Officer Down Memorial Page

My friend..........we shared our childhood and then our ways parted but you are always in my heart. I do not know your children and grandchildren but I am sure that the great person that you were and your strength of character lives on in them. God bless your memory and your family.

Bob Marohn
Friend
December 27, 2011

Your heroism and service is honored today, the 27th 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 pray for solace for all those who love and miss you for I know both the pride and pain are forever.

Rest In Peace

Phyllis Loya
mother of fallen officer Larry Lasater, PPD, eow 4/24/05
December 8, 2011

Dad,

Always in my heart, I miss you.

December 8, 2011

Scott Browning
Son
December 8, 2011

Cliff's last operation took place out of the small airport in Laramie, WY where I was working. Cliff and the other agents showed up and let us know they would be staging air operations out of our FBO for several days or weeks. During that time we came to respect Cliff so much. What a fine gentleman he was. If he got bored...I would find him sweeping out the hangar just to help us out. Or chipping in with pushing planes around the hanger. He became a good friend. One rainy night the weather had grounded all flights out and I had in my pilots lounge 3 FBI agents with sidearms, a 5 piece string ensemble, 5 Strippers from Denver, and 25 or so very shady looking musicians from Ray Charles Band wearing long overcoats, dark glasses, and very nervous about being near the armed agents. It was a very interesting sight watching each of the groups reaction to the others......eyes moving from the agents to the strippers etc.
I well remember Dec. 8th. Cliff flew into Laramie and about the time he landed events unfolded that ended their mission in Laramie. However the weather was deteriorating for a trip home. I was so impressed at his professionalism as he patiently spend the afternoon making several trips to the Flight Service station to check the weather conditions, then coming back and working on his flight planning. He was very careful and methodical....all a pilot should be. When the weather finally broke, we talked as he did a through preflight and said our good-byes. A hand shake and he was off.
The next day when we heard the news we were all truly devastated, having lost a friend and someone of such great character who commanded respect and yet was so kind. It was a pleasure to know him for those few weeks. God Bless his family.

Thomas Bartlett
Maranatha Aviation FBO Laramie, WY
March 23, 2011

Uncle Cliff, It has been 25 years now since you passed. I just completed 25 years in Law Enforcement. A few months ago I saw one of your grandsons. I had not seen the boy since he was four. He is now 19 and in the Coast Guard. You never knew him but your genes have surely been passed down. He was a spitting image of you. When I mentioned to him that he looked like his grandfather, he replied "I have heard that before". Also, I wanted to mention that they are closing Libbey High School in Toledo. The school that you starred at in Football and Track. Rest in Peace!

Sgt. Ron Parton
Toledo Police Department & Nephew
June 2, 2010

Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.

Your sacrifice has made us all safer, as pilots of the FBI.

The Pilots of FBI Detroit Division
FBI-Detroit Division
November 20, 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
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and may not be duplicated without permission

Investigator David L Bell
Richland County Sheriff's Dept., Columbia, SC
March 20, 2008

May your memories and code of conduct never be forgotten by everyone that ever met you and was guided by your actions. You were the best!

Rod Barksdale Retired
Friend mentor and the best role model
December 21, 2007

You are remembered today and thank you Sir for your service

Pat Van Den Berghe, Manchester, NH
Neighbors for a Better Manchester, NH
December 5, 2007

MY BROTHER, MAY GOD BLESS YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND SACRIFICE. A HERO FOR SURE. MAY YOU REST IN PEACE AND MAY YOU NEVER BE FORGOTTEN. YOU HAVE SERVED WELL. GOD BLESS.

CHIEF RONNIE WATFORD-RET.
JEFFERSON POLICE DEPT,S.C.
July 14, 2007

thank you for your services.r.i.p.

deputy
fairfield county so lancater,ohio
December 6, 2006

On the anniversary of your death, I salute you for your service and honor you for your sacrifice.

Rest in peace.

December 8, 2004

You are not forgotten! Rest in peace.

Chief Deputy Tim Schaffer
Wells County Sheriffs Dept. Indiana
December 29, 2003