Officer Down Memorial Page

THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR WONDERFUL THOUGHTS AND REFELECTIONS. LAYNE, I REMEMBER YOU FROM THE YOPUNG MAN YOU WERE RIDING WITH RUDY.
I LICED JUST DOWM THE STREET FROM WHERE THE SHOOTING TOOK PLACE AND KNEW ALL BUT ONE WELL.
IT TRUELY IS A SAD TIME WHEN A PWESON GIVES THER LIFE TO PROTECT US , WE SHOULD ALL BE THANK FULL. I KNOW THAT I AM .
GOD BLESS YOU ALL THOSE WHO GAVE AND THOSE WHO ARE GIVING AND THOSE WHO WILL PROTECT US.

Patricia Brace
Sister
August 25, 2011

Most people in St. Anne have probably forgotten me. But it was Chief Dandurand who got my intrested in law enforcement started. Many years ago Rudy probably saw a young man going astray early in life. One evening Rudy asked me to ride along with him. I was still in high school and my father was just put on the city council.
Little did I know then how Rudy would impact my life. This year I finished my 34th year in Law Enforcement. Now retired I reflect on just how much those nights of riding with Rudy influenced me. One of the saddest days in my memory was the day helped carry Chief Dandurand to his final resting place. I will never for get it. I was then with the Kankakee County Sheriff's Department. Chief Dandurand was a mentor, teacher, confidant and friend. I made the journey to Washington DC to do a pencil etching of his name from the fallen officers memorial. To this day it is displayed in my office. God Bless Chief Dandurand and his family.
To protect and serve was thier duty to remember and honor them is ours.
Cpl Layne E. Schultetus #1696
Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office (Retired)

Cpl Layne E. Schultetus #1696 (Ret)
Palm Beach County Sheriff's Fla.
May 27, 2011

Your heroism and service is honored today, the 35th 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 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. Your wife's valor and courage was also awe inspiring.

Rest In Peace.

Phyllis Loya
mother of fallen officer Larry Lasater
August 30, 2009

As my career's end is coming closer, I decided to check and find those who had lost their lives during the year that I was hired. While it's been many years since your passing, I'm sure those you left behind and those whom with you served with distinction have kept you alive in their memories. Thank you for your service and for looking out for us who continue in our chosen profession. Rest in peace Chief Dandurand.

Sgt. Robert Mau Sr.
PD Joliet IL
December 18, 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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Investigator David L Bell
Richland County Sheriff's Dept., Columbia, SC
October 23, 2007

CHIEF,THANKS FOR YOUR SERVICE IN ST.ANNE.REST IN GOD PEACE.

GILBERT DANIEL
December 6, 2005

God's peace be with you, Chief. Your wife displayed heroic actions as well. What a tragedy. Rest in peace, sir. Remembering Chief Dandurand on the 30th anniversary of his death.

Michigan
August 30, 2004

Rest easy, Chief. You are not forgotten as a hero never dies. And God bless your wife for her heroic actions. May you rest in peace.

Deputy M. Moore
Warren County S.O. (OH)
August 30, 2003