Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Well the holidays have come and gone, Dylan got everything he wanted from Santa....We pigged out so much that it will take me until next christmas to lose what I gained!!!
I am sure that your Christmas in heaven was amazing again this year. We truly miss having you around. I always wonder what you would want from Santa....

Love you and miss you always,

Happy New Year 2008!!

Erika & Dylan

December 26, 2007

"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 13, 2007

I can't believe the holidays are here Again!!! As always I am so thankful for you and what you gave to me in the short time we shared......Miss you and love you always....

your wife

November 20, 2007

Larry,

As I was saying my prayers this morning you came into my mind. I lifted Erica and Dylan in prayer as well as your mom, dad, brother and sister. Happy belated birthday, I heard the song Spirit in the Sky and put the music as high as it would go and cried. You and your family are missed here in Gallup, New Mexico. Happy belated birthday to Dylan, God has blessed you with a handsome and smart son.
Erica you are doing a fantastic job. New changes at GPD, your old buddies are still there doing a great job. Watch over them, they are special.

Linda Garcia
City Prosecutors Office

October 29, 2007

can you believe 9 years ago tonite at midnite we were off to the hospital... I will never forget you had to call in to say that you couldnt go back on patrol and then started running around the house to get things together...22 hours later our beautiful boy was born..I so wish you could be here now and share in his life. what a sad existance to love someone so much and not even be able to tell him. even though I tell Dylan how much he meant to you he will never understand what an amazing father you were in the short time you had with him.. just seeing you holding him in my favorite picture says so much. I could not have asked for a better man to come into my life the way you did, so unexpected and yet so perfect.

Angels do walk among us.

Love you always,

Your wife

October 21, 2007

So excited about NOV. 18th that is the offical date when the COPS license plate is released... it has been a long time coming and we are all so proud to be able to honor all of our heros.....

love you with all my heart soul body mind and money.,.....

Erika M

October 18, 2007

Still on my mind and prayers...

See ya' soon enough!

Phil

October 13, 2007

You have not been forgotten. Continue to keep watch over your loved ones and those still out on patrol. Thank you for your dedicated service to law enforcment.

Bob Gordon
Father of Michael P. Gordon, EOW: 8/8/04

October 10, 2007

Happy Birthday in heaven, God is lucky to have you back celebrating the day he allowed you to come into this sick world. Only he knows why he took you from us and hopefully one day we can see you again if only for a short time (I know have other places I will be going.) We all miss you so much.....

Please keep watch over all of us.
Love you with all my heart soul body mind and money baby..........

Erika & Dylan

September 27, 2007

HEY BRIAN, JUST CHECKING IN WITH YOU AND TO TELL YOU
HAPPY BIRTHDAY. I PULL UP THIS PAGE AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK
JUST TO CHECK ON YOU AND SEE IF PEOPLE ARE KEEPING IN
TOUCH WITH YOU, DON'T WANT YOU TO BE FORGOTTEN, WHICH I
DON'T THINK ANY OF YOUR FRIENDS ARE GOING TO LET THAT
HAPPEN, I WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT SWEET, INNOCENT ROOKIE
THAT STARTED ON MY SHIFT, WELL BRIAN I WILL KEEP IN TOUCH

A FRIEND ALWAYS
DEBB"Y"

DEBB"Y"
FRIEND

September 27, 2007

It's that time of year again, although it is early, but Happy Birthday. My brother's birthday is the same as yours so it's not hard to forget "my other brother's" birthday too. We miss you alot but we still think of you constantly and keep your loved ones in prayer. You will always be part of my family. You started with Region II while I was still in Narcs. I was lucky to have worked with you in both Narcs and the PD back then. You will never be forgotten!

Blessings of joy and protection to all your fellow officers and family. Keep watch from above over them.

Jen

September 24, 2007

First time here. Crying hystarically. cant still say anything

Buck
Brother

September 20, 2007

Hey Brian,

Still hard to believe it was you. Sometimes I think, nah, it's not real. I come here when I think of you often and wonder about things. I look at your picture posted here and I think that you're just away for a while but then i realize, what happened when I read about the incident and it brings me back to, nah, it can't be. It's hard to believe for some reason, it doesn't seem real. But I know you're in a better place. I think about your family often and wonder where they are. The last time I saw your parents, they seem to be in my shoes, wondering if all this is a dream. But they seem to be holding up good. Erica and Dylan seem to be doing well. The reflections left here shows that they are growing stronger everyday and progressing well. We miss them too. I wish that we could visit your grave but we can only pay our respects thru prayer. We miss you a lot. Please watch over your fellow officers and keep them safe.

