Officer Down Memorial Page

Well baby, today you are 58 and in heaven celebrating with our Lord instead of your family.But I know you are having a wonderful time with the Lord! I miss you more each year that passes and the hole in my heart will never be filled until we meet again! Happy Heavenly Birthday Honey, I love you and miss you.

Betty A. Bell
January 3, 2012

I've never had the opportunity to meet you, but I am very thankful that I got the chance to meet Doug. Even though I haven't met Valarie yet, I am thankful to have her as a friend as well. Their friendship to me and many others is a true reflection of you & your wife.
Rest in Peace William Bell

K-9 Tpr. Heather Kicklighter & K-9 Aida
Florida Highway Patrol
November 18, 2011

You may be gone honey but you will NEVER be forgotten! I love you with all my heart.

Betty A. Bell
November 12, 2011

Daddy, happy 236th USMC birthday! Enjoy this Marine Corps birthday among the few and the proud who are in heaven. I LOVE YOU WITH ALL OF MY HEART!!

--Nin

Nin
Daughter
November 10, 2011

As yet another year has come since you left us we still miss you even more then the year before. We love you with all our hearts and will see you again one day. I love you honey and ALWAYS will.

Betty A. Bell
November 3, 2011

Thinking of you and missing you today. I love you baby.

Betty A. Bell
August 17, 2011

Happy Heavenly Birthday Baby! As I write this I sit and think of our plans for the future, we where to take the phone out, remove the mailbox, buy a travel trailer and go so we could finally enjoy life after years of working,and raising two most amazing daughters any parents could ever ask for!All of this was cut short for us as you were taken from me. Now I just imagine how much fun we would have had together traveling and seeing new things and sharing in life's happiness. We both have been cheated out on alot. I love you baby.Happy Birthday!

Betty Bell
January 2, 2011

Patrolman Bell..8years ago today you were taken from your family, friends and Summerville P.D. R.I.P. Gone but never forgotten.

K.Baltierra
Riverside Sheriff's Dept. Ca.
November 19, 2010

Dear Bell Family...I'm thinking of you all and sending prayers up for you today as you honor the memory of your loved one. These anniversaries never get easier, no matter how many years go by. Just know that you are not alone, and he is still remembered. God bless you today and always~

Lori Johnson Rowley
Daughter of Sgt. James M. Johnson, EOW 11/11/04
November 19, 2010

Babe~ Today is 8 years since I received the most horrible news anyone could get, that you were taken from me oh to soon. I still miss you like this just happened yesterday and will the rest of my life. I'll love you ALWAYS and miss you even more. Happy Heavenly Birthday Baby. I love you.

Betty Bell
November 18, 2010

Rest in peace my brother in blue. You will always be missed and never forgotten. To all that did not know William, he touched the lives of thousands. I attended the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy (Class 428) with William and he was often what kept the class going. William was very up beat, always smiling, proud of his family and would give you the shirt off his back. It has been almost 8 years and it is still heart wrenching/upsetting to visit this site. My thoughts and prayers are with the family.

Detective B. M Manning
Greenville Police Department
October 30, 2010

Our daughter Valarie was just talking about you and how she wishes you could see her & our grandbabies, that you would get such a laugh out of her and that she got her brains from you because she will soon graduate with her Masters Degree! I told her you are ALWAYS looking down on us and smiling about something. She said momma I hope he shows me a sign on graduation day! I said do you remember Gail crying at her wedding as she waited for Doug to escort her to get married and she said momma I wish dad was here, and just as she approched the place to stand to get married there was her sign a beautiful double rainbow!And i know you will be at graduation too cheering her on! I love you and still miss you dearly! Love Always Betty

Anonymous
October 15, 2010

Well another school year is done. There's not a moment when I don't think of you before my crossing guard duties.. I'm convienced that at the many times we have came close, you stand at God's feet asking him too to have Mercy upon me and the children.

Sgt. Cassandra Williams
Summerville Police Dept.
June 25, 2010

Baby well it is behind me again for another year (parole hearing)! Praise God! He decided to waive his right to his hearing because he knew we would be in full force to keep him there. The turn out was tremendous more then in previous years. Know I will keep fighting until he has served his full sentence. I love you with all my heart, I miss you as much today as when I first got the news, sometimes even more then anyone can imagine.I will see you again one day! I love you !
Betty A. Bell

Anonymous
May 20, 2010

Daddy,
The man who killed you waived his right to a parole hearing; we have another year of peace. Even if he would've fought his best to be released, Mom, Gail, and I were there to make sure that didn't happen and we will be there every year until justice has been fully served. You'd also be very proud of Doug and the officers of SPD for the tremendous turn-out today; there were many who were willing and honored to speak on your behalf today. I couldn't have been more proud. Daddy, your co-workers, friends, and Doug, Mom, Gail, and I will never let you be forgotten, and I hope you saw that today and every day!!

