Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Rest easy, Brother, you are not forgotten.

Monroe Co. Sheriff Dept. Bloomington, In.l

January 3, 2004

Hi Carlos:

Your words have bring tears to my eyes as I see that after so many years my husband's death was not in vain, and people still wants to know who this man was...thank you for your words and please, make sure that when you see another officer thank him for the job they do....

Terry Miyares

Terry Miyars, surviving spouse
Officer Emilio Miyares e/o/w 11/6/86, Hialeah PD, FL

January 3, 2004

I have walked into the Hialeah Police Dept. many times, and seen the plaques of the fallen officers on the wall. I never met any of these officers, and distanced myself from them.

Until today.

I stumbled upon this web site and read the legacy left behind by the man on the plaque. How his family although continued with their lifes do not forget the mark he left on their lifes. How they proudly tell him of all family additions. How his wife wishes him Merry Christmas year after year. How she has helped other families with words of understanding.

I see Hialeah Police Officers every day. Some are young, old, some bring smiles, and some are grumpy. They are the ones whom keep us safe every day. They are the ones that by giving us speeding tickets may have saved our lifes.

I hope never to happen, but if any should fall, that they have a family as yours to keep his or her memory going.

Carlos

Anonymous

January 2, 2004

Hi Emilio: Here we are again another Christmas without you...we will miss you as always.....I have good news for you, you are going to be a granddaddy again, our daughter Jessica is pregnant again, and the baby is expected in July...family still growing and still miss you so much....take care Merry Christmas in Heaven. we love you


your family

Terry Miyars, surviving spouse
Officer Emilio Miyares e/o/w 11/6/86, Hialeah PD, FL

December 23, 2003

Hi Andi

Is so great to hear from you, I am sorry about your knee and I hope that you can make the academy soon. I am so glad that you are planning to go to DC next year, I hope to get together....please, call cops national and ask them for my e-mail and phone number and e-mail me directly....
the grandbaby is doing FANTASTIC, he is 14 months old already...

Take care

Terry Miyares, surviving spouse
Officer Emilio Miyares e/o/w 11/6/86, Hialeah PD, FL

November 22, 2003

Terry,

Hello! I was on my computer browsing through 100's of picutres I have taken with my camera, among those were 5. They were from police week, i took pictures of the collage of pictures you made of your grandson. and of Emilio's name. I just wanted to update you: I am schedualed to start the police academy jan 12. But I also took a bad fall and hurt my knee. If I have surgery, the academy will get put off another year...I pray for the best. I made my hotel reservations for police week 2004. Im very excited about it. I will have to catch up with you there. Take care and I'll talk to you later!

Oh..Hows the grandbaby doing?

Andi

November 22, 2003

Thank you, I am sure that he is with our Lord waiting for all of us when our time comes...God Bless you

Terry Miyars, surviving spouse
Officer Emilio Miyares e/o/w 11/6/86, Hialeah PD, FL

November 9, 2003

God Bless...

HE WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN. He will be at the right hand of God Himself, waiting for you.

And for your dedication to your husband, you shall receive a great gift indeed from the Lord.

God Bless you, and may God hold your family close, til you are reuinited...

November 6, 2003

Hi Emilio

Today 11/6 is the 17th year Anniversary of your death, we still miss you as the first day, many things have change in our life BUT YOU, you still the same 27 year old man that left one day to work and never came back...but still with us in spirit...

We love you and miss you,

your family
Terry, Emilio jr, Jessica and your grandson Javi..and the rest of your family and friends...

Terry Miyars, surviving spouse
Officer Emilio Miyares e/o/w 11/6/86, Hialeah PD, FL

November 5, 2003

Dear John:

thank you for your kind words, don't ever think that our "Brothers and siters in Blue" will be forgotten....God Bless you and take care

Terry Miyares, surviving spouse
Officer Emilio F. Miyares, Hialeah PD, FL, EOW 11/6/86

September 21, 2003

Dear Terry,
I see your name in many reflections. It is very uplifting to see the love and dedication that you show for Emilio. It is also very kind of you to leave reflections of support to others who have suffered a loss. I think that you demonstrate that through strength and courage, life can go on without having to "forget" about your lost one. May none of our Brothers and Sisters ever be forgotten. May God bless you and your family.

Friend and former Deputy with
Billy Walls E.O.W. 11/13/2001
and Chuck Morgan E.O.W. 11/28/2001
Jessamine County Sheriff Dept. Ky.

John Ballard
Lancaster Police Department Ky.

September 21, 2003

Hi Emilio, today 9/19/03 is our grandson's Javier 1 B-day, he got his first hair cut in a Barber shop today (he looks sooooo cute) and tomorrow he'll be having a party with his family and friends...We all wish you could be there, but I know you will...

