 | Deputy Sheriff Sandra Lee Larson
Sacramento County Sheriff's Department
California
Tuesday, December 8, 1998 |
A decade has passed since you were called away from duty and you have not been forgotten. Continue to keep watch over your loved ones. You are a true hero. Bob Gordon
Father of Chicago Officer: Michael P. Gordon, EOW: 8/8/04
2008-12-08
"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
2007-12-05
You are remembered today Deputy and thank you for your service Pat Van Den Berghe, Manchester, NH
Neighbors for a Better Manchester, NH
2007-12-05
G-d Bless.
2006-12-08
It has been almost 8 years since your end of watch and you have not been forgottten. You are a true heroe and heroes never die. Continue to keep watch over your loved ones and those out on patrol. You will not be forgotten. Bob Gordon
Father of Fallen Officer: Michael P. Gordon, EOW: 8/8/04
2006-10-24
Sandra Larson is one of 138 women officers included in True Heroines: Police Women Killed in the Line of Duty in the U.S., 1916-1999. A lengthy narrative describes her life and death. Dr. William Wilbanks Dr. William Wilbanks
Professor of Criminal Justice
2005-09-21
On this anniversary, May we never forget this Blue Angels sacrifice. Peace to her Family, Fellow Deputies, and Friends. Rest In Peace Sister... Officer Debra McFall Ross
East Buffalo Twp P.D. Lewisburg, Pa.
2004-12-08
On the anniversary of your death, I salute you for your service and honor you for your sacrifice.
Rest in peace.
2004-12-08
Rest easy iSster...you will never be forgotten.
God Bless your familiy and freinds and may your children always know that their mother is a hero
CPD Ohio
Sandy:
I refuse to let your death be in vain. There are lessons to be learned from every event in our lives, and yours is no exception. To the last breath in my body, your sacrifice shall never be forgotten. Class after recruit class will learn from your situation, and you will SAVE lives.
I wish I'd known you better in life. But I shall do everything I can to ensure my students, and generations of drivers yet to come in my department's future, never forget you.
This I swear as a professional law enforcement trainer.
Mark Sgt. Mark R. Alley # 32
Sacramento Sheriff's Dept.
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