Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

I still miss you, dad. I still love you.

Daughter
Is family

August 30, 2023

Rest in peace Lt. McDermott.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

May 18, 2021

Your name and memory lives on Ed. You are recognized on the wall in Washington D.C. as well in the Miami Police department.

Your nephew ,
John

John Hartney BMC, USN
Nephew

May 17, 2018

36 years since your passing yet your smile remains with me since childhood. Our Faith believes we shall meet again in spirit. Nana, Mom, Uncle Jimmy and Daughter Cindy have now made the journey. it's a comfort to knowing you are all reunited......John

John Hartney
Nephew

May 25, 2016

I miss you every day Dad, aiways has always will. Your unforgetting daughter Tina McDermott Harrelson

daughter
his homr

May 18, 2015

Time may have passed but you are not forgotten. I believe as long as someone remembers you or speaks your name, you are still with us.
Thank you for your heroism.
God Bless

Detention Officer A.Zambito
Texas

May 18, 2015

I read these reflections and I realize you didn't die in vain DAD, Its just I still miss you so. Theirs so menny things you've missed ,and so menny things I needed you to know . God knows it miss you and I love you so .

daughter
a great grandmother

May 11, 2015

Thank you for your service Sir, RIP

James Kotke
Civilian / Former Officer
WSF Park Police (Wi.)

May 18, 2012

Rest in Peace, Lieutenant McDermott. Your sacrifice is not forgotten.

Officer 11169

February 14, 2012

To the McDermott family may you know we have not forgotten your hero and the sacrifice that he made for all of us. God bless you all.. Lt. McDermott, continue to rest in peace sir.


Deb Azure
Mother of Deputy Renee Danell Azure
EOW 08/06/02
Union County SO, Lake Butler, FL

Deb

May 18, 2011

My mother knew you growing up & had dated your brother. We were googling to see if we could locate old friends of hers. We are so saddened to learn of your passing at such a young age.

P.O. Theresa Roberts
Stony Point Police Department

August 12, 2010

Your heroism and service is honored today, the 30th 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 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.

Rest In Peace

Phyllis Loya
mother of fallen officer Larry Lasater

May 18, 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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Investigator David L Bell
Richland County Sheriff's Dept., Columbia, SC

December 14, 2007

Thank you for paying the ultimate sacrifice. Rest in peace.

911 Dispatcher
Virginia

May 18, 2007

Lt. McDermott,

Thank you for your service Sir..Gone but never forgotten...rest in peace

kathy
riverside sheriffs dept dispatch

May 2, 2006

Blessed are the peacemakers,For they shall be called sons of God." Matthew 5:9

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