Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Manny, you are not forgotten brother. You were a member of a small and elite group of cops and they still are.


Michael Giannetti
US Veterans Administration Police
Boston Division

Michael Giannetti
US Veterans Adminstration Police

July 19, 2009

You are not forgotten by the ones you love.

Anonymous

January 11, 2009

Manny,
Can't believe that it has been 17 years since we started that Academy in Needham on October 21, 1991. It was a pleasure and an honor to have graduated with you. Thanks for the memories. Heaven is a safer place with you it, God Bless.

Kevin Harrington - Patrolman
Whitman, Ma Police

October 29, 2008

THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK U WILL ALWAYS BE PART OF US.THE BOYS IN BLUE ALWAYS STAY TOGETHER.

POLICE OFFICER GABRIEL ROSA
BOSTON SCHOOL POLICE

July 24, 2008

"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 whos 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
Sergeant
Richland County Sheriff's Department
Columbia, South Carolina
Used with Special Permission of the Author
Copyright © 1999 - All Rights Reserved
and may not be duplicated without permission

Investigator David L Bell
Richland County Sheriff's Dept., Columbia, SC

February 18, 2008

Hi dad i only got to see you a couple of times before you left me and my mother but i miss u and every year i go to visit you. Just wanted to say I love you and i miss you and some day we will meet

Ishmael Wilson
Son

December 10, 2007

Officer Wilson,
On today, the 15th anniversary of your death, I would like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice for the citizens of Boston. And to your family and loved ones, I wish to extend my deepest sympathy.

R.I.P.
Anonymous

Anonymous

September 26, 2007

Came across this. I wrote a comment about working with you the night before you died that was published in the Herald. I will remember always carrying your body. Back when being a Housing Cop had meaning and Housing Cops had honor, integrity, and we cared for our own. God Bless.

Prof. Terence Lynn
Endicott College
Former Boston Housing Police

Terence Lynn
Former Cop

April 17, 2007

Always remembered by your Brother Police officers.

Michael Giannetti
VA Police, Boston, Mass

February 3, 2007

Dear Manny,
It's been a long time classmate since I've seen your photo and so many fond memories come to mind. You and I went through the Police Academy together in Needham Massachusetts for 17 weeks in the freezing winter. Your's was the first funeral I ever went to for an officer down and recall how difficult it was to hold back the tears. I'm sorry you were taken out so young in your career but I know that you are out there serving and protecting the heavens above.
Peace my brother in blue,
Officer Alex Kordis
Los Angeles Police Department

Police Officer III
LAPD

February 2, 2007

Officer Wilson, thank you for your service to the citizens of Massachusetts.

You have not been forgotten.

Michelle - wife of Retired LEO

October 5, 2006

God Speed, Brother.

P.O. K.Murphy
Union PD, NJ

March 21, 2006

Rest in peace, sir! You have paid the ultimate price and you are not forgotten..........

Officer
Tennsssee

December 23, 2005

On 07/13/05 RTG 42-05 remembered Officer Emmanuel Andre Wilson and dedicated our training day to him.

You are not forgotten.

Boston Police Academy RTG 42-05
BPD

November 21, 2005

I never met you, but a number of our guys went to the Academy with you and none had a bad word to say about you. I attended your funeral and despite my lack of knowing you, I was moved by the pain felt by those who did. You must have been quite a guy. The way you were taken was something we all think about from time to time. When responding to a call, racing along, lights flashing, every intersection causes us to cringe a little, wondering if the drivers around us are paying as much attention as we are to our surroundings. Sadly, in your case, they weren't. You left this world while in the pursuit of justice and for that, you will never be forgotten.

You will also forever live in the heart and minds of those who knew and loved you. God Bless and Rest in Peace.

Ptl. Jim Leahy Jr.
Harvard University Police Dept.

November 15, 2005

To the family and friends of Police Officer Emmanuel Andre Wilson and his fellow officers with the Boston Housing Authority Police Department:

On behalf of our entire family, we wish to extend our sincerest condolences on the grievous loss you suffered when Officer Wilson was so tragically killed.
To Officer Wilson, it has been thirteen years ago since you were killed, but you are not forgotten. Your valor and bravery will be forever remembered.


This reflection is sent with the utmost respect for the service Officer Wilson gave to his community and the citizens of Massachusetts, and for the supreme sacrifice he and his family made on September 26, 1992.

Phyllls Loya, mother of fallen officer
Larry Lasater, Pittsburg PD, eow 4/24/05.

September 26, 2005

~~~Eternally and Always~~~

I didn't get to say goodbye
You're gone without a reason why
I've loved you all of my life
and then you weren't there

I didn't get a chance to say
how much I cared
I can't even remember the tears
that I cried
All I really wanted was to tell you
Goodbye

When I last saw you I felt I wouldn't
see you again
There was a distance between us
that I couldn't explain
You wouldn't look
at me but I could see the tears
in your eyes
If you knew then
You should have told me
Then I could have said
Goodbye

So many words left unspoken
So many hearts left so broken
My love for you is forever
And that will never die
We'll be together always
Our souls are one with God
Eternally and Always
I'll never have to say
Goodbye

Anonymous

January 31, 2005

To those I Love and Those Who Love Me

When I am gone, release me, Let me go
I have so many things to see and do.
You mustn't tie yourself to me with tears,
Be happy that we had so many years.

I gave you my love, you can only guess
How much you gave to me in happiness.
I thank you for the love you each have shown,
But now it's time I traveled alone.

So grieve a while for if grieve you must
Then let your grief be comforted by trust.
It's only for a while that we must part
So bless the memories within your heart,

I won't be far away, for life goes on
So if you need me, call and I will come
Though you can't see or touch me, I'll be near
And if you listen with your heart, you'll
Hear all of my love around you soft and clear

And when you must come this way alone,
I'll greet you with a smile and say,
"Welcome Home"

January 8, 2005

hero!

October 2, 2004

Hey Manny,

I can't believe it's been almost 9 years since I got that horrible news that you had been killed. I still remember how unreal it was to help carry your coffin to your final resting place.

I also remember how Sandra, your mom, and Andre Jr. conducted themselves so admirably during such a trying time. You would have been so proud of them, I know I was.

Rest well my brother, and we'll get those dealers in Franklin Hill another time, okay?

Bruce Tait

Boston Housing PD 1988-1994

Patrolman Bruce Tait
Quincy Police Dept. - Quincy, MA