Officer Down Memorial Page

Rest in Peace, Trooper Hurd. Your sacrifice is not forgotten.

Officer 11169
February 9, 2012

You have not been forgotten. Thank you for your dedicated service to others. Continue to keep watch over all of your loved ones and those still out on patrol.

Bob Gordon
Father of Chicago Officer: Michael P. Gordon, EOW: 8/8/04
July 16, 2011

It's been 18 years, Kim. The world was a better place when you were in it. You are missed by all of us who were privileged to have know you.

Becky
July 30, 2010

Your heroism and service is honored today, the 18th 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 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.

Rest In Peace.

Phyllis Loya

Phyllis Loya
mother of fallen officer Larry Lasater
July 16, 2010

Trooper Hurd, your loss to the State of Florida will always be remembered. I thank-you for your service. Rest in Peace.

Lt. Stephen A. Joy #980
Prince Georges County Maryland Police Department
May 19, 2010

I remember when we decided to try to break into the upper eschelon of society. To do this we needed to hob-nob with the upper crust. Boy! That day you hobbed so many nobs, there were no hobs left to knob!

Sgt mark miller
fire fighter/ first responder
July 20, 2009

17 years later kiddo and it still feels like yesterday you are still missed kim i hope your not scared or in agony see you on the other side r.i.p.

Michael Eisen civilian
friend
July 18, 2009

We met in May 1986, we stared with 60 and ended with 48. You were so young in the Academy, you couldn't buy a back-up weapon and how we laughed. Both of us were happy when the day came and they announced our post of duty. We were assigned to Broward together. We became FTO's in 2 years. I left for USCS but always was in contact. If I saw you on the midnight shift I would stop and we talked. You and Mike rode on the USCS boat just before you were taken.

I remember that night like it was yesterday. I was at home and Mike called and I did not want to know. I was less than 1/2 mile away from you at the time. I never got to say goodbye.

I look to the side of the road every time I pass that spot. I miss you almost every day.

You......Kim Boltz.......were a fellow Trooper, a fellow classmate, but most of all my friend. You are missed by so many.

SSA USCS now ICE
FHP 76th Academy class
April 13, 2009

Dear Sister of lawenforcement your not forgotten, God bless
You and your family,We'll continue the watch down here,
While you and our father safe guard us from up there.


M.Miller O.P.D./City watch

MarkMiller
Ocala Police /City Watch Officer
April 25, 2008

hi kim just wanted to stop by and wish you a happy new year because i know in heaven you can see the fireworks of the world hope you enjoy them also you'd be very proud of me i'm trying out for the bullhead city pd well girl gotta go r.i.p. godspeed and i miss you.

1st lt usmc michael p eisen
citizen
December 31, 2007

"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
December 12, 2007

Fifteen years may have passed, however my memory of you will never fade. You will always have a special place in my heart.

Anonymous
FHP Trooper
July 16, 2007

Kimberly, after all this time you have not been forgotten. The loss of such a giving and dedicated Trooper still hurts. Little did I know, when I attended your viewing, that I would lose my young neice & nephew to a drunk driver 5 years later.

I will always have a place for you in my heart for all the work you did to get drunk drivers off the highways.

May you rest in peace. June 2007

Deputy J. McCleod
Broward Sheriff's Office
June 5, 2007

I miss you. You helped me so much during the time I was with the Fla. Highway Patrol Auxiliary. I will never forget you. You are a great friend.

Mark C. Coppola
May 20, 2007

It is a new year and we are still hard at work trying to keep our citizens and visitors safe on our highways. I know that you are still there helping us with this task. Keep up the good work, because we can not do it without you. You are not forgoten!!!!

T
FHP
January 8, 2007

It has been over 14 years since your EOW and you have not been forgotten nor will that ever be the case as you are a true hero and heroes never die. Continue to keep watch over your loved ones and those still on patrol. You will never be forgotten

Bob Gordon, father of fallen officer
Michael P. Gordon, EOW: 8/8/04

Bob Gordon, Gold Star Father
September 19, 2006

God bless you. You are missed so much by those of us in Davie District.

Trooper
Florida Highway Patrol- Broward County
July 18, 2006

Our Lord needed a pretty Angel,May you Rest in Peace.

July 16, 2006

Such a disgrace, the person who so carelessly took your life, was a retired fellow police officer. His retirement check should go to Trooper Hurd's family.

anonymous
June 23, 2006

God takes the cream of the crop, it still hurts even though years have passed. Rest peacefully Kim.

Scott Parker, Police Officer # 584
Itasca Police Department, Texas
September 10, 2005

Although I never met you I pass by the site where your life was taken when i'm working the road. I think of you and the fellow troopers that have gave so much. You will never be forgotten. God bless you.

Trooper
Florida Highway Patrol
March 25, 2005

Kim-
The only contact that I had with you was at your viewing...I was a police officer that was over a thousand miles from home, but when I learned what happened to you, I had to pay my respects. Kim, your mom has missed you so much. I've seen her in Washington DC at the Wall and she always remembers me...if your mom is an example, it's easy to see why so many loved you!
I made your mom a promise that I would not forget you and I haven't. I still give talks about impaired driving and each time, I think of you and I pray for your family.
Rest in peace, sister.

PoliceHub.com
March 16, 2005

Kim was an inspiration to me while I was on the patrol. We worked together in Ft. Lauderdale. I left to pursue a career with the agency and knew she would climb the ranks with FHP. She had it all together when several of us did not.If I am only half successful as she has been untill called home, I know I will not have any problems with my endeavors in life.Go easy baby, love ya- Rick Blanchard Security Operator Iraq.

Rick Blanchard gs12
blackwaterusa.com
February 22, 2005

“REMEMBER ME”
Law enforcement officers are, indeed, a special breed of people. Ask anyone on the street and they will tell you that they would not have our jobs for anything in the world. It takes something special to do what we do and at the same time be able to even contemplate retirement. We try to be optimists. Unfortunately, there are a few of us who will never make that date with retirement. By the very nature of our job, we are at risk everyday of losing our lives, either at the hand of some deranged individual or in some other situation that we, by virtue of our occupation, may be unable to avoid. Some people have recognized the hazardous duties we involve ourselves in, the risks we take, and the pride we take in accomplishing that job. There is National Law Enforcement Week, dedicated to us who gladly accept the responsibility of protecting the citizens in our respective jurisdictions. National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Day is dedicated to those who gave their lives in the line of duty. These are but a two examples of remembrances specifically for law enforcement personnel. Remembrances that come but once a year. We should remind fellow officers of another type of remembrance, one that will last a lifetime. Sooner or later, a doctor will pronounce us dead. It is inevitable. Regardless of whatever happens, death is the end we will all have to face.
“IT IS IN DEATH THAT WE CAN LIVE FOREVER”
This was written by an unknown author.

Jim Moore
New Orleans PD, Retired
September 8, 2004

WE WERE YOUNG AND STRONG IN 1986 WHEN
WE GRADUATED TOGETHER. NOW I SIT HERE DISABLED FROM THE SAME JOB WE SWORE WE WILL PROTECT AND SERVE THE STATE OF FLORIDA.
WISHING FOR ONE MOMENT THAT WE CAN HAVE
THAT GRADUATION AGAIN AFTER ALMOST 20 YEARS CLASSMATE.
76 PROUD TO BE, SERVICE COURTESY AND
DIGNITY. I WILL NEVER FORGET!!!

TROOPER JESUS BLANCO/CLASSMATE
FHP CLASS 76 1986
July 18, 2004