Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Police Officer Brian R. Shields

Aurora Police Department, Illinois

End of Watch Tuesday, January 11, 2022

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Reflections for Police Officer Brian R. Shields

The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office offers our heartfelt sympathy to your entire department and to the families of Officer Brian Shields and Sergeant Kenneth Thurman, Sr. How tragic to have lost two of your men in just a week's time. You are all in our thoughts and prayers.

Sheriff Brad Swain, deputies & staff

Liane Johnson, #53-66
Monroe County Sheriff's Office
Indiana
U.S.A.

April 13, 2022

Rest, brother.

Sgt. Steve Headley
Mishawaka, IN police

April 1, 2022

Officer Shields, for many years, you dedicated your life to protecting others that they may be safe. It took a small virus to take your life. Our Lord, who sees all and knows all, will reward you abundantly for your courage, dedication and selfless service. May God immerse you and your loved ones in His Divine Mercy. Rest in peace, good and faithful servant.

Jess Espinosa
Civilian

March 27, 2022

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

March 27, 2022

Shields family and friends may God grant you all of you with a speedy healing. Ofc. Shields thank you for your service to your Community and Department. Most of all thank you for your Ultimate Sacrifice in the Line of Duty.

Rudy Jones ( Retired )
Former Res.Sgt Cuyahoga Falls Ohio Police Dept.

March 26, 2022

Rest in Peace Officer Shields. Thank you for your service. My thoughts and Prayers go out to your family, coworkers and friends.

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

March 26, 2022

Officer Shields,

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

March 25, 2022

On behalf of the Ohio Attorneys General Bureau of Criminal Identification & Investigation, our thoughts and prayers are with the immediate family of Police Officer Brian R. Shields and the extended law enforcement family of the Aurora Police Department, Illinois.



End of Watch Tuesday, January 11, 2022.



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

March 25, 2022

My thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of Police Officer Brian Shields. I am so sorry for your loss. The service and sacrifice of Officer Shields will not be forgotten.

Deborah C.
Wife, Mother, Aunt of LEOs
Maryland

March 24, 2022

Faithful Unto Death | Eternal Rest | Salute

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

March 23, 2022

God rest his soul.

Sgt. Robert A. Henne
Jersey City PD/Retired

March 23, 2022

RIP Officer Shields. Thank you for your service to the citizens of Aurora

Sergeant Darren Weisse
Tufts University Police

March 23, 2022

“Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God."
Matthew 5:9

Chris Di Gerolamo
Federal Air Marshal Service

March 22, 2022

Thank you for your service Sir. You will never be forgotten. My condolences. Sending prayers to your family and department.

Sheila Adkins-Reynolds
City of Montgomery Alabama Police Department

March 22, 2022

On behalf of POINT 27, we would like to offer condolences for Police Officer Brian R. Shields. Please know we are eternally grateful for Brian’s service and his ultimate sacrifice.

To honor Police Officer Shields, POINT 27 sent 27 Thin Blue Line Dog Tag Necklaces, engraved with “Blessed are the Peacemakers for they will be called children of God” Matthew 5:9, to the Aurora Police Department in Aurora, Illinois for Brian’s partner and fellow officers. POINT 27 sent a Folded Flag Necklace engraved with “Greater Love has no one than this; than to lay down one’s life for one’s friend” John 15:13 for Police Officer Brian R. Shield’s wife.

POINT 27 is a Non-Profit organization with a mission to strengthen and encourage members of the Armed Forces, First Responders, and their families, by sharing scripture on Dog Tags and Jewelry called Shields of Strength.

We will never forget and we are forever grateful.

Respectfully,

Colonel David Dodd,
United States Army Retired
Executive Director-POINT 27

Detective Jerry M. Rhodes #R309
Dallas Police Department-Reserve Division
POINT 27 National Outreach Coordinator
Law Enforcement Liaison
[email protected]
214-908-2617

Detective Jerry M. Rhodes (Retired)
Dallas Police Department Reserve Division
POINT 27- National Out Reach Coordinator
Law Enforcement Liaison

March 22, 2022

Rest In Peace Police Officer Brian R. Shields! Thank you for your 16 years of service with the Aurora Police Department, in Illinois. We thank you for your devotion and your sacrifices, and also to your family and friends for their sacrifices. Our hearts break for your wife and your five children during this terrible 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!! (Matthew 5:9)

Kelly & Eddie King

March 22, 2022

Thank you for your service... Rest in peace brother.

Major Lou Chirichello
Lancaster Prison, Lancaster PA.

March 22, 2022

My family and I would like to extend our sincere condolences to the family, friends, and fellow coworkers of Police Officer Brian R. Shields during this difficult time. May they find comfort and support from those around them. May happy moments from the past bring forth precious memories to cherish for a lifetime. May God help heal their aching hearts. Thank you for your service and may you rest in peace Police Officer Brian R. Shields.

Gail. M. Pabst
Aunt of fallen Detroit P.O. Jennifer Fettig eow 2/16/04

March 22, 2022

Rest in peace Brother...My thoughts are with your family, friends, and the members of your agency during this most difficult and tragic time....

LT. Joseph Ward, Ret Jackson, NJ PD

March 22, 2022

To the family, friends and coworkers of Police Officer Brian R. Shields; my deepest sympathy for your loss. God will watch over you and guide you during this difficult time. Brian's sacrifice will not be forgotten. God's Speed Sir!

Reserve Deputy Brian Jacobsen
Mahaska County Iowa Sheriff’s Office

March 22, 2022

On behalf of the Klamath County Sheriff's Office in Klamath Falls Oregon, we send our sincerest sympathy in the recent loss of your Officer, Brian R. Shields, from complications of the COVID-19 Virus. It is always a huge loss when a fellow Officer succumbs from this deadly virus. His bravery and courage to protect and serve your community has not gone unnoticed.

Sheriff Chris Kaber
Klamath County Sheriff's Office

March 22, 2022

Hero never forgotten. Prayers to family blood and blue.

BLR
Retired Texas dispatcher

March 22, 2022

Rest in eternal Peace, good and faithful public servant.
God has already reserved a special place for our peacemakers.
Please continue your careful and diligent watch over us.
When Law Enforcement perishes, a proud and caring nation mourns.
Thank you for your heroic sacrifice!
Thank you for your selfless service!
Thank you for your guardian protection!

Our prayers to the family and department.

Charles F. Holloway, Jr.
Citizens Police Academy Alumni Association
Elizabethtown Police Department

March 21, 2022

Thank you for your service.

Dmytro Goloborodko

March 21, 2022

A police officer should be remembered not by how he died but how he lived! A great man has gone to secure a safe path for the rest of us to follow. Thank you to you, your family, and the Aurora Police Department. Our country is a little less safe without you. Rest in Peace Brother!

Chief (Ret) Steven Marshall
Georges Mills, NH

March 21, 2022

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