Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Heavenly Father, I come before You today grieved in heart over the divisions in our country; the United States of America. I grieve for every life lost to violence, regardless of color or creed. And I especially grieve this day over the senseless deaths of America’s Peace Officers whose sworn duty is to protect us from harm. Please grant comfort and hope to their families. I know from the Holy Scriptures in Romans 13 that Peace Officers have a sacred task, to enforce laws that protect the innocent and punish the guilty. I pray that You will protect them as they serve us. Give them wisdom, discernment, and a deep desire to serve You. Please surround every Peace Officer in our nation, the United States of America, with battalions of warring angels to protect them from harm. I stand in the powerful and mighty name of the Lord Jesus Christ against every work of Satan intended to inflict injury and death on our Protectors. May Satan’s power be thwarted, in Your mighty and holy name, and his plans exposed by Your Light. In the mighty and holy name of the Lord Jesus Christ, our Savior, our Redeemer, and the Mediator between us, Heavenly Father, in prayer, and by His authority, I pray! Amen.

Please find Encouragement, Comfort, Support, and Hope from God's Word:

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

"Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me." [Psalm 23:4 ESV];

"Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends."
[John 15:13 ESV];

"Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted." [Matthew 5:4 ESV];

"And he [Jesus] said to him, "Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in Paradise." [Luke 23:43 ESV], and;

"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life." [John 3:16 ESV].

Chaplain Steven R. Closs, DDiv, MSBS, NACM, NCCA
Ordained Independent NACM Minister
The Badge 183 Peacemakers Prayer Ministry
Member: Fellowship of Christian Peace Officers - USA

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

July 1, 2025

Just wanted you to know I have not will not forget you.. Miss you Kevin.

David Smith
Brother in law

July 1, 2025

We all miss you and will never forget you. 84-12.

David Smith
Brother-in-law

July 7, 2023

I Knew Kevin he was a good guy and a fine Police Officer I had just spoken to him on the Jail parking Lot 30 minutes before he was shot the last thing we said to each other was to Be Careful. Ironic I thought Then as Now Go Easy Bro.

Lt. John Lewis
Terre Haute Police Department

July 1, 2022

I love you, Dad. I will never forget you and I am so proud to be your daughter. Give Ashley a big hug for me. Keep watching over us.

Lyndsay
Daughter

May 30, 2022

I love you, Dad. I know you are always with me.

Lyndsay Jaber

July 1, 2020

Thank you for your service and please know that your sacrifice will never be forgotten. Rest in peace always.

Detective Cpl/3 Steven Rizzo
Delaware State Police (Retired)

July 1, 2020

Love and miss you.

Lyndsay Jaber
Daughter

July 1, 2019

Kevin 31 years and the pain is still there. Lynda is no longer with us ,but with you now. What happened to you destoyed our family . You are Loved and Missed.

tamara blacketer
Sister in law

July 2, 2018

A Hero not forgotten....

Sgt Yoli Trujillo, Retired
Corpus Christi (Tx) P.D.

July 1, 2017

I love you Dad, think about you everyday. I am so proud to be your daughter.

Lyndsay Jaber
Daughter

March 17, 2017

ΦΑ brother, we've been looking for you. Your name is being added to the Sigma Alpha Epsilon Law Enforcement Memorial. You'll join brothers David Nelson (CA Epsilon/Bakersfield PD EOW 2015) and Daniel Ellis (KY Delta/Richmond PD EOW 2015.) Your brothers miss and love you. Phi Alpha

Ofcr. Matt Jones
LAPD (Ret)

March 9, 2017

I was a patient at Union Hospital giving birth to my third child, a son. He was born at 7:02pm which was the same time that Officer Artz was brought to the hospital. My husband told me about all the action going on. almost 28 years later, I still remember that night and how sad it was for his family while at the same time I was experiencing extreme joy with my new baby. every year on my sons birthday, we remember Officer Artz. Although I never knew him, I have always felt that I was connected. I have always wanted to reach out to his wife and daughters to tell them that.

Jstrohm

October 22, 2015

We all miss and love you.

linda artz
wife

July 15, 2015

Time may have passed but you are not forgotten. I believe as long as someone remembers you or speaks your name, you are still with us.
Thank you for your heroism.
GOD Bless

Detention Officer A.Zambito
Texas

July 4, 2015

You are Loved and missed. Your children have turned out to be beautiful ladies and you would have been a grandpa to two wonderful little girls.What could have been?My sisters life was never the same after this happened!The PAIN never goes away!

Tammy Blacketer
Sister-in-Law

July 1, 2015

Miss and love you. Wonder what ciuld have been. You have beautiful daughters.

Linda/wife
VCSD/wife

November 12, 2014

Kevin was one of my good buddy's when I was a kid !! Think about him all the time. Mis you friend !!!

JR Combs
friend

September 20, 2013

We miss you everyday.

Lindalartz@aol.com
wife

June 3, 2013

We miss you everyday.

Lindalartz@aol.com
wife

June 3, 2013

Rest in Peace, Sergeant Artz. Your sacrifice is not forgotten.

Officer 11169

April 6, 2013

To fully appreciate the heroes of the present, we must recognize our heroes of the past. Your heroism and service is honored today, the 25th anniversary year of your death. Your memory lives and you continue to inspire. Thank you for your service. My cherished son Larry Lasater was a fellow police officer who was murdered in the line of duty on April 24, 2005 while serving as a Pittsburg, CA police officer.

Time never diminishes respect. Your memory will always be honored and revered. Rest In Peace

Phyllis Loya
Mom of fallen California Officer Larry Lasater, Pittsburg PD, eow 4/24/05

December 20, 2012

As as Senior performing my interernship with my local department approved through Indiana State University (84-88), your sacrifice showed me how fragile this career I was choosing could be. An honorable profession, with a sense of duty to protect, & I was now thrust into reality of how bad things happen to good people. I could not believe it. Your sacrifice encouraged me to proceed....to learn, to train myself & then to train others in officer safety, threat management, & physical tactics. Not a day went back, as the uniform went on, as I quoted my survival pledge...I thought of you & your sacrifice, & the sacrifice your family took. I attempted to cover all fallen brothers & sisters throughout my career,
& to this day. I pray now that those you touched during life have been blessed with God's mercy & healing upon your death. Rest on, my brother, your back is always covered.

Sr Security Specialist
Seymour PD (88-04)/FedEx Security

July 1, 2011

I remember the phone call the day that it happened. I was only 9 years old, but I can vividly remember the overwhelming sadness. I still think of you often and hold you in my heart. Thank you for your bravery, Uncle Kevin. Rest in peace.

Mandy Smith
Niece

July 27, 2009

Lyndsay, Ashley and I love and miss you every day. It is a different world for us since you left, but we are strong because of you.

Linda

Linda Artz
Wife

July 4, 2008