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 3, 2025

21 years…Forever friends. Miss you brother.

Det. LT Todd Baxter
Morristown Police Department VT

July 2, 2025

Love you my brother.

Donald Ward
Brother

July 2, 2025

Happy Birthday brother. I still think of and miss you every single day.

Donald Ward
Brother

May 22, 2025

20 years Uncle D…… this day never gets easier, love and miss you so much. Reminiscing on all of those shoulder rides I’d get when you’d steal from my dad….. Keep teaching all those new angels up there, see you soon ❤️

Brianna Ward
Niece

July 3, 2024

20 Years. Unfathomable. I still miss and think of you EVERY DAY brother.

Donald
Brother

July 3, 2024

20 years! Forever Friends. Miss you brother

Det LT Todd Baxter
Morristown Police Department

July 2, 2024

19 years and I still long for your handshake every day brother. Love you and miss you so much.

Donald
Brother

July 3, 2023

Hey Uncle D,
Missing you more than words can express. Your son is carbon copy of you and we are so insanely proud of him. I know you’re with him every step of the way, and with all of us. Today is never easy, see you soon.

Brianna Ward
Niece

July 3, 2023

19 Years… Forever Friends. Miss you bro

Det LT Todd Baxter
Morristown Police Department

July 2, 2023

Hey brother. I hope you were able to send a message to Haylea on her birthday the day before yours. Quite a day yesterday on yours. Mitchell smashed a home run for ya and and Dad and I got our limits of walleyes. I still miss you every day

Donald
Brother

May 23, 2023

Hey Bro. Thought of you so often this weekend. Was fishing as you know. Thanks for turning the boat radio on twice when it was inside the glovebox and nobody anywhere near it. Thank you for watching over me and our family. Love and miss you every day!

Donald
Brother

July 4, 2022

18Years.............Forever Friends. Miss you my friend.

Det. LT Todd D. Baxter
Vermont State Police

July 2, 2022

Happy Birthday little brother. You're still on my mind and in my heart every day. Love you and miss you so much.

Donald
Brother

May 22, 2022

Hey Uncle Derek,

Reading all of these messages to you brought several tears but most of all a great smile to my face. I just wanted to let you know.. Today Mitch is at his state soccer game in NYC.. They’re in overtime and Dad, Papa, and Haylea are there rooting him on for the big win. Missing you tonight more than usual. I know you’re watching over Mitch, maybe help him score the winning goal, huh? <3 Love and miss you yesterday, today, and everyday. See you soon Uncle D.

Brianna Ward
Niece

November 13, 2021

Forever Friends. Miss you bro

Det LT Todd D Baxter
Vermont State Police

July 3, 2021

Thinking of you as I do every day little brother. Love you.

Donald
Brother

July 2, 2021

Still missing you brother. This never fades. Love you.

Donald Ward
Brother

August 24, 2020

Rest easy

Mark Mottola

July 3, 2020

Thank you for your service and please know that your sacrifice will never, ever be forgotten. Rest In Peace always.

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

July 3, 2020

16 Years...... Forever Friends

Det. LT. Todd D Baxter
Vermont State Police

July 2, 2020

15 years Brother. Still.....not a day goes by without you on my mind.

Donald
Brother

July 3, 2019

Rest in peace Deputy Sheriff Ward.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

June 30, 2019

Rest In Peace

Lt P.J. Dyring (retired)
Corning PD

May 22, 2019

Happy Birthday Brother. Your children are amazing. I'm still thinking of and missing you every day.....

Donald
Brother

May 22, 2019