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Your heroism and service is honored today, the second anniversary week 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. Anonymous To Cpl. Abel Marquer, his family and his fellow officers with the Odessa Police Department: Wives Behind The Badge, Inc Thinking of you and praying for your family and loved ones on your EOW anniversary. I pray that the short 3 year time has somehow eased the pain for them. Your dedication and sacrifice will NEVER go unforgotten. Deputy and Firefighter My name is Officer Downey, I am so sorry for your loss. I wanted to let the family know that this May I will be riding for Cpl. Marquez in his honor. I ride with the Police Unity Tour out of VA. We ride bicycles for our fallen brothers and sisters in honor of them and to make sure they are never forgotten. I will have a bracelet with Cpl. Marquez name on it, that I will wear for the 250 mile journey. It is my honor to ride for Cpl. Marquez. Lcpl Ward Downey I hope when im a police officer in the next 4 years when i turn 21 and i am able to get my gun liscense and also finish the police acadamy i hope to become a good police officer just like you and your 2 fallin brothers of the opd everyone misses yall just cause yall left this earth to be in a better place doesnt mean your forgotten i didnt know you i wished i could of met you. Explorer Abel, Cpl. Mike Anaya Happy Birthday little brother, I love you and I miss you. Sgt. Pete Marquez I wept when I learned of your death. I so hoped that you would pull through and not yet join your fallen brothers, Corporals Jones and Gardner. I think about you all of the time. You will never be forgotten. Anonymous sept 8 came and went but like always i remberd yow i rember the day i heard about it it killed me 3 years before i lost a friend in lLANO TX SD AND NOW THIS SO CLOSE TO HOME ALL I CAN SAY NOW IS ODESSA LOVES YOW AND WILL ALWAYS REMBER YOW robert p To the family and loved ones of Corporal Abel Marquez, his fellow officers with the Odessa Police Department, and most especially to Abel: Anonymous Each shift is dedicated to the memory of an officer from the odmp.org web site, tonight we dedicate our service to you and your fellow officers at OPD. We love you. Officer You have not been forgotten. My thoughts are with all of your loved ones and those who are close to you as they face this day. Continue to keep watch over all of them. You are a true hero and heroes never die. Bob Gordon Abel: September the 8th is almost here. Losing you and Arlie and Scott was hard. I think losing you was the hardest because we had hope that you would pull through. You pulled yourself out, held your corner, and waited until relieved despite your mortal wounds. Your strength was incredible. I remember that day vividly. I was training a new Trooper and we were working a possible fatal crash way out on SH 302 and FM 866. We dropped everything and couldn't get there fast enought. I was so worried about my Troop. We knew he had a rifle with optics and I was so worried about keeping his head down so he would not get shot. We laid in the street for hours waiting for darkness to fall so Arlie and Scott could be extracted. We knew they were done, but we also knew we still had you. It's hard being in a town as close-knit as Odessa. The medical staff that worked on you all knew you. They did everything and more for you but you kept slipping from us. Four days later you followed Arlie and Scott home. James and I went to Lubbock to assist in escorting you to Ft. Worth. The outpouring of support and solidarity was incredible. Throughout the whole trip to and from Fort Worth every single PD and SO and HP agency was there waiting for us at county lines and city limits stopping traffic to get us safely through. The escort into Ft. Worth shut down interstate traffic for you. Police academy recruits, firemen, police officers, and citizens knew you were coming and waited at roadside to salute you. Police aircraft provided overwatch. Every single person between Odessa and Ft. Worth seemed to know you were coming and honored you in their own way. We were proud to be a part of that. Your homecoming was the most impressive of all. I remember your parents and your brothers being there. Thousands of Odessans lined the streets holding thousands of American Flags. I was told over 109 agencies attended your funeral. All of the funerals were massive with hundreds of officers and thousands of people. Highway 80 was turned into a parking lot. Some had to walk over a mile just to get to the cemetary. Your family gifted your organs that went on to save the lives of at least 3 other people. Even in death you still live in others who probably don't even know how special that part in them is. My daughter was only for when it happened, but she knows all three of you by name and speaks of you often. She draws pictures of you with halos and wings. She