Officer Down Memorial Page

Your heroism and service is honored today, the 98th anniversary of your death. Your memory lives and you continue to inspire. Thank you for your service. My cherished son Larry Lasater was murdered on April 24, 2005 while serving as a Pittsburg, CA police officer.

Rest In Peace.

Phyllis Loya

Anonymous
August 25, 2009

Fire is what brought my father's parents to settle in Detroit. In March of the same year, my grandmother was working on the ninth floor of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory, now the administrative building of New York University, when fire broke out on the floor below. She survived while 147 women and men did not. I can only imagine her reading of your fate.

It's quite possible you lived near where my family settled and where my grandparents began raising the first of their six children. It's quite possible our families crossed paths. My own father would be born six years later and help America reach the moon. I will remember you now, as I strive to remember all members of DPD who sacrificed their lives in the protection of my family and the other citizens of the great City of Detroit.

Jim Grant, Son of David Grant,
August 6, 2009

Rest in peace Brother, May God Bless you and your family.

Patrolman
July 19, 2006

From the 1910 U.S. Census: Franklin M. Smith was a native born Detroiter. By 1911 he had been married to his English-born wife, Lillian, for six years. Their children were Helen, 5; Hollis, 4; and Clifford W., 2. The family home was at 261 Cottage Grove in Detroit. He lists his occupation as "Patrolman, City Police".
He is not forgotten.

Sgt. Ray Downing, Retired
Detroit PD
January 11, 2005