Patrolman Thomas Ray Carpenter Colorado State Patrol Colorado Thursday, December 27, 1973  Leave a Reflection  Return to Memorial  Print This Page  Continue Building Book  Page: 1 of 1

Your fellow Troopers remember and honor your sacrifice. God Bless.

Trooper
Michigan State Police
2009-02-22

RIP.You will never be forgotten by the ones who love you and knew you.

Anonymous

2009-01-04

YOU ARE REMEMBERED TODAY AND THANK YOU SIR FOR YOUR SERVICE

VANDENBERGHE
MANCHESTER, NH
2007-12-26

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
2007-09-24

Rest easy Brother.

Former MD Police Officer
Fauquier County, VA
2007-09-03

He was my father. To honor him I gave his middle name to my first born, his first grandchild/granddaughter. I spelled it Rae. Last May, 2006 she became a mother herself. She gave her son, my grandson, the middle name of Thomas - to honor my father, her grandfather - whom she never met. His name lives on.
Sheila

2007-03-02

You will always be remembered as a true hero. How terrible that your family had to grow up without you. May you rest in peace and I thank you for your sacrifice!

Ashley

2007-02-23

I was a child when this happened. I have and will always remember this. I want you and your family to know that I still and will always include you in my prayers. May God bless you and all of your children, grand children, and great grand children.

Daughter of CSP - 1973

2006-04-04

Tom was born March 28, 1942. Had he lived, he would be 64 years old on his birthday. Many years have passed since he was killed but what treasures he left me - our children. We now have seven grandchildren and a great granddaughter. Two great grandsons will be born in May, His birthday still is remembered by his family and we always feel his influence and love.

Phyllis Carpenter - Wife

2006-03-17

Remembering you along with all the others on 12-27 who gave the ultimate sacrifice. Rest in Peace. You're not forgotten.

Anonymous

2004-12-27

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

A hero never dies...

Rest in peace, hero.

2004-12-27

Tom, I only knew you briefly but remember you well as a man rock solid in your faith. Your untimely passing served as a wake up call for me and probably kept me on my toes and relatively unscathed through the years. You were the first of my uniformed comrades to fall in the line of duty and you will never be forgotten.

Investigator Ivan Esau
Custer County Colorado Sheriff's Office
2004-06-06

A remembers man lives forever.....

"From this day to the ending of the world,
But we in it shall be remember'd"

Anonymous