Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Rest in peace Deputy Sheriff Eric Ritter and thank you for your service.

CBP Officer(retired), Luis R Otero
DHS/Bureau Of Customs And Border Protection

November 2, 2021

God Bless You, Your Family, & Friends.
Thank you for your unselfish service to protect your community.

James P. Waggle, Jr.
US Army Veteran (SFC)
Civilian

September 6, 2021

Rest in peace brother. Thank you for your service. God's speed sir.

Lieutenant John C. Moore
Wisconsin State Conservation Warden & State Trooper (Retired)

August 28, 2021

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

Retired Fire Lt Frank J Corasaniti II
Baltimore City Fire Department

August 27, 2021

Rest in Peace Deputy Ritter. May the Lord grant your family, friends and co-workers peace during this very difficult time. Thank you for your service and sacrifice.

Deputy Parole Administrator Howard Wykes
Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections

August 27, 2021

Thank you for your service and sacrifice. Rest In Peace Deputy Ritter.
Our deepest heartfelt condolences to all of your family, friends, and brothers and sisters at Moore County Sheriff's Office.

Postal Inspector Scott Horne
US Postal Inspection Service

August 26, 2021

To the family and friends of Deputy Ritter, I would like to offer my condolences. I am truly sorry for your loss. Deputy Ritter lived a life of service to the people of North Carolina and he will be remembered. You are in my thoughts and prayers.

Deborah C.
Wife, Mother, Aunt of LEOs
Maryland

August 24, 2021

Please accept my heartfelt condolences Take solace in the fact that john is in a better place, till we meet him again, may he continue to rest with the Lord. You may not know this, but grieving can help you heal better, so take your time. Remembering you and Deputy Ritter today and always. Please accept our deepest sympathy.

Anne Hunsinger
UPOA

August 24, 2021

Please accept my heartfelt condolences Take solace in the fact that john is in a better place, till we meet him again, may he continue to rest with the Lord. You may not know this, but grieving can help you heal better, so take your time. Remembering you and Deputy Ritter today and always. Please accept our deepest sympathy.

Anne Hunsinger
UPOA

August 24, 2021

The National Police Wives Association would like to extend their heartfelt prayers to the family of Deputy Ritter and the Moore County Sheriff's Office during this time. Thank you, Deputy Ritter, for your service.

National Police Wives Association

August 24, 2021

Requiescat in Paces

Sergeants Mike O'Connor
Branford CT PD

August 24, 2021

Deepest sympathy to the family of Deputy Eric Otis Ritter and to his Brothers and Sisters of the Moore County Sheriff’s Office, North Carolina.

Chaplain Terry L. Longacre. MTPD (Retire
Red Rose Lodge FOP# 16 Lancaster, County, Pennsylvania

August 23, 2021

Rest, brother.

Sgt. Steve Headley
Mishawaka, IN police

August 23, 2021

So sad to hear the news.

May you rest in peace after having served those around you. My thoughts are with you, your family, fellow officers, and friends.

Reserve Police Officer G. Krystof
Los Angeles Police Department

August 23, 2021

On be half of the Klamath County Sheriff's Office in Klamath Falls Oregon, we send our sincerest sympathy in the recent loss of your Deputy, Eric Otis Ritter, from complications of the COVID-19 Virus. It is always a huge loss when a fellow Deputy succumbs from this deadly virus. His bravery and courage to protect and serve your community has not gone unnoticed. Our Prayers and Thoughts to the North Carolina State Highway Patrol where Deputy Ritter had previously served.

Sheriff Chris Kaber
Klamath County Sheriff's Office

August 23, 2021

Praying for peace and comfort today and in the days ahead. With deepest sympathy,

Rita Rocker
Deputy Executive Director
Georgia State Board of Pardons and Paroles

August 23, 2021

Rest in peace, Deputy Ritter. 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

August 22, 2021

Rest Easy Deputy Sheriff Ritter. May the Comfort of God Wash over your Family & Loved Ones, Department & Community in the Upcoming Days, Weeks, Months ahead . You will never be forgotten!

Former 911 Dispatcher S. Wilson
Prattville Police Department, AL

August 22, 2021

Deputy Ritter,

Thank you for your sacrifice for our nation. May you be with the Lord and may he be with your family.

Det. Russ Cain
Pittsburgh PD

August 22, 2021

Faithful Unto Death | Eternal Rest | Salute

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

August 22, 2021

On behalf of the Ohio Attorneys General Bureau of Criminal Identification & Investigation, our thoughts and prayers are with the immediate family of Deputy Sheriff Eric Otis Ritter and the extended law enforcement family of Moore County Sheriff's Office, North Carolina.


End of Watch Thursday, August 19, 2021.


Rest in Peace brother and watch over us. We will protect and serve from here on in your honor.

I fight not for glory or fame, for they are momentary. I fight for those who can't. I fight for Justice. I fight for the oppressed and the down trodden. And if I should lose my life for these just causes, then I have no regrets, For I serve to protect the innocent. It matters not where or when, for evil knows no boundaries. Be it fire, flood, or the threat of tyranny, I will not flee. Justice is my weapon. Faith is my shield. Hope is my armor. Cry not at my passing, for it was my Honor to fight for you. Shed not tears of sorrow, But tears of joy, for now, I stand with God.

By Jon F. Hooper

"Greater love hath no man than this; that a man lay down his life for his friends."

Superintendent Joe Morbitzer
Ohio Attorney General, Bureau of Criminal Investigation

August 22, 2021

Thank you for your service.

Dmytro Goloborodko

August 21, 2021

Rest in peace brother. Our active duty brothers and sisters and retirees are standing on the line.Blessed are the Peacemakers. Prayers for your family.

Lt Col (Ret'd) E J Williams.Jr
Dare County N.C. Sheriff's Office

August 21, 2021

The true measure of a person
is not found in the
might of their arm,
their wealth
or their power –
it is found in the strength
of their character.

There is no greater testimony to
ones character, than ones
willingness to sacrifice all,
in the noble quest of
providing protection to all
whom they serve.
Author Unknown

Javier Cornejo
Police Officer, Retired
City of Milwaukee Police Department
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

August 21, 2021

Restl In Peace Deputy Sheriff Eric Otis Ritter! Thank you for your 3 years of service with the Moore County Sheriff's Office in North Carolina and your previous 30 years of service with the North Carolina State Highway Patrol. We are all thankful to you for your service, your devotion and your sacrifices, and to your family and friends for their sacrifices. Our hearts break for your wife, your daughter, your three granddaughters, your parents, and your brother during this tragedy, and we want them to know that you will never be forgotten! Our thoughts and Prayers go out to the rest of your family and to all of your sisters and brothers in Blue that protect us. God bless you all!! (Matthew5:9)

Kelly & Eddie King

August 21, 2021