Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

I'm thinking of you as the anniversary approaches.... I'm so sorry that you are gone.

October 19, 2006

I will never forget your laugh, kindness and faithfulness.

September 12, 2006

I wanted you to know I am thinking about you today..... it's so weird that I actually miss you.

August 15, 2006

What a terrible way to have you life taken from you. You will always be remembered as we carry on the fight. Rest in peace, hero.

Officer C. Walker
Plano PD, Texas

August 6, 2006

I can't help but think about all the wonderful things in life that were robbed from you. Having a family, a long, successful career, just living. I wanted you to know you are my guardian angel. Not a day goes by that I don't think about you.....

July 28, 2006

Troy, you were a special man. I will always remember you and try not to think about how you died, but how you lived. You are missed...

CB
Friend

July 27, 2006

Thinking about you.......

July 20, 2006

How shocking and senseless. Rest easy - justice was served - but it still isn't right.

Trooper
Colorado State Patrol

July 14, 2006

Well, It is almost time for the trip to Washington,D.C., the Police Memorial. Pattie will place a rose for u from me, It is an honor to have this done each year, just to let u know u are thought of all the time, Rose

April 16, 2006

Troy,
Words do not convey the anger and saddness of your loss. I pray for you every day and I pray for your family.

January 10, 2006

Troy, Your parents are in good hands and miss you very much. They still proudly display you’re awards. I see them on a regular basis and love them dearly. Your friends at Honolulu PD and the community have also not forgotten them.

Your death was pointless and every time we go out on an operation I always think of you. I will continue to take away their money and drugs and send them to jail in your honor.

Thanks for being the person that you were.

Shawn Spencer, Concord Police Narcotics

Shawn Spencer, Detective
Concord Police Department,CA

August 12, 2005

Troy: You were killed while I was attending the police academy at Ft. Ruger. Yours was the first police funeral I attended, but regrattably, not the last. Although I never met you, I feel as though I've known you. You are a hero and your death was not in vain. I sometimes use your story to emphasize officer safety with my newer officers (brutality and evilness of criminals). More importantly, your legacy lives on in the amazing Troy Barboza Law Enforcement Torch Run. God bless you my brother.

Sgt. Scott Hewetson (HPD 97th Class)
Hillsboro P.D. (Oregon)

July 20, 2005

Officer Barboza I remember seeing the news report on your death and the tearful eulogy left by your partner who said he grew to know you and love you.

I hope to one day follow in your footsteps by becoming a member of the Honolulu Police Department.

May you rest in peace and fly with the angels.

Alan Lu

Alan Lu

July 6, 2005

I have purchased a bracelet, wih your name and EOW on it, I will wear it proudly, thank you for all you did.

Rose Powers

March 24, 2005

Well Troy, I was wrong, you are listed on the Memorial Wall in DC. I was so pleased to hear this, because I knew you belonged there.

Rose Powers

February 13, 2005

I did not know you Troy, but I want to thank you for helping to keep all of us safe. I just found out your name is not on the Memorial Wall in Wash, DC, well I will fight to have it put there.I know you are in Gods hands now, bless you and thank you.....Rose

Rosalie powers

February 12, 2005

Officer BARBOZA I did not know you but your memory lives on in all of us at HPD. The Troy BARBOZA torch run reminds us of you always. Rest in peace brother.

MPOII Jonathan CARREIRO
HPD

December 9, 2004

Troy, on this the 17th anniversary of your murder, you are honored, as you always have been . . . as you always will be. Thank you for making Hawaii and the rest of our nation a safer place to live and in which to raise our children. With utmost respect and brotherly love, Jim Crotty (Former Richmond, VA Police Officer.)

Jim Crotty, Special Agent (Ret.)
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms

October 22, 2004

Troy, it tears at my heart each time I am reminded of the senselessness of your death. You aren't forgotten brother. Your memory lives on in the Troy Barboza torch run for Special Olympics. You can be sure I will be taking part. I did the run last year and was delighted to see your parents there to start the run. Warm aloha.

Officer, Department of the Army Police
Schofield Barracks, Hawaii

May 20, 2004

Troy...I was leaving a reflection for another HPD officer when I saw your name. It appears I am the first person from HPD to leave a reflection for you only because I am sure others have not scrolled back far enough to see your name. Your death shook the souls of all of us in HPD. It was the first of its nature where an officer was intentionally hunted down and murdered in his residence. It was one of the few times I had seen officers openly crying at the station when the news came in about your death. You were so young, so dedicated and a skilled investigator. In your honor, a Troy Barboza Run was created to draw attention to the Special Olympics which you were so dedicated to. Each year Law Enforcement Officers from all over gather and run in your honor to celebrate your life and the dedication you had for both the Department and Special Olympics. Rest in peace my friend, you are missed, but not forgotten. Aloha

Ret. Sgt. William Kelley
Honolulu Police Dept.

April 22, 2004

Rest easy, brother. You made the ultimate sacrafice so people can live in a free and protected country. You killer a coward and you a hero. Thank you for your service and I'll see you on the other side. Never forgotten.

Deputy M. Moore
Warren County S.O. (OH)

October 23, 2003

OFFICER BARBOSA I DID NOT KNOW YOU. BUT YOU TOO WERE KILLED BY A COWARD WHO SNEAKS UP TO DO HIS COWERDLY DEED.I TO LOST A GOOD FRIEND IN THE DRUG UNIT OF THE DETROIT POLICE DEPARTMENT. JAMES B. WATTS E.O.W 5/15/75 HE TOO WAS SHOT BY A COWARD. I KNOW YOU ARE WITH HIM NOW. AND HEAVEN IS A BETTER PLACE WITH YOU GUYS THERE.REST EASY AND WATCH OVER US. GOD BLESS .

SCOTT MONTGOMERY
RET/DETROIT/S.OFFICER

Officer Barboza,

I participated in the 1997 Law Enforcement run that is dedicated in your name while I was in Hawaii. I had the opportunity to meet your parents, who were grateful that we all showed up to run. It was the least we could do to show appreciation for the ultimate sacrifice that you made. I still have the shirt from that run, I wear it proudly. Your memory carries on.

Sgt George Erdel
MCAS Beaufort, SC Military Police (USMC)