews 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)

Kelly & Eddie King

October 27, 2021

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

Chief (Ret) Steven Marshall
Georges Mills, NH

October 27, 2021

Psalm 15
God bless.
Rest in peace sister.

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

October 26, 2021

On behalf of POINT 27, we would like to offer condolences for Corrections Officer Melissa Maldonado. Please know we are eternally grateful for Melissa’s service and her ultimate sacrifice.

To honor Corrections Officer Maldonado, 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 Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division in Huntsville, Texas for Melissa’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 Corrections Officer Melissa Maldonado’s father.

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

October 26, 2021

Most merciful God, You hold each of us dear to Your heart. Hold all those law enforcement officers and their families, who are afflicted or affected by the COVID-19 Virus, in Your loving arms and tenderly draw them into Your life, together with all others who are living with the COVID-19 Virus. Assure them that they are not alone, and give them courage and faith for all that is to come. Strengthen those who care for them and treat them, and guide those who do research. Forgive those who have judged harshly, and enlighten those who live in prejudice or fear. Nourish those who have lost sight of You, and heal the spirits of those who are broken. We pray this in the mighty and holy name of Jesus Christ, who suffered and died, and then rose from the dead to lead us into new life, now and forever. In Christ Jesus, I pray. Amen.

Chaplain Steven R. Closs, D.Div, USGF, NCCA
Ordained / Licensed Independent Christian Clergy
Christian Chaplain Ministry
Merrimack, NH 03054

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

October 26, 2021

Thank you for your service.

Dmytro Goloborodko

October 26, 2021

Faithful Unto Death | Eternal Rest | Salute

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

October 26, 2021

My family and I would like to extend our sincere condolences to the family, friends, and fellow coworkers of Corrections Officer V Melissa Maldonado 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 Corrections Officer V Melissa Maldonado.

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

October 26, 2021

Rest in Peace Corrections Officer Maldonado. Thank you for your service. My thoughts and prayers are with the Maldonado Family and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice-Corrections Division.

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

October 26, 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 Corrections Officer V, Melissa Maldonado, from complications of the COVID-19 Virus. It is always a huge loss when a fellow Corrections Officer V succumbs from this deadly virus. Her bravery and courage to protect and serve your community has not gone unnoticed.

Sheriff Chris Kaber
Klamath County Sheriff's Office

October 26, 2021

Hero never forgotten. Prayers to family blood and blue.

BLR
Retired Texas dispatcher

October 26, 2021

Rest in Peace Officer Maldonado. 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 26, 2021

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

Chris Di Gerolamo
Federal Air Marshal Service

October 26, 2021