 | Deputy Sheriff Marion Eugene Wright II
Berkeley County Sheriff's Department
South Carolina
Tuesday, November 19, 2002 |
Your heroism and service is honored today, the seventh 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 can see that your family misses you very much. I am sure you continue to watch over your loving family mmbers and friends. I pray for their solace. I shared your family's feelings about the denial of parole for the man who struck and killed you. Phyllis Loya
mother of fallen officer Larry Lasater
2009-11-19
I miss you. Its been too long. I still remember. Anonymous
2009-11-19
Hey Gene... I just wanted to tell you Happy Birthday! Today you would have turned 34. I will always have you in my heart as will little missy. I can finally say I have held up to my promise. I told you I would one day, and I have and I am so very happy!!!
Chele chele
2009-06-10
i love you ... i always will .. i m iss you... it is almost christmas and im sitting here wishing you were here... i know you are in your own way, i have seen you're little signs... the bike you put together for my little one is getting fixed so my litte nephew can enjoy it.. i took it down from the garage last week and all the memories came back... that was such a great christmas.. i wish we were still celebrating the holidays together... i will always have you in my heart....
love ya,
beautiful chele - love of gene wright ii
2008-12-22
My thoughts and prayers are with your loved ones and friends on this sixth anniversary of your EOW. Continue to keep watch over them and those still out on patrol watching over the Thin Blue Line. You will never be forgotten James Sheppard
Father of Sgt. Jason L. Sheppard EOW 12/7/06
2008-11-19
I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT YOU HAVE BEEN GONE THIS LONG. I STILL THINK ABOUT YOU EVER DAY, AND WILL FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE. THE KIDS STILL TALK ABOUT YOU, AND THE TIME THAT THEY SPENT WITH YOU. CERTAIN FRIENDS OF OURS STILL TALK ABOUT YOU. WE LAUGH SO HARD SOMETIMES, TALKING ABOUT YOU, AND THEN WE JUST SIT AN CRY. I KNOW THAT I CAN NEVER COME FORWARD WITH WHO I WAS TO YOU, BUT AS LONG AS I REMEBER AND YOU REMEMBER, THAT'S ALL THAT MATTERS. I KNOW THAT YOU HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT LOVED YOU, AND PEOPLE THAT YOU LOVED, BUT I WILL NEVER FORGET THE DAY THAT YOU DEVOTED YOUR LOVE TO ME. I LOVE YOU, FOREVER AND ALWAYS. WE WILL BE TOGETHER AGAIN VERY SOON.
UNKNOWN TO ALL, BUT GENE UNKNOWN
2008-08-05
Happy Birthday Gene... today you would be turning 33 years old... i will always love you and miss you... i know you are celebrating up there and that you are watching over all of us... i am keeping my promise, finally after 5 1/2 years, as i said i would... you are and always will be in my heart...
michele Chele
2008-06-10
Gene,
We will never forget your service. YOU ARE A TRUE HERO. Rest in peace brother. Jake W.
Citizen
2008-05-25
I amhappy that he waived his right to the parole hearing. It will be another year before we go through that again. It was great to see your father. I really do miss him. I miss you and I love you for always..beautiful Chele - love of Deputy Gene Wright II
2008-02-27
Hey there baby... its hard to believe the parole hearing is tomorrow... so many things have been going through my mind these past few days... i miss you and wish this wasnt happening, but i know you are here with me and you will be there tomorrow holding me.. your spirit is always with me.. i will always love you...beautiful Chele - Love of Dpty. Gene Wright II
2008-02-26
Merry Christmas Gene. I love you and miss you. your friend always
2007-12-26
Hey, Gene. I know it has taken me awhile to write ya, but I think I have the courage now. I miss ya and the fun we shared on calls and off. I will never forget you. Deputy Aaron Mandell
Orange County Sheriff's Ofc. Florida
2007-12-19
Say Gene
The time of concern is over. No longer am I asked how I am doing.
Never is the name of my partner mentioned to me. A curtain descends.
