Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Officer David Winslow Parker

Honolulu Police Department, Hawaii

End of Watch Friday, March 1, 1985

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Reflections for Officer David Winslow Parker

Never Never Forgotten

Victoria Parker Raynor
Sister of HPD Motor Officer David Parker

August 20, 2022

It's February 9th 2014, and thinking about life and thinking about people that helped or tried to make a difference in my life and I thought of you, I think I was I was about 9or10yrs old, when we met you David Parker known to our family as Mr. Parker. Thank you for all of the memories that we shared with you when we met you until that night you left us in kalihi when we were at my aunties house. Thank you for helping our family to find my sister time and time again, thank you for all of those weekends at your house in Laie and for taking us to Hukilau beach, my brother Josh and I always remember those days, though times have passed you have been a continuous talk in our lives and have always been in my memories as well as Joshua's. I know you see mom, Matt, and Bernice and you see Josh and I, we love you and thank you for having been part of our families lives forever in this one and the one to come.
Ezra Aberilla February 2014

Ezra Aberilla
Friend and family

February 9, 2014

David,

My training officer for DUI team, my friend, and my partner in VASCAR (Selective Enforcement Detail), I never got the chance to thank you for your friendship, guidance, and patience.

You are and remain to this day, my friend, and will never be forgotten. Blessed be you for the sacrifice you made.

Rest in Peace, my brother. We will carry the load for you from here on....

Officer John Malcolm #2786
Honolulu Police Dept.

September 30, 2013

Officer Parker,
On today, the 28th anniversary of your death I would just like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice for the citizens of Honolulu. And to your family and loved ones, I wish to extend my deepest sympathy.

R.I.P.
USBP

Anonymous
U.S. Border Patrol

March 1, 2013

Thank you for your service and for helping to make America a safer place.

Deputy Brian Jones
Boulder County Sheriff's Office, CO

January 28, 2013

Rest in Peace, Officer Parker. Your sacrifice is not forgotten.

Officer 11169

April 7, 2012

Thanks for your services.

David

March 1, 2012

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.


I pray for solace for those who love and remember you. Your family is in my heart's embrace. Thanks to your friends for sharing their memories and devotion to you. Rest In Peace

Phyllis Loya
Mom of fallen California Officer Larry Lasater, Pittsburg PD, eow 4/24/05

March 1, 2012

David of all my friends in HPD, you were certainly different. From your trips every once in a while to the Marshal Islands to visit your girlfriend, to your wearing that oversized aloha shirt over your uniform so you could catch the bus to work without attracting too much attention, because your piece of crap Grananda was always breaking down. I enjoyed the time were were partners in traffic division in the 80's. Tagging our way around the island on weekends is just one of the many memories I will have of my time in HPD. Heaven also got one of the good ones too when it took you.
Aloha my friend.

Sergeant(ret) Lui Pestana
Honolulu Police Department

January 11, 2012

Thank you Officer Parker for your service and sacrifice. May your life and memory of you be everlasting to all who reads your memorial. R.I.P.

Lieutenant
Dept. of Defense, Retired

March 25, 2008

You are remembered today and thank you Sir for your service and dedication

Van Den Berghe
MANCHESTER, NH

February 22, 2008

"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

December 29, 2007

Rest in Peace Motorman. You are not forgotten.

Motor Officer Danny Johnson
Metro Nashville Police Dept.

March 1, 2007

--"If you find it in your heart to care for somebody else, you will have succeeded." -- Maya Angelou

Aloha e Officer David W. Parker,
Thank you for your service and dedication to your community and your country. You and all officers that continue to lay your lives on the line and pay the ultimate sacrifice to keep our communities and country safe, will NEVER be forgotten.

I personally pledge, (after one of Hawaii's own, Honolulu Police Officer Steve Favela, lost his life in the line of duty protecting our Commander in Chief, President George W. Bush), to become a continuum; a keeper of the ODMP light. That light is in the form of an ODMP tribute. People from all walks of life, regardless of age, race, religion, profession, education, and geographical location can share here.

This "LIGHT" comes from within the heart and soul of every person who cares to share a word or two on behalf of each and every fallen officer. Every fallen officer is a hero. The ODMP; Officer Down Memorial Page, gives us a place to come together and share our feelings as one family; one `Ohana. May we find solace as we give solace to the families who have lost a loved one.

Officer David W. Parker, God Bless you. You are a hero. You are`Ohana. Hawai`i embraces you as one of their own. No one will ever be able to replace you for you were unique and very special. No one; not in this lifetime. May God allow you to rest in His Divine peace. I wish you, your loved ones, and your fellow officers, peace and love beyond all understanding. I HONOR you today for you HAVE NOT been forgotten.

** May this Hawaiian prayer give all those who read it comfort. **

THE PEACE OF " I "
KA MALUHIA O KA "I"

Peace be with you, All My Peace,
O ka Maluhia no me oe, Ku'u Maluhia a pau loa,

The Peace that is " I ", the Peace that is "I am".
Ka Maluhia o ka "I", owau no ka Maluhia,

The Peace for always, now and forever and evermore.
Ka Maluhia no na wa a pau, no ke'ia wa a mau a mau loa aku.

My Peace " I " give to you, My Peace " I " leave with you,
Ha'awi aku wau I ku'u Maluhia ia oe, waiho aku wau I ku'u Maluhia me oe,

Not the world's Peace, but, only My Peace,
The Peace of " I ".

A'ole ka Maluhia o ke ao aka, ka'u Maluhia wale no,
Ka Maluhia o ka "I".

Moana V.C. Molale Private Citizen-Hawaii
Kahu La`a Kea (Keeper of the Sacred Light)

January 25, 2007

Brother Parker,

May the road rise up to meet you,
May the wind be always at your back,
May the sun shine warm upon your face,
And the rains fall soft upon your fields,
And until we meet again,
May God hold you in the palm of His hand.

Respectfully,
You’re Brothers in Blue


Untouchables Law Enforcement Motorcycle

December 2, 2005

Rest in peace motorman.

Ofc. Michael Walker
Tallahassee Police Dept.

January 30, 2004

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