Officer Down Memorial Page

Rest in Peace, Officer Young. Your sacrifice is not forgotten.

Officer 11169
February 14, 2012

It has been 30 years since you were taken. You have not been forgotten. May you continue to rest in peace.....

Kathy Alvarez (retired dispatch)
Hialeah PD Hialeah, FL
September 23, 2011

My prayers are with the family of this hero who struggle every day with his loss, may God be with you today as you face another EOW. Officer Young, continue to rest in peace sir. We will never forget.

Deb Azure
Mother of Deputy Renee Danell Azure
EOW 08/06/02
Union County SO, Lake Butler, FL

Deb
September 23, 2011

I remember hearing about this tragic incident when I was just a police explorer with the City of Miami Police Department. You are dearly missed by those who knew you and I remember them talking about you in the roll call rooms when I was a rookie. R.I.P. as you hung your nightstick here to take your new assignment in heaven.

Captain J.A. Guerra
Miami-Dade P.D.
May 17, 2011

To The Family of Officer Young:
I wanted to offer my sympathies on your tragic death. Officer Young you worked that with officer Al Goodall who survived that tragic accident. Your dedication and courage will never be for gotten. It's hard to believe you have received only 3 reflections. You are missed by your family, friends and colleagues. I remember reading of your passing. My dad was a New York City policeman in the 102 precinct for almost 40 years. Rest in peace Officer Young.

lRabbi Lewis S. Davis
February 1, 2011

"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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Investigator David L Bell
Richland County Sheriff's Dept., Columbia, SC
December 14, 2007

God Speed, Brother.

P.O. K.Murphy
Union PD, NJ
August 17, 2006

Many years have passed, yet not forgotten. Rest in peace.

Inv. Michael Walker
Tallahassee Police Department
September 23, 2003