Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Les,
I can't believe you have been gone for three years!! You are not forgotten. Everywhere I go people still talk about you and miss you dearly. I know you left alot of empty spaces in peoples lives. I talk with your mother and she misses you greatly!! I wish I could take some of her pain, I hope some of your brothers and sisters at Flint PD will look in on her.
I just wanted to say I miss you and that you are thought about daily and I thank God and you for keeping me safe.
Miss you!

Anonymous

Still thinking about you. It's been hard, but you live on with us.

Anonymous

Just thought I would stop by and say hello, boy does the union miss you!!! Sorry that I did not get back with you sooner, than 9-12-01. If I only could tell you how many times your name has come up this month. It's like an omen.
A few of us stopped by the cemetery this week just to say hello. Just wanted to let you know we think about you every day. Truly wish things could have been different. Not too much more to say, just wanted to let you know you are in our thoughts.

Anonymous

Les,

I'm finally getting around to typing this out. I visit this page often and read the thoughts of others as they remember you. You touched a lot of people, myself included.
I remember meeting you for the first time when I worked at Pirates Park the summer after I graduated High School. Right away you made a hilarious impression on me with your jokes and one-liners. I'm smiling now just thinking about those times.
I only worked there for that summer, but fate was good to me as I worked at the I.M.A. a year or two after that while I was going to college. I was able to talk with you a lot more before and during the hockey games. Your stories and love for the job are a couple of the reasons why I am an Officer now. I thank you for that.
In closing, I want to say I miss you Les. I attended Tampa PD Officer Lois Marrero's funeral this summer and all I could think of was she has no idea what she is getting into now!!
Make her laugh, just like you made me.

Your friend,

Officer Scott Elizondo
St. Petersburg Police Department, Florida

Officer Scott Elizondo
St Petersburg P.D., Florida

Finally, the idiot has been sentenced. 19-40 yrs. . I know you have no hate or ill feelings in heaven, but it does help us who are still here to see some sort of justice. We still miss you Les. Not a day goes by that we don't think about you, or tell one of your war stories. I'll bet you got a good laugh at your plaque huh? I know you appreciate that kind of humor. Never take anything too seriously, especially yourself.

Miss ya Bud

A Friend
Flint PD

Uncle Les,

Two years has already passed, but at times it still feels like it was just yesterday since you were taken from us. I can't begin to tell you how much life changed for many of us once you were gone. The adjustments haven't always been easy, but we've made it a long way these 2 years. Mom and dad are really looking out for your family and spend a lot of time with the boys. You'd be very proud of your boys - they are such pillars of strength. Well...most of the time.

The main reason I submit this reflection is to ensure that you are never forgotten and so you know that we still remember and love you always. I couldn't be there for the sentencing of the man who caused your death, but my thoughts are cetainly back in Flint, even if the miles between here and there are so much further now than they were before. I hope in your honor that justice is served...for in valor there is hope.


Donna Jo

I just want to say that Les was one of the best guys I've ever met on the job. He was the first officer that I knew personally that had died. I had just answered a call with him about two days prior and can remember standing directly next to him. About 2 to 3 weeks prior to that, I was at a call where he was almost shot and remember talking with him. The news of his loss was a total shock, especially because he was not known as a "cowboy cop." In fact, when I had heard someone had died, several other names immediately came to mind...never in a million years would of I guessed his. He answered his calls and would always back you up. He did his job. I can remember actually crying in the cruiser the very next day at work while seeing other cruisers seem to drive around slowly as if they were lost. I can remember thinking "Why?" Anyway, I hope the family of Les is doing good and god bless them. Jason.

Police Officer - Jason Cate
Flint Police Department

I have been reading all of the posts left for Les. I began to cry several times. As a Police Officer and a father, I mourn terribly for Les. I can see that Les made such an impact on everyone that he knew. I am so sorry that he had to meet this fate. May the Lord bless all of Les' family and brothers and sisters.

Les is telling jokes at the union upstairs. Our fallen brothers and sisters are at ease with Les by their side.

God Bless Les.

Deputy Matthew Crisafulli
Worcester County Sheriffs Office
Worcester County, Maryland.

Deputy Matt Crisafulli
Worcester County Sheriffs Office/Maryland