Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Just thinking about you brother. Whenever I have to deal with difficult people, I think about you. I think about how patient you were and how you could talk people into doing what you wanted them to do. I remember when a POS kicked Susan and after we caught him, he spit on you. While others reacted, you didn't. You showed great restraint and taught me more in that minute than I've learned during my entire career.

You were a good guy. I wish I could have known you a lot longer. Miss you dude!

Rob

Police Offcier R. Buchanan
Friend

June 18, 2011

Ceremony today at the academy was beautiful. Everyone was shocked to see your lovely daughters and were amazed at how grown up they are.

It was so nice to see Paula with Russ and of course your best pal Susie was there as honor-guard. You are missed by so many, too many to list.

I love you so much, I miss you each and every day.

Jenn
Wife

May 18, 2011

I love you, I miss you!

Jenn
Wife

May 13, 2011

Hey daddy I have been thinking about you a lot lately. I wish you could be here to see me turn 18 in june. Its hard having those special days without you. I love you so much and there's not one moment where your not on my mind. I can't believe it will be 18 years in august. Well watch over us dad. I love you so much.

nikki filer-orsborne
daughter

March 16, 2011

Hey daddy I have been thinking about you a lot lately. I wish you could be here to see me turn 18 in june. Its hard having those special days without you. I love you so much and there's not one moment where your not on my mind. I can't believe it will be 18 years in august. Well watch over us dad. I love you so much.

nikki filer-orsborne
daughter

March 16, 2011

Well darlin, your precious Colleen is working hard. She gets her dislike for school from me unfortunately. I pray she will find her way back and learn to love learning again. Doing my best to keep her on track but she's 6 months away from 21, not much I can do but be her cheerleader. Nikki is doing great since returning from school. She starts MC in January and has a part-time job. Jake, loves playing football and is trying out for spring baseball next week. Me, same old same ol....raising our girls and Jake takes all I have inside. He is looking so much like Papa in his younger days. He is becoming a good young man and does his best to take care of me and his sisters. He is such a blessing. It's so crazy that your memory has an influence on him, I guess that's how much you are alive in our hearts and talked about in our daily lives. Miss you so much, miss your smile, your friendship and our life as we knew it. Please watch over us!
All My Love, Jenn

Jenn
Wife

October 30, 2010

Hey daddy,
I just got down to rockville for my interview. I am do excited and hope they see me for who I really am and also see some of you in me. I know I would be a good fit for the internship program and I have been working very hard on myself to accomplish goals that I have set. Finishing school is my next goal, I am just not ready yet. Well gotta go, wish me luck!! I love you with all my heart and more.

Colleen
Daughter

October 18, 2010

Daddy,
I need you now more than ever. I am going though some really rough times and I am so lost. I wish you we're here to help me through all this. Life is not easy or a piece of cake, whoever said that is a complete moron. Please watch over me as I make important decisions in life. Guide me as best you can. I don't know anything anymore. I don't know what to do about the man situation (you know what i mean) or school or work or family or anything. Why am I so lost? I miss you so much Daddy. You will always be with me.

Colleen
Daughter

July 15, 2010

Wow, time go too fast and some days way too slow. Nikki will be 17 in just a few days. O' Mark, she is so much like you. She loves to run and thinks of you. She told me that she feels you running beside her and that warms my heart. I still get such a lump in my throat when I remember what little time you had with her before you died. Life has been difficult without you helping me with our girls. I have been blessed to have loved again, but that was cut short too.

I was looking at the inscription inside my wedding ring - those words keep me going. I loved being your wife, I love being the mother to your daughters. Thank you for loving me! If I could just hear you tell me that one more time...

Jennifer
Wife

June 1, 2010

Officer Filer,
I never met you. Your tour ended before mine began.
By reading the reflections left by your wife, daughter and friends it is easy to see how loved and missed you are. My heart breaks for their loss.
Thank you for making the ultimate sacrifice. Please know you are remembered and honored.
Rest in peace my brother in blue.

