Officer Down Memorial Page

Your heroism and service is honored today, the 31rst anniversary year of your death. Your memory lives and you continue to inspire. Thank you for your service. My cherished son Larry Lasater was a fellow police officer who was murdered in the the line of duty on April 24, 2005 while serving as a Pittsburg, CA police officer.

Time never diminishes respect. Your memory will always be honored and revered.

Rest In Peace

Phyllis Loya
Mom of fallen California Officer Larry Lasater, Pittsburg PD, eow 4/24/05
April 4, 2012

Rest in peace, Warden Pack. You service and sacrifice to the great State of Texas will never be forgotten.

Greater Houston C.O.P.S.
April 4, 2012

I met and talked to Warden Pack in 81 at Ellis unit. I liked the man that he was, friendly to me. I also worked the day he died. I was saddened, heart broken til this day. God bless Warden Pack.

Ed Ferguson CO4 1978-94, 2005-
TDCJ
April 30, 2008

I never had the chance to know or work with Warden Pack but I honor his memory as one who laid down their life in the service of the citizens of Texas.

Officer Clark CO4
TDCJ Clements Unit
April 26, 2008

I joined TDC just a couple of months after this incident. Your sacrifice and dedication to the citizens of the State of Texas will not be forgotten. I am proud to be the Warden of the Wallace Pack Unit in Navasota, Texas named in your honor; your picture hangs in the lobby and in my office. I pray that I can represent the facility in a manner befitting your good name.

Warden Edward W. Smith
Texas Department of Criminal Justice
April 25, 2008

Warden Pack, your sacrifice will never go unnoticed. You were my major on the Wynne Farm back in 1976. I'll never forget where I was when I heard the news that you and Billy Moore had lost your lives in the line of duty. I will forever remember that day and the heartbreak I and others felt. Thank you for your service and sacrifice. As we remember you on this, the 27th anniversary, we pray for the safety of all who work in our nation's prisons, jails and law enforcement.

Terry Pelz
former Texas prison warden
April 24, 2008

YOU ARE REMEMBERED TODAY AND THANK YOU SIR FOR YOUR SERVICE

Pat Van Den Berghe
MANCHESTER, NH
April 9, 2008

Warden Pack, you have not been forgotten. Rest in peace.

Michelle - wife of Retired LEO
March 13, 2008

"The Badge"

He starts his shift each day
To respond to calls unknown.
He drives a marked patrol car.
A police officer he is known.

He's paid by the citizens' taxes
To make it safe on the streets.
But he usually has a second job
'Cause a waitress has his salary beat.

Now he doesn't know a holiday
'Cause he works all year round.
And when Thanksgiving and Christmas finally arrive
At his home he cannot be found.

He's cursed and assaulted often,
The one whos blood runs blue.
He seldom ever gets a thanks,
To some he's just a fool.

His friends are always other cops
'Cause people just don't understand
That underneath his badge and gun,
He's just another man.

He knows there might not be a tomorrow
In this world of drugs and crime.
And he gets so mad at the court system
'Cause the crooks don't get any time.

And each day when he leaves for work,
He prays to God above.
Please bring me home after my shift
So I can see the ones I love.

But tonight he stops a speeding car,
He's alone down this ole' highway.
It's just a little traffic infraction.
He does it everyday.

Well, he walks up to the driver's window,
And his badge is shining bright.
He asked the guy for a driver's license,
When a shot rang through the night.

Yes, the bullet hit its mark,
Striking the officer in the chest.
But the Department's budget didn't buy
Each officer a bullet-proof vest.

So he lay on the ground bleeding.
His blood wasn't blue - His blood was red.
And briefly he thought of his loved ones
'Cause in a moment the officer was dead.

In the news they told the story
Of how this officer had died.
And some who listened cared less,
But those who loved him cried.

Well, they buried him in uniform
With his badge pinned on his chest.
He even had his revolver,
He died doing his best.

Written By:
David L. Bell
Sergeant
Richland County Sheriff's Department
Columbia, South Carolina
Used with Special Permission of the Author
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and may not be duplicated without permission

Investigator David L Bell
Richland County Sheriff's Dept., Columbia, SC
February 27, 2008

Warden Pack: You are remembered and honored for the supreme sacrifice you made in the line of duty 24 years ago. I was one of the first females to work in a male prison (San Quentin)in Califoria. I know how tough corrections can be. I cannot believe that the defendant got off with a self defense verdict in your case. Rest in peace, Phyllis Loya, mother of Larry Lasater, PPD eow 4/24/05

Phyllis Loya
August 3, 2005