Officer Down Memorial Page

Missing you......

Anonymous
May 13, 2012

RIP Brother

Patrolman Cothron
MJPD
February 8, 2012

Your heroism and service is honored today, the second 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.

Time never diminishes respect and you will always be honored and revered. I pray for solace for all those that love and remember you for I know the pain and pride are forever. Your family is in my heart's embrace today. Thanks to your family for sharing in their reflections their devotion to you.

Rest In Peace.

Phyllis Loya
Mom of fallen California Officer Larry Lasater, Pittsburg PD, eow 4/24/05
February 7, 2012

Thinking of you and keeping your family in my prayers. You will never be forgotten brother!

Cpl. M. Stewart
SHPD
February 7, 2012

Praying for you and your family always, but even more this week. Give them strength to make it through.

Deputy T. Luttrell
WCSD-TN
February 4, 2012

Happy Birthday! Love and miss you always.

anonymous
October 12, 2011

Miss you each and every day

anonymous
August 2, 2011

We participated in a Concerns of Police Survivors Walk in Washington, D.C. on 5/14/11. Our bibs had Jeremy's name on them. After the race, we always research the name on our bibs. It was an honor to walk in Jeremy's memory.

Demko
May 15, 2011

I miss you so much I can hardly stand it. Life will never be the same. I wish so badly I could just fall into your arms and get one of those great big, breathtaking hugs from you right now. I miss my big burly brother. I miss calling you and telling you random funny things and you getting the humor in it even when most others wouldn´t. You always did get me. I miss watching you throw your head back in laughter. I miss watching you throw lil man up in the air and him just giggle. You two really hung the moon for each other.
I just can´t tell you how I miss you. I hurt jere, i hurt so badly from you not being here. It´s been a little of a year and it just seems to hurt worse as time goes on. I notice your absense more and more. I miss being able to call you and laugh with you or cry to you. A big brother just isn´t something that can ever be replaced.
I see all the time on the news ¨another officer killed..¨ and it just affects me in a whole new way. It makes me so angry! I know all too well what the pain and loss therein is and I just can´t stand knowing someone else has to start enduring what we have. To know they are just beginning this journey devestates me. No one should ever have to go through this! I wouldn´t wish this pain on my worst enemy. It is such a big burden to bear. One I will carry for the rest of my life.
I feel so alone without you. I try to give it to the Lord and trust in Him. I KNOW He has a plan and a purpose. I KNOW the promises He makes us and I TRUST those, but as Stephen so perfectly put it, ¨It´s a wound that never heals. It never heals. You just have to take the bandage off once in a while and clean it out to make sure it doesn´t get infected, but it NEVER heals.¨ He couldn´t have said it better Jeremy. We miss our big brother. We miss you more than you could ever have imagined. We notice you aren´t there every day, all day. There´s a void in each of our lives that nothing fills, no matter how hard we try or how much we try to distract ourselves from it. There is no way to not notice in each and every little thing, that YOU are not there.
Christmas was HORRIBLE! Absolutely dreadful. Thanksgiving was as lonely as ever. We didn´t do a single thing this past year. Just seemed like there was nothing to celebrate. Instead of our family gathering for holidays and having family time around the table and food....we gather around a grave site. I think we see more of each other there, than anywhere else. What a sorrow...

Jamie McLaren
sister
April 24, 2011

It's been a year since you passed, but it seems like it was just yesterday we were laughing & joking. There's not a day that goes by that you don't cross my mind, memories of us hanging out with friends....I miss you brother.

Cpl. M. Stewart
SHPD
February 8, 2011

Rest In Peace.Thank You for your Service to the community
One year has Passed but you are not forgotten.
former Resident Of Springhill

Former Citizen Robert Booth
Citizen Of The United States
February 7, 2011

Holy wow!! It has been a year!! We had a small memorial service for you today!! It was nice!! Your Mom and Stephen came down!! During the memorial service we had a moment of silence!! Your Dad came down this afternoon!! They all love the shadow box with your picture, gun, badge, name tag and patch!! It is really nice to see every day when we come to work!! Tonight a lot of us are going to BWW to share our memories of you!! We know you would like the location!! I would give anything if you could be there with us!! Well, I know you will be!! I was telling someone today that it really makes me smile knowing that every officer that ever walks the halls of the Spring Hill Police Department will know who you are!! You will never be forgotten!! The rest of us will grow old and move on and people will forget about us!! But your story will be told to every new recruit and you will always be the hero in the picture!! Hundreds of years from now people will know who you are and that you are a hero!! That makes me feel great!! That song by Toby Keith keeps playing in my head "I'm not crying cause I feel sorry for you, I'm crying for me"!! I miss you Dude!! Until we meet again brother you will be in my thoughts and prayers!!

Sergeant Mary Beth Lovett
Spring Hill, Tennessee Police Department
February 7, 2011

Thinking of you today brother

Ofc. A
Columbia PD
February 7, 2011

Hey Buddy, Its no easier today than it was a year ago to deal with you being gone. Words to express the way I feel don't come any easier today just like they wasn't a year ago. We all miss you in one way or another as a friend a brother an uncle or a son. No matter we all still miss you and wish you were here with us. God Speed my friend andwatch over us from time to time as we all need it. We will all see you again one day and remember that smile and laugh cause its one that no one could forget.

