Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

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, Darryl Fortner, from complications of the COVID-19 Virus. It's 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 Birmingham Police Department where Officer Fortner had previously served.

Sheriff Chris Kaber
Klamath County Sheriff's Office

May 4, 2022

Hero never forgotten. Prayers to family blood and blue.

BLR
Retired Texas dispatcher

May 4, 2022

On behalf of the Ohio Attorneys General Bureau of Criminal Identification & Investigation, our thoughts and prayers are with the immediate family of Police Officer Darryl Wayne Fortner and the extended law enforcement family of the Vestavia Hills Police Department, Alabama.



End of Watch Wednesday, April 6, 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

May 4, 2022

On behalf of Session 73 from the Zone Five Academy in New York State, We send out our condolences to the friends and family of Police Officer Darryl Fortner and Vestavia Hills Police Department.

Recruit, M. Gootz
Zone Five

May 4, 2022

So sorry for your loss. Prayers to all who knew him. Its said that covid is just another thing 1st responders have worry about. They already have to worry about someone killing them.Thank you for your service.

Sharlene Stacy
Fan of nightwatch

May 4, 2022

Faithful Unto Death | Eternal Rest | Salute

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

May 4, 2022

On behalf of POINT 27, we would like to offer condolences for Police Officer Darryl Wayne Fortner. Please know we are eternally grateful for Darryl’s service and his ultimate sacrifice.

To honor Police Officer Fortner, 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 Vestavia Hills Police Department in Vestavia Hills, Alabama for Darryl’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 Police Officer Darryl Wayne Fortner’s wife.

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 #R309
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

May 3, 2022

Rest in Peace Officer Fortner. Thank you for your service. My thoughts and prayers are with the Fortner Family and the Vestavia Hills Police Department.

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

May 3, 2022

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

Chris Di Gerolamo
Federal Air Marshal Service

May 3, 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 vigilant 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

May 3, 2022

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

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

May 3, 2022

I am so happy we was able to work together. I miss you and think about you everyday. I learned so much from you. Love you!

Officer A. Fortner Austin Fortner
Vestavia Hills Police Department

May 3, 2022

Rest In Peace Police Officer Darryl Wayne Fortner! Thank you for your over 7 years of service with the Vestavia Hills Police Department and your previous 20 years of service with the Birmingham Police Department, in Alabama. We thank you for your devotion and your sacrifices, and also to your family and friends for their sacrifices. Our hearts break for your wife, your son, your daughter, your three grandchildren, your mother, and your sister 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

May 3, 2022

Psalm 15
God bless.
Rest in peace brother.

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

May 3, 2022

Rest in peace Officer Fortner.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

May 3, 2022

God rest his soul.

Sgt. Robert A. Henne
Jersey City PD/Retired

May 3, 2022