Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Thoughts and Prayers with your family and New Jersey State Police Family. Rest Peacefully.

Sgt. Michael Crosby (Ret)
Massachusetts State Police

May 30, 2015

OUR DEEPEST SYMPATHY TO THE FAMILY OF TROOPER RASPA , AND ALL THOSE WHO MOURN THE LOSS OF TROOPER RASPA .
OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ARE WITH YOU DURING THIS DIFFICULT TIME.
HIS SERVICE WILL BE GREATLY MISSED IN YOUR COMMUNITY AND HIS DEEDS NEVER FORGOTTEN.
GOD BLESS

Ret Officer David Herbert
Toronto Police Service, Ontario Canada

May 30, 2015

Rest in Peace Trooper Raspa. Thank you for your service. My thoughts and prayers are with the Raspa Family and the New Jersey State Police.

Cpl. Gary Hughes (Retired)
Passaic County Sheriff's Office Wayne, NJ

May 30, 2015

RIP BROTHER WE HAVE THE WATCH FROM HERE!

Stephen Bruet PPO II
NC Department of Public Safety

May 30, 2015

R.I.P. Brother.

Inv. Bowman
Dare Co. Sheriff's Office, NC

May 30, 2015

IN MEMORY OF TROOPER ANTHONY RASPA

To the family, friends, and colleagues of Trooper Anthony Raspa

From the beginning of time after Cain killed his brother, Abel, there has been a need for law enforcement officers to protect the weak and to bring evildoers to justice. This work is necessary in a sinful world and is dangerous. In modern times, some sixty-eight state troopers have sacrificed their lives to protect the citizens of the State of New Jersey. Today, we honor the sacrifice of Trooper Anthony Raspa, of the New Jersey State Police; who was killed in the line-of-duty on Saturday, May 30, 2015, when his patrol car struck a deer and then left the roadway and struck a tree on I-195, near mile marker 9, in Monmouth County, New Jersey.

Lord God, we are grateful for the life of Trooper Anthony Raspa. He died serving us. Help us never to forget him. Help us celebrate the life of Trooper Anthony Raspa and honor his sacrifice. Be with the family, friends, and colleagues of this fallen hero. Comfort them and give them your strength. Guide those who seek to take care of the family of this hero. May those empowered to do so, care for them with integrity. In commemorating the death of this hero, help those who mourn to remember that death is not the end. Death does not have the final say, but is simply the transition to the glorious life to come. They should look forward to that life to come with joy and thanksgiving.

As for the citizens of the State of New Jersey, help them to faithfully equip their law enforcement officers with the best tools to protect their state. May their training be adequate to the task. Help the citizens of the State of New Jersey to remember to pay their law enforcement officers fairly and treat them with respect. Help the citizens of the State of New Jersey to obey the law and treat each other with dignity so as not to add to the burden of crime and pain to their state.

The time for mourning will soon pass. We have now remembered and celebrated the life lost in this great tragedy. As the family, friends, and colleagues of Trooper Anthony Raspa go forward, they must celebrate the good things in their lives; and to celebrate life itself!

Finally, Lord God, we pray for the families, friends, and colleagues of all the law enforcement officers who have been killed in the line-of-duty and we thank you for their sacrifices. Bless the lives of their families, friends, and colleagues so they might find healing. Help their law enforcement organizations support the families of these fallen heroes. Even though their deaths might have been senseless, make something good come out of these situations so that their law enforcement organizations and the communities in which they lived and served might be stronger because of their lives and their deaths.

Now, Trooper Anthony Raspa, may the Lord bless you, and keep you: the Lord make His face to shine upon you, and be gracious unto you: the Lord lift up His countenance upon you, and give you peace. Amen.

In His Service,

Police Chaplain Steven R. Closs
Retired Captain of Police of the Nashua NH (USA) Police Department
Police Chaplain of the Merrimack NH (USA) Police Department
Senior Pastor of “The Peacemakers Prayer Ministry”

Police Chaplain Steven R. Closs
Merrimack NH Police Department

May 30, 2015

May GOD be with your family and friends at your loss. Our prayers are going out for you all.

Retired Sergeant Charles Carty
Benton Arkansas Police Department

May 30, 2015

Rest in peace Brother Anthony, you are a true Hero and will never be forgotten for your service and courage.

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

Assistant Chief Carl Wortham (retired)
Sand Springs OK PD

May 30, 2015

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE, REST IN PEACE.

N.J. TROOPER
NEW JERSEY STATE POLICE

May 30, 2015

IN HONORE CASORUM
Our thoughts and prayers are with family, friends, and colleagues. The promise; Always honored, never forgotten.

Sgt. T. J. Jones
Greater Cleveland Transit Police Department, Ohio

May 30, 2015

Rest in Peace Trooper.
Prayers and best wishes to your friends, family and co-workers.

Deputy Chief (Ret.) Don Daniel

May 30, 2015

Rest with the Angels Trooper.. God bless you and your family both of blood and of blue..

Chief Kevin Froese
Lehigh Twp. Police Department, Wayne County, PA

May 30, 2015

RIP Trooper Anthony Raspa.

Sincere condolences to family and friends.

Sgt. Randy Keenan (Ret)
City of Alameda, CA Police Dept.

May 30, 2015

RIP TROOP, God bless

Sgt Brian Young
Florence twp police

May 30, 2015

Rest in Peace Trooper Raspa. Thank you for your service. My thoughts and Prayers go out to your family, co-workers, and friends.

Lieutenant Robert T. Mote (ret)
Buena Park, CA Police Department

May 30, 2015

Rest in Peace Brother

Brian Sullivan, Cpl. (RET)
Royal Canadian Mounted Police

May 30, 2015

Thank you Trooper Raspa for your years of hard work and dedication and for paying the ultimate sacrifice for the fine folks in the great state of New Jersey. You are a true AMERICAN HERO !!! My thoughts and prayers are with your family, friends and co-workers. May you forever, rest in peace, my brother.

Sergeant Mitchell G. Cheselka (Retired)
Orange County Sheriff, California
Polk County Sheriff, Oregon

May 30, 2015

Rest in peace trooper Raspamy sincere condolences to your family into your department Godspeed as you now patrol the streets of gold your service will not be forgotten

Officer Terry Zech retired
Veteran affairs police department Detroit Michigan

May 30, 2015

May God comfort your family, friends, and fellow officers at this difficult time.

God bless and protect the Thin Blue Line that protects us all.

Kathryn Felts Family Member of Multiple
Family Member of Law Enforcement Officers

May 30, 2015

I am very sad to hear of the unfortunate death of Trooper Raspa. My thoughts and prayers are with all of you at this most difficult time.

Rest easy brother.

P.O. (Ret) Donald Current
NYC Transit PD/NYPD

May 30, 2015

Our thoughts and prayers are with Trooper Raspa, your family and your Department during this difficult time. R.I.P Sir!

Wm Jean-Paul Rochat
Swiss Army, Military Police, Trafic Unit

May 30, 2015

Rest in peace my brother of blue.

Officer J. Rhodes
Maize Police Department, Kansas

May 30, 2015

God rest his soul and be with his family and the department.

Retired Sgt. John Gregg
Alexandria Police Dept. Alexandria, VA

May 30, 2015

RIP Trooper Raspa. My thoughts and prayers are with you, your family and department.

Senior Deputy Dave Zajac
Walton County Sheriff Office GA

May 30, 2015

RIP Brother

Sgt. William Mays
Youngstown (OH) State University Police

May 30, 2015