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Just thinking about you! Keep shining down us! Angie Makin We will never forget your dedication and service to our Country. May God watch over you and your children. Thank you for your service. RETIRED DETECTIVE FRANK DEMARCO To Special Agent Ryan A. Balmer, his family and his fellow officers with the United States Air Force Officer of Special Investigations: Wives Behind The Badge, Inc Rest easy my brother. Your sacrifice is not forgotten and it will never be. PO K. Flaherty SA Balmer, Anonymous Just wanted to say you've been in my thoughts and prayers. I am so very thankful that you were a part of our family, all of the memories will never be forgotten. Ang Well as hard as it is to believe it's been almost a year since you've been gone, not a day goes by that you don't cross my mind. Somedays I find it so hard to think that we won't see your cheesy grin or hear that goofy laugh until we meet again. Other days I take comfort in knowing that you are now watching over us and making sure that we know you are still around, with your silly little tricks you like to play...not very funny! :0) Ang Uncle Ryan, I say good morning to you (your picture) every day in my office. I was really looking forward to going to DC for your memorial, but my little one inside me is having health difficulties and I cannot go. I have heard stories that unborn babies are with the angels until they are brought into this world; if you have anything to do with it, will you please look out for her until she's born? Keep her entertained, as I know you are so good at that. I will always appreciate the encouraging and funny emails you sent me while my husband was also serving overseas. You helped keep my spirits up when I was really down. Even when you had your own family to be concerned with while you were over there, you took the time to make me smile and remember to keep my head up. We miss you dearly. See you on the other side... Jamie Ryan was a great friend to my family! He displayed great pride in his work and it still shows to this day. Not only was he a great Air Force military man, he was an OUTSTANDING father and husband. Ryan will never be forgotten for his contribution. God Bless him. TSgt Annette Saucedo I can hard believe it has almost been a year since Ryan's death. It is so good to know that his memory lives on! Ryan was a great father, husband and friend! God Bless Your Ryan........we will never forget! Kacy Wilson HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!
John 15:13 - Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends. SA (Ret) Joe Oliver On May 9th, The Police Unity Tour will leave from New Jersey Bicycling to Washington D.C. in honor of our fallen brothers. I will be pedaling hundreds of miles over 3 1/2 days in honor of Special Agent Ryan Balmer. Ryan not only chose the honorable profession of law enforcment, he took it one step further serving his County as well. His dedication, bravery and service overseas was to help ensure the freedom and the safety of other officers around him as well as everyone here at home including a brother officer like myself. Every officer riding to D.C. chooses a hero to ride for; I have chosen Ryan. I have read countless articles that tell what a remarkable husband, father, friend and soldier he was. Ryan is a great American and a true hero in every sense of the word and I am proud to have the opportunity to ride in his name. To the family of Agent Balmer, I know how proud you are of him and I also know how much you must miss him every day. I have a family also and they already know of Ryan and the great sacrifices he and his family have made for all of us. I am certain he was a great man and he will be missed. I cannot imagine missing him in your everyday life but I hope that hearing how important his cause was and how much he is loved and appreciated by complete strangers in some way eases some of your pain. He will be in my heart and mind every mile of my trip. At the Memorial, I will stand with thousands of Brother Officers and family members to honor and remember Ryan's name. May God Bless you Ryan and keep watch over your loving family until the day that you are all reunited with God. Patrolman Anthony Maccario When I think of you, I see the chubby 4th grader with one piece of hair that always stood up; or the kid who wouldn't choose sides when people he cared about were fighting and would just tell both people they were doing wrong and stand up for what he thought was right at an age when peer pressure was a pretty big deal. I remember pretending to be cold so I could wear your jacket and then suffering through the heat. I remember sitting in the bathroom talking to you while you took showers. There is no one else I've ever known for this many years that I can honestly say I've never had a disagreement with, never been mad at, or never been let down