Officer Down Memorial Page

Danny.....

I am so glad that my Mother was able to find this site and read all of the wonderful words of your friends and fellow officers.... You will always be with me and hope that you and Dad are watching over me, and my family... I miss you and will always keep you close to my heart.... I'll see you down the road! Love, Marcus

Marcus A. Maloney
Cousin - Maloney Family
February 16, 2012

Dan, I was working the county zone that fateful night so wasn't close to help you but still clearly remember the details and am thankful officer Bell was near and able to finish the needed job that night. Your memory lives on with all of us VBPD along with the others that have given their life in service to VB. I am proud of your son who is attempting to follow in your service in NC. Best of luck in that endeavor. God Bless.

MPO Jerry Fenske, Ret
VBPD,Ret
December 29, 2011

There is not a Christmas season that passes that I do not think of Danny, my academy classmate and friend, co worker in the 1st Pct way back when.
Dan was an ace, always smiling and always proud of his Buffalo roots, as transplanted New Yorkers we always had laughs to share, a true gentleman.
You are loved by many, and never will be forgotten.
Rest in Peace my Friend,
Det Don McMahon PAPD
Former PO #224 VBPD 1st PCT 105/115 Zone

Det Don McMahon
Port Authority Police NY-NJ
January 6, 2010

Your heroism and service is honored today, the 28th 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.

I pray for the solace of all those who love and miss you for I know both the pain and pride are forever. Like your son, my grandson only knows his father through pictures and memories of others but I know you hold a special place in your son's heart. I was very moved by the song written for you by your friend ...what a beautiful tribute.

Rest In Peace

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

I worked with Danny. He was covering my zone the night he was killed becasuse I took the night off. Danny this will haunt me forever until I join you in heaven!! God Bless You and your Bravery!!!!

Maggie Derylak
volusia county sheriffs office retired
November 4, 2009

I was only out of the police academy two weeks when you were taken. The news of you being killed stunned everyone beyound belief. I barely knew you being so green. But it still hurt nonetheless. Three years to the month I lost my twin brother,LAPD Central Div. Officer Duane C. Johnson. I make the effort to remember you everyday, as I do my brother.

MPO Dana W. Johnson
Virginia Beach Police, 1st Pct
May 18, 2009

It has taken me this long to finally view your page. The pain I felt the night you died is still as evident now as it was on that cold winter night. I will always regret that I could not see you or say goodbye to you. Going through the academy together we became the best of friends. When I was groomsman at your wedding I could not forsee that I would later be a pallbearer at your funeral. They say that time heals all wounds, but that has never been the case. Recently I lost another friend on August 7, 2008. Mike Phillips was also a member of our department and his death brought back so much of the pain that I felt on the night you died. With losing Mike, it was reliving the pain and loss all over again. I wrote and recorded a song for you many years ago in 1982. It has and continues to be the fastest song I have ever written because it just poured out of me one night at a piano. Ironically, I wrote it the night your wife was given a baby shower for your son that you would never meet. I wanted to leave it for you now. I hope that you have heard it on the occassions I had the strength to play it. I love you and miss you my brother.

Time Goes By
Sunset again, another day ends
Oh and time always goes by too fast
Broken promise again, to a very good friend
I couldn't make it by, I didn't have the chance
The funny thing is, I can't remember what took up my time
What was more important than a good friend of mine?
Oh tell me what was more important than a good friend of mine?

Time after time, we both made plans
We had to get together and relive the old days again
Something always came up, the plans faded away
But we always said to each other, maybe another day

Chorus
We always take for granted the most precious things we have
Like the time we have with friends, well it doesn't always last
Why do we always learn too lat that time moves too fast?
Times moves too fast.

Sunset again, another day ends
Oh tell me where did all the days go by and what about those plans.
All the memories come rushing by of the times we didn't have.
To get together and life with life, but then time it moves too fast...
Oh and time, it moves too fast...
Way too fast.....

Please take care of Mike and show him the ropes up there in heaven. I hope and pray that I have lived my life well enough to one day see both of you again...

Dennis
VBPD
January 16, 2009

I never got to say thank you for all that you did for me. Twenty-eight years later and I still have the newspaper report in my night stand drawer.

I see a reference below to a son who never knew his father. Some day I hope to meet him and tell him about his father.

You were taken from us too soon and that still makes me sad. Rest in peace.

