Officer Down Memorial Page

I still miss you Eddie, Friend,Classmate and Brother in blue

Officer Erik Doyle #50
San Antonio Police Department
May 30, 2011

Your heroism and service is honored today, the twenty-second 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

I pray for solace for all those who love and miss you for I know both the pain and pride are forever.

Phyllis Loya

Phyllis Loya
mother of fallen officer Larry Lasater
July 5, 2010

"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
February 25, 2008

God bless your family, friends and co-workers
Thank you for your service
Rest in peace.

911 DISPATCHER
VIRGINIA
July 5, 2007

Eddie's mother was my babysitter when I was younger and they became my family. My best friend was Eddie's daughter...I remember him coming in and making sweet tea..the only sweet tea I ever liked. It was such a treat for us as kids. I feel honored and privledged to have known him and hope his family is well.

Emilie Bailey (Krzywosinski)
Friend of Family
June 5, 2007

Dear Eddie:

We miss you so. Not a day goes by that we don't remember your laugh, your wit and your smile. Everyone is so proud of you and all you did in your short time on this Earth. You are still loved by all who knew you. See you again in heaven.

The Fischer Family
Loving friends and my best friend
April 5, 2007

I was looking in the "Today in History" section and read that Patrolman Edwyn Joseph Gorrell passed away 17 years ago today. I did not know Patrolman Gorrell but that does not matter. He gave his life for us all.
It is my prayer that his family, friends and co-workers have found peace and I ask that God continue to pour out His eternal love and endless blessings.
Patrolman Gorrell will always be remembered as a true American hero...thanks in part to the ODMP. May God keep safe the men and women of the San Antonio Police Department.

Patrolman Doug Hutchison
Irving Police Department, Texas, retired.
July 5, 2005

Patrolman Gorrell,
As one officer wrote in another fallen officer's reflections-"No fallen officer should be without a reflection." I would like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice for the citizens of San Antonio.

R.I.P.
Anonymous

May 19, 2005