Police Officer
MCP

May 16, 2010

Jake, Nana & Papa and I celebrated with Colleen on Monday as she turned 20 years old. It brings joy to my heart as I remember the birthdays we had for her, although only 3 and the day she was born those memories are with me forever.

I love you so much as the day we met and when I married you. As I do my best to be a friend to Melissa I can't help but miss you even more. I draw on our love we had to help her during her time of need.

Her babies will not have memories of their father, but I promised Melissa that through her and his parents and family, friends - they will know him. It will be different but they will know him.

I love you today as I loved you yesterday. The lump in my throat still comes when I feel the sadness of you not here.

Give Hector one of those MAN hugs and tell him Melissa is well, babies are well and I am here for her!

As our wedding rings say....and I still believe
All My Love Forever!

Jennifer
Wife

April 21, 2010

I happened across your name after learning of a fellow Montgomery County Police Officer recently passing away. It has been a long time since I knew you and a smile came across my face having been lucky enough to train under you before your untimely passing. You went on to heaven shortly after I had become a department boot but you gave so much to me in becoming a good officer which has carried me through even seventeen years later. You always were kind and understanding which made my early days memorable ones. I was truly touched by your families strength and endurance in their love and devotion to you because in the end that's all that really matters. You were an inspiration and a friend. Thanks for always being there and the continued strength in your spirit.

Technician James Maher
Denver Police Department Firearms Section/Former Trainee

April 7, 2010

Officer Filer, I met your wonderful wife today. Unfortunately, it was under the circumstance of us losing another brother. Your wife spoke highly of you sir, and no doubt in my mind you were an outstanding officer.

Thank you for your service to MCP, and being a great officer. I pray for your family, and I hope that you continue to look over all of us down here. Gods Speed.

Officer S.F. Barsch
Montgomery County Police, Maryland

April 7, 2010

Your little Nikki looks so much like you now. She's strong and running 3 miles about every other day. She's beautiful and smart and doing really well at her school. I miss her being so far away but soon she will be home. Jake and I travel to visit with her in April. Colleen is working and taking care of the new puppy while we are gone. Can't believe our baby girl will be 20 years old soon. You would be so proud of them. Love you Always....Jenn

Jenifer
Wife

March 10, 2010

Hey Darlin, I'm getting ready to go to Montana to see our beautiful daughter Nicole. You would be so proud of her progress. She told me that when she runs - yes she runs now between 3 and 5 miles a few times a week - she feels you running along with her. Life has really be hard for her. All I've done to be the best mom to her without you has been more than challenging. She is on the right road now and wants to be a small animal vet. Wow, for 16 she is sounding more of an adult than I. Please watch over me as I travel so far away from Colleen and Jake. Keep a special watch over Nikki as she continues her healing and growing from her deep grief for you. I love you so much, I wish you were here only if for a moment to kiss and hug you - I miss your loving touch....I miss my best friend.
Love you Always, Jenn

Jennifer
Wife

February 21, 2010

Happy Birthday Old Man!!! Wow 48 years old! I can't believe it has been almost 17 years since we lost you. I bought you a happy birthday balloon. :) I love and miss you so much. Take care and watch over all of us. xoxox

Colleen Filer-Orsborne
1st Daughter

January 18, 2010

My love, celebrations on Birthday are so special. Today I will celebrate your life. The beautiful girls you helped me bring into this world, the way you lived each day and knowing how much you loved me is precious to me today and every day!

All My Love, Always...Jennifer

Jennifer
Wife

January 18, 2010

Another year....of joyful memories and deep love for you! Another year....of missing you!
I live because you loved me, I love because you loved me!
Your loving wife always, Jenn

Jennifer
Wife

December 31, 2009

Just me, I will honor you today with grace and devotion as your wife and as the mother of our girls.

All My Love, Jenn

Jenn
Wife

August 24, 2009

Thinking of you and the kids today Jenn. Mark would be proud of all of you. Keep strong! Both of your guardian angels are watching over all of you with pride.

