Officer Torres' wife: 'I hope you heard me when I told you I loved you'
before
Before I start I'd like to thank
I'd like to personally think every single person in this
room those lining the streets those turning those tuning in
from near and far those on duty emergency personnel
Those who prayed and continue to pray
Those who have nurtured our bodies and our souls this
past week
Thank you family and friends who traveled from all over
to be here
My neighbors my community the city the state the nation
and even worlds away
Officer Sandy Captain Harrison who have been my personal angels
on earth the entire Raleigh Police Department and all other
agencies
The Northwest District Mitchell's cross assembly
There aren't enough
Thank you
There aren't
my Gabriel
We were no strangers of distance
Our story revolved around distance
Every chapter of our lives together brought us distance
But this distance this new distance This one I will
struggle with for the rest of my life
Yeah
In September of 2014 we first met and started dating
We lived an hour away from each other
We drive almost every day or every other day North
New Jersey to Jackson New Jersey and vice versa
We loved each other with towns and cities between us
It was a challenge
A challenge
It was
But we got through it
In 2016 two years into dating you shared with me
how you wanted more for your life You wanted to
be able you wanted to be you wanted something to
be proud of
You wanted to be able to provide for me and
a future family
You joined the Marine Corps
We continued to love each other from States away
A challenge that was
But we got through it two years later On two
June 2018 we got married and that meant we could
finally be together quick
I quickly packed up all my things and moved to
Jacksonville north Carolina
What I didn't know is just two months into living
together
You would have to go away for some NATO training
exercise
That would last two months again
We got through it some months later Early April of
2019
You deployed again We got through it In August 2020
two years into our marriage we had a beautiful baby
girl Leila
Okay I cannot thank you enough for giving me the
opportunity to be a mommy
Mhm
You are the best daddy
We became new parents during a pandemic
In a separate state from all our loved ones
Just us three
But we got through it
In March of 2021
Our story brought us to Raleigh north Carolina where you
work diligently to become a police officer
And you did it
And I am so so so proud of you
You were so dedicated to your work
I had to beg you to use your time off
Your night shifts were hard
It created distance but we got through it
thursday October 13 2022
He's by far the hardest day of my life
Finding you wounded with your life slipping away
It's a pain to hard to deal with
those cracks those cracks that I heard as I was
rounding the corner
Did not make sense at 1st
Oh but I shortly learned what transpired
I tried to save you
I wish I wish I could have saved you
I gave I gave my all to try and save
you
I'm sorry if I scared you I didn't know I
could scream that loud
I didn't know what I was capable of in order
to try and save the life of someone I loved
I don't know where that strength came from
I'm glad
I'm glad you were still with me long enough so
that I can kiss your skin while it was still
warm Yeah
While I could still feel the pulse of your heart
I hope you heard me
I hope you heard me when I told you I
loved you
You'll forever be missed
I'll forever yearn for your touch
But eventually I'll get through it
Don't worry about us
Be in peace
Our family down here is much larger than I'd ever
have guessed
You'd be so amazed
I love you really love you