Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

On behalf of the Ohio Attorneys General Bureau of Criminal Identification & Investigation, our thoughts and prayers are with the immediate family of Police Officer John Mestas and the extended law enforcement family of the Double Oak Police Department, Texas.



End of Watch Monday, February 7, 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 13, 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 12, 2022

God rest his soul.

Sgt. Robert A. Henne
Jersey City PD/Retired

February 12, 2022

Officer Mestas, 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

February 12, 2022

Rest In Peace, Officer Mestas. Praying for your loved ones.

Officer C Curione (Retired)
Rochester Police Department, NY

February 11, 2022

Rest in Peace Officer Mestas. 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

February 11, 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
None

February 11, 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 11, 2022

On behalf of Session 72 from the Zone Five Academy in New York State, We send out our condolences. To the friends and family of John Mestas and the Double Oaks Police Department.

Session 72
Zone Five

February 11, 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 brother, Officer John Mestas. May the outpouring of support and encouragement you receive from agencies both near and far, provide you with a measure of peace and comfort at this difficult time.

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

February 11, 2022

Hero never forgotten. Prayers to family blood and blue.

BLR
Retired Texas dispatcher

February 11, 2022

Rest, brother.

Sgt. Steve Headley
Mishawaka, IN police

February 11, 2022

My family and I would like to extend our sincere condolences to the family, friends, and fellow coworkers of Police Officer John Mestas 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 may you rest in peace Police Officer John Mestas.

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

February 10, 2022

Rest in Peace Police Officer John Mestas! Thank you for your 15 years of service with the Double Oaks Police Department, in Texas and for your service as a Veteran of the United States Army and the United States Air Force Reserves. 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 four 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 10, 2022

A police 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 Double Oak Police Department. Our country is a little less safe without you. Rest in Peace Brother!

Chief (Ret) Steven Marshall
Georges Mills, NH

February 10, 2022

Psalm 15
God bless.
Rest in peace brother.

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

February 10, 2022

Rest in peace, Officer Mestas. Thank you for your service.

May God comfort your family, friends, and fellow officers at this difficult time.

God bless and protect the Thin Blue Line that protects us all.

Private Citizen Kathryn Felts
Mother of & Family Member of Law Enforcement

February 10, 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, John Mestas, 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. We thank Officer Mestas for his service as a United States Army and Air Force Reserve Veteran.

Sheriff Chris Kaber
Klamath County Sheriff's Office

February 10, 2022

"Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Those who believe in me will have life even if they die." [John 11:25]

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

February 10, 2022

Thank you for your service.

Dmytro Goloborodko

February 10, 2022

Faithful Unto Death | Eternal Rest | Salute

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

February 10, 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 10, 2022

Rest in peace Officer Mestas.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

February 10, 2022

Rest Now Brother

Officer Shannon Yates
Collins Police Department (MS)

February 10, 2022

Rest in Peace Officer Mestas. Thank you for your service. My thoughts and prayers are with the Mestas Family and the Double Oak Police Department.

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

February 10, 2022