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6161 McNutt Road

Sunland Park, NM

(505) 589-3133

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Thousands Mourn Slain New Mexico Officer - Officer.com (blog)

The service featured a variety of speakers, including:Doña Ana County Sheriff Enrique “Kiki” VigilSunland Park Police Chief Jaime ReyesUnited States Honor Flag founder Chris HeislerBishop Oscar CantúHatch Mayor Andy NuñezDoña Ana Sheriff’s Department spokeswoman Kelly Jameson, who read a letter on behalf of Hatch Police Chief James “Trey” Gimler and Lt. Corey WatkinsThird Judicial District Attorney Mark D'AntonioDamon Martinez, U.S. attorney for the District of New Mexico, who read a letter from U.S. Attorney General Loretta LynchU.S. Rep. Steve Pearce, R-N.M.New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez“Officer Chavez’s decision to protect and to serve was a decision to love,” Cantú said. “His final words, ‘Tell my mother that I love her; tell my girls that I love them,” — in his final moments, he was thinking about love.”Jameson, reading the address prepared by Gimler and Watkins, recounted Chavez’s job interview with the department. Dressed “like a Wall Street banker,” he told the chief, “I just need a chance to prove myself.”The 33-year-old Chavez served for two years on the eight-man force.Martinez fought back tears as she spoke. As the daughter and wife of law enforcement officers, and as a former prosecutor, she said Chavez’s death hit close to home.“I saw my father and my husband walk out the door, every single day, with their uniforms, their bulletproof vests and their guns,” Martinez said. “It was all they had to protect themselves, but more importantly, to protect you and me. When that call doesn’t come in, or they don’t pull into the driveway on time, your heart starts to beat faster. As a loved one of a law enforcement officer, we know those things are possible.”Addressing Chavez’s two daughters, Janiley and Aryam, Martinez said, “Your daddy will be walking alongside you for the rest of your life as your guardian angel.”“We will all miss him very much,” she concluded, before walking over to kneel before the family, offering her condolences.After a three-volley salute, the playing of taps, and bagpipers playing "Amazing Grace," a tearful Mesilla Valley Regional Dispatch Author...

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Thousands Mourn Slain New Mexico Officer - Officer.com (blog)

The service featured a variety of speakers, including:Doña Ana County Sheriff Enrique “Kiki” VigilSunland Park Police Chief Jaime ReyesUnited States Honor Flag founder Chris HeislerBishop Oscar CantúHatch Mayor Andy NuñezDoña Ana Sheriff’s Department spokeswoman Kelly Jameson, who read a letter on behalf of Hatch Police Chief James “Trey” Gimler and Lt. Corey WatkinsThird Judicial District Attorney Mark D'AntonioDamon Martinez, U.S. attorney for the District of New Mexico, who read a letter from U.S. Attorney General Loretta LynchU.S. Rep. Steve Pearce, R-N.M.New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez“Officer Chavez’s decision to protect and to serve was a decision to love,” Cantú said. “His final words, ‘Tell my mother that I love her; tell my girls that I love them,” — in his final moments, he was thinking about love.”Jameson, reading the address prepared by Gimler and Watkins, recounted Chavez’s job interview with the department. Dressed “like a Wall Street banker,” he told the chief, “I just need a chance to prove myself.”The 33-year-old Chavez served for two years on the eight-man force.Martinez fought back tears as she spoke. As the daughter and wife of law enforcement officers, and as a former prosecutor, she said Chavez’s death hit close to home.“I saw my father and my husband walk out the door, every single day, with their uniforms, their bulletproof vests and their guns,” Martinez said. “It was all they had to protect themselves, but more importantly, to protect you and me. When that call doesn’t come in, or they don’t pull into the driveway on time, your heart starts to beat faster. As a loved one of a law enforcement officer, we know those things are possible.”Addressing Chavez’s two daughters, Janiley and Aryam, Martinez said, “Your daddy will be walking alongside you for the rest of your life as your guardian angel.”“We will all miss him very much,” she concluded, before walking over to kneel before the family, offering her condolences.After a three-volley salute, the playing of taps, and bagpipers playing "Amazing Grace," a tearful Mesilla Valley Regional Dispatch Author...