Officer Down Memorial Page

Amazing yet awful story from my hometown. RIP brother. God Bless you and your family.

Officer J. Edwards
Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department
Savannah, Georgia
February 18, 2012

I love you my great grandpa. Thank you for being a role model and a hero to all of us.

Alberto Godinez Ortiz, Civilian, Chicago
Great-grandson
December 23, 2011

Your heroism and service is honored today, the 96th anniversary 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 murdered in the line of duty on April 24, 2005 while serving as a Pittsburg, CA police officer.

Rest In Peace

Phyllis Loya

Anonymous
September 18, 2009

On the 95th anniversary of Deputy Ortiz’s death, we honored his service during roll call by reading his entry from ODMP. Each day, we honor one fallen officer on the anniversary of their death so as to keep them in our thoughts, and also to remind us of the dangers inherent in our job.

Deputy Ortiz may be gone, but is not forgotten.

Sergeant Jeffrey W. Timmons
First Responder Unit
United States Capitol Police
Washington, D.C.

Anonymous
September 12, 2008

You are remembered today Sir and thank you for your service. It always makes this writer happy when an officer is new to the site or has been gone for a long time and there are new updates with a rememberance. It is the least citizens can do for their sacrifice.

Pat Van DenBerghe
Manchester, nh
November 12, 2007

To the Ortiz Family:

A few years ago, via the internet, an unknown person sent me the very same photograph used on this website. I proudly display it in my photograph gallery for my cop-related Screen Name.


May Deputy Ortiz Rest-In-Peace.

Maj M. B. Parlor
USMC / LAPD
September 12, 2007

Your memory lives on with us. I am so proud you were my great grandpa. I tell your story as a great patriot and great American. I hope we can contribute to your memory and to those others who served like you did. --- Alberto Ortiz Godinez (son of Bertha Ortiz Godinez), Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.

Alberto Ortiz Godinez
great-grandson of Candelario Ortiz
October 16, 2006

May Deputy Ortiz's death never be forgotten.

March 26, 2006