Watchung Police Department, New Jersey
End of Watch Wednesday, March 8, 2006
Reflections for Police Officer Matthew J. Melchionda
I wish we could talk together again. I wish we could laugh together again. I wish I could feel your kiss on my cheek. I wish I could hug you again and again and again.
XOXOXOXOXOXO
Jane Melchionda
Matthew's Mom
September 15, 2011
Matt: I live in the land of neverending pain and sorrow. The heartache is more than I can bear. I miss you so.
All my love,
Mom
Jane Melchionda
Matthew's Mom
June 20, 2011
Matthew:
Another year, another birthday. It is six birthdays that have come and gone without you. My heart is forever broken. I love you, Mom
Before you were conceived I wanted you
When you were born I loved you
Before you were here an hour
I knew I would give my life for you
That is the power of a mother’s love
Jane Melchionda
Matthew's Mom
March 31, 2011
Matt,
...Some days the sky's so blue,
I feel like I can talk to you...
Happy Birthday, my friend.
Officer Jeanne-Marie Mocarski
Friend
March 31, 2011
Matthew:
You would have been proud of me and Susan tonight!
Love you always,
Mom
Jane Melchionda
Matthew's Mom
March 25, 2011
Matt, yesterday was difficult. I spent most of the day with Mary Mel and Aunt Patti. No words can describe how badly your missed. Son, you are always with me in the deepest part of my heart. Life is just not the same without you.
Jim Melchionda
Matt's Dad
March 9, 2011
Wow, can't believe it has been 5 years. Seems like yesterday. Strange how I can remember where I was and what I was doing when I got the call. RIP Brother, you are missed!
Lt. Steve Spolarich
Bound Brook PD
March 8, 2011
You are in my thoughts today Matty. Over and over I hear "LIZBET!" with that large boisterous voice and a smile and great big bear hug to follow. Today I will celebrate your life Matt. You always looked after me and I will never forget that and feel fortunate to have had you in my life at all. You saught to make people laugh and smile. Today, I am smiling and thinking of you because you touched my life in such a positive way and I am lucky enough to say that you continue to touch my life through the love and compassion that is held in your mother and brother.
Elizabeth Berenger Startzel
Friend
March 8, 2011
Remembering you on this sad day. You are still very much remembered and you live on in the stories told by those that still feel the loss.
jason
March 7, 2011
"To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate the beauty; to find the best in others; to leave the world a bit better whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Matthew: The words of RWE so powerful in their simplicity. Your life, although much too short, was a success. You reached every goal you set for yourself and endeared so many people along the way. I am proud of you and your accomplishments. Who knows, if given the luxury of more years, what heights you could have attained and perhaps, the healthy child.
So many of your friends and family are missing you. I have been contacted by many who have honored you with wonderful writings. They are sad not to have you in their midst, none more than I. I love you with all my heart.
MOM
xxxxx's ooooo's
Jane Melchionda
Mother of Fallen Officer Matthew Melchionda
March 7, 2011
Matt:
Missing you today, and always. It seems impossible that 5 years have passed. You left an indelible mark on all who had the pleasure of knowing you. You were truly wise beyond your years, yet you could be as silly as the next guy. You are missed by family and friends and we will never forget you. xoxoxo
Laura Avalos
sister in law
March 7, 2011
Miss you!!!!
Officer Jeanne-Marie Mocarski
February 27, 2011
Matthew, Matthew, Matthew, I miss you and think about you all the time with love and loss.
Jane Melchionda
Mother of Fallen Officer Matthew Melchionda
February 1, 2011
Merry Christmas, my friend. Heading back to the road again soon. I miss your company and humor to make things interesting! I also miss the occasional snowball that just happened to make it in my car window. Yeah- oops! Miss you.