P.S.- I know exactly what you mean about the dreams.

Hugs!

Jennifer Aaron

August 24, 2009

Dear Daddy,
I miss you so much. It is sixteen years today that I lost you. How could you leave me? I wish you were here to give me advice and smack my hand when I make stupid decisions. Our house is the gathering house for all my friends, they love it here and it is all because you made it a wonderful home for Mom, Nikki and I (and Jake now too). I love you so much. I am watching all of your home videos right now and I am laughing so hard I am crying. The night we were all in the basement and the radio was on. You were lifting weights and mom was behind the video camera, you gave me a stick and a bucket and every time you told me to play the drums... I was right there banging on that bucket. You told me everything and I did it like I was your little puppet. I love watching those videos because it reminds me of how much i truely adored you. I loved you Daddy and I still do very much.
Keep and eye on nikki for me... she doesnt have those videos and she is away and going through a hard time. I know she misses you alot too. Oh and mom too, i know i dont get along with her sometimes but i still love her and she is still my rock and my bestfriend.
I am going to try to get some sleep now. Tomorrow is going to be a hard day. I will make it daddy i promise. Can't wait to see you someday, but until then keep watching over me.

Forever and always your daughter,
Colleen

Colleen Filer-Orsborne
Daughter

August 24, 2009

Feeling so sad, one of your brothers is struggling and fighting every day for his healing. Keep a watchful eye, please.

No matter how long you've been gone from me do I feel I've healed from your death. With our Nikki away for a while, help her feel you by her side. While others go on...day to day I still want time to go back, just to that day, leave a little later or earlier, kept you on the phone a little longer, hating that more could and should have been done for you while hospitalized, sick of being positive, tired of being strong, frustrated that I can never do enough for our girls, but doing too much doesn't help either, mad at you for not fighting harder, feeling guilty that I could ever be mad at you for that....my dreams are so real, I'm happy to have them - hate to wake-up.

I love you Always....Jenn

Jenn
Wife

August 22, 2009

Hey love, summer time is so tough. As August begins I begin to feel empty. How can you be gone almost 16 years and how have we survived without you? I know, your love! You loved us so much while you were with us we have enough to last our lifetime. I miss your smile. Loving you always, Jenn

Wife, Jenn
MCPD

July 31, 2009

Dearest Mark,

Just wishing you were with us to celebrate Nicole's Sweet Sixteen last night. She is a beautiful girl~has her Daddy's smile. Please protect her from above! Love you and miss you more than ever, Mark.

Stephanie
Family

June 8, 2009

Mark
You were/are a true hero to your community, family and friends, even after your EOW you were/are still a hero helping people to continue to live through your organ donations. My father who’s EOW was after a traffic stop also donated, which later made my sister and I very proud when we found out. We were only a few years older than your daughters when my father died but I believe that he and you continue to be with us every day. I believe that my father sits in my patrol car passenger seat every night I am at work. Many times I have felt my father there with me when I was in a tight situation just as you are for your daughters.
I know how your daughters feel about not having any contact with your side of the family since your EOW. One year after my fathers death my mother dropped my sister and I off at our grand parents house saying that she couldn’t handle my fathers death anymore and didn’t want anything around to remind her and she left with her boyfriend. That was the last time we had any contact with her or her side of the family.
I remember the first time we told our grand parents we wanted to be police officers, we were both in high school. My grandmother looked at us both and said don’t do it with what’s in your head and hoping that is what your father would want you to do, but do it with what’s in your heart and make your father proud. Which we try every day.
Mark know that your family is and will continue to be in my prayers, as I know the pain of the loss never goes away it just becomes bearable. Continue to wrap your girls in your wings with love and safety. Also watch over your brothers and sisters in blue as we continue to work the streets. Rest in peace you deserve it, we have the watch.

Steve Child Survivor
Brother Officer

April 22, 2009