Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Deputy Sheriff Lemoyne Anthony Hazard

Inyo County Sheriff's Office, California

End of Watch Sunday, January 11, 1925

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Reflections for Deputy Sheriff Lemoyne Anthony Hazard

Rest in peace Deputy Sheriff Hazard.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

April 27, 2019

Rest In Peace Brother LEO. You are not forgotten.

Officer Mike Robinson (Ret)
Upland Police Dept. CA

January 11, 2018

Grandad Lemoyne-Thank you for your sacrifice while performing your sworn duty as a peace officer. Just knowing that my kids and I (Anthony and Greg) and now my grandsons (Trevor and Ryan) love to hike the same Sierra sagebrush that you wandered as a young man while raising my Mother (Merle) fills my heart with great pride and love. In your writings and poetry I can recognize Round Valley, Division Creek and Mt. Tom as well as Lake Sebrina and Rock Creek as places we share with a common bond. My only regret is that I never had the priviledge of meeting you and enjoying the humor and sense of adventure that has been passed on to us by your little girl, Merle.

Darryl M Taylor
Grandson to you & son of your daughter, Merle

December 27, 2014

Granddad Lemoyne A. Hazard, thank you for paying the ultimate price to make my world to come safe.

lynn c taylor
Grandson through your daughter, Merle

November 13, 2012

Your heroism and service is honored today, the 85th 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.


Rest In Peace

Phyllis Loya
mother of fallen officer Larry Lasater

January 14, 2010

Rest in Peace, Deputy Hazard. Your sacrifice is not forgotten

Officer 11169

October 23, 2009

YOU ARE REMEMBERED TODAY AND THANK YOU SIR FOR YOUR SERVICE

Pat Van Den Berghe, Manchester, NH
Neighbors for a Better Manchester, NH

January 3, 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 © 1999 - All Rights Reserved
and may not be duplicated without permission

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

September 12, 2007

Deputy Sheriff Hazard,
It has taken over 80 years, but you are finally being honored. I would like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice for the citizens of Inyo County.

R.I.P.
Anonymous

March 26, 2005

Lemoyne after all of these years you are still remembered as a hero! God bless you sir.

Ofcr. Dan Winger
LBCCPD, Ret.

March 26, 2005

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