by except for you. All of this "HERO" stuff is hard for me sometimes because so many of these people don't even know that you were already a hero just for being the person you were; that you had this sense of integrity even as a child; and that you were always love, truth, and light to everyone around you serving us all long before you were in the service. I guess I just wanted everyone who never met you to know that you've always been a hero. You were never ordinary. I hear about your accomplishments and I can't believe this is the same guy who couldn't even read a lousy compass at Camp Eb.! Ha Ha. Just because your a hero doesn't mean i'll let you forget that! I've loved you since the 4th grade and I'll just never stop. Thanks for being my friend. I'm so proud of the man you grew to be. JME "The Badge" Investigator David L Bell Babe, Mrs. Ryan Balmer I come to the ODMP often to remember my late fiancé Dennis. Everytime I come here it breaks my heart to know that yet another officer has fallen and that yet another family has to live their lives without the man they loved. My heart goes out to everyone who knew and loved Agent Balmer. Know that you are not alone in the "journey" that you walk. Should you ever need anything please don't hesitate to contact me. The Davis Co. Sheriff's Office in Iowa will always know how to reach me. You will be in my thoughts. Jocelyne Brar (Winnipeg, MB Canada) OH MAN DO I MISS YOU!!! Especially today. 34 today. Yes, everything is functioning properly. When I was told you were gone it felt like someone kicked me in the gut and ripped my heart out of my chest. Your more like a brother to me then an uncle. Sometimes I think I hear you laughing at me when the kids are being funny or really testing my nerves. Unfortunately that's starting to fade away. Grandma helped your wife and kids move. One night grandma called me and your name was on the caller ID. For a split second the pain was gone and everything was as it was suppose to be and then the phone rang a second time, it all came flooding back. I was thinking the other day how we would go down to Burger Dairy on sunday's and get ice cream for grandma's pudding, or go to 7-11 for slurpee's you'd layer all the flavors (nasty). Chit chatting till midnight when we had school the next day. Playing hotbox with Thomas and Dwayne. Your son stayed at my house while they were visiting. He looks and acts just like you. I am so proud of you. I glad you got to carry your BIG A** Gun. That's all you would talk about when we were kids. Those christmas picture's you sent me were cool. I had to laugh b/c you looked so mean and that really isn't you. I love you and I miss you XOXO Nikki Nikki HELLO, MY LOVE. I MISS YOU DEARLY. NOT A DAY GOES BY, THAT I DONT SHED A TEAR, FOR YOU. EVEN THOUGH YOU ARE MY LITTLE SNOT NOSED BROTHER, YOU ARE KNOW MY HERO. IM VERY PROUD TO HAVE YOU FOR MY BROTHER. WHO WOULD HAVE KNOWN, WHEN YOU WERE YOU WERE SO YOUNG, THAT YOU WOULD GROW-UP, TO BECOME A GREAT AMERICAN HERO. IM VERY PROUD OF THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS YOU MADE IN YOUR LIFE, AND ESPECIALLY AS A SPECIAL AGENT. I KNOW THAT YOU WERE SO EXCITED TO HAVE FINALLY FOUND YOUR NICHE IN LIFE. YOU WILL FOREVER IN MY THOUGHTS,AND MY HEART. WE ALL MISS YOU DEARLY, BUT COULDNT BE PROUDER, OF THE WONDERFUL MAN, AGENT, AND HERO YOU BECAME. I LOVE YOU AND MISS YOU SIS SHERRI BALMER We all know the very real danger we face when we go to fight for not only our nation’s freedom, but the freedom of those who cannot fight for themselves. Freedom is NOT free and only those who serve or have served (including their families) understand the true cost. We pay for it with our own freedom and you and others like you offered up the ultimate sacrifice. You are a warrior and a hero. You defended those who defend America and it’s way of life. There is no higher calling, nor service to our country. We will move on, we will do right by you and your sacrifice, we will not forget you. Rest in peace brother. May God grant your family solace from their grief. Watch over us as we continue the fight. #2040 Rest in Peace Brother, you are missed. SA #0584 "Fuzzy" I miss you brother. I will never forget that day and I will never forget you! God Bless your family. One day we'll meet again. SA Jeff Wysong Agent Balmer we are so profoundly grateful for your efforts at protecting our freedom and the freedom of those who are oppressed. We send our blessings to your family and friends. May you find the peace that you are so well deserved. Officer Matthew Lewek My thoughts go to this man and his family, my deepest respect and thanks for keeping this world safer! Rest in peace Air Force man. Cpl Jean Paul Rochat Your heroism, dedication to duty and sacrifice make me proud to be a member of the organization. You will not be forgotten. RIP my friend. SA Steven Smith
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