Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

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

Minister Steven Robert Closs, DDiv, MSBS
Christian Global Outreach Minister, Merrimack NH

February 9, 2022

On behalf of the Ohio Attorneys General Bureau of Criminal Identification & Investigation, our thoughts and prayers are with the immediate family Police Officer Chris Bardwell and the extended law enforcement family of the Cross Roads Police Department, Texas.



End of Watch Tuesday, February 1, 2022.



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

February 9, 2022

RIP Officer Bardwell. Thank you for your service to the citizens of Cross Roads, Celina and Grand Prairie

Sergeant Darren Weisse
Tufts University Police

February 9, 2022

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, Chris Bardwell, from complications of the COVID-19 Virus. It is always a huge loss when a fellow Officer succumbs from this deadly virus. His bravery and courage to protect and serve your community has not gone unnoticed. Our Prayers and Thoughts to the Celina and Grand Prairie Police Department's where Officer Bardwell had previously served.

Sheriff Chris Kaber
Klamath County Sheriff's Office

February 8, 2022

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

Chris Di Gerolamo
Federal Air Marshal Service

February 8, 2022

Psalm 15
God bless.
Rest in peace brother.

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

February 8, 2022

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 GOD'S ARMS.

MOTHER OF A DALLAS POLICEWOMAN LINDA KE
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February 8, 2022

Rest in Peace Officer Officer Bardwell. Thank you for your service. My thoughts and prayers are with the Bardwell Family and the Cross Roads Police Department.

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

February 8, 2022

Rest In Peace brother. Our thoughts and prayers are with your family and department during this tragic time. Matthew 5:9

Lieutenant Don Barton
Garden City PD, MI

February 8, 2022

Rest in Peace Police Officer Chris Bardwell! Thank you for your 6 months of service with the Cross Roads Police Department, in Texas, your previous 5 years of service with the Celina Police Department and your 23 year of service with the Grand Prairie Police Department. Thank you for your service, your devotion and your sacrifices, and also to your family and friends for their sacrifices. Our hearts break for your wife and your two children during this terrible 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!! (Matthew 5:9)

Kelly & Eddie King

February 8, 2022

I worked with Chris at the Grand Prairie Police Department for many years before my retirement from there in 2008. I became friends with Chris and discovered we both were huge fans of radio personality/phone prankster, Brent Douglas, aka "Roy D. Mercer" who worked at KMOD-FM in Tulsa, OK.

Chris and I had numerous laughs together over the bits and frequently referenced quips from the episodes on calls we went on together. Even after I retired, I regularly kept in contact with Chris. He was a good officer and had a great sense of humor, which I know his family can relate to. He will be sorely missed by me and all who knew him who were his friend. Thank you for the opportunity to be your friend buddy.

ROBERT J LILES
Grand Prairie PD retired

February 8, 2022

Thank you for your service.

Dmytro Goloborodko

February 8, 2022

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

February 8, 2022

My family and I would like to extend our sincere condolences to the family, friends, and fellow coworkers of Police Officer Chris Bardwell 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 Police Officer Chris Bardwell.

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

February 8, 2022