Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Do not stand at my grave and weep
I am not there. I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow.
I am the diamond glints on snow.
I am the sunlight on ripened grain.
I am the gentle autumn rain.
When you awaken in the morning's hush
I am the swift uplifting rush
Of quiet birds in circled flight.
I am the soft stars that shine at night.
Do not stand at my grave and cry;
I am not there. I did not die.

SA/Matthew Lyons
Friend

March 20, 2021

Tonight, I was thinking of You, Brah.

I have seen so-much Ugliness during my lifetime.

However, the Brutality displayed on that Tragic Night when You left us, remains on my my mind.

May You Rest-in-Peace.......

Semper Fi,
"Major Pain"

Michael B. Parlor

February 28, 2021

RIP - Tony

Detective Chris McDonough
Oceanside

December 28, 2020

God bless you

Mark Mottola

June 13, 2020

Your anniversary is coming up again... I can’t believe it’s been 17 years... still seems like yesterday. I’ve been retired for almost 8 years but your picture in my home office reminds me every day of the sacrifice you made... I often think of the night before and the laughs we shared... your smile is embedded in my memory forever... you are so missed and will never be forgotten... but I’m sure you know how much we all miss you... I bet you and Dan and Leonard had one awesome reunion!!! I can’t wait to see you again one day.... until then I will hold your memory in my heart like I have all these years...

Love,
Shirl

June 9, 2020

Just visited you yesterday.
Never Forgotten!
Officer Tony Zeppetella
EOW: June 13, 2003
Oceanside, California

Matt
Oceanside Police - Retired

June 3, 2020

I am a private citizen. I remember this day very well. You will always be in our memories in our hearts. Thank you for your service to our city.

Karen M Sullivan

June 20, 2019

Rest in Peace Partner.
You're remembered.

SA Matt Lyons
DHS CBP OPR

June 14, 2019

I was in Tonys division in the navy for years. He was one squared away sailor. I have some good picks of him with all the guys in many ports. I figure his wife and kid maight like to see them, I am looking for a mailing address if they want them.

FC3 Ian Link
Shipmate U.S. Navy

December 29, 2018

Not a day goes by that we don't reflect on the day you left us. I see on occasion your father at your final resting place in Paso Robles, CA .......We miss you Tony..........with respects always.......

Susan Johnson
Retired San Luis Obispo Police Dispatcher & WA state

July 2, 2018

Rest In Peace Brother in Blue. You are honored and remembered on the 15th anniversary of your EOW. Thank you and your family for your sacrifice and service.

Officer Mike Robinson (Ret)
Upland Police Dept. CA

June 13, 2018

“The Reapers and the Flowers” (1839)


There is a Reaper, whose name is Death,
__And, with his sickle keen,
He reaps the bearded grain at a breath,
__And the flowers that grow between.

“Shall I have naught that is fair?” saith he;
__“Have naught but the bearded grain?
Though the breath of these flowers is sweet to me,
__I will give them all back again.”

He gazed at the flowers with tearful eyes,
__He kissed their drooping leaves;
It was for the Lord of Paradise
__He bound them in his sheaves.

“My Lord has need of these flowerets gay,”
__The Reaper said, and smiled;
“Dear tokens of the earth are they,
__Where He was once a child.

“They shall all bloom in fields of light,
__Transplanted by my care,
And saints, upon their garments white,
__These sacred blossoms wear.”

And the mother gave, in tears and pain,
__The flowers she most did love;
She knew she should find them all again
__In the fields of light above.

Oh, not in cruelty, not in wrath,
__The Reaper came that day;
‘T was an angel visited the green earth,
__And took the flowers away.

Author: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Investigator Matt Lyons
DHS CBP CAD OPR

June 13, 2018

I miss you greatly brother. Even after all this time I still see you in the faces of all the young guys. We don't forget losing you. Ever.

Anonymous

September 4, 2017

Thinking of you and your family brother!

Police Corporal, Retired
Oceanside Police Department, California

July 3, 2017

Miss you brother. You are always on my mind and I try hard to keep our brothers and sisters safe in your memory.

Anonymous Anonymous Anonymous
Oceanside PD

June 13, 2017

I haven't left you a reflection for a long time, so much has happened in my life this past year... but that doesn't mean I don't think about you every single day. I check on your mom and sister frequently and I am so honored and blessed to know them. As the years pass I still see your smile in so many things... Miss you Tony... xoxo

Shirl
Oceanside Police/Tustin Police - Retired

May 12, 2017

Thinking of you brother on St. Patrick's
"Slán Mo Dheartháir Tar éis Titim"

Instructor Matt "Teach" Lyons
FLETC

March 12, 2017

I served with you in the United States Navy, and when I heard that you had been killed I was saddened. I am thankful that I got to serve with you, and I you will be missed.

Steven M. Remus
Served with Tony on the USS Stennis

November 29, 2016

Remembering my brother!

Police Corporal Matt Lyons, Retired
Oceanside Police Department

August 28, 2016

Always in our hearts never forgotten. Thank you for your service to keep the streets of Oceanside safe, may you watch over your brothers and sisters, family and friends, far and near....

Susan Johnson
Retired Police Dispatcher, SLO PD

July 8, 2016

Always remembered.

Cheryl Spotts
past OPD Dispatcher

June 13, 2016

Let us keep Tony's family and friends in our thoughts and prayers as we remember the man he was, and the contributions and impact he made in all of our lives and the community.

LE INSTRUCTOR
FLETC

June 12, 2016

RIP PARTNER! NEVER FORGOTTEN!

LE INSTRUCTOR
FLETC

June 12, 2016

I was Tony's first FTO. I can tell you he was a strong young man physically and spiritually. He had compassion and a desire to serve.

I know you are with God..

D. Koehler

June 10, 2016

Miss you brother. Watch over us.

Anonymous

March 25, 2016