Officer Down Memorial Page

It's been ove 10 years and I still miss him. He was my first baby for babysitting duty. I love you Bruce.

Cheryl Cooper
Sister
April 23, 2011

IT BEEN ALONG TIME MY FRIEND AND I MISS U I REMBER WHEN U FIRST CAME ON THE JOB REAL COOL WE MET AND U BECAME MY BROTHER HANGINGOUT AFTER WORK AT THE TAIL GATE PARTYS AND EVEN IN VA WERE U MOVEED UR FAMILY THEIR IS NOT A DAY GONE BY THAT I DONT THINK ABOUT IF I WOULOD HAVE MET U THAT NIGHT IF THING WOUD HAVE BEEN DIFFERENT IAM SORRY MY BROTHER BUT U WILL ALWAYS B WITH ME I LOST U ONE YEAR AND MY COUSIN THE NEXT THAT Y IHAVE U AND HIM TATTOO ON MY ARM SO THAT I NEVER 4GET THAT NOTHING IS PROMIS TO US AND ALWAYS TELL UR FRIENDS AND FAMILY THAT U LOVE THEM EVERY DAY THAT IDO ITS A HARD LESSON TO BE LEARNED I MISS U BROTHER AND I WIL NEVER 4GET U PEACE /LOVE/RESPECT I WILL C U AGAIN

CO SPIGNER 5392
CORRECTION FRIEND /BROTHER
February 28, 2010

Your heroism and service is honored today, the 16th 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.

Rest In Peace

Phyllis Loya

Anonymous
October 19, 2009

"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 19, 2007

You are remembered today and thank you Sir for your service.

vandenberghe
NH
October 14, 2007

Thinking of you and your loved ones on this anniversary of your EOW. You have not been forgotten.

Bob Gordon
Father of Michael P. Gordon, EOW: 8/8/04
October 4, 2007

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 4, 2004

You are a true hero, died in the line of duty. God bless you and your family, my thought are with you and your family.

R.I.P.

Detective Paul van den Assum
Amsterdam, Holland, homicide squad
April 6, 2004