'Thank you for everything you've done for me': Partner of MPD Officer Michael Michalski shares tribute on Facebook
The partner of Milwaukee Police Officer Michael Michalski posted a tribute to him late Tuesday, the day before his funeral.
In a Facebook post, Stef Lynne described her grief over the loss of Michalski, who was shot and killed in the line of duty last week.
"I’ve missed you this past week. And I’m missing you now. And I will miss you pretty much every day after that," she wrote. "Everyday since last week, I ask one question: Why? Why? And I know why and i know God’s plan is greater than mine, but it hasn’t made it easier (yet). But it will."
She wrote how she is mad they will not share any more memories and how she is sad for his family, friends and all those who never got to know him.
But then she added that more than anything else, she is happy and blessed.
"Happy that you ingrained in me to slow down and think of family first, happy for all of the great times we were able to have together that I can look back on, and blessed to have had the conversation with you where we witnessed our shared faith in God with one another," she said.
The post has been shared more than 4,600 times as of Wednesday morning. It included a selfie of the two in a squad car — a photo taken days before Michalski was killed.
"Thank you for everything you’ve done for me and taught me," she wrote. "And lastly, a big thank you for finally agreeing to take this picture with me last week. I will cherish it always."