Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Trooper Michael Diego, my deepest sympathy to your family, friends and to your department as they grieve your loss. You had so much more to do! May God grant you a safe place to rest and watch over your loved ones. Thank you for your service to all of us. Rest In Peace, Brother.

Mary Milam
Sergeant (Ret)
Chicago Police Department

Leesburg. FL

February 20, 2026

We have it from here.

Sgt L Lewis
Bradford County Sheriffs Office

February 20, 2026

Thank you for your dedication and service. Your family will continue to be in my thoughts and prayers. RIP!

PO Joanna Bavosa
Yonkers Police Dept.

February 20, 2026

Psalm 15
God bless.
Rest in peace brother.

Sgt. Paul Schanno
Minnesota Dept.of Corrections MCF-Stillwater

February 19, 2026

Rest in Peace, Trooper!

Ptl B L Waltz (Ret)
Avon Lake PD OH

February 19, 2026

Rest in peace Trooper Michael Diego! Thank you for your 4 years 3 months of service with the Florida Highway Patrol assignment in the Fort Pierce and Fort Myers districts in Florida. We thank you for your devotion and your sacrifices, and also to your family and your friends for their sacrifices. Our hearts break for your Mother, your Sister, your Fiancée, the rest of your Family, all of your Friends and all of your Sisters and Brothers in Blue that also protect us. We want them to know that you will never be forgotten! God bless you all!! (Matthew 5:9)

Eddie & Kelly King

February 19, 2026

Trooper Diego, a police officer should be remembered not by how he died, but by how he lived! A brave man has left to secure a safe path for the rest of us to follow. Thank you for your 4-year commitment to law enforcement, to your family, and the Florida Highway Patrol. Our country is a little less safe without you. Rest in Peace, Brother!

Chief (Ret) Steven Marshall
Georges Mills, NH

February 19, 2026

Rest in Peace Trooper Diego. Thank you for your service. My thoughts and prayers are with the Diego Family and the Florida Highway Patrol.

Cpl. Gary Hughes (Retired)
Passaic County Sheriff's Office New Jersey

February 19, 2026

Rest easy hero thank you for your service may your sacrifice or memory never fade

Retired #8046 Jerry Matalone
Des Moines Iowa Police Department

February 19, 2026

Requiescat in Paces

Lieutenant (Retired) Michael O’Connor
Madison, CT PD

February 19, 2026

RIP Trooper Diego. Thank you for your service to the state of Florida

Lieutenant Darren Weisse
Tufts University Police
Boston, Ma. 02120

February 19, 2026

My family and I would like to extend our sincere condolences to the family, friends, and fellow coworkers of Trooper Michael Diego 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 Trooper Michael Diego.

Gail M Pabst
Aunt of fallen Detroit Police Officer Jennifer T Fettig eow 02/16/04

February 19, 2026

Trooper Diego,

Thank you for your service to the people of the state of Florida. Rest in peace.

“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God”. – Matthew 5:9

Daniel Ryan
Private Investigator (Retired)

February 19, 2026

Trooper Diego proudly served and stood between all and danger. I am Eternally Grateful. His dedication to advance his service reveals he was willing to face the unknown. Lord care for His Fiancee, Mother, Sister, Family, Fellow Officers and Friends in these days to come. The Blue Line He walked is very Thin. God Bless You All!

Former Police, Forever In Christ!
Tennessee Spiritual Caregiver

February 19, 2026

Rest, brother.

Sgt. Steve Headley
Mishawaka, IN police

February 19, 2026

Our thoughts and prayers are with the immediate family of Trooper Michael Diego and the extended law enforcement family of the Florida Highway Patrol.


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 (Retired)
Ohio Bureau of Criminal Identification & Investigation

February 19, 2026

Thank you for your service Trooper. May God's grace bring peace to your family and fellow troopers during this tragic time. Rest in peace brother.

Sgt Wm C Elliott (retired)
Campbell County Sheriff's Office VA

February 19, 2026

We mourn the loss of Trooper Michael Diego who put his life on the line every day to serve the public and protect the community around him. Michael Diego was not just a badge, but a brother, a friend, a son, a husband, and so much more.
We pray for his family and his fellow officers. Trooper Michael Diego gave his life protecting the people around him and for that we are forever thankful. Rest in
peace.

BPOC Class 26-01-12
MNTC

February 19, 2026

Rest in Peace my brother.

Captain (Ret.) Bernard Flint
Department of Defense / Police Division

February 19, 2026

Rip Brother we have it from here

Corporal George( Vic) Daunhauer
Florida Highway Patrol

February 19, 2026

Rest in Paradise Brother Trooper. Prayers for your family and co-workers. Thank you for your service.

ReRestired M/Sgt Lisa Ditzler
Illinois State Police D-16

February 19, 2026

RIP Hero. May you forever spend your eternal life with our dear Lord in heaven. My thoughts and prayers are with all your loved ones. Our country is now a little less safe without you. Thank you for your service.

HEROES NEVER DIE....

Sergeant Mitchell G. Cheselka (Retired)
Orange County Sheriff, California
Polk County Sheriff, Oregon

February 19, 2026

God rest your soul, Trooper Michael Diego. May your family, friends, colleagues, and community find the strength and resolve to carry on in your physical absence and continue to spread the goodness to which you were so selflessly committed. You were among the best humanity has to offer. Your dedication to service and your ultimate sacrifice shall not be forgotten.

Investigator Christopher Port (Ret)
California Highway Patrol, Valley Division MAIT

February 19, 2026

God bless you Trooper Michael Diego, for your service and sacrifice. Thoughts and prayers go out to your family and friends, and to your brothers and sisters from the Florida Highway Patrol. Rest in Peace Brother.

Officer Jim Drabos (Retired)
San Gabriel (CA) Police Department

February 19, 2026

Thank you for your service.

Dmytro Goloborodko

February 19, 2026