Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Rest in Peace, Trooper!

Ptl. Bryan Waltz (Ret)
Avon Lake PD OH

January 3, 2020

RIP, Investigator Fortini. Keeping you and your loved ones in my prayers.

Officer C Curione
Rochester Police Department, NY

January 3, 2020

Rest in peace, Investigator Fortini. You deserve your divine reward.

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.

Private Citizen Kathryn Felts
Mother of & Family Member of Law Enforcement

January 3, 2020

Rest In Peace .

Det.Andreoli
NYPD-Retired

January 3, 2020

Rest In Peace Brother.

Det.Andreoli
NYPD-Retired

January 3, 2020

Rest in Paradise Brother Trooper. Thank you for your service.

M/Sgt retired Lisa Ditzler
Illinois State Police D-16

January 3, 2020

Rest in Paradise Brother Trooper. Thank you for your service.

M/Sgt retired Lisa Ditzler
Illinois State Police D-16

January 3, 2020

Rest in peace brother. Thank you for your service and sacrifice. You are a true hero.

Jamie Davis
Pittsylvania County Sheriffs Office, Ret.

January 3, 2020

Faithful Unto Death | Eternal Rest | Salute

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

January 3, 2020

God bless you and your family and Department brother you are not forgotten Thank you for your sacrifice on that terrible day that will not be forgotten you are a true hero God walk with you and all my Brothers and Sisters that go do this calling everyday Roman's 13 4

Retired Lieutenant Tommy Pettus
Talladega Alabama Police Department

January 3, 2020

Very sad. Rest in peace brother.

Corporal (Ret) Brian Sullivan
Royal Canadian Mounted Police

January 3, 2020

To the family of Inv. Fortini may you find peace and comfort in all of these reflections from all over the United States as your loved one served this country proudly. May God welcome him into heaven. God bless.

Officer Michael Simi / Retired
Chicago Police Department

January 3, 2020

may HIS light shine perpetual upon his face

Chief Jim Allen (retired)
Mobile County Child Support

January 3, 2020

RIP Investigator Fortini. Thank you for your service to the country and the State of New York.

Sgt. Darren Weisse
Tufts University Police

January 3, 2020

Rest sweetly now brother and thank you for your service. Investigator Fortini, your life mattered.

Sgt Barbara Johnson
LAPD retired

January 3, 2020

REST IN PEACE
MYPRAYERS TO YOUR FAMILY AND TO YOUR FAMILY OF BLUE.

MOTHER OF A DALLAS POLICE OFFICER Linda
None

January 3, 2020

Thank you Investigator Fortini for your hard work and dedication and for paying the ultimate sacrifice for the fine folks in the great state of New York. 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.

HEROES NEVER DIE...

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

January 3, 2020

OUR DEEPEST SYMPATHY TO THE FAMILY OF INVESTIGATOR FORTINI, AND ALL THOSE WHO MOURN THE LOSS OF INVESTIGATOR FORTINI. 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

Retired Officer David Herbert
Toronto Police Service, Canada

January 3, 2020

Rest in peace.

Lt. Jim Russo

January 3, 2020

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

January 3, 2020

May Our Lord have a Special place in his Heavenly home for Investigator Fortini, of the New York State Police.
Investigator Fortini is a True Hero!

My sympathies go out to his family, and his department.

Michael T. Sullivan, Retired Patrolman,
Chicago Police Department, 9th District

January 3, 2020

Thank you for your service. Prayers for your Family & Department.

Monica Veney
Baltimore Police Department

January 3, 2020

Rest in Peace Investigator Fortini. Thank your for your service. My thoughts and prayers are with the Fortini Family and the New York State Police.

Cpl. Gary Hughes (Retired)
Passaic County Sheriff's Office New Jersey

January 3, 2020

Hero never forgotten. Prayers to family blood and blue

BLT
Retired telecommunicator

January 3, 2020

Heavenly Father, You are always faithful and quick to show mercy. Investigator Ryan D. Fortini, of the New York State Police, was taken from us on Wednesday, January 1, 2020. He died of cancer that he contracted as a direct result of his assignment with the Search and Recovery efforts after the Terrorist Attacks of September 11, 2001. Come swiftly to his aid, have mercy on him, and comfort his family, friends, and colleagues by the power and protection of the Cross. We ask this through our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ; for He is the Way, the Truth, and the Life. No one can go to the Father except by way of the Son. Amen.

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

“And he [Jesus] said to him, “Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in Paradise.” [Luke 23:43 ESV]

“Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.” [John 15:13 ESV]

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

Chaplain/Rev. Steven R. Closs, DDiv, MSBS
Ordained/Licensed/Certified Nondenominational Christian Minister/Chaplain
Member of the National Certified Chaplains Association
Member of the National Association of Christian Ministers

Captain Steven R. Closs (Retired)
Nashua NH Police Department

January 3, 2020