Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

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

November 18, 2023

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

Chris Di Gerolamo
Federal Air Marshal Service (Retired)

November 17, 2023

On behalf of the Ohio Attorneys General Bureau of Criminal Identification & Investigation, our thoughts and prayers are with the immediate family of Border Patrol Agent Freddy Ortiz and the extended law enforcement family of the United States Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection.



End of Watch Tuesday, November 14, 2023.



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

November 17, 2023

Rest in peace, Border Patrol Agent Ortiz. Praying for your loved ones.

Officer C Curione (Retired)
Rochester Police Department, NY

November 17, 2023

Agent Ortiz, a police officer should be remembered not by how he died but by how he lived! A brave man has left to secure a safe path for the rest of us to follow. Thank you for your military and law enforcement service, to your family, and to the United States Border Patrol. Our country is a little less safe without you. Rest in Peace Brother!

Chief (Ret) Steven Marshall
Georges Mills, NH

November 17, 2023

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

November 17, 2023

Heavenly Father, You are Compassionate and Merciful. None of America’s Peace Officers leave home without the fear of not returning at the end of their watch. It is a fear that is lived daily. Unfortunately, the worst does sometimes come to pass, and lives are left shattered. Lord God, bless and keep the hearts and souls of those who have lost loved ones in the line of duty. Wipe away the tears from their eyes. Soothe their pain and bind up their emotional wounds through the wounds of Your beloved Son, the Lord Jesus Christ. In His name, I pray. Amen.

Holy Scripture References:

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

“And I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?” Then I said, “Here am I! Send me.” [Isaiah 6:8 ESV]

Chaplain Steven R. Closs, DDiv, MSBS, NCCA, FCPO-USA
Ordained Minister of the Christian Harvest Church
The Badge 183 Peacemakers Prayer Ministry
Merrimack, NH 03054

Captain Steven R. Closs (Ret.)
Nashua NH Police Department (1974-1998)

November 17, 2023

On behalf of the Zone Five Regional Law Enforcement Training Academy we express our sincere condolences.

Session 21

November 17, 2023

Thank you for your service and sacrifice. "In valor there is hope."

Recruit N. George
Albany County Sheriff's Office Public Safety Institute Session 6.

November 17, 2023

Psalm 15
God bless.
Rest in peace brother.

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

November 17, 2023

Godspeed, brother. Rest easy and Honor First - Always.

Lieutenant Carlos Buitrago
Yuma Police Department

November 17, 2023

Rest in peace, brother. Strength and condolences to your family for your great loss.

Lieutenant Raymond Flores
NYPD ( retired)

November 16, 2023

Rest in Peace!

Ptl B L Waltz (Ret)
Avon Lake PD OH

November 16, 2023

MY PRAYERS AND MOST HEARTFELT CONDOLENCES ARE WITH AGENT FREDDY ORTIZ AND HIS LOVED ONES IN THIS TIME OF SORROW. REST IN PEACE BROTHER, GODSPEED.

INV. RICH WYNN (Ret.)
WILL COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPT., (ILL.)

November 16, 2023

On behalf of the 68 dedicated volunteers associated with POINT 27 across the United States, we would like to offer condolences for Border Patrol Agent Freddy Ortiz. Please know we are eternally grateful for Freddy’s service and his ultimate sacrifice.

To honor Border Patrol Agent Ortiz, 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 United States Department of Homeland Security
United States Border Patrol-Douglas Station-Tucson Sector in Tucson, Arizona for Freddy’s partner and fellow agent. POINT 27 also sent two Folded Flag Necklaces engraved with “Greater Love has no one than this; than to lay down one’s life for one’s friend” John 15:13 for Border Patrol Agent Freddy Ortiz’s mother and father.

Also sent to Freddy’s parents was a Forever Grateful Military Challenge Coin to honor Freddy’s devotion to the United States Navy.

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 (Retired)
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

November 16, 2023

RIP Hero. May you forever spend your eternal life with our dear Lord in heaven. My thoughts and prayers are with all your loved ones. Our country is now a little less safe without you. Thank you for your service.

HEROES NEVER DIE....

Sergeant Mitchell G. Cheselka (Retired)
Orange County Sheriff, California
Polk County Sheriff, Oregon

November 16, 2023

Rest in Peace my Brother in Arms

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

November 16, 2023

Rest in Peace Agent Ortiz. Thank you for your service. My thoughts and prayers are with the Ortiz Family and the US Department of Homeland Security-US Border Patrol.

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

November 16, 2023

Rest in peace

Ret. Sgt. Hector Garcia
NYPD

November 16, 2023

Rest in Peace Brother

james oneill
NYPD

November 16, 2023

Rest In Peace Border Patrol Agent Freddy Ortiz! Thank you for your 13 years of service with the United States Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - United States Border Patrol, U.S. Government at the Douglas Station, Tucson Sector in Arizona, and for your service as a U.S. Navy Veteran. We thank you for your devotion and your sacrifices, and also to your family and friends for their sacrifices. Our hearts break for your mother, your stepfather and your friends during this terrible tragedy, and we want them to know that you will never be forgotten! Our thoughts and Prayers also go out to all of your sisters and brothers in Blue that protect us. God bless you all!! (Matthew 5:9)

Eddie & Kelly King

November 16, 2023

Rest easy brother.

Sergeant Brad Heidt
Fruitland Park Police Department

November 16, 2023

God rest his soul.

Sgt. Robert A. Henne
Jersey City PD/Ret.

November 16, 2023

So sad to hear the news.

May you rest in peace after having served those around you. My thoughts are with you, your family, fellow officers, and friends.

Reserve Police Officer G. Krystof
Los Angeles Police Department

November 16, 2023

Thank you for your service Agent Ortiz. Rest in peace brother.

Sgt Wm C Elliott (retired)
Campbell County Sheriff's Office VA

November 16, 2023