I also hope you heard Tanner's prayer this morning and eased his mind. He misses you dearly. And I love you, too, Daddy, and I miss you more than anyone could ever know.

All my love,
Nin

Your Daughter
May 19, 2010

I love you baby! And I miss you more each day.

Anonymous
March 11, 2010

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Betty A. Bell

Anonymous
January 14, 2010

Happy Heavenly Birthday Honey ! I love you forever and always.

Betty Bell

Anonymous
January 2, 2010

It is always sad to hear of the loss of a brother officer. By reading some of the other reflections I can tell that you were a great man. Rest In Peace knowing that you will never be forgotten. I am sure your family is very proud of the work you did!

Bobby Shainline
Windsor Police Department
December 4, 2009

Your heroism and service is honored today, the seventh 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.

I can see that your family misses you very much. I am sure you continue to watch over your loving family mmbers and friends. I pray for their solace. I shared your family's feelings about the denial of parole for the man who struck and killed you.

Rest In Peace

Phyllis Loya
mother of fallen officer Larry Lasater
November 19, 2009

Today is 7 years since you've been gone and I'm spending the day thinking back on happy memories of our life together, dad--thinking about your smile, especially the one on your face the first time you held Tanner (that's my favorite picture of you), your love of cheesey movies and that silly laugh of yours when you played with the boys, how proud you were of me, and...just everything. It was a beautiful life and we'll live again one day, just holding out for that day.

I so wish you could've known our baby girl, daddy; she and Harper would be the new loves of your life. I really believe that she was a gift from God; seeing how much Doug loves her and knowing that's how you felt about your little girls...it's a beautiful love and relationship, and unlike any other. I also wish you could see what I've done with my life; you would be more proud of me than ever, bragging about your "Brain." I'll graduate this time next year with my Master's degree and would give anything for you to be there. I'm working hard, just like you and mom taught me and can't thank you and mom enough for the foundation of strong morals you gave me, especially now that I'm a mother.

I'm spending the day with happy memories, daddy. Thanks for giving me so many of them!!

All my love,
Nin
XOXO

His Daughter XOXO
November 19, 2009

I did not know you, but I have heard from many people whose lives you've touched. This is just a reminder that you will never be forgotten.

Anonymous
November 19, 2009

Tomorrow will be 7 year's since you left me behind to contiune to grieve and miss you. I love you forever and always and will contiune until the day we can be together once again. I love you baby! Happy 7th Heavenly Birthday. I knew from the moment you left us were you were, and how excited you would get when you spoke of the day you'd meet the Lord, and I guess that is were I find most of my peace in knowing were you are without a shadow of doubt. I love you and will see you again! Loving you always.
Betty A. Bell

Anonymous
November 18, 2009

Bab~ As I sat awake at 1:45 am this morning 4/8/09 my mind was on this day and what I had to do. I could not sleep no matter how hard I tried, it just wasn't happening for me. I knew in my heart that I had to face that parole board and express to them how I felt and why I did not want your killer out.Valarie even asked me momma what are you going to say, I told her I don't know I will just have to let the Lord tell me what to say because I'm numb at this point. As each of us spoke to the parole board about loosing you the man I've loved for years, the father our girls loss, the wedding you didn't get to walk with our daughter down isle,the grandbabie (6 now) you never had the chance to meet, play with and hold close to you and the many officers who came to support us from Summerville PD showed the parole board what kind of family you had left behind because of someone disregards for the law, said it all to them(parole board) he was denied for another year. I will be back as promised fighting again next year. I love you honey.

Betty A. Bell
April 8, 2009

His parole request was denied, Daddy!! He won't see the light of day, at least not for another year. We are so grateful for all of the love and support we have received throughout this ordeal. I hope the huge turn-out today helped to persuade the parole board to deny his request. (I can't believe he and his family would even ask; it's only been 6 years--barely HALF of ONE of his sentences.) Sometimes I think people have forgotten about you, and then days like today happen, and I realize that the people who mattered to you and the people who loved you never could and never will. Together, we will fight this fight every year.

I'm so glad this day is over with; days like today just bring the grief back like it was that day again. The six years he has served pale in comparison to the lifetime we are living without you. I'm so glad justice was served today and that the laws you swore to protect are now protecting you!! I'm also thankful that we can live another year at peace. Next year, we will begin this fight again...and every year after that until his full sentence has been served.

We love you and miss you so much, daddy!! You could never know how much you've touched my life and the lives of others. You and your love have meant the world to me.

My love always,
Nin
XOXO

P.S. I gave you another grandchild last month; Mason was born on Gail's birthday. She's absolutely beautiful, daddy, and has brought so much joy into our lives. I hope your smile is as big as ours when we look at her; I know you would've loved her dearly.

Your Daughter
April 8, 2009