Officer Down Memorial Page

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 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.

I pray for solace for all those that love and remember you for I know both the pain and pride are forever Your family is in my heart's embrace. Thanks to your family and your friends for sharing their memoireis and devotion to you through their reflections. .

Rest In Peace.

Phyllis Loya
Mom of fallen California Officer Larry Lasater, Pittsburg PD, eow 4/24/05
March 11, 2012

Dave,

When I was a little kid you were my hero. You and my dad worked so many drug cases together and the way that you and he would sit around and talk about them are the reason that I am going to apply to ICE after the Navy. I remember being about 6 or 7 years old when we were building our house you would stay there with my dad till 3 or 4 in the morning laying tile. One day while you were laying tile in my parents shower you bet me a dollar that your special scissors could cut a penny in half, I didn't believe you could do it at all. When you finally cut the penny and broke your scissors I thought you were a super hero. I laughed at you for breaking the sissors and you said "Ain't nothin but a thing brother, made my man destroyed by man", I still use that saying. I remember being in 8th grade when you passed away, I was so sad it was 2 days before my 14th birthday and I just couldn't understand how this had happened. I have never seen my dad as sad as he was during that time. Finally the day of your funeral I remember sitting in the church crying my head off, I looked up at the light fixture that was above my head and it was swinging back and forth! I immediately decided that it had to be you, you had to be sitting up there on that light, watching down on us. I have never told anyone that about the light fixture. I remember my dad saying that you were the only person that he ever met that no matter what, where or who you were with, you would always bow your head and say grace before you ate.
Dave, I look up to you so much I hope I can be half the man that you were. I want to be a Federal Agent, I want to help people, I want to do construction and finally I want to be a good Christian man, all this in hopes that one day I can have someone look up to me and influence someone the way that you influenced me.

Very respectfully,
Midshipman Ben Roberts, USNR

Son of Captain John Roberts, Cabarrus County Sherriffs Department, Retired

Grandson of J.B. Roberts Sheriff Cabarrus County Sheriffs Department, Retired

Ben Roberts
Son of a good friend
December 9, 2011

Another year has passed and you are still admired and respectfully remembered in the hearts and minds of so many. My thoughts and prayers are with your loved ones and friends on this anniversary of your EOW. You will never be forgotten.

James Sheppard
Father of Sgt. Jason L. Sheppard EOW 12/7/06
March 11, 2010

It's been 4 long years Dave. I miss you and think about you daily. The world will never know what good things you would have accomplished, yet I know that you are directing the good from Heaven. You died like you lived, reaching out to others. It's not how long you live, but how you live that makes the difference. Your kind heart was a model of others. Rest in peace my friend.

Jeff Jordan, SVP, Bank of America
Retired ICE ASAC
March 11, 2009

My thoughts and prayers are with your loved ones and friends on this anniversary of your EOW. Continue to keep watch over them and those still out on patrol watching over the Thin Blue Line. You will never be forgotten.

James Sheppard
Father of Sgt. Jason L. Sheppard EOW 12/7/06
March 11, 2009

Haven't left a message since 2005, but have never forgotten you! You will always be a special special agent!
I still remember what craziness transpired that regretful day, March 11, 2005.
Brian Nichols is an evil soul and deserves the death penalty for all the destruction he caused. But the Lord will have justice in the end whether or not it is done here on Earth. Your memory lives on.
David served proudly and was deeply loved and respected by those who
knew him. It is a tragedy to lose him. We never know when our lives on this
earth will end, but we can make a reservation in Heaven now and assure us a
place when God calls us to Himself. Jesus is the Way, the Truth and the Life
(John 14:6) and He PAID the price for our sins on the Cross so we don't have to pay the penalty for our sins. Yipee! If we accept His payment by faith we can have salvation and spend eternity with Him in Heaven. It is not something we must earn, it is a gift. The most precious one we can ever receive. "For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith_and this not from yourselves, it is the GIFT of God_not by good deeds, so that no one can boast." Ephesians 2: 8,9. For without faith, it is impossible to please God. And our faith must be in God's only Son, Jesus Christ.
You were a credit to the uniform, David. My heart goes out to your
loved ones left behind and may the Lord comfort them as only He can.
Lynn Kole
Bellingham, WA

Anonymous
December 13, 2008

Agent Wilhelm,

Your murder was finally convicted. Rest easy now.

Ellen Guerdat
Gates Police Victim Assistance
President Genesee Valley Concerns of Police Survivors

Ellen Guerdat
Gates Police Victim Assistance/President GV COPS
November 7, 2008

I only heard of these tragic events today when someone who knew you told me of the trial finally happening three long years after that horrible day. She told me what a wonderful man, husband and father you were and how much you are still missed.

Thank you for your service to our country and for the ultimate sacrifice you and your family have made for the rest of us. May you see justice done and the coward who perpetrated these acts punished as you sit with the angels at God's feet. May He bless your family and watch over them.

