Valerie Gudger Obituary – Death: Corrections officer Valerie Marie Gudger, 37, of North Royalton, was found dead in a field at E. 124th Street and Brackland Avenue.
According to reports, Officer Valerie, and her boyfriend Brandon Lee Smith, 41, of Cleveland, were in a car arguing Thursday when he shot her.
Smith dumped her body in a field at E. 124th Street and Brackland Avenue and shot her again before driving away from the field to his home in the 600 block of Eddy Road and barricading himself inside.
Smith was found dead from an alleged self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head when SWAT agents arrived at his home.
The incident is being investigated as a murder / suicide.
A GoFundMe page has been organized to help these kids whose mother was murdered.
Condolences – Tributes And Comments
“Dear friends, family, and fellow alumni, it is with a heavy heart that I share the news of the passing of Valerie Gudger, a 2003 Nordonia High School alumni and mother of three. Please pray for her and her family in this time of sorrow.”
“This was my Hero, she took me in fresh out of prison and helped me get my life on track. She fed me, clothed me, Helped me get my drivers license. She was loyal, honest, and caring at all times. She was funny and sweet, strong and compassionate. This is the girl I wrote My song Hero for and yesterday she was murdered. Shot in cold blood by someone who was supposed to love her. She was a proud Cuyahoga county corrections officer and a great mother. I am sick, I am in tears. This was my Valley. Valerie Marie Gudger. Until we meet again, fly high my Angel”