even asks me if the bad man who hurt you is still in jail. Abel thank you for your service, for your life, and for your death. You and Arlie and Scott inspire pride. I tell your stories to the men in my Sergeant area. Arlie responded to a call and performed his duty. He fought for as long as he could to stay alive. Scott put a fallen man before himself trying to extract him at all cost, and you pulled yourself out, picked yourself up, and held your corner until relieved to give your fellow officer's every chance you could. The qualities you three demonstrated that day are what I try to instill in myself and my men daily. You are a credit to your agency and your fellow officers. You have made us proud. Rest easy brother, we have the watch. Brandon E. Speed, Sergeant thanks for everything u don3 for us R.I.P,HOP3 TO S33 U ON3 DAY!!<3* esmeralda, Abel, Patrolman A. Raney as the time goes by nowing it will never go awayand nowing you are the reasion i am following my heart you gave me a speeding ticket in 06 we talked about the police acadamey and the force you had nothing bad to say now i am going to go with my fellings like you said and try to be the best police officer i can and i gess what i am tryin to say is you are my hero perr Dear Abel, Melanie Moore Having lost a comrade-in-arms ourselves, I can not image the loss of three knights in one incident. My sincere condolences to all of the families of Corporal Gardner, Corporal Jones, and Corp. Marquez and to the entire Odessa Police Dept. Thank you for your dedication, service, and ultimate sacrifice. RIP Ofc. Eric Chiang Merry Christmas my friend. I miss you
Hey Abel. I think you know I have and never will forget about you. I felt compelled to write this, maybe to get relief. I had a dream last night, and I think you know what I am talking about. Anyone that knows me, knows that I hardly if ever remember any of my dreams. This one was so vivid and real, it just took me away. It wasn't a nightmare it was a time we spent together doing what we always did, talking. We were walking down a street, side by side. The conversation involved the usual, our kids and families. We spoke about the stresses of life in police work and our personal life. It felt so real, I still can't make total sense of it. We walked to a Chinese restraunt to have lunch. That part I understand so well, as we ate together for 30. We walked back to an intersection, and you looked at me. You stated to me "I got to go brother, it was nice seeing you again" With that you turned to the right, and walked off. You disappeared, and I never saw where you could have gone. Then I realized where you were. There is alot more to this dream Abel, and I think you and the Lord know more about it then I do, I just try to make sense of it. I guess like other things, it's not for me to know why things are done the way they are. I can count on my right hand my dearest friends. There is one less now, with you gone. I only knew you for a very short time, but it was an honor to be among your side. We shared our most interpersonal thoughts, secrets, happiness and the way we wanted life to be. I look back and know you as a man of your word, a man that had my back on every critical incident when I most needed help as an officer. Most of all the man who took care of his family and loved Sandra and Isac, like a father should, with kindeness, love and respect. Through even bad incidents as this, Able you have brought out the positive. What I use to take for granted, I cherish much more. I called you on your cell phone a while back, tell your mom I am sorry. It was an accident. I love you Able. I truly miss you and everything you brought into my life. I will never forget you, and even now I look forward to when one day we will have a conversation, as we did here on earth. I know you are where you need to be, but like all, I envy and wish you were here with us. I feel your presence at times, and some of it just makes me laugh. Some of it makes me cry. I know you understand why it took me so long to write this. The dream last night, was one reason. So long my friend, and God Bless You. Cpl. R. Celaya My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. Thank you for your service. May you rest in peace. police officer Abel, Deputy Nathan Scott 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 Corporal Marquez. 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) Thank you for your service and dedication. May you rest in peace, Sir! You will never be forgotten. Police Officer This is very painful for the entire community and I know that God will see us through this. I pray for the Odessa Police Department and their families. I would also like to think the other law enforcement agencies which came and showed there support, and bless all those who are out there to help and protect the lives of others. Vincent Bennett
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