Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Rest in peace brother. Heaven awaits your precense with the heros. God Bless

Sgt. Michael Paciorek
Hampshire County Deputy Sheriff

May 24, 2009

Our hearts and prayers go out to your family and friends in thier of sorrow. May God Bless and Rest in Peace!

Cpl DAvid Murphy
TX DPS

May 24, 2009

Rest in Peace Brother.
To Agent Cruz McGuire I render a final salute.

PO KJ JONES
North Greenbush, NY PD

May 24, 2009

God bless you and your family. Thank you for your service for so many years. We all now know how tough is the Border Patrols job. Again thank you for keeping us safe.

God bless rest in peace.

OFC. CARL DURBIN
PORT ST LUCIE

May 24, 2009

God Speed, Brother.

P.O. K.Murphy
Union PD, NJ

May 24, 2009

May god be with everyone. Rest in peace Agent McGuire!!!

Motor officer Terry Pauley
Plano PD Plano, TX

May 24, 2009

Thank you, Agent McGuire, for your service to the people of the United States. Your dedication and efforts are appreciated and will not be forgotten. Rest in peace, HERO!

Janice Brown
Conway, Arkansas

Janice Brown
civilian

May 23, 2009

Rest In Peace, Agent McGuire.

Lt T Carr
NYPD

May 23, 2009

Rest in peace brother.

RDC
USBP

May 23, 2009

On behalf of all Missouri law enforcement officers, dispatchers and the like, we extend our sincere sympathy to the family, fellow officers and friends of Agent McGuire. Thank you for your service. Rest in Peace our fallen hero.

Scott Barthelmass, Founder/Team Manager
Missouri Law Enforcement Funeral Assistance Team

May 23, 2009

My thoughts & prayers are with your family, friends, and Agency. May you sleep easy with God, Cruz. We thank you for your Dedicated Service, Sir. You will NEVER be forgotten.

Sgt. Trey Pellizzari
Texas Dept of Public Safety/Commercial Vehicle Enforcement--Garland

May 23, 2009

My thoughts and prayers are with those friends and family members that are left behind and cannot follow. Rest in peace my brother in blue...we will take it from here.

PFC Adam F. Laser
Westminster City Police Department

May 23, 2009

"The Badge"

He starts his shift each day
To respond to calls unknown.
He drives a marked patrol car.
A police officer he is known.

He's paid by the citizens' taxes
To make it safe on the streets.
But he usually has a second job
'Cause a waitress has his salary beat.

Now he doesn't know a holiday
'Cause he works all year round.
And when Thanksgiving and Christmas finally arrive
At his home he cannot be found.

He's cursed and assaulted often,
The one whos blood runs blue.
He seldom ever gets a thanks,
To some he's just a fool.

His friends are always other cops
'Cause people just don't understand
That underneath his badge and gun,
He's just another man.

He knows there might not be a tomorrow
In this world of drugs and crime.
And he gets so mad at the court system
'Cause the crooks don't get any time.

And each day when he leaves for work,
He prays to God above.
Please bring me home after my shift
So I can see the ones I love.

But tonight he stops a speeding car,
He's alone down this ole' highway.
It's just a little traffic infraction.
He does it everyday.

Well, he walks up to the driver's window,
And his badge is shining bright.
He asked the guy for a driver's license,
When a shot rang through the night.

Yes, the bullet hit its mark,
Striking the officer in the chest.
But the Department's budget didn't buy
Each officer a bullet-proof vest.

So he lay on the ground bleeding.
His blood wasn't blue - His blood was red.
And briefly he thought of his loved ones
'Cause in a moment the officer was dead.

In the news they told the story
Of how this officer had died.
And some who listened cared less,
But those who loved him cried.

Well, they buried him in uniform
With his badge pinned on his chest.
He even had his revolver,
He died doing his best.

Written By:
David L. Bell

Richland County Sheriff's Department
Columbia, South Carolina
Used with Special Permission of the Author
Copyright © 1993 - All Rights Reserved
and may not be duplicated without permission

Investigator David L Bell
Richland County Sheriff's Dept., Columbia, Sc

May 23, 2009

You taught many in your time and I thank you for serving with the Mean Green. You will be missed brother, but never forgotten.

SBPA R. Colburn
U.S. Border Patrol

May 23, 2009

Agent Mcguire,
Your sacrifice will not be forgotten. You and your entire family are in our prayers. Rest East Brother!

Deputy Paul Sperandeo, Ofc Amy Sperandeo
Jefferson Parish Sheriffs Office, Gretna Police Dept. La

May 23, 2009

Thank you for your service and dedication. May you rest in peace and those you left behind be comforted by your memory.

Martin
Civilian

May 23, 2009

Veteran Border Patrol Agent Cruz McGuire. Agent McGuire,, Thank you for your service to our great country. May God watch over your family and comfort them during this time of loss. You will never be forgotten, Heroes Live Forever. "Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God." Matthew 5:9. God Speed my Brother..

Lt. R.T. Ernie Willis, Ret.
Cleveland Co. Sheriff's Office, Shelby, NC

May 23, 2009

My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.

K-9 Officer Tom Summerville Jr
Eutaw Police Department

May 23, 2009

God bless you and your family.

Officeryou
Georgia

May 22, 2009

You will never be forgotten by your Police Brothers and Sisters. Thank you for your service to your country and to your community. Rest in peace Brother. Blessed are the peacekeepers

D/C Colin Davies #6745 (Ret)
Toronto Police Service Canada

May 22, 2009

MY DEEPEST CONDOLENCES TO ALL WHO MOURN THE LOSS OF AGENT McGUIRE. MAY GOD BLESS EACH OF YOU. AGENT McGUIRE, YOU HAVE SERVED WELL. MAY GOD BLESS YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND SACRIFICE. A HERO FOR SURE.

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

May 22, 2009

Agent McGuire, your watch is ended. May our Heavenly Father watch over your family and friends during this tragic time. May your soul walk carefully and proudly into everlasting life. You will be in our thoughts and prayers. Rest in God’s peace my friend, you deserve it.
REV

Chaplain Michael Grinnals
Camillus Police Department

May 22, 2009

Gone, but never forgotten, Rest easy now my Brother in Law, your watch on earth is over.......

Sgt. John L Gulledge(Ret.)
Escambia Co. Sheriff's Office Pensacola FL.

May 22, 2009

Cruz was the prototypical Texas PA. My condolences to his family.

Vaya con Dios, Amigo...

SBPA Lyons
USBP - SPW/SIU

May 22, 2009

On behalf of my fellow recruits from the Zone 5 Regional Law Enforcement Training Academy, I would like to extend our deepest sympathies to the family, friends, and fellow officers of Border Patrol Agent McGuire. Our thoughts and prayers are with you always.

Session 46: Schenectady, NY

Recruit Hisham Khafaga
Zone 5 Academy

May 22, 2009