Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Rest in Peace Brother.

Captain Arrend Hoopes
Spotsylvania Sheriff's Office Va.

August 14, 2025

Rest Now Brother

Sgt. Harvey -retired
Maricopa County Sheriff's Office Az

August 14, 2025

Rest in peace

Retired Chief of Police Michael Bethe

August 14, 2025

RIP Trooper Ricks. Thank you for your service to the state of South Carolina

Lieutenant Darren Weisse
Tufts University Police
Boston, Ma. 02120

August 14, 2025

You made the world a more beautiful place

Onsiér Tómas Ó Gallachóir
Garda Síochána (Ret.)

August 14, 2025

Rest in Paradise Brother Trooper. Prayers for your family and co-workers. Thank you for your service.

Retired M/Sgt Lisa Ditzler
Illinois State Police D-16

August 14, 2025

Rest in peace brother. We have the watch from here. Thoughts and prayers for you, your family and your department.

Officer Tommy Thomason
Security Officer

August 14, 2025

Lord God, I come before You today grieved in heart over the senseless deaths of America's Peace Officers, in the Line-of-Duty, whose sworn duty is to protect us from harm. I know from the Holy Scriptures in Romans 13 that America's Peace Officers have a sacred task to enforce laws that protect the innocent and punish the guilty. Please grant Comfort, Hope, and Encouragement to their families, who are left behind to pickup the shattered pieces of their lives. Please make them whole again.

For all those of us who are left behind, our hearts are heavy with grief, and the weight of loss leaves us feeling so vulnerable and alone. There are moments when the sadness feels overwhelming, and we don't know what to do or how to move forward. But I do know that You, O Lord, see our pain and You are close to us in our sorrow.

Hold us in Your loving arms, O Lord, and comfort us in Your Presence. Let us feel Your Peace in the midst of our heartache and the quiet assurance that we are not walking this path alone. Father God, wipe away our tears and remind us of the HOPE we have in You. You, O Lord, are our refuge and strength, our ever-present help in trouble.

Teach us, Heavenly Father, how to carry this loss of another American Peace Officer, in the Line-of-Duty, without losing HOPE. Help us to release our pain into Your most capable and loving hands, trusting that You are working even in the hardest moments. When the grief feels too much to bear, fill us with the courage to face each day and the faith to keep moving forward.

Thank You for Your unfailing love and for being the God who sees us, holds us, and walks with us. We place our sorrows into Your godly hands and rest in the HOPE that You will bring beauty from ashes. In Jesus' Name, and by His Authority, I pray. Amen.

Promises from God's Word:

[Jesus Taught:] "Blessed are those who mourn. They will be comforted." (Matthew 5:4);

[Jesus Taught:] "Blessed are those who make peace. They will be called God's children." (Matthew 5:9);

[Jesus Proclaimed:] "The greatest love you can show is to give your life for your friends." (John 15:13), and;

[Jesus Promised:] "Then he said, "Jesus remember me when you enter your kingdom." Jesus said to him, "I can guarantee this truth: Today you will be with me in paradise." (Luke 23:42-43)

Chaplain Steven R. Closs, DDiv., MSBS, NCCA, NACM
Ordained, Independent Police Chaplain Ministry
Member: Fellowship of Christian Peace Officers - USA

August 14, 2025