 | Patrolman Kent McDaniel
Conway Police Department
Arkansas
Friday, April 2, 1982 |
Your heroism and service is honored today, the 27th 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.
Rest In Peace
Phyllis Loya Phyllis Loya
mother of fallen officer Larry Lasater
2009-04-02
Rest in peace brother, your sacrifice is not forgotten. Major Andy Shock
Faulkner County Sheriff's Office
2008-08-05
Rest in Peace, Patrolman McDaniel. Your sacrifice is not forgotten. Officer 11169
2008-06-14
YOU ARE REMEMBERED TODAY AND THANK YOU SIR FOR YOUR SERVICE VANDENBERGHE
MANCHESTER, NH
2008-04-07
"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
2007-11-19
Patrolman McDaniel, thank you for your service to the citizen's of Arkansas.
What a horrible injustice of your murderer receiving a fine and a licenses suspension!!! That is completely unfair.
Continue to watch over your loved ones.....and your brothers and sisters in uniform.
Rest in peace. Michelle - wife of Retired LEO
2006-11-01
I think about Kent so often. He was one of my best buddies during my time at UCA in Conway, and he would always make me smile. He never could figure out what he wanted to be when we got out of college. I was really proud of him for choosing to be a policeman.
The day after he died, I was listening to the radio in Fort Smith, AR and heared that he had been killed. I was so profoundly sad, even though we hadn't seen each other in a while. He was always a gentleman and a true friend, and I will never forget him.
I miss you and your great smile, Kent! I'll see you on the other side...
Linda Linda Fenwick Riggins
College friend
2006-05-07
I knew him long before he became a police officer. He was my first love, first lover. I can still hear his voice, 24 years later, "Hey, baby". He will always hold a very, very special place in my heart and I will always miss him. He was so good to me, like no other. Life is not fair. "I love you Kent. I miss you terribly." Tammy
2006-03-02
Rest in peace Brother Kent, you are a true hero and will never be forgotten.
Son of G. Truman Wortham EOW 7/15/73 Anonymous
2004-04-02
 Return to top
No Reflections may be electronically reproduced without permission from the ODMP. Please use this contact form for further information or to report violations. | 
