Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Bless you Deputy March,you are a true hero. You will remain in the hearts of all your family, friends and co-workers forever. Our family recently experienced the pain of the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty, Detroit Police Officer Michael Scanlon E.O.W. 02-12-2002. This is a pain that can never be healed with the senseless killing of peace officers continuing at an alarming rate. You are in our prayers.

Scanlon Family

May you rest in God's arms. We have suffered a great loss.

Deputy
Former LASO

We will continue the fight on your behalf, watch over us while you rest.

Anonymous

Having known loss within our own agency, we send our prayers and heartfelt condolences to our fellow officer's friends, brothers, and family.

Anonymous

The reasoning behind this officer being taken sickens me... SICKENS ME!! I feel so sorry for the family of this poor deputy. I hope they hang this animal who did this ten times over!! God Bless Deputy March, may he rest in peace now and God Bless his family and friends.

JR
North Catasauqua Police Dept. Pennsylvania

We will not forget you Dep. March. God speed and thank you.

Anonymous

Every colleague's death diminishes us and at the same time
increases our determination to carry out the job.

God Bless you and your family. I hope they are comforted by
the knowledge that you died putting your community before yourself in the highest traditions of the Police service.

inspector jim breen
north yorkshire police england

Thank you Deputy March for your ultimate sacrifice. You are a true hero. God bless the family, friends, and Department of this fallen brother.

Andrew
Baltimore City Police

You will be missed, but never forgotten. You were a brave man and gave the "ultimate sacrafice." God bless you and your family.

Sgt. Jim Tatreau
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department

Thank you for the ultimate sacrifice in keeping our streets safe. You will never be forgotten. My prayers go out to all who knew and loved Deputy March. God bless.

Anonymous

A brother is lost. He will be lost by all.

Deputy Grady Wilson
Paulding County Sheriff Department (Dallas,Ga)

god bless.

steve fisher police officer
wayne county sheriffs dept

When God Made Peace Officers

When the Lord was creating peace officers, He was into his sixth day of overtime. An angel appeared and said,"You're doing a lot of fiddling around on this one."
And the Lord said,"Have you ever read the specs on this order? A peace officer has to be able to run five miles through alleys in the dark, scale walls, and enter homes the health inspector wouldn't touch and not wrinkle his uniform. He has to be able to sit in an undercover car all day on a stake out, cover a homicide scene that night, canvass the neighborhood for witnesses and testify in court the next day. He has to be in top physical condition at all times, running on black coffee and half-eaten meals. And has to have six pairs of hands."
The angel shook her head slowly and said,"Six pairs of hands, no way."
"It's not the hands that are causing me all the problems," said the Lord,"it's the three pairs of eyes an officer has to have."
"Thats the standard model?" asked the angel.
The lord nodded. "One pair that sees through a bulge on a pocket before he asks,'May I see what's in there, sir?' (when he already knows and wishes he had taken that accounting job.) Another pair here in the side of his head for his partner's safety. And another pair of eyes here in the front that can look reassuringly at a bleeding victim and say,'you'll be alright ma'am,' when he knows it isn't so."
"Lord," said the angel, touching his sleeve,"rest and work on this tomorrow."
"I can't," responded the Lord,"I already have a model that can talk a 250 pound drunk into a patrol car without incident and feed a family of five on a civil service paycheck."
The angel circled the model of the peace officer very slowly. "Can it think," she inquired.
"You bet," declared the Lord with pride. "It can tell you the elements of a hundred crimes; recite Miranda warnings in its sleep; detain, investigate, search and arrest a gang member in the street in less time than it takes five learned judges to debate the legality of the stop, and still keeps a sense of humor. This officer also has phenomenal personality control. He can deal with crime scenes painted in hell, coax a confession from a child abuser, comfort a murder victim's family and then read in the daily paper how law enforcement isn't sensitive to the rights of criminal suspects."
Finally the angel bent over and ran her finger across the cheek of the peace officer,"There's a leak," she pronounced. "I told you that you were trying to put too much into this model."
"Thats not a leak," said the Lord,"it's a tear."
"What's the tear for," asked the angel.
"It's for bottled-up emotions, for fallen comrades, for commitment to that funny piece of cloth called the American flag, and for justice."
"You're a genius," proclaimed the angel.
The Lord looked somber. "I didn't put it there," He said.
Anonymus

My heart and prayers go to the March family. To the men and women of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, be strong. Somehow, God provides a way to go back out and do the job you have been trained to do. One of my best friends, Billy Walls of the Jessamine County(Ky) Sheriff's Department, was killed in the line of duty by gunfire, November 13, 2001. Like Billy, Deputy March died a hero. But Deputy March was a hero before he ever left us, because he put on the badge and uniform and went out and made the world a safer place for someone every day.
God's Speed Deputy David March.

