Officer Down Memorial Page

Pete,
It's probably been close to forty years now, but to this day, I can still remember wrestling around with you on my living room floor when you were our paper boy in Venice Park. Every time I see your picture at Roll Call I think about that and smile.
You're missed and never forgotten.

anonymous
January 18, 2012

Your heroism and service is honored today, the 29th 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.

Phyllis Loya
mother of fallen officer Larry Lasater
October 14, 2010

This year (October 14th, 2010) will mark the 29th anniversary of that fateful morning. I'll see you then,.. on the Bridge Pete.
Rest assured, we do not forget the ultimate sacrifice you made.....

Officer Don Tomasello Ret.
Atlantic City Police Department
October 2, 2010

By William Butler Yeats
I will arise and go now, and go to Innisfree,
And a small cabin build there, of clay and wattles made;
Nine bean rows will I have there, a hive for the honeybee,
And live alone in the bee-loud glade.

And I shall have some peace there, for peace comes dropping slow,
Dropping from the veils of the morning to where the cricket sings;
There midnight's all a-glimmer, and noon a purple glow,
And evening full of the linnet's wings.

I will arise and go now, for always night and day
I hear the water lapping with low sounds by the shore;
While I stand on the roadway, or on the pavements gray,
I hear it in the deep heart's core.

CHAS MCNEELY
OCEAN CITY PD NJ
April 18, 2009

THANK YOU FOR SERVICE, REST IN PEACE.

N.J. TROOPER
NEW JERSEY STATE POLICE
December 10, 2008

Peter--I see in today's Press that your mother passed away on February 1. I know that were there to welcome her--a bitter sweet reunion!

Rick Yates
Family Friend
February 5, 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
December 11, 2007

May you always rest in peace and know that you will always be remembered.

Cpl/1 Steven Rizzo
Delaware State Police
October 14, 2007

We remember you today and thank you Sir for your service

Pat Van Den Berghe, Manchester, NH
Neighbors for a Better Manchester, NH
October 12, 2007

God bless you brother.

DFC. Daniel O'Donnell
Orange County Sheriff's Office (FL)
July 15, 2007

What a terrible tragedy.

Patrolman Egnor, thank you for your service.

Michelle - wife of retired LEO
July 24, 2006

After twenty five years, I still mourn the death of Peter and pray for his family. Peter was my high school student and his untimely death meant that the world was deprived of one terrific guy.

Dr. Albert Monillas
NJ State Assistant Commissioner
March 4, 2006

"And I shall have some peace there, for peace comes dropping slow, Dropping from the veils of the morning to where the cricket sings; I will arise and go now, for always night and day
I hear lake water lapping with low sounds by the shore;
While I stand on the roadway, or on the pavements grey,
I hear it in the deep heart's core. "-W.B.YEATS'S INNISFREE ,THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE

PTL CHUCK MCNEELY RET
OCEAN CITY PD, 173RD STATE POLICE MC
November 16, 2005

Pete,
we went to school together,had classes together and graduated together. we were friends and then we both became police officers. I miss your friendship and the good times we had.

rest in peace my brother, i know the streets of heaven are safer with you there.
ron

FORMER OFFICER
SOMERS POINT POLICE DEPT.
December 2, 2004

In loving memory of P. O. Peter Egnor
We mourn your tragic death. You were taken too soon and had so much to live for and so much to offer.
Thank you for your tremendous
sacrifice. Your death diminishes all
of us. God bless the ones who loved you and the ones you loved!
From one coast of America to the
other,
Lynn Kole
Washington State

October 24, 2004

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

A hero never dies.....

God bless, hero. Rest in peace.

October 14, 2004

Rest in peace my brother.

Police Officer
Burlington Township PD
October 12, 2004

peter,
i was there with you when you died. many of us still believe that you saved the rest of our lives. each time i put on my uniform i remember. i will always be grateful.........

Lieutenant michael c. tullio
atlantic city police dept
August 5, 2004

Officer Egnor,

We will never know what great things you were destined for . . what great accomplishments, what impact on your community, department . . . our country.

But know this my brother. . . in the short time you walked the path of the warrior, what you did accomplish was of a significant magnitude . . . we will always remember that, and we will always love and respect you for it . . . I honor you. With brotherly love and respect, Jim Crotty (Former Richmond, VA Police Officer.)

Jim Crotty, Special Agent (Ret.) ATF
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms
July 15, 2004

Your courage to become a police officer at such a young age is truly commendable. It is a sad thing to see a man like you taken away from the ones that needed you the most. You will not be forgotten, then or now (22 years later). Watch over us all as you walk your beat above!

David Tedrow
Former Marine, Police Officer and Firefighter
September 26, 2003

You only had a little under two years on the job. When most people your
age were off at college having a great time "partying," you were on the
streets seeing what the "real world" was truly all about. You made the
supreme sacrifice and you will never be forgotten. May you rest in
peace, Brother.

Corporal John Halligan
Philadelphia Police Department