Officer Down Memorial Page

Rest in Peace, Agent Thomas. Your sacrifice is not forgotten.

Officer 11169
January 24, 2012

SO MANY YEARS HAVE GONE BY, BUT THE MEMORIES NEVER FADE, THE PAIN OF LOSING YOU IS STILL STRONG AS EVER, WE MISS YOU SO BAD MIKE AND WISH EVERY SINGLE DAY THAT YOU WERE STILL HERE WITH US. I CAME ACROSS THE THANKSGIVING PICTURES FROM MY APARTMENT LONG AGO AND BROKE DOWN AND CRIED. IT'S GONE BY SO FAST MIKE BUT TO ME IT STILL FEELS LIKE YESTERDAY. YOU ARE ALWAYS IN MY HEART AS YOU WILL BE THROUGH THE UP COMING HOLIDAYS...LOVE YOU, MISS YOU TERRI AND KARLI

TERRI NCIC AGENT
DENVER SHERIFF DEPARTMENT
November 24, 2011

Mike,
I miss you my friend. I miss your humblenss and your saying of "I ain't nobody", when in fact you were somebody to many of us.

Thank you for having the courage and strength to "hold on" to keep your partners safe that night.

God bless you.

Monument Police Chief Jake Shirk
Old Team Member
December 13, 2010

missing you

ncic
denver
September 22, 2010

still missing you everyday, my life is so empty without
you.

terri
denver police ncic agent
September 21, 2010

Hi Mikey,
I asked God if He would put you on my team. Could you and Hutch watch out for my guys--help them to see around the corners. Teach them to know joy even though their eyes have seen too much for their young years. Just like you watched over me so many years ago on those late graveyard shifts. Thank you Mikey for being there--thank you for being here now.

Mary
An Old Friend
August 25, 2010

God didn’t promise days without pain, laughter without sorrow, sun without rain; but He did promise strength for the day, comfort for the tears and light for the way.

Rest in peace!

Michelle - wife of US Marshal
June 24, 2010

Agent Thomas - It would be another year before I retired from LAPD and moved to Colorado. I was already reading the online newspapers to keep track of things in what would become our new home. The nature of your loss hit me, reminding me of what I already knew...that no place, anywhere, is safe for cops.

Thanks for your service to both the people of Aurora and the State of Colorado. I stood in the State Assembly chambers, last Friday, when your name was read off during a resolution regarding the upcoming Peace Officer's memorial week. You, and the almost 250 others, are not forgotten.

May God grant you eternal rest and may His perpetual light shine upon you.

Chief K. Moreland (Ret. Sgt.)
Palmer Lake, CO PD (Ret. LAPD)
April 26, 2010

I missed you so bad this week.
I miss you every single day.

terri
denver ncic
April 13, 2010

For some reason you crossed my mind today, and I just wanted to say you are missed.

An old Friend
March 24, 2010

MERRY CHRISTMAS MIKE.....this was your favorite holiday, you had the heart of a child on this special day. we truely
miss that.

Terri
Denver
December 25, 2009

Thinking of you and your loved ones on this day. Continue to watch over all of your loved ones and those still out on patrol. You are a true hero and will never be forgotten.

Bob Gordon
Father of Chicago Officer: Michael P. Gordon, EOW: 8/8/04
September 20, 2009

To Agent Michael Del Thomas, his family and his fellow officers with the Aurora Police Department:

Our heartfelt thoughts are with you on the anniversary of Agent Thomas‘s tragic death and we honor him for his valor and sacrifice to the community. Rest in Peace, Agent Thomas and thank you for your service.

Wives Behind The Badge, Inc
Members and Staff
September 20, 2009

still missing you everyday, especially with the day fastly approaching, I still find it hard to believed this will be 3 years....it still cuts like yesterday.
see you out there sunday.

NCIC
DPD
September 15, 2009

I miss you with all my heart.

NCIC
Denver
April 1, 2009

The wicked fleee where no man pursueth, but the righteous are bold as a lion.
Proverbs 28:1

May God be with you and all who mourn you. May he give them the strength to carry on.

Friend of Off. Kris Fairbanks RIP 9-20-08

K.L.
March 4, 2009

Thinking of you today Mike...as the trial begins. I can only pray justice will be served. My thoughts are of you and with your family during this time.

Anonymous
February 27, 2009

missing you and thinking of you
everyday.

Anonymous
November 27, 2008

To the family and friends of Agent Michael Del Thomas and his fellow officers in the Aurora Police Department:

On behalf of our entire family, we wish to pay honor to Mike's memory on the second anniversary of the day Mike so tragically lost his life. His heroism, valor and bravery will be forever remembered.

May you be continue to be comforted by the support and caring of your law enforcement family, and other police survivors. We grieve for you and with you. Our family lost our beloved Larry Lasater when he was fatally shot in April of 2005 during a foot pursuit of two bank robbers, so we know the anquish you are still experiencing.

Please know that the brotherhood and sisterhood of law enforcement and police survivors will always be by your side on each step of the journey.

This reflection is sent with the utmost respect for the years of service Michael gave to his community and the citizens of Colorado, and the supreme sacrifice he and his family made on September 20, 2006.

Phyllis Loya, mother of fallen officer
Larry Lasater, Pittsburg, CA PD eow 4/24/05

Anonymous
September 21, 2008

Mike
For two years i have thought about you every day!
You really touched my life and i miss you so much
I wish that i could see you again!
You were so amazing.
i'm sure we will meet again someday

~~Karli

Karli
September 20, 2008

Today is the day.
Two years have gone by.
This day we dread.
This day we cry.

You are loved and remembered everyday.
Our hearts hold you close.
Your soul be at peace.

ncic
denver
September 20, 2008

Another summer has past, your favorite time of year.
Remembering how much of a kid you were when warm weather
was finally here. VACATION TIME you would say, with that "for a dollar I'll tell you" grin, you already had some great adventure planned.

It's not the same anymore Mike, summer just flew by.
early signs of winter already.

I miss you, everything misses you.

NCIC
Denver
September 3, 2008

It could have been me.

I was on patrol that day, about 2 blocks east of Peoria and Montview. The call initially came out as a motor vehicle accident. I headed that way to see if there was anything I could help Aurora PD with. I ended up directing traffic. Then came the tragic news...it was an Aurora Detective in the car, and he had been shot. I was amazed at how professionally your fellow officers and supervisors handled the scene, even knowing that one of their own had been taken from them. They had a job to do and it was clear that they would not fail in their mission. From everything that I have read or heard about you, I get the feeling that you would have done the same for anyone else, officer or citizen.

Every day, for weeks, I would drive by the memorial that had sprung up at the corner. Every day, I would think about you. Every day, I would think about how it could have been me.

Det. Thomas, thanks for all you did, all you stood for, all you gave. I won't ever forget; we won't ever forget.

Officer L.A. Whitten
University of Colorado Denver PD
April 16, 2008

Thank you Agent Thomas for your service. May you rest in peace.

Police Explorer Tim Knox
Parker Police Department/ Son of Aurora Police Agent
April 8, 2008

Mike,
No matter how crazy things got, you would always look over and flash that big smile. It made me think, "How can he still smile with all of this going on?" You made a tough job look easy. It probably really was easy for you.

You truly were a role model, and still are today.

LEO/Friend
Aurora PD
March 15, 2008