Officer David K. Day
Lexington PD, Lexington Ky

To Deputy David March,

When another Officer has fallen I'm always deeply saddened.
Deputy March you did your finest and we as your brothers we thank you for a job well done. You gave the ultimate sacrifice that this job calls for , and we are all deeply saddened. I extend condolences to his wife and family.
Thank you Deputy March for your courage and pride.

Police Officer Louis Lave
Los Angeles County Police

God Bless you Deputy March; you died a hero. Thank you for your service to your country. We are losing far too many officers.

Robert W. Cannon, Captain(Retired)
Vermilion County(IL) Sheriff's Dept.

There but for the Grace of God go I....

To Deputy Sheriff David March's wife,family, friends and my Brothers and Sisters in the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.... My thoughts and prayers are with you.

What we do is never routine.... we just never know.
Deputy March leaves us with a gift... a reminder...
Today is a Gift from GOD, That's why it is called the present... Don't take today for granted...

To Deputy Sheriff David March... I salute you, My Brother Rest in Peace. I post the following in your Honor;

BLUE AUTUMN
By: Marc A.Turner Copyright/2000


That day was like others nothing special at all
We passed one another said hi in the hall
We took it for granted that nothing would change
But then, time seemed to gel, it felt surely strange

Suddenly the news struck with lightening heat
Officer down, my heart skipped a beat
See we’re all brothers that hang from the same family tree
But today, it was your turn; your leaf was blown free

We finally break rank and most walk away
They turn to look back, just a few there still stay
The ones from your squad still stand by and stare
Not able to leave, a pain they all share

The crowd is all gone and the wind shakes the trees
The tears start to fall like the dry autumn leaves
Why was it you and not one of them?
A question they’ll ask again and again

So now when we see our brother go by
Why not take a second to say more than just hi
Tomorrow might be too late, don’t you see
Who’s leaf will be next… blown from the tree…?

Marc A. Turner
Poetry from the Heart of a Cop

Sergeant Marc A. Turner
Roxbury Twp. Police Department

Thank you for your sacrifice. Rest in Peace my brother.

Former Police Officer
Washington, D.C.

The Anne Arundel County Police are very sorry for your loss. I have lost a cousin of mine in the line of duty I feel your pain. Again we at the department are very sorry for your loss.

Explorer Chris Chappell
Anne Arundel County Police

YOUR DEATH IS NOT IN VAIN, YOU ARE A TRUE HERO, GOD BLESS AND THANK YOU DEPUTY MARCH.

CORRECTIONAL FIELD OFFICER
MS. DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS

Rest in peace and god bless you my brother.

Deputy Doug Sullivan
Fresno County Sheriff's Dept.

To the wife of Deputy Sheriff David March:

Your husband died a hero and will ALWAYS be honored for his actions. I pray that you find peace and may God's Angels always follow you.

Anonymous

To the wife of Deputy Sheriff David March:

Your husband died a hero and will ALWAYS be honored for his actions. I pray that you find peace and may God's Angels always follow you.

Anonymous

I heard the news while sitting in our Muster this morning. My prayers go out to Deputy March and his family. The border is on alert for the suspects. I know how dedicated and hard working the LA County Sheriff's Deputies are and I am sure that Deputy March was one of the best. Deputy March is a hero. God Bless.

Agent Matt Hanna
US Border Patrol

REST IN PEACE BROTHER,YOUR TOUR IN HELL IS OVER.

Anonymous

April 30, 2002

It is with great sadness that we read of the death of Deputy Sheriff David March, another fine law enforcement hero. Our prayers and condolences go out to his family, friends, and co-workers in Los Angeles County. We know, from recent firsthand experience, that this will be a time of numbing shock and stunning grief for all of you; we'll be thinking of you and praying that God will grant you peace and rest in the difficult days to come. David has joined an outstanding group of fine officers on eternal Heavenly Patrol.

Our sympathy,

Susan & Louis Prater
Nicholasville, KY