Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God." Matthew 5: 9. Prayers to his or her family, fellow officers and friends! RIP and thank you for your service.

Correctional Officer (Retired)
Iowa Departament of Corrections

October 2, 2022

Rest In Peace Sir

Private Investigator Brian McClernan
Maverick Process Service & Investigations, LLC

October 1, 2022

I am so very saddened by your family's deep loss. Blessed are the peace makers...

Pastor Rich Ajer
Retired Clergy

October 1, 2022

On behalf of the Ohio Attorneys General Bureau of Criminal Identification & Investigation, our thoughts and prayers are with the immediate family of Senior Patrol Officer Anthony Martin and the extended law enforcement family of the Austin Police Department, Texas.



End of Watch Friday, September 23, 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

October 1, 2022

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

Chris Di Gerolamo
Federal Air Marshal Service

October 1, 2022

Rest In Peace Brother

james oneill
NYPD

October 1, 2022

Rest in peace Brother....My thoughts are with your family, friends, and the members of your agency during this most difficult and tragic time.....

LT. Joseph Ward, Ret
Jackson, NJ PD

October 1, 2022

Rest in Peace my brother.

Captain Bernard Flint
Department of Defense Police Division

October 1, 2022

R.I.P Officer Tony Martin

Brian Molyneaux
citizen Toronto Canada

October 1, 2022

Thank you for your service.

Dmytro Goloborodko

October 1, 2022

I’m absolutely devastated and heart-broken to hear this tragic news. I heard about this but I just found out the Austin Officer who was killed a few days ago was my supervisor, mentor and good friend at Dyess Air Force, TX. Tony was a beast of a cop but yet so smart too! I learned so much about policing from him. Tony always encouraged me to be the absolute best I could be at work and in life. He was truly one of my Air Force heros and will be missed so much. He was also one of the funniest guys in our police squadron. Tony was an amazing person to work for as he truly cared about his troops. I’m just so saddened and stunned right now

Sergeant David Giannavola
Houston Police Department

October 1, 2022

Martin family and friends may God grant all of you with a speedy healing. SO Martin thank you for your service to your Country, Community and Department. Most of all thank you for your Ultimate Sacrifice in the Line of Duty.

Rudy Jones ( Retired )
Former Res.Sgt Cuyahoga Falls Ohio Police Dept.

October 1, 2022

Rest in Peace Senior Officer Martin. Thank you for your service. My thoughts and prayers are with the Martin Family and the Austin Police Department.

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

September 30, 2022

Rest in Peace my Brother in Arms

Anrae G Godley-Cooper
U.S. Army Military Police

September 30, 2022

God bless you , thought & prayers to your family - friends & colleagues . GODSPEED !!

Patrolman Robert p Colburn
Boston PD

September 30, 2022

OUR DEEPEST SYMPATHY TO THE FAMILY OF OFFICER MARTIN, AND ALL THOSE WHO MOURN THE LOSS OF OFFICER MARTIN. OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ARE WITH YOU DURING THIS DIFFICULT TIME.
HIS SERVICE WILL BE GREATLY MISSED IN YOUR COMMUNITY AND HIS DEEDS NEVER FORGOTTEN.
GOD BLESS

Retired Officer David Herbert
Toronto Police Service

September 30, 2022

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

September 30, 2022

RIP MY BROTHER GOD SPEED TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY!!

Stephen Bruet, Probation Officer
North Carolina Department of Public Safety

September 30, 2022

Rest in peace brother. We have the watch from here. Thoughts and prayers for you, your family and your department.

Officer Tommy Thomason
Oklahoma National Memorial Museum Security

September 30, 2022

Rest In Peace Officer Martin. Thank You for your Service. My Condolences to his Family, Co Workers and Friends.

Retired, James Ross
CDCR

September 30, 2022

May he Rest in Eternal Peace

Det. Patrick M. Condon
NYPD/Retired

September 30, 2022

Thank you for your service to our country, and to your community in Texas. RIP sir.

First Sergeant Thomas Webb, Retired.
New York State Police - Troop D

September 30, 2022

God rest your soul, Officer Martin. May your family, friends, colleagues, and community find the strength and will to carry on in your physical absence and continue to spread the goodness to which you were so selflessly committed. You were the best humanity has to offer. Your good deeds and sacrifice shall not be forgotten.

Investigator Christopher Port (Retired)
CHP, Valley Division MAIT

September 30, 2022

Prayers & Condolences
Rest in Peace Officer Anthony Martin

Sgt. Randy Keenan ~ (Retired)
City of Alameda, CA Police Department

September 30, 2022

We honor Sr Patrol Officer Anthony Martin, Austin Police Department. We thank him for his service to his community. Rest in peace brother.

(Ret) Sgt Thomas McCarthy
NYPD

September 30, 2022