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Donald Jay Bertsch

Tucson, AZ, USA
July 8, 1971 - June 22, 2020
Jul 8, 1971 - Jun 22, 2020
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Forever grateful for having you in my childhood and all that you did for me. I miss you and I love you very much Don. You would be so proud of the person I am today. May god forever have you in his mercy. RIP brother
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Grateful to have had you in my childhood. Love you and miss you brother. May god forever have you in his mercy. RIP Don
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My condolences to your family. I knew Don seems like ages ago. I am so sorry to hear about his passing
RIP
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You were a great man Don. Thank you for being good to my family and taking care of them. Rest in peace. Always in our heart. 💙
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Donnie you will be missed by all...I remember when you would do ride alongs with me when you were a Police Explorer. Oh, the trouble we would get into...fun times had by all. I was proud to see you fulfill your dream and become a TPD Officer / Sgt. May you rest in peace.

Back the Blue !!!

Respectfully,
Rich Law
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I will forever be grateful for you Don, you were a great person from being an officer, to being a father ,to being a husband and being my brother in law you always cared for us and brought in our family like your own and I will forever be grateful for that. Thank you for being such a honorable man, I will forever keep you in my memories and my prayers. You will be missed but never forgotten 😢😔
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Wow, I don’t even know what to say 😖 I love you bro 😢 You’ll always be in my heart. You may be gone but you’ll never be forgotten 💋💔🖤
Rest in peace💕
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I will forever cherish the time we had together. Our laughs, good times and bad times. Don, you were a great man! I hurt for Laila and Anette because they loved you so much and you loved them. Your time with Laila will forever be in her heart. Regardless of us going our separate ways, you always made sure to let me know how much you loved the girls. I will miss you and my heart will always have a special place for you. You were good to me, my daughters, my family and friends. You took us all in! You are resting now and not hurting and I have always prayed for you and will continue doing so. There is so much to say about you, but this thread is limited to express what I feel right now and all the memories we have together. May God grant us the strength we need and may He have you Resting in Peace in His Glory. We love you Donnie.

Love always- Nubia
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2020, Tucson, AZ, USA
Donald and Aunt Sonja our shopping and lunch❤️
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Hello Laila, He talked to me a lot about YOU & your family. Also sent me some pics. He loved you a lot! I realized he was having health issues, but thought he had more years. This was a shock & makes me very sad. So sorry you have to deal with this at such a young age.
You did a good job writing these memories, Ever Loved!
Sending my love & sympathy! Auntie Rose for Indiana
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Dad, these are the memories I…
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Dad, these are the memories I have with you. I love you.
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Donnie was a real student of Police work. I had the distinct pleasure of working many undercover cases with him and learning from him. With respect for Donnie.

Lou Pimber
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Sad to hear my friend and former colleague Donnie passed away at such a young age. I had the privilege of working alongside Donnie for several years as a fellow police sergeant “ doing the Lords work” at the task force in Tucson. We worked many cases together and our squads were very close. Donnie loved being a law enforcement officer. It was a pleasure working with him. He will be missed by all, including all his brothers and sisters in blue.
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