The moment has passed. A life slips from frequent recall. There are
exceptions….close and comforting friends, sensitive and loving family.
For most, the drama is over. The spotlight is off. Applause is silent.
But for me, the play will never end. The effects on me are timeless.
Say Gene to me.
On the stage of my life, he has been both lead and supporting actor.
Do not tiptoe around the greatest event of my life. Love does not die.
His name is written on my life. The sound of his voice replays within
my mind. You feel he is dead. I feel he is of the dead and still lives.
You say he was my partner, I say he is.
Say Gene to me and say Gene again.
It hurts to bury his memory in silence.
What he was in flesh has now turned to ash.
What he is in spirit, stirs within me always.
He is of my past, but he is part of my present. He is my hope
for the future.
You say not to remind me. How little you understand I cannot forget.
I would not if I could.
I forgive you, because you cannot know.
I strive to not judge you, for yesterday I was like you.
I do not ask you to walk this road. The ascent is steep and the burden heavy.
I walk it not by choice. I would rather walk it with him in the flesh.
I am what I have to be. What I have lost you cannot feel.
What I have gained you cannot see.
Say Gene , for he is alive in me.
He and I will meet again, though in many ways we have never parted.
He and his life play light songs on my mind, sunrises and sunsets on my dreams.
He is real and he is shadow, He was and he is.
He is my partner and I love him as I always did.
Say Gene to me and say Gene again.
(This poem was rephrased and based on the book “Saying Olin to Say Goodbye” by Donald Hackett).
Love you always Chele - Love of Dpty. Gene Wright II
2007-12-08
You are remembered today and thank you Sir for your service Pat Van Den Berghe, Manchester, NH
Neighbors for a Better Manchester, NH
2007-11-27
Its amazing to think that five years have gone by since the night my world changed. I miss you dearly and love you so much!! You are a huge piece of my life and my heart!!
love always,
beautiful Chele - Love of Dpty. Gene Wright II
2007-11-22
Deputy Wright:
Thank You for having served the " B - C - D Community." Maj M. B. Parlor
USMC / LAPD
2007-11-19
My thoughts are with all of your loved ones on this 5th anniversary of your EOW. Keep watch over your loved ones and stand at their sides and protect them from harm. You have not been forgotten. Bob Gordon
Father of Michael P. Gordon, EOW: 8/8/04
2007-11-19
Gone, but Not Forgotten. Detective Cpl. Frank Thompson
Dorchester County Sheriff's Office
2007-11-19
"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
2007-11-16
Happy 32nd Birthday Gene!!!
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32 stars for your 32nd birthday
Hello Baby!!
Today we are supposed to be here celebrating the fact that your birthday is two months after mine and how you finally caught up to me at the age of 32. I keep remembering how we used to joke that I was robbing the cradle because I was older than you by two months. I miss you so much!!!! I love you too and I always will !!!! Happy Birthday Baby!!
Love,
Beautiful Chele - love of Deputy Gene Wright II
2007-06-10
Hello Baby!!! Well six years ago our lives changed when you walked up to my car. We are supposed to be celebrating our anniversary today!! I am remembering you and all the times we shared together. I love you always!! I miss you so much!!
Happy Anniversary!!
Beautiful
Love ya,
Chele Chele - Love Deouty Gene Wright II
2007-04-24
Hey Baby! I am sitting here on Spring Break Vacation at a friends house watching the funeral for the two fallen Moncks Corner Officers... It is so unbelievable to see this... It is so amazing! Just like your service there are so many people. The service is online, so I am able to watch it even though I am in Georgia. Te local tv station has it available on their website. Looking at this brings back the memories of the day of your service. I still remember everything about that day. Even the one light to the rigt of the podium that blinked throughout the whole service, but stopped ince we all left. I think of it as your way of letting us know you were there with us. I think about you all the time.
On the trip here yesterday Little Missy told me that one of the people we passed looked like you. The guy driving the van had your smile. Little Missy still remembers your smile. We both miss you!!!. I know you are in Heaven watching over everyone.
