Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

To my father, my friend and my teacher.
I'll see you in heaven. Love, your son
Dan "Chris"

Daniel Christopher Madrid

September 28, 2005

Today we mourn as another hero is taken from us. My deepest sympathy to the family, friends and co-workers of Special Agent Madrid. May the Lord give you strength and bless each of you during this time.

Rest in peace for your watch here is over; walk in heavens beat and guide us to protect and serve others safely.

US Ranger Catroppa
National Park Service GA

September 27, 2005

Rest in Peace...

Police Officer
Syracuse Police Dept,NY

September 27, 2005

May God bless you and your family. I will take the watch now my brother, You watch is done and rest in peace.

Officer Jose Duarte
Douglas Police Department

September 27, 2005

I am very sorry to hear this news. I worked with Dan many years ago at Glen Canyon NRA. My deepest sympathy to Dan's family, friends, and co-workers in the National Park Service. Rest in peace, my brother.

SA Andy Reeves
Nashville, TN

September 27, 2005

Special Agent Madrid, thank you for you dedication and many years of service and protection to us all. May God be with your wife, children, family, friends and coworkers. My heart and prayers are with you all.

Deb Azure
Mother of Deputy Renee Danell Azure
EOW 08/06/02

September 27, 2005

Rest in peace Prother Dan, you are a true hero and will never be forgotten for your service and courage.

Son of G. Truman Wortham EOW 7/15/73

September 27, 2005

You will never be forgotten by your brothers in BLUE!! R I P your watch is over we will take it from here your brothers in MI!

Ofc. J. Dixon
Brownstown Police Dept., MI.

September 27, 2005

Courage is the thing. All goes if courage goes.

Be at peace Brother.

Heartfelt symppathy to the family, friends and colleagues of Special Agent Madrid.

Ofc. Scott Bachman
Baltimore County (MD) PD

September 27, 2005

Our deepest sympathy goes out to the family, friends and all the members of the National Park Service. We were made safer by his service and we all suffer their tragic loss. The family of Special Agent Madrid deserves our appreciation and gratitude for their sacrifice. In the days to follow, may you be strengthened by the fact that Agent Madrid is a man distinguished by exceptional courage and will always be admired for his brave deeds and noble qualities. You, your family and your sacrifice will never be forgotten.

Tom Doyle
Cary Police Department, NC

September 27, 2005

YESTERDAY IS HISTORY, TOMORROW IS A MYSTERY AND TODAY IS A GIFT.

AGENT MADRID, YOU REST IN PEACE MY FRIEND. I SALUTE YOU! MY PRAYERS ARE WITH YOU, YOUR FAMILY, FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES. I THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. YOU DID NOT LOSE YOUR LIFE, YOU GAVE IT IN SERVICE TO OTHERS. A TRUE HERO INDEED.

TO THOSE CLOSE TO AGENT MADRID, PLEASE TAKE COMFORT IN KNOWING THAT I, ALONG WITH MANY OTHERS ACROSS THIS LAND, GRIEVE WITH YOU. MAY GOD BLESS YOU.

JIM SWEENEY
A FRIEND TO ALL PEACE OFFICERS

September 27, 2005

AGENT MADRID THANKS FOR YOUR YEARS OF DUTY.REST IN GOD.

GILBERT DANIEL

September 27, 2005

“When God made Peace Officers….”

When the lord was creating Peace Officers, he was into his sixth day of overtime when an angel appeared and said, “You’re doing a lot of fiddling around on this one.”

And the Lord said, Have you read the spec on this order? A Peace Officer has to be able to run five miles through alleys in the dark, scale walls, enter homes the health inspector wouldn’t touch, and not wrinkle their uniform.

They have to be able to sit in an undercover car all day on a stakeout, cover a homicide scene that night, canvass the neighborhood for witnesses, and testify in court the next day.

They have to be in top physical condition at all times, running on black coffee and half- eaten meals. And they have to have six pairs of hands.

The angel shook her head slowly and said, “Six pairs of hands….No Way.”

“It’s not the hands that are causing me the problems,” said the Lord, “It’s the three pairs of eyes an officer has to have.”

That’s on the standard model? asked the angel.

The Lord nodded. One pair that sees through a bulge in a pocket before he asks, “May I see what’s in there sir?” (When they already know and wishes they had taken that accounting job.) Another pair here in the side of their head for their partners’ safety. And another pair of eyes here in front that can look reassuringly at a bleeding victim and say, “ You’ll be alright ma’am, when they know it isn’t so.”