Officer Jeanne-Marie Mocarski
Friend
December 27, 2010
Dear Matthew: Another Christmas without you. This is number five. It seems like yesterday but then it seems like forever since that day that changed our lives forever. Thank you for being such a great son and giving me so many moments to remember. The sadness comes from knowing I will never hear your voice, you laugh, see your face or feel your kiss on my cheek,never see your hair turn gray ~ so many many things about you I am missing.
I love you, Matthew, with all my heart.
Mom
Jane Melchionda
Matthew's Mom
December 24, 2010
Merry Christmas to you and all of your loved ones. Let them feel your presence while they tell those treasured Christmas' past stories about you at the dinner table. You will never be forgotten.
Bob Gordon
Father of Michael P. Gordon, EOW: 8/8/04
December 24, 2010
Matthew:
You are ALWAYS on my mind, in my thoughts, and FOREVER IN MY HEART. We will remember you as we gather tomorrow. Missing you and that big laugh of yours with such an ache in my heart. The silence is deafening. I too wish I could dial HEAVEN!
I LOVE LOVE LOVE YOU
XOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXO
Matthew's Mom
November 24, 2010
"If there be any truer measure of a man than by what he does, it must be by what he gives." ~ Robert South
Officer Jeanne-Marie Mocarski
BHPD
November 18, 2010
I miss you. I wish I could dial heaven. I am so thankful for the friendship we had.
Officer Jeanne-Marie Mocarski
BHPD
November 4, 2010
Four and one-half years of tears.....
XOXOXO
Jane Melchionda
Mommy
September 8, 2010
Matthew:
There are those in this world who will never know the excruciating pain of such a great loss as the loss of a child. Most will go through life relying on the comforting thought that tomorrow will come just like any other day has come and gone not realizing that in the blink of an eye, one's life can be irreversibly altered never to be the same ever again. Not that I didn't for one second cherish and treasure every moment of your life or Dave's but now there is added importance on each smile, word, hug, and kiss.
I miss you and love you with all my heart.
Mom
XOXOXOXO
Jane Melchionda
Matthew's Mom
August 24, 2010
We never met, but I know you. I am a friend of your Mom, and it is impossible to know her without knowing her Matthew. So when I came upon this recently, I couldn't help but think of you:
Not: How did he die? But: How did he live?
Not: What did he gain? But: What did he give?
These are the units to measure the worth
Of a man as a man, regardless of birth.
Not: What was his station? But: Had he a heart?
And: How did he play his God-given part?
Was he ever ready with a word of good cheer,
To bring back a smile, to banish a tear?
Not: What was his shrine? Nor: What was his creed?
But: Had he befriended those really in need?
Not: What did the sketch in the newspaper say?
But: How many were sorry when he passed away?
--"The Measure of Man" (Anonymous)
There are a lot of sorry people down here, Matt.
Andrew
August 5, 2010
I borrowed this from a dear friend who suffered a loss.
Remember Me
To the living, I am gone
To the sorrowful, I will never return
To the angry, I was cheated
But to the happy, I am at peace
And to the faithful, I have never left
I cannot speak, but I can listen
I cannot be seen, but I can be heard
So as you stand upon a shore,
Gazing at the beautiful sea, remember me.
As you look in awe at a mighty forest
And its grand majesty, remember me.
As you look upon a flower and admire
Its simplicity, remember me.
Remember me in your heart, your thoughts,
And your memories. Of the times we loved,
The times we fought, the times we laughed.
For if you always think of me,
I will never have gone.
I do remember you, Matthew, and think of you always. I miss you so.
With all my love,
Mom
XOXOXOXOXO
Jane Melchionda
Matthew's mom
July 29, 2010
You and all of your family and friends are in my thoughts on this holiday which you helped protect and preserve. Hero’s like you will never be forgotten.
James Sheppard
Father of Sgt. Jason L. Sheppard EOW 12/7/06
July 4, 2010
Matthew:
I just know you are watching over those you love. Words cannot describe how much you are missed and loved.
With all my heart, Mom XOXOXO
Jane Melchionda
Matthew's Mom
June 17, 2010