Love ya,
Chele Chele - Love Deputy Gene Wright II
2007-03-31
Hello Gene,
I miss you so much !! I will always love you!! I know you are watching over us all from Heaven!
Love,
Chele
If Tears Could Build A Stairway
And Memories A Lane
I'd Walk RIght Up to Heaven
And Bring You Back Again Chele - Love Deputy Gene Wright II
2007-03-28
Today is a day I find myself sitting back and remembering life. I really do miss you Gene!! Gene Wright II was a Deputy Sheriff for the Berkeley County Sheriff's Department. I say was because he is no longer here with us. He is now in Heaven watching over us all.! You see some Person(trying to be nice & not use foul language)decided that it was okay to get into his car as he did proabably everyday before even though he knew he was not fit to drive. He didnt learn after the first four accidents he caused, and I dont believe he learned after he killed Gene and Patrolman William B. Bell. He stood up in court and said he would never drive again!! Yeah whatever!! The judge knew he was lying, I mean his track record speaks for itself. Okay time to get off the subject of the person. Back to love and loss. There was a night when Gene chased a car that matched the description of a car involved in a drive by shooting.. Well the car crashed and the two individuals in the car got out and started shooting at Gene. He jumped back into his car and put it in reverse and almost took the door off when he hit a pole. I had a bad feeling and began listening the radio. When the voice came across asking "will 448 recognize him?" I stopped breathing waiting for the answer. It was a description of a suspect in a wifebeater and cornrolls. The hard part of what I heard was it wasnt Gene's voice answering back. I paged him immediately and he called within seconds. I asked him if he was okay and he told me he had been shot at and wrecked the car. I heard him pat himself and tell me he wasnt bleeding. Hearing his voice made it easier, but sleep was not an option that night. I slept maybe a total of 30 mins off and on until it was time to go to work. I walked out to my car just as he was pulling up in the driveway to see me. I wanted to cry so much, but you see I couldnt because I was so proud of him. The car he drove up in was a different car than the one he left in. You see, he was a cop by blood and it wasnt a job for him, it was his life. After everything was cleared up after the shooting he went and got another car and went back on the road to finish his night. Oh did I mention, he was a reserve deputy at the time and was working for the experience, not pay!!! He was so very dedicated to being a cop. He wanted to be like his father and he wanted to make him proud!!
I am sitting here remembering the day our promise was made, the promise that I am going to keep. He made me promise to him if he ever was killed in the line of duty (which was a risk) that I would go on and live my life and not build a wall around my heart. He made me promise I would allow myself to love again. I told him of course I would. I told him I knew the risks he faced everyday and I told him I will always stand beside him.
The day he was killed is a day that I will never forget because it was a very painful day. But you know what else, I am never going to forget the blessing we shared to have been able to spend so much time together. We were friends first many years ago and we went our seperate ways, but we were brought back together on April 24, 2001. We were inseperable after that and we fell fast in love. Gene was my best friend, the man my daughter adored, my daughter's role model, the man I loved so deeply, the man I was supposed to grow old with. Gene was the blessing in my life that I needed. I know our time together was a true blessing and I will forever cherish our time.
Marion Eugene Wright II, Gene, you will always have a piece of my heart and soul! You are no longer here in the physical sense, but you are here in the spritual sense.
Love Always,
Chele
Beautiful Chele
love of Gene Wright II
2007-01-28
Gene,
I love you and miss you and I always will.... I am working on getting the classification changed of Reckless Homicide in South Carolina. The fact that the person who killed you is only serving 10 years for both charges is hard for me to swallow... the fact that those of us left behind are sentenced to a life without you and the criminals who are only sentenced to ten years with the possibility of parole in less than four years....
i am thankful for all the people i have met over the years since you were taken and now as well for all the people i have lost contact with that i have now found again....
thank you for the blessing of being in my life... i will love you always and forever
love,
chele
beautiful Chele
Love of Dpt Gene Wright II
2007-01-27
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