CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (CLARKSVILLENOW) – The family of fallen officer Tiffany Victoria Bilon-Enriquez will honor her life in the community where she once lived and worked.
Tiffany Enriquez and Officer Kaulike Kalama were both shot and killed in the line of duty while responding to reports of a woman being stabbed in Waikiki on Sunday, January 20. Both Enriquez and Kalama were hit above their bulletproof vests and killed.
Officer Enriquez previously served as a jail deputy in Montgomery County (Aug 2007-Jan 2008 and Aug 2009- Mar 2011) before serving seven years with the Honolulu Police Department. Enriquez also served in the United States Airforce.
Hundreds gathered in Honolulu on Jan. 30, 2020 for Enriquez’ funeral and end-of-watch.
A Memorial Mass for 38-year-old Tiffany Enriquez will be held on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020, at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church located at 709 Franklin Street.
According to her obituary, Tiffany was born on October 5, 1981, in Augsberg, Germany to Peter LG. Bilon and Therese Rose Taitano. She graduated in 1999 from Simon Sanchez High School in Guam. Her law enforcement career began in Clarksville, TN as a Sheriff Deputy for the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office from 2007-2008 and 2009-2011. Her desire to serve and protect continued when she joined the Air Force Reserves in 2011 and the Hawaii Police Department in 2013.
Fitness was a great passion of hers. As a bikini competitor for NPC, one of her biggest victories was placing 1st in her class at the 2017 Olympia Amateur in Las Vegas.
She is survived by her three daughters, grandson, and a large extended family.
Those who were touched by her will always remember her radiant smile, contagious laugh, and that spunky, sassy personality. Her legacy will stay alive through her family, friends, and anyone who’s life she inspired, her obituary reads.
Nafrea Bree Bamba Oliva, Enriquez’s former sister-in-law, said Enriquez’s death has been a devastating loss for her entire family including her children who adored their aunt.
“It’s never easy having a little sister to look out for, to guide her through tough times, to limit what actions you do around her so she’s not reflecting whether or not it’s ok to do herself.,” she said. “Showing her that it’s alright if you fall down so long as someone’s there to help you back up. Sharing secrets, clothes, and moments together that will never be forgotten. I found that with Tiff.”
Oliva said even at a young age, Enriquez was a fierce protector of those she loved or those who couldn’t care for themself. A memory she shared that they never forgot showed that perfectly, she said.
“We just left church at Santa Barbara in Dededo. But as we were leaving the parking lot some random almost hit us,” she said. “Her little self jumped out the car quick to react since we had GiAnni in the car seat. So quick to protect your newborn nephew. Mom and I tried to calm you, and you did. And then we left to brunch. What a story to tell at the table. You had it in you all those years ago to protect.”