“Lord,” said the angel, touching his sleeve,” rest and work tomorrow.”

“I can’t,” said the Lord, “I already have a model that can talk a 250 pound drunk into a patrol car without incident and feed a family of five on civil service paycheck.”

The angel circled the model of the Peace Officer very slowly, “Can it think?” she asked.

“You bet,” said the Lord, “It can tell you elements of a hundred crimes, recite Miranda warnings in it’s sleep; detain, investigate, search, and arrest a gang member on the street in less time than it takes five judges to debate the legality of the stop…and still it keeps it’s sense of humor.

This officer also has phenomenal personal control. They can deal with crime scenes painted in HELL, coax a confession from a child abuser, comfort a murder victim’s family’ and then read in the daily paper how Law Enforcement isn’t sensitive to the rights of criminal suspects.

Finally, the angel bent over and ran her finger across the cheek of the Peace Officer. “There’s a leak,” she pronounced. “I told you that you were trying to put too much into this model.”

“That’s not a leak,” said the Lord, “It’s a tear.”

“What’s the tear for?” asked the angel.

“It’s for bottled-up emotions, for fallen comrades, for commitment to that funny piece of cloth called the American flag, and for justice.”

“You’re a genius,” said the angel.

The Lord looked sober. “I didn’t put it there,” he said.


Anonymous

Senior Instructor
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center

September 27, 2005

God Speed, Brother.

P.O. K.Murphy
Union PD, NJ

September 27, 2005

Rest in Peace. My thoughts and prayers are with your family.

Deputy N. Antoniou
San Jacinto County Constable Precint 2, Texas

September 27, 2005

OUR CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND COWORKERS OF RANGER MADRID. A HERO FOR SURE. MY BROTHER, MAY GOD BLESS YOU AND THOSE WHO MOURN YOUR LOSS. YOU HAVE SERVED WELL, NOW REST IN PEACE.

CHIEF RONNIE WATFORD-RET.
JEFFERSON POLICE DEPT,S.C.

September 27, 2005

On behalf of the men of women of the Camillus Police Department, our deepest sympathy's to the family, friends and co-workers of SA Dan Madrid. Rest in Peace Brother, we now have the Watch.

PBA
Town of Camillus Police Department, NY

September 27, 2005

Rest in Peace Sir "Blessed are the peacemakers for they shall be called sons of God" Matt.5:9

Explorer

September 27, 2005

The Florida Police Chiefs Association would like to express our deepest condolences to the family and friends of SA Dan Madrid, and the US Dept. of the Interior - National Park Service. Our thoughts and prayers are with you during this time of great sadness. Please take comfort in knowing that your extended law enforcement family grieves with you. Special Agent Madrid, we thank you for your service. You will not be forgotten.

Members and Staff
Florida Police Chiefs Association

September 27, 2005

REST IN PEACE BLUE ANGEL!!

wife of leo
cpd

September 27, 2005

While it is no consolation for your loss, our heartfelt sympathy goes out to the family and fellow officers of Agent Madrid.

While no member of our agency had the privilege to have known him personally, we are certain that he has found a place in heaven through his selfless service to those he swore to protect.

Rest in peace sir; those of us who remain will cover your post on the thin blue line.

Medicine Lodge Police Department
Medicine Lodge, KS

September 27, 2005

Thank you for your dedicated service to your community and your department. May the Lord bless you and keep you. May they never forget your faithful service to your community and department and the brave HERO that you were. To Mrs. Madrid, children, family, friends and co-workers, our heartfelt prayers and sympathies are with you. May God be with you all during this very sorrowful time. Words will never compensate the loss you have suffered. We pray that He now gives you all strength in your time of need. May you find peace in the thought, that we as friends, take this time to lift you up in prayer.

For your act of unselfish bravery and courage Special Agent Madrid, we salute you. Blessed are the peacemakers.

Denise & Erin Hunter, Widow and Daughter
Sgt. Gregory L. Hunter, Grand Prairie, TX Police Dept., EOW 6-18-04

September 27, 2005

My thoughts and prayers are with the family, friends and co-workers of Special Agent Madrid; may he rest in peace.

Linda Lamm - LEO Wife and Sister of
Jay Balchunas EOW 11/05/04

September 27, 2005