Rest in Peace Officer Collier!

To members of his family and friends: The world is less today because of this wonderful, young, exemplary life cut short. He is in a better place watching over all of you. My deepest sympathies and heartfelt condolences to all.

Gopinath Balasubramanian
gopibala@alum.mit.edu
4/22/2013

I truly appreciate you, Sean for protecting the MIT community safe. We will never forget your sacrifice and bravery.

Kelly Yu
4/22/2013

I graduated from MIT in 1974. The early 70's were a hectic time. The MIT police force was friendly, supportive, and often protected us from ourselves despite our best intentions to the contrary. My strongest memory of the MIT police comes from my freshman year, when I was bundled into the back of the "Gray Armadillo" (a combination ambulance, utility vehicle, patrol car, and SUV) and taken up to Mt. Auburn hospital after I broke my arm in half. I've always had a soft spot in my heart for the MIT police, and they are among the many good memories of my time in Cambridge.

From everything I read, Officer Collier followed in the best traditions of the MIT Police. I was utterly devastated to hear that a member of our community had been senselessly killed. My condolences to his family, friends, and the MIT community. We lost a member of our extended family.

Ed Ringel, '74
4/22/2013

So sorry you had to give your life for such stupidity you are truly a hero

Barbara D
4/22/2013

RIP Officer Collier...Thank you for all you did to keep us all safe....You are a true hero....

Amy
4/22/2013

May his soul rest in peace.
May his love for MIT and that of his fellow officers be reflected in the way the Institute and its students look upon the valuable service the MIT Police Force performs for us all.

Frank A. Tapparo, '60
ftapparo@alum.mit.edu
4/22/2013

Officer Collier, your sacrifice was one that should never have to be made by anyone, and certainly not by someone who was just 5 years old when I first stepped foot onto the campus at MIT in 1991. You may not have known, in your last moments, what meaning your life and actions had for the rest of this city, this country, and the world. But we all do and we will never forget.

Michael Oh, VI and XVI '91
hobbes@alum.mit.edu
4/22/2013

Thank you, Officer Collier, for all you have done in your service as an MIT Police officer. We will not forget.

Cheryl Prior
4/22/2013

God Bless...May you rest in peace

4/22/2013

Your loss to MIT is tremendously felt. Thank you for leaving such a great legacy behind. You will be remembered by alumni and friends of the MIT community for many years to come.

David Wong
4/22/2013

Just a sincere "Gracias" for Officer Collier's Family. He protected my son and all others at MIT. Let God help his love ones to be protected too.

God Bless HIM.

Margarita Hartoularos Matti Padilla
Prny88@aol.com
4/22/2013

I always felt so safe on campus, and I cannot thank you enough. We will not forget you.

Jessica
4/22/2013

R.I.P. you were taken from this earth doing your job by people who don't deserve to breath the same air as you did.

Derek
4/22/2013

Thank you, Officer Collier, for your service, for your sacrifice, and for protecting my beloved alma mater. Although I did not know you, it is clear that your life, though unjustly brief, was one well lived.

Edward
4/22/2013

I wanted to thank you for making the sacrifice that you did. May God bless you and your family through this difficult time.

4/22/2013

Thank you so much for your service and bravery. My deepest condolences to the Collier Family. Having lost a friend at the WTC on 9/11, I empathize with you. Today we are all Boston Strong.

Gary Goetz
4/22/2013

Rest in peace, Officer Collier. Your sacrifice will not be forgotten.

Hyungjun Lee
4/22/2013

When I interview students applying to MIT, I tell them that if they get in trouble while at MIT, they are to call Campus Police first and then their parents. Campus Police has always supported and protected the MIT community and Officer Collier was doing no less. Thank you for your service. Rest in peace.

Anita Hsiung Carey, XVI 1990
anita_hsiung@alum.mit.edu
4/22/2013

To the family, friends and coworkers of Officer Sean Collier, our sincerest condolences on the loss of this fine young officer. Our thoughts and prayers are with you all at this most dfficult time.

Sincerely,

Chief Jack Drumm and
The men and women of the Madison Police Department

Commander John J. Rich
Richj@madisonct.org
4/22/2013

Deepest sympathy from the Feldman-Breikss family.

Jerald Feldman and Anne Breikss
jerald.feldman@comcast.net
4/22/2013

Rest in peace.

JS
4/22/2013

May you rest in peace, and may your family and loved ones find peace in life.

Thank you for your service to the MIT community and our country.

4/22/2013

Officer Collier, I've never met you, but I know the police force you were a part of stood for the safety of the MIT community, and I somehow just know you were a positive part of it all. It sobers me to know that you were my age when you died in the line of duty. I pray that comfort from God, Father of Jesus Christ, will pour over on your family, and that you rest in peace.

Eric
4/22/2013

As an alum, I want to say thank you, to you and to the MIT Campus Police in general, for keeping our campus -- and as some others have noted, our second home -- safe, over all these years.

Thank you for putting your lives on the line for our safety, day in and day out. And thank you for continuing your service, even after this tragedy. Those of us who have ever been at MIT have been blessed by your presence.

Derric Tay
derrict@alum.mit.edu
4/22/2013

Officer Collier and others like him make MIT the place it was during my undergraduate years there, and the place it is today. I am so sorry for what happened, and want to thank Officer Collier's and his family for being the people they are. We are indebted to his service and forever grateful. May God bless you and rest in peace, Officer Collier!

Erica M.
4/22/2013

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