Love always.....your wife

Terry Miyares, surviving spouse
Officer Emilio F. Miyares, Hialeah PD, FL, EOW 11/6/86

September 19, 2003

Hello Papi I was just reading through your reflections and I decided to leave you one. As you know Javi will be turning a year old on friday. Don't I wish you can be here just for one day for you to see how big and smart he is.(not just because he is my son) I speak to him about you always even though you are not here your always on our mind. I always have your picture hanging in my car so when he is fussy I always let him play wih Abuelo. He knows how to say some words. He says Mama,papa,titi,for bird or everything else, abuela, and he even says Abuelo sometimes when he see your picture at mom's house. Everyone is crazy with him. In some unique way he has brought a great deal of happiness to everyone. I sometimes imagine how special it will be to share all these special moments with you, but I know that you are always with us. We love you always. Keep us safe as you always have. Watch over your brother's in Blue.

Your Daughter Alwawys with LOVE ,
Jessy
Jessica Miyares Cardoso

daughter Jessica M. Cardoso

September 16, 2003

Terry,

You are truly one classy lady.

Thank you for your never-ending support and dedication to assist people in their healing process.

September 15, 2003

To My friend (911 Dispatcher)

My husband started his LE Career as a 911 Operator, so I know what you go through everytime you get one of those Officer involve calls....He was a very special person and I think my kids and grandchild deserve to know who he was and most of all, my husband deserves not to be forgotten just like all the others Angels in Blue that have gone...One of my husbands dispatcher's partner is one of my good friends and very close to our hearts, she has been to Washington with us and wore her Uniform very proudly, as you can see I am very grateful for what you(the other end of LE) do for all of us and how you take care of those guys out there...

Once again thank you and God Bless you always...

Terry Miyares, surviving spouse
Officer Emilio F. Miyares, Hialeah PD, FL, EOW 11/6/86

September 14, 2003

Mrs. Miyares, it is amazing the dedication you have shown to your husband and his memory. Your children are very lucky to have someone like you who has made sure to keep their father's memory alive. Reading through these reflections I have been moved to tears...especially reading your response to the person who flagged your husband down on that fateful day and felt responsible for the end results.

I have thought many times before about how I would handle it if I lost one of my officers...although I know I would be able to handle the situation while it is going on, I'm not sure I would ever be able to go back to dispatch again. Some days I get fed up w/ them and call them silly names (it's stress relief)...but they are almost like my children to me b/c I worry about them constantly and, when things go bad, I am just like a mom rocking back and forth saying "please be okay, please be okay" until I hear those four wonderful words, "Dispatch, I'm Code 4."

I have been visiting ODMP for a few years now and I have learned to never assume a "routine" call is a routine call. It only takes a second for things to go bad...and even the best and most careful officer can be a victim. I have been lucky...I've dispatched for 3 years now and have only had 1 officer-involved shooting. Fortunately, for my sanity, my officer was on the giving end and not the receiving end. I'd like to think the fallen angels of this website had some part to play in that.

God bless you for keeping your husband's memory alive. It's obvious that you loved him more than words can say.

Sincerely,

A 911 dispatcher

Anonymous

September 10, 2003

Hi Emilio:

Happy Anniversary...Today was our wedding anniversary (26 years) wow, and we only made it to 9 1/2 years...maybe someday we will celebrate again...

Our grandbaby is 11 months old today, he is already walking and says a few words, he is a wonderful baby, How we all wish that you were here to enjoy him, but I know you are...

Please, take care of all of us from up in Heaven...

Love always, your wife Terry

Terry Miyares, surviving spouse
Officer Emilio F. Miyares, Hialeah PD, FL, EOW 11/6/86

August 19, 2003

Emilio , rest in peace my dear friend. I know you are now doing Gods work in Heaven. Till that one day when all of us meet at the Gates of Heaven..

Joseph Caragiulo
Miami Police (Retired)

Dear friend, thank you for your words and prayers.

God Bless you

Terry Miyares

Terry Miyares, officer's widow
Hialeah Police Dept.

Mrs. Miyares,
Since the death of our friend Police Officer Robert Stanze on August 8, 2000, I too come to this website weekly. I am touched by your prayers and words of wisdom to all the other officers and their families. Although I didn't know your husband, I know he was a great man with a great family. I will keep you and your children in my prayers. You too have made a difference in so many lives by your kindness.

Friend of P.O. Robert Stanze
St. Louis, Mo.

