Officer Down Memorial Page

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

Officer 11169
May 19, 2012

6 years. Missing you. I very proud of the work Ive done in your Honor this year. Keep the watch over me, I have to have my Angel on my shoulder.

Shealean
Sister
February 12, 2012

5 years... and with this heartache, it coulda been yesterday. Missin you.

Sister/Shealean
February 12, 2011

Liz,
I did it! I felt you and Tommy with me when I thought I couldnt go any longer. But I never stopped. Thanks for the push......

Marcia
Sister of Thomas Cook EOW 09/27/06
July 19, 2010

I leave tomorrow for Alton Illinois to ride across the state of Illnois in your memory. Please keep myself and all the riders safe. Ill probably need a push from you and Tommy. So please be there at my side

Marcia Williams
Sister of Thomas Cook eow 09/27/06
July 13, 2010

I dont haf to tell you how much your missed, your with me everyday. I dont haf to tell you how great the kids are, you are right there with them. I do want to say Thank You! Thanks for helping give my kids the backbone they have to defend our Nation. You and their Dad have given them the drive and courage to follow their dreams.
Hang with me forever sis. I need you to make me strong, and to watch over My Marine and My Soldier. Im still totally trusting you.

Big Sis.....Shealean
Sister
March 24, 2010

Liz, it's bee 4 years and I still think of you daily. Miss ya girl.

Police Officer Olivia Johnson
VA Police
February 13, 2010

Deputy Edwards, you will not be forgotten! R.I.P.

Deputy Sheriff
Livingston County (Il) Sheriff's Ofc.
February 12, 2010

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
February 12, 2010

Liz
You don't know me. My little brother Tommy was taken the same year as you were. I know your families pain as they know ours. Kelby and my daughter Traci have had a friendship since we were all in Springfield. Dont worry they are good togethor. They help eachother. Kelby reaches her when sometimes Im not able because of my own pain. He's a great kid. Youd be proud. Im sorry for your families tragic loss. Just kmow Im thinking of you today and you truely are a hero

Marcia Williams
Thomas Cook EOW 09-27-06

Anonymous
January 20, 2010

Liz, miss ya and think of you often.

Officer Olivia Johnson
Veterans Administration Police
December 9, 2009

AS THE SON OF A TWENTY YEAR LAW OFFICER FOR A FATHER AS WELL AS A 20 PLUS YEAR OFFICE DEPUTY FOR A MOTHER AND LATER DISPATCHING FOR A SHORT WHILE MYSELF I ALWAYS KNEW THAT A 10-41 MIGHT NEVER BE ENDED WITH A 10-42 AT THE END OF THE SHIFT FORTENLY FOR MY FAMILY OUR PARENTS ENDED THIER CARRERS IN RETIREMENT. HAVING SIT BEHIND THE DESK KNOWING MY OFFICERS WERE IN HARMS WAY AND I WAS THIER ONLY MEANS OF HELP I NEVER TOOK THE JOB LIGHTLY , IT NEVER HIT HOME TO ME UNTIL A SUNDAY MORING AT CHURCH WHEN THE PHONE RANG AND PRAYER WAS BEING REQUESTED FOR A LOCAL DEPUTY WHO HAD BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED IN AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT RESPONDING TO A CALL. MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH BEGIN TO PRAY INSTANTLY WHILE OTHERS HELPED THE DEPUTIES AUNT AND COUSIN WHO WERE IN ATTENDANCE THAT MORNING TO THE HOSPITAL.ON THAT MORNING AS TEARS FELL GOD CHOSE TO CALL HER HOME . ALMOST DAILY I DRIVE BY THE MONUMENT ERECTED IN HER HONOR AT THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT IT STANDS AS A GRIM REMINDER TO OUR SMALL COMMUNITY JUST HOW PRECIOUS LIFE IS AND HOW QUICKLY IT CAN BE LOST. FOR LIZ SHE GAVE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE IN SERVICE TO HER BELOVED COMUNITY. SO AS I SIT AT MY COMPUTER I SALUTE HER SERVICE AND THANK HER FAMILY FOR THIER CONTINUED SERVICE. REST IN PEACE 935

SCOTT VAUGHN FORMER DISPATCHER
HARDIN COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT
February 20, 2009

Forgive me for missing the anniversary of your E.O.W., but I felt as though I could not continue to read about so many tragedies. I now realize the visit each day to leave a word of encouragement and hope to the loved ones of others, helps me to remember that I am not alone with my pain and heartbreak. So may I say to your friends and loved ones that my thoughts and prayers are with them now and always. Continue to keep watch over them and those still out on patrol and may they know you will never be forgotten.

James Sheppard
Father of Sgt. Jason L. Sheppard EOW 12/7/06
February 19, 2009

on this day you are not forgotten, only remembered. thank you for your service

Deputy Aldrich
Clare County Sheriff Department
February 12, 2009

Thinking of you and all of your loved ones on this day. Continue to keep watch over all of them. You have not been forgotten.

Bob Gordon
Father of Chicago Officer: Michael P. Gordon, EOW: 8/8/04
February 12, 2009

RIP hero....gone but never forgotten!

Wife of LEO

Anonymous
February 12, 2009

To Deputy Elizabeth Edwards, her parents, siblings and other loved ones, and her fellow officers:

On this the second anniversary of your tragic death, please know that your memory is honored and revered today.

My heart is with all family members and friends who call you beloved. They are all in my thoughts and prayers today.

This world, this country, your community truly are better places because of you. To have lost you is a great tragedy, an irreplaceable, immeasurable loss for society. We are grateful for and to you, and honor you for all you did for us day in and day out whether you received a word of thanks or praise.

Rest in Peace, Elizabeth. I am so humbled by your valor and service.

This reflection is sent with the utmost respect for the distinquished service Elizabeth gave to her community and the citizens of Illinois, and for the supreme sacrifice she and her family made on February 12, 2006.

Phyllis Loya, mother of fallen officer Larry Lasater, Pittsburg PD, eow 4/24/05

Anonymous
February 12, 2009

REMEMBERING YOU ON THIS THE ANNIVERSARY OF EOW. REST IN PEACE.

HAROLD HUTCHISON
HUNTSVILLE ALABAMA POLICE DEPT
February 12, 2009

Happy Birthday, keep watch over your special family!

Craig Figgins
Brother - Sgt Dan Figgins EOW 4/9/05
June 2, 2008

Thanks for all you have done, your life will not be forgotten. Go with god and stay with us in spirit as we continue to safeguard those we serve.

Chief of Police
Port Jefferson Police Department, Ohio
April 17, 2008

Thankyou for your service and sacrifice. You are a true hero to us all and will never be forgotten. GOD bless your family

POLICE OFFICER
PHILA PA
February 20, 2008

On this 2 year anniversary of your EOW, we are thinking of you, your family and friends.

Please keep watching over them, as they they continue to heal.

We thank you for your service to your community and the difference you made on so many as written in these reflections.

You are a True Hero and will not be forgotten...

Craig Figgins
Brother - SGT Dan Figgins St Charles, IL EOW 4/9/05
February 12, 2008

YOU ARE REMEMBERED TODAY DEPUTY AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATION AND SERVICE, YOU ARE A HERO JUST BY THE PROFESSION YOU CHOSE.

VANDENBERGHE
MANCHESTER, NH
February 9, 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
January 1, 2008

Thinking of you and your family during these rough Holidays. Watch over them and you will not be forgotten.

Craig Figgins
Brother - SGT Dan Figgins St Charles, IL EOW 4/9/05
December 28, 2007