Don Parker
January 10, 2009

I remember the night you were taken from this world, I got off work early, as I was walking out the back door of Public Safety Building, you were walking in. I told you I was getting off work early because it was a slow night, I had to double back in the morning. Within the hour, you were gone. Life is so precious and can be taken so quickly. I still think about you often and know that you are in heaven, still looking out for us all. Rest in Peace my friend.

TC3 SANDRA OBRIEN
VB 911
August 12, 2008

I was young child when you gave your life in the line of duty. Thank you for your service to the public. It will never be forgotten. Officer Maloney Sr. I just want to know I am a good friend of your son who happens to live near Charlotte, NC. He turned out to be a real good man. You would have been proud of him. It was one day several weeks back he mentioned about you and how you gave your life in the line of duty. He always expresses his pride in a father he really never got a chance to really know. He is currently trying to follow his father’s foot steps in becoming a police officer. I reached out to him in trying to get him to join the family at the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Dept. He expresses his interests in joining our family. I welcome him with open arms and hope his dream may come true. I believe he would turn out to be an outstanding police officer like his father. God bless you and your son.

Officer E.M. Gonzalez "Gonzo"
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Dept.
May 14, 2008

Even all these years later we are saddened by your passing, but your courage and your sacrifice spur us on. May the service we give prove that your death was not in vain.

April 20, 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
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Investigator David L Bell
Richland County Sheriff's Dept., Columbia, SC
April 8, 2008

Brother in Blue:
So young when you gave the ultimate for your community and society 26 years ago. Rest easy, sleep well, The Line between civilization and chaos is held.

Retired Line Doggie
Richland County S. C.
December 27, 2007

YOU ARE REMEMBERED TODAY AND THANK YOU SIR FOR YOUR SERVICE

VANDENBERGHE
MANCHESTER, NH
December 26, 2007

I grew up in Virginia Beach and was in the 8th grade when this tragic incident occurred. Many years have gone by since, but you are still not forgotten. Thank you for your service and for sacrificing your life for our community. Please keep a watchful eye from above.

Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees the others. -Aristotle

Detective
Orlando Police Department
November 6, 2007

Rest easy hero. Thanks for your service and sacrifice.

Corporal Scott Wright
Mount Holly Police Department, NC
April 15, 2007

I am bad with names and have forgotten many things that have occured over the past 26 years. But I have never forgotten you. I was working midnights the night you were killed in the line of duty. I was a rookie working Deep Creek when the dispatcher toned out a B.O.L. about your death. I copied all the information down about the suspect vehicle you had stopped.I remember how he lured you into a quiet side street. I grew up in that neighborhood so I knew exactly where it happened. I started looking for the suspect vehicle stunned over your death and wandering if I had what it took to catch the suspect. Several hours later we were advised over the radio that the Beach had killed the suspect. Your funeral service was the first one I ever attended. It was from your death that I learned this was not a job any person could do. It takes courage and dedication to do this job, day in and day out. When the job and all that goes with it starts to get me down. I think of you and the other fallen officers from our area and I am ready for another watch.

Sergeant J. M.Mamrot
Chesapeake Police Department
May 25, 2006

I went through the Va Beach Police Academy in 1985. Your bravery the day you were shot was an example to us all. As a brother Law Enforcement Officer of nearly 30 years, I am still very proud to have worked the same streets that you did so long ago. My prayers are still with you and your family.

Lt. D. L. Holsinger
Kingwood Police Dept.
Kingwood, WV

Lt. Daniel L. Holsinger
Kingwood Police Dept.
April 10, 2006

Remembering you on this date when you gave the ultimate sacrifice. Continue to watch over those who have the watch now.

Anonymous
December 27, 2004

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

A hero never dies...

Rest in peace, hero.

December 27, 2004

Rest easy blue angel ... in valor there is hope

Anonymous
October 20, 2003

I remember the night of your passing. You were brave. I prayed for you then, I pray for you now. May your family have peace from Jesus, The Christ. Sleep well, brother.

Officer RB Wade,Ret
Richmond,Va Police, Retired
August 22, 2003

You are gone, but you will never be forgotten. Your brothers and sisters of the Virginia Beach Police Department have the watch.

In Valor, There Is Hope

Detective Tom Shattuck
VBPD

My thoughts and prayers go out to the family and friends of officer Maloney. Although I never knew him, he was a brother in blue and will not be forgotten, rest in peace brother.

Deputy Sheriff
Shelby County Sheriffs Office, TN.