 | Trooper Kenyon M. Lassiter
Alabama Department of Public Safety
Alabama
Friday, April 19, 1974 |
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 a long time 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 Trooper Lassiter. Sgt. Robert Mau Sr.
PD Joliet IL
2008-12-16
kenny, i remember all too well the night this happended.It was the first time i had seen Trooper Hubert Anderson show the type of emotion that he did. You touched many lives in a positive manner and i feel fourtunate to have known you. Trooper(Retired)
Florida Highway Patrol
2007-12-17
"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
2007-11-12
We pause to remember Trooper Lassiter and honor the ultimate sacrifice he paid serving his fellow citizens.
Our thoughts and prayers are extended to his surviving family members.
May he never be forgotten. Major D.W. Warren
Montgomery Police Dept. - Montgomery, AL
2007-04-25
Rest in Peace, Trooper Lassiter. Your sacrifice is not forgotten. Officer 11169
2006-09-07
Rest in Peace.
2006-04-19
A true fallen hero..
You will always be remembered with love from your family.
Mike, Renay & Brock Chief Michael Cowart
Ariton Police Dept
2005-07-31
Rest in peace Trooper Lassiter. It makes me hurt even more to know that your life was taken by the one you saved. You are not forgotten. Officer Kevin Turley
Jacksonville Police Department (Alabama)
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