Corporal John M. Smith Jr.
Spring Hill Police Department
February 7, 2011

You are not forgotten.

Constable Amanda Pandolfi
York Regional Police, Ontario Canada
February 7, 2011

To Cpl. Jeremy McLaren, his family and his fellow officers with the Spring Hill Police Department:

Our heartfelt thoughts are with you on the anniversary of Cpl. McLaren’s tragic death and we honor him for his valor and sacrifice to the community. Rest in Peace, Cpl. McLaren and thank you for your service.

Wives Behind The Badge, Inc
Members and Staff
February 7, 2011

Wow, a year without you here. I can't believe that much time has passed. They say time heals everything and it gets easier. But it doesn't feel any easier. It feels like yesterday. I still can't believe I can't see you or talk to you or put my arms around you. I miss you every moment of every day. You taught me and showed me so much. You showed me what I needed and deserved and taught me to set my sights high. And although I already knew God, you helped to lead me closer to him. Even in your death, I have found a stronger connection and developed a deeper relationship with the Lord. I truly KNOW why you were brought into my life. Even though every day I wish you were here, I am incredibly thankful for the time I had with you. You are still my anchor even in your absence. I loved you from the very beginning and always will. You were, and still are to this day the most amazing person I have ever known. I just wish I could have told you just how much you did and what it has meant to me. You will NEVER be forgotten. This day is forever burned into my heart and my memory and of all those who knew you as well. I look forward to the day that I see you again.

Anonymous
February 7, 2011

Hello Brother. It has been a year since you were called home. I pray that your family, friends, and department are staying strong during this difficult time. I am thankful that you have been a guardian angel for those of us left here walking the beat. But you are missed by so many. You touched so many. Rest in peace brother.

Deputy T
WCSD
February 7, 2011

I just wanted to say that Thomas and I still think about and pray for all of Jeremy's close friends and family members, especially around this time of year. I'm glad that I was able to meet him, even if it was in the hospital the day after the accident. He passed the day before our daughter's birthday, and we'll never forget that day. The look on my husband's face as he got the news stays in my mind. RIP Jeremy, you'll never be forgotten by your work family.

Lindsey Goetz
wife of Thomas Goetz, SHPD
January 29, 2011

I am praying for your family and loved ones to have strength and peace during this Thanksgiving Holiday. You are missed and thought of often.

Deputy T
WCSD
November 25, 2010

I come to the ODMP often to remember my late fiancé Dennis. Every time I come here it breaks my heart to know that yet another officer has fallen and that yet another family has to live their lives without the officer they loved. My heart goes out to everyone who knew and loved Corporal McLaren, especially to his wife. Know that you are not alone in the "journey" that you walk. Should you ever need anything please don't hesitate to contact me. (The Davis Co. Sheriff's Office in Iowa will always know how to reach me. I can also be found on Face Book.) You will be in my thoughts.

From reading the reflections left for Jeremy, he sounds like he was a great man with a beautiful spirit. Those of you who knew him in life were so blessed to have been able to share in it. I hope that you will all continue to find a way to celebrate and remember Jeremy's life and the MAN that he was. Remember that Jeremy's life was about so much more than the way he died. Jeremy will continue to live on as long as we continue to remember him.

Corporal McLaren, thank you for helping to make this world a little safer for us all. YOU will not be forgotten. Please continue to watch over all of us as only you can. If you happen to bump into my late fiancé Dennis up there give him a big hug for me and the kids. It's been seven years and a half years but he's still very much missed and forever loved.

Wishing you brighter and better days,


Jocelyne :)

"Forever Remembering 26-3"

Jocelyne Brar (Winnipeg, MB Canada)
Fiancée of Deputy Dennis R. McElderry (EOW: 01/03/03)
July 5, 2010

The Dail family of Ocala, Florida sends our deepest condolences to you and sincerest love. We are praying for you and grieving with you. May the LORD carry you and protect and provide for you. Trust Him, rest in Him.

The Dail family, Ocala, FL
in-laws Ofc. Tony Zeppetella eow:6/13/03
July 2, 2010

It has been almost 5 months since we lost you. Not a day goes by that I don't think about you. I miss your strength, your courage, your sense of humor, your smile, the sound of your voice. I just miss you all together! Thank you for making such a difference in our lives while you were here.You will always be in my heart!

Anonymous
June 30, 2010

Thank you for your services and the sacrifices you made to serve us. You are greatly appreciated and may your family and loved ones be at peace knowing you are with the Lord.

Anonymous
June 17, 2010

Another great memorial for you today, so touching but extremely sad! Your name is on the FOP wall at the Capitol Plaza in Nashville and on the one in front of the old courthouse in downtown Franklin. You will always be remembered and honored! A wonderful tribute to a wonderful person. Everything that they have done to honor your memory has been beautiful, but I just wish that you were being honored because of something you did and not because you lost your life. I so desperately wish that you were here! I'm trying so hard to be strong and not cry in front of the family, but it's extremely difficult to always hold back the tears. So much has happened and I'm so lost without you! If you were here, I'd be able to deal with all this because I know you'd be by my side every step of the way. You'd encourage me to stay strong and to not let anyone get to me ormake me feel obligated to do something. You used to always tell me you never want me to do anything that I didn't want to do, only do what makes me happy. You always wanted me to be happy! I miss that so much!! I miss your strength and encouragements.

Anonymous
May 14, 2010