Carol
St. Augustine FL
October 2, 2008

Our family misses you so much. You will always be remembered in our hearts. As the trial of Brian Nichols begins today, we just pray that justice is appropriately served.

Marsha Wilhelm Beaver
Cousin
September 23, 2008

I remember when I first met you as a new agent with our friend Ron. You became a good friend, and great agent. You are remembered and missed. Rest in Peace My Friend!!

Tony Keller Lt. Retired
July 18, 2008

Remembering a gentleman. Long may your memory live among your family and friends. God bless you and keep you. You are not forgotten.

Anonymous
July 10, 2008

I met Assistant SAC Wilhelm a few months before his final and tragic confrontation with one of the many cowards that prey on society. I remember him as a warm and caring man who loved his job, his service to his country, and his fellow law enforcement officers.

Rest in Peace.

Deputy Jason O'Toole
Rockdale County Sheriff's Office
May 9, 2008

YOU ARE REMEMBERED TODAY AND THANK YOU SIR FOR YOUR SERVICE

VANDENBERGHE
MANCHESTER, NH
April 7, 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
Copyright © 1993 - All Rights Reserved
and may not be duplicated without permission

Investigator David L Bell
Richland County Sheriff's Dept., Columbia, SC
March 19, 2008

My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family on this anniversary.

Former N.H. Police Officer
Fauquier County, VA
March 11, 2008

David and family:

A great room mate

A great agent

A great person

Regretting the times we let slip through our fingers in Beaufort-

See you on the other side, Bro!

Ken Davis
Former USCS SA, Beaufort Tactical Enforcement Division

Speocal Investigator
15th Circuit Solicitor's Office
August 24, 2007

David,

It’s hard to believe that it’s been over two years, even harder to believe that it’s been over 20 since we attended F.L.E.T.C together. Seems like yesterday that we were both standing in Clark Settles office as he pondered our fates. Thanks for going to Beaufort for me. I don’t think I could have survived that one! You were an inspiration to me at the academy, thanks for the workouts and the encouragement. To say that I was impressed to see your list accomplishments as an Agent would be quite the understatement. You kicked some serious ass! You’re true blue brother, I’ll see you soon.

“And God will wipe all tears from their eyes, and there will be no more death. Neither shall there be suffering, sorrow or pain. For the former things are passed away and He who was seated on the throne said, “Behold, I make all things new!” Rev 21:4

Special Agent E. Fabian
U.S. Customs Service
May 2, 2007

The agent stood and faced his God, which must have always come to pass.

He hoped his shoes were shining just as brightly as his brass.

"Step forward now, agent. How shall I deal with you? Have you always turned the other cheek? To my church have you been true?"

The agent squared his shoulders and said, "No, Lord, I guess I ain't, Because those of us who carry badges can't always be a saint."

"I've had to work most Sundays, and at times my talk was rough, and sometimes I've been violent because the streets are awfully tough."

"But I never took a penny that wasn't mine to keep... Though I worked a lot of overtime when bills got just too steep."

"And I never passed a cry for help, though at times I shook with fear. And sometimes, God forgive me, I've wept unmanly tears."

"If you've a place for me here, Lord, it needn't be so grand. I never expected or had too much, but if you don't... I'll understand."

There was silence all around the throne where the saints had often trod, as the agent waited quietly for the judgment of his God.

"Step forward now agent. You've borne your burdens well. Come walk a beat on Heaven's street. You've done your time in hell."

--author unknown--

ICE Special Agent
April 23, 2007

My prayers are with you and your family on this 2nd anniversary.

Former Police Officer (Dist.Hghts. MD)
Warrenton,VA
March 11, 2007

It's hard to believe it's been two years already. You will never be forgotten for your bravery and courage and may God watch over your wife always.

Cpl/1 Steven Rizzo
Delaware State Police
March 11, 2007

My thoughts are with your loved ones on this 2nd anniversary of your EOW. Continue to keep watch over your loved ones and those still guarding over the Thin Blue Line. You are a true hero and will never be forgotten.

Bob Gordon
Father of Michael P. Gordon, EOW: 8/8/04
March 11, 2007

May you rest in peace and may your loved ones be wrapped tightly in The Arms of Our Lord.May He be their comfort and strength.

March 11, 2007

I think of you daily and pray for Candee. I know you are with her as she goes through this very difficult time with not only the loss of her Superman, but her mom this past summer. You left behind a very stong Lady who is cherished by many. w.loo

December 22, 2006

They say with time the truth will be brought to the light//
Some in the Government might try to hinder it because it's to bright//

From the (NO)New Orleans the the Fulton court house//
Even on my street at my next door neighbors house//

Evil won't prevail as long as we fight a victorious battle//
My words are meant to ease the pain understand my riddle//

Sincerely,

KING PHOENIX
June 6, 2006

I miss you brother...we will never forget!

May 16, 2006