Trooper Houston "Pappy" F. Summers Oklahoma Highway Patrol Oklahoma Friday, May 26, 1978  Leave a Reflection  Return to Memorial  Print This Page  Continue Building Book  Page: 1 of 1

Your heroism and service is honored today, the 31rst 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

Anonymous

2009-05-26

Today, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol will honoed the three slain troopers with a service in Caddo at the intersections of McPhearson and Court Streets. The ceremony included a 21-gun salute by the OHP Honor Guard, the posting of a new American flag at the site, and the setting of a wreath in remembrance of the fallen troopers.

Maj M. B. Parlor
USMC / LAPD
2008-05-26

Trooper Summers your work on this Earth as we know it is done. You are in God's Hands now brother. May you rest in peace

SGT. Daryl Brewer
Clarksville Police Dept. Clarksville, Tennessee
2008-05-25

"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
2008-01-09

May all three of you rest in peace always and know that your sacrifice is one that will never be forgotten.

Cpl/1 Steven Rizzo
Delaware State Police
2007-05-26

I will never forget the day this happened. Though I was hundreds of miles away it still had a profound effect. I had just gotten out of court in Dallas County and was on my police motorcycle going north on I-35 when a dispatcher came on the air and read the message about the three Oklahoma Highway Patrol troopers that had been killed in a horrific shootout. As I cruised up the freeway my heart sank for the troopers, for their families and their co-workers.
As a motor jockey I attended countless police officer funerals and though I wasn't able to attend the services for these troopers I was there in spirit. There are those stories of fallen officers that really stand out in one's mind and these three definitely had an impact on my life. I vowed long ago to honor officers such as Trooper Summers that had so unselfishly given their lives for us by being the best officer I could be...to keep integrity at it's highest level.
May God continue to pour out His endless blessings on the family of Trooper Summers.

Patrolman Doug Hutchison
Irving Police Department, Texas, retired.
2005-05-03

06-23-04 TROOPERS SUMMERS, YOUNG, AND (LT.) GRIMES HELPED IN ENDING A CRIME SPEE THAT WILL BE REMEMBERED FOR A LONG TIME TO COME. THE MORNING THEY WERE KILLED WAS THE MORNING I TOLD MY PARENTS I WANTED TO BE AN OHP TROOPER. THESE MEN SACRIFICED SO ALL THE REST OF US COULD BE SAFE. I'VE MADE SURE MY SONS KNOW ABOUT THESE TROOPERS AND WHAT THEY DID FOR ALL OF US.

OHP TROOPER

2004-06-23

No officer that gave his life should be without reflection……

“For those who pledge to uphold it, Freedom requires a sacrifice the protected will never know”

I honor you

Anonymous