Friend

September 4, 2007

another year on the count down is near.... its only been 3 but it will never be long enough.....

you can put a man on trial but you cant make the quilty pay............

Miss you with all my heart soul body mind and money...........

your wife

August 25, 2007

So the first week of 3rd grade is offically over.... what a trip to see your boy so independent and smart and handsome...... wish you could be here to share the greatest time in his life... as he gets older it just blows my mind how much he changes into a young man it gets so hard for me to let go and accept that he wont need me someday.....like your death this is one of those things that you can never truly put into words, the emotional roller coaster that your kids take you on ........if I think about it long enough I think I might go crazy....

Hi Dad, I miss you and I love you and I will see you soon....... Dylan

Erika & Dylan

August 10, 2007

Brother, I thought of u alot today...mostly cause of how much you mean to me and of how the thoughts of you bring such comfort to me...I pray every day that I don't let you down! My soul would die if I ever knew I let you down here on earth...I got my faults and besides Gods judgement...I pray u forgive me to for only being human...I know u do, cause i feel u with me when i need u the most...Your Brother sends...

FZB

August 10, 2007

Thanks Brian, for being there as a guardian angel....
You are never forgetten.......

August 9, 2007

Hi there as you are well aware we have lost another officer, he was just a baby like you when those selfish bastards took him from his family.... he has a young bride and two little boys....I pray God is with them and I know that you were one of the angels that received him in heaven....I hope that I am able to give her some comfort someday just as so many people helped me for now all I can do is pray...

this f----- sucks...

please take care of us

Love you always

Erika M

July 30, 2007

Hey Brother, it's me again!!! Thinking of you and wanted to tell you that I Miss You and Love You! Hey, remember when you wanted to be a body man?!?!?! Just remembering a bunch of crazy dreams you once had. I am glad that you got to fulfill some of them. I wish it could have been all of them. And, yes Erika, Brian did love you with all of his heart! Thanks for making him happy!

Jenny
Sister

July 11, 2007

I have thought about you ALL day and then I found this site that I never knew existed. I Love You and Miss You! I had the same feeling about you today that I did the day you died. I think of you always and I SMILE, except for today I'm crying and I just want to talk to you. I miss you so very much and there are so many things I want to tell you and I know that you already know so...

Your Sister Jenny
Sister

June 28, 2007

Just missing you........

Erika M

June 20, 2007

I will always remeber how kind he was to me. I was just starting my career as a patrol officer and Larry was what I wanted to be. He will always be missed by me because of his kindness.

A FRIEND AND CO-WORKER

June 18, 2007

"God encourages you and his love comforts you. God's spirit unites you and you are concerned for others. Now make me completely happy. Live in harmony by showing love for each other. Be united in what you think, as if you were only one person. Don't be jealous or proud but be humble and consider others more important than yourselves. Care about them as much as you care about yourselves and think the same way that Christ Jesus thought. Just as Christ gave up everything when be became one of us. Christ was humble and obeyed and died on the cross. God gave him the highest place and honored his name above all others." (Philippians)

What can I say Larry, but it's kind of like the same humility you had. You cared about others and gave your life doing what you loved. Today marks the sixth year you've been gone but your memory lives on daily.

Brian, Jess, Mikey, Matt, Richard, Bobby and Ron, you are all thought of in prayer and not forgotten either. Wherever you may be, you are remembered thru prayers and to those who serve and protect.

To the Mitchell family, God be with you all. May He continue to give you all strength each day.

God bless,
Jenelle (Former GPD)

Jenelle

May 30, 2007

Larry,
Today is a very difficult day for us here in the world. Our thoughts and prayers are with your family. No greater love my brother no greater love. God bless.

Linda Garcia
City Prosecutors Office

May 30, 2007

Far too young, but then you are all always far too young.May you rest in peace and may He bless your wife and child in so many different ways.

May 30, 2007