Anonymous

EMILIO,

I remember hearing of your accident and crying. Hialeah loosing another Officer. After 20 years of my father's life taken in the line of duty, you were killed. All I could do was think of your wife and kids as I knew what they were feeling and it saddened me. So many similarities between your family and ours. Your children, and my brothers & I around the same age when they lost you and we lost our dad. Emilio Jr., & I have the same birthday and there's more.

You Terri & I are the same age, and over the years, people I know knew you & were your friend.

Terri & I have become friends, and although time goes by without contact, when we get together it's like we've been friends forever. She's one heck of a woman, but I guess I don't need to tell you that, because you married her. She's been instrumental in supporting me to have my father's memory kept alive after so many years since his death. She's always made my mother & I feel comfortable from the day I met her.

Emilio, please know that your death has not been in vain. The family you left behind continues to make you proud. Terri has contiuously been involved in support groups for Police Survivors and her story helps others to heal. I'm sure by now you've shared a cuban cigar with my dad (I do remember him loving those).. So here's to you Emilio & Terri too! God Bless you and your Family. I look forward to meeting you one day and promise you that I will do my part to ensure that you & your brother's in blue will never be forgotten.

Fondly,
Ann Becker Alexandrino
Daughter, Hugo Becker, Jr,
Hialeah Police Dept.

ANN BECKER ALEXANDRINO, DTR & SURVIVOR
HIALEAH PD

Today, 5/17/2001, after coming home from Washington DC to attend the National Police Memorial Services, to honor my husband Emilio and all the brothers and sisters in Blue, came to the ODMP and enter Emilio's reflections and to my surprise I find a Reflection from the person who called my husband and Officer Quintela that fatal day to the Discount store, I do not know this person's name, but if he ever come to this page again I like to say THANK YOU for all your prayers and please don't ever feel guilty as Emilio was doing what he loved to do Police work, thank you, thank you again and don't ever forget to pray for him and all his other friends in Blue. I would love to talk to you if ever possible.

God Bless you always

Terry Miyares and family.

Terry Miyares, officer's widow
Hialeah Police Dept.

This Poem was written by a family friend, a few days after Emilio was killed:

ONE FATAL DAY

We take them for granted, but still they are there

What would the world be without those few who care

To put their life on the line day afte day

Takes guts and caring, not talk and pay

The sirens roar and for a second we think

Is our family save and at the moment don't blink

Those lights are a warning of trouble ahead

And one fatal day, a Policeman is dead

Be proud little ones, he was one of the best'

He is now in God's Heaven protecting the rest

We will pray for his friends, the brave in blue

In hopes that our prayers will somehow get through

IN MEMORY OF OFFICER EMILIO F. MIYARES

4/24/59- 11/6/86

BY ISA GRANDAL

Terry Miyares, officer's widow
Hialeah Police Dept.

Happy Birthday, today is your 42 B-day, and we all want to say that we love you and miss you today and always.

Have a great one honey, celebrate with your dad and all the rest of the family and your brothers and sisters in blue.

Love

your wife and kids

Terry, Emilio,jr. and Jessica Miyares 4/24/2001

Terry Miyares
Hialeah Police Dept.

For those of you who never got to meet Officer Miyares, he was a very dear friend of mine. He was the true meaning of a Police Officer, the type that I try to reflect everyday in the performance of my duties. I will not and I cannot ever forget him. He is the primary reason why I myself became a police officer. His honesty and loyalty to the profession was one that is hard to duplicate, by even the best in blue. His faithfulness to his wife Terry, was one of that, of a perfect husband. His love for his son Emilio jr. and his butiful daughter Jessica was one of that, of a perfect father. My true friend, My true brother, I will never let you down. I will always be true to the profession, the brotherhood of Police Officer. I could never walk in your shoes, but I will follow in your footsteps, I too will be be true to my chosen profession, like you were. I pray for you everynight before I go to work and I know you are with me every night when I have to confront difficult situations, such as the one that took your life. I've prayed for You, Terry, and the kids ever since you physically left our lives. However, I do know one thing, your spirit will always live on, in everyone that knew you, and in those that were not fortunate enough, but that are learning of you. Emilio, I will now write the prayer for the first time, the same prayer that I have been saying ever since you left us, I know that you know it, but no one else has heard it:

Lord JESUS CHRIST, son of GOD, Please watch over my family and friends, bring them health, peace and prosperity. Lord JESUS CHRIST, son of GOD, please save Emilio and watch over Teri and the kids. LORD JESUS CHRIST, son of GOD, I ask this in your name AMEN.

Emilio, thanks for the memories and thanks for being part of my life, I will always watch over Teri, Emilio jr, and Jessica. GOD BLESS YOU.

Officer Carlos L. Gutierrez
Key Biscayne Police Department