Officer Maria Michelle Groves

You were so young & beautiful. The night this happened Michelle & her partner were on an accident call on the Katy Freeway in Houston Texas. Flares were set out around the accident scene & Michelle insisted on standing in the roadway because she had a reflective jacket & her partner did not. She put herself in harms way because that’s the kind of Officer & person she was. I stood at attention next to your casket Michelle at the funeral home. Your sister came in alone to talk to you. It was the most emotional event & though I wanted to reach out & hug her as she sobbed uncontrollably, I could not neglect my duty & do so. Shortly after I was relieved by another Officer & I went to the ladies room to sob quietly myself. I’ve never forgotten you Michelle. You left us way too soon. God’s speed Sister.

Officer C. A. Phillips (former)
Houston Police Department

May 10, 2020