Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Rest now Brother, we have the watch.

Deputy Sheriff Johnnie Broadway
Richland County Sheriffs Department

July 1, 2019

Condolences to the family and fellow officers from Blue Knights NC II

Chaplain Frank Spears
Blue Knights NC II

July 1, 2019

My sincere and heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of Detective Luis Alvarez on their loss. May our Lord give them all the strength and comfort they need during this time of grief. Thank you fellow officer Detective Luis Alvarez for your dedication and service to our nation and your community. Rest in peace.

CBP Officer(retired), Luis Otero
Department of Homeland Security/Bureau of Customs & Border Protect

July 1, 2019

S. I. Drake - Lt/IPD | IMPD (Ret)

July 1, 2019

Lord God, our hearts and prayers go out to the New York City, New York Police Department and for the family, friends, and colleagues of Detective Luis Alvarez, of the New York City Police Department, who died on June 29, 2019 as a result of cancer that he developed following his assignment to the search and recovery efforts at the World Trade Center site following the 9/11 Terrorist Attacks. Depart, dear Brother-in-Blue, out of this world into the arms of the Father who created you, into the arms of the Son who redeemed you, and into the arms of the Spirit who made you whole. “You have fought the good fight, you have finished the race, and you have kept the faith” [2Timothy 4:7]. Now rest easy in peace. We will take it from here. Amen.

Scripture teaches us that:

“Blessed are those who mourn, For they shall be comforted.” [Matthew 5:4]

“Blessed are the peacemakers, For they shall be called sons [children] of God.” [Matthew 5:9]

“Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends.” [John 15:13]

Chaplain Steven R. Closs, DD, NCCA, NACM
The Peacemakers Prayer Ministry
Merrimack, NH 03054
Chaplain: Merrimack NH Police Department [Since 2014]
Chaplain: Nashua NH Police Department [Since 2018]

Chaplain Steven R. Closs, DD, NCCA, NACM
Nashua / Merrimack NH Police Departments

July 1, 2019

Rest In Peace my brother and God Bless your family. “FIRE IN THE HOLE....!”

Trooper (Ret) Bill Hansen
Arizona Department of Public Safety

July 1, 2019

Rest in peace hero.

Lt. Jim Russo

July 1, 2019

Your bravery and unwavering perseverance in searching through the wreckage is in fathomable so on behalf of a very great full nation we thank you for your service. You can rest now brother.

Peter Palmer Deputy
WCSO (ret)

July 1, 2019

Rest In Peace brother.

Corporal (Retired) Glenn Elliott
Temple Police Department--Temple,Tx

July 1, 2019

Rest Easy Brother, We have the Watch...God Speed

Los Angeles Police Department Detective
Los Angeles Police Department

July 1, 2019

Final Salute Detective Alvarez. Thank you for your service. You are a hero. Rest peacefully in the presence of God. We are praying for the family and fellow officers.

Former Patrol Sergeant
Johnny Allison
Wylie TX Police Dept

July 1, 2019

In Honor of your Sacrifice and for your family and friends, I salute you as a HERO!

"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 whose 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

Used with Special Permission of the Author
Copyright © 1993 - All Rights Reserved
and may not be duplicated without permission

Investigator David L Bell (Retired)
Richland County Sheriff's Dept.
Columbia, SC

July 1, 2019

God bless your family brother during this very difficult time. As you worked hard and relentlessly during your fight with cancer. You are a very courageous man to stand up for others during the most trying time in your life. What a great work that you fought all the way up until the end of your death. I pray that the decision and law makers will grant your request as it relates to insurance compensations for the men and women who contributed to the 911 rescue efforts.

My prayer is that God will comfort the Alvarez Family as well as the NYPD Family. REST IN PEACE BROTHER!!!

Master Deputy & Antoine Thomas
Wake County Sheriff’s Office

July 1, 2019

God Bless you Detective Luis Alvarez, thank you for your service with the New York City Police Department. ❤️May you rest in Peace knowing you made New York City a safer place for people to live, and thank you so such for your service during that awful September 11, 2001 day. We are all thankful to you for your service, your devotion and your sacrifices and we are so saddened by this terrible news, you will never be forgotten! Our thoughts and Prayers go out to your family, and all of your sisters and brothers in Blue that protect us. God bless you all!! (Matthew 5:9)

Kelly & Eddie King

July 1, 2019

We will remember.

Miss Eleanore Trupkiewicz
Civilian Supporter of Law Enforcement

July 1, 2019

I am sorry for your loss to the Family, Fellow Officers, Friends. I will keep all of you in my prayers. RIP.

Frank J. Corasaniti II, Ret. Fire Lt., Baltimore City Fire Department.

July 1, 2019

Psalm 15
God bless.
Rest in peace brother.

Sgt. Paul Schanno
Minnesota Dept. of Corrections MCF-Stillwater

July 1, 2019

Rest, brother.

PFC Steve Headley
Mishawaka, IN police

July 1, 2019

Rest in Peace my brother.

Captain Bernard Flint
Department of Defense Police Division

July 1, 2019

I am sad to learn of the passing of a brother and hero in Detective Luis Alvarez. I believe our Heavenly Father has welcomed him home into his loving arms where he will now patrol the Golden Streets of Heaven. May the Lord deliver blessings, comfort and peace to his family, friends and all members of the New York City Police Department, New York.

Retired, T W Martinez
FOP member
State of New Mexico/JJS

July 1, 2019

Blessed are the PEACEMAKERS for they shall be called SON'S of GOD. Matthew 5:9

Investigator Jimmy Boyd
State of Maryland

July 1, 2019

Rest In Peace Detective, Brother in Blue.

Detective D. Vaquero
San Diego Police Department

July 1, 2019

Rest in Peace my Brother in Arms

Anrae Godley-Cooper
U.S. Army Military Police

July 1, 2019

The prayers and condolences of everyone here at CCPD go out to his families both blood and blue. R.I.P. hero. May we all have your strength, servants heart, faith and commitment to honor, duty and to each other.

Go with God.
Lt. Michael V. Caldwell, Chaplain

July 1, 2019

Rest in peace Brother....Finally at rest....My thoughts are with your family, friends, and the members of the NYPD at this time.....

LT. Joseph Ward, Ret
Jackson, NJ PD

July 1, 2019