Officer Down Memorial Page

Your heroism and service is honored today, the 29th anniversary 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 murdered in the line of duty on April 24, 2005 while serving as a Pittsburg, CA police officer.

Time never dimishes respect and your memory wili always be honored and revered. I pray for solace for all those who love and miss you for I know both the pain and pride are forever.
Rest In Peace

Phyllis Loya
Mom of fallen California Officer Larry Lasater, Pittsburg PD, eow 4/24/05
January 14, 2012

Rest in peace my Brother. You are truly a hero.

Deputy Sheriff
Covinton County Sheriff's Dept. (Mississippi)
June 14, 2010

RIP.You will never be forgotten.

Anonymous
November 10, 2008

I remember Sergeant Stimson as the skipper of the State Trooper boat the Enforcer, I recall having spent a shivering night without food on a Coast Guard surf boat somewhere west of the Strawberry Channel and then getting along side the Enforcer where John was fighting a battle against fate: a boat had rolled in the surf while fishing, a boy was dead and his father had just been fished out of the water half alive, later that day a plane crashed and put six more people in the water. Through it all he kept pace and never got excited. He executed his duties with out flaw. In addition he saw to it my crew and myself were fed and rested before we shoved off to get back to Cordova. I was a young man then and he inpressed me much that I have tried to run every boat I every was in charge of and every law enforcement action I was ever in charge of in the same unflustered and professional manner. The guy was a hero of the first order. I was running search and rescue down in Ketchikan when I heard about the accident in Cordova and I cried. Thats the effect one man can have on a young life in a very brief time. He was the best!

BMC Roger A. Barnstead
US Coast Guard
July 23, 2008

I never got to meet you grampa I LOVE U. from JD

JD
grandson
January 21, 2008

I never got to meet you grampa I LOVE YOU. from J.D.

January 21, 2008

LOVE YA DAD NUFF SAID!

SON
January 11, 2008

YOU ARE REMEMBERED TODAY AND THANK YOU SIR FOR YOUR SERVICE

VANDENBERGHE
MANCHESTER, NH
January 5, 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
November 14, 2007

John was my uncle. What I remeber most about him was that he was always smiling and laughing. He used to exit the harbor playing the Flight of the Valkeryes at full blast. He gave his life to save another man, he died with his cowboy boots on. That was John.

Rest In Peace

August 30, 2007

A true selfless hero. I know your reward in heaven is great.
God Bless you and Godspeed.

January 10, 2007

Rest in Peace, Sergeant Stimson. Your sacrifice is not forgotten.

Officer 11169
November 2, 2006

No greater love is there, than for a man to lay down his life for his friends. You are a true hero sir, there is a special place for you in heaven, you did your time in hell, which turned out being a cold place. Rest in Peace and hope to shake your hand on the other side.

Michael Roberts
Browser
July 31, 2006

Yes, you truly are a hero.
Thank you.

Anthony
February 3, 2005

I stop by this website often after the death of two dear friends with the NCSHP (Troopers Calvin Taylor E.O.W. October 3, 2001 and Anthony Cogdill E.O.W. May 30, 2003).

We all grieve over the lives lost in the line of duty. I hope you can find some comfort knowing that there are countless prayers that go out for your family.

You are a true hero. God Bless the men and women who continue to serve their communities in our great Nation.

...Gone, but never Forgotten....

(Formerly of Seward Alaska)

Marti (EMT-Paramedic)
Haywood Co EMS (NC)
April 6, 2004

Rest easy, Brother, you are not forgotten. There's a special place in Heaven for heros like you.

Monroe Co. Sheriff Dept. Bloomington, In.l
January 26, 2004

You are a hero. Thank you for your sacrifice.

Anonymous