Officer Down Memorial Page

Your heroism and service is honored today, the 37th 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
mother of fallen officer Larry Lasater, PPD, eow 4/24/05
December 1, 2011

So many questions left unanswered time has a funny way of coming back to haunt those who have done wrong. Rest asure and in peace that your death and your sacrifice will not be forgotten....

Texas Peace Officer
January 3, 2010

Matt,
Matt,
I first learned of your sacrifice in 1993 from my father, Kenneth, who protected the city of Alice with you. I check your profile periodically to see if by the Grace of God your killer(s)have been brought to justice. Thanks for your service here on earth and know your killer(s) will one day have to answer to a higher authority if they haven't already. Rest in Peace my Brother

Helms 239
Colonial Heights, Va P.D.
December 25, 2009

RIP BROTHER THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE

DANIEL
Orange Grove Police Dept
April 6, 2009

God Speed, Brother.

P.O.K.Murphy
Union PD, NJ
January 10, 2009

As my career's end is coming closer, I decided to check and find those who had lost their lives during the year that I was hired. While it's been many years since your passing, I'm sure those you left behind and those whom with you served with distinction have kept you alive in their memories. Thank you for your service and for looking out for us who continue in our chosen profession. Rest in peace Patrolman Murphy.

Sgt. Robert Mau Sr.
PD Joliet IL
December 19, 2008

Matt,

It has been 33 years since you paid the ultimate price for protecting the people of the community you and I both served and I still think of you and your family almost daily. I still pray that someday God will see that those responsible for your death are brought to justice.

Rest in peace, brother.

Gerald Keown
TCLEOSE, Retired
April 11, 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
January 30, 2008

You are remembered today and thank you Sir for your service

vandenberghe
manchester, nh
December 1, 2007

I'm so sorry... I only hope and pray that God found a way to punish your killer because our justice system could not.

I remember you today, and everyday.

December 1, 2005

Matt was an honorable police officer with a great personality. His death left a wife and two children without a father. Matt always had the time to discuss law enforcement. He is missed by all who knew him. Someday those responsible for his death will be brought to justice.

Johnny Sexton, Manager Police In-Service
Houston Community College Public Safety Careers Training Academy
January 5, 2005

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

A hero never dies....

Rest in peace, hero.

December 1, 2004

I came upon your death in a newspaper article in Corpus Christi when I was a young trouble maker. Many years later and stationed just 30 minutes south of where you worked, I still cannot believe your killer is still at-large. I pray that your case will see the light of day at Texas Rangers HQ's and your killer will be known. I think of you often, just wanting to know what happened that night...

TROOPER R.E. ROSALES
TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
July 16, 2004

Patrolman Murphy,

I hope and pray your killer has recieved justice. God Bless You and Rest in Peace Brother....

Officer
NC
July 10, 2004

Thank you for your service to the Great state of Texas.Rest in Peace brother

Texas Peace Officer
University of Houston Downtown Law Enforcement Academy class 89
March 25, 2004