Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

I heard about this horriable tradegy the day raheem died. I'm engaged to his cousin and I want your family to know that I am truley sorry for your loss I could not imagine losing my mother to the ignorance of another human being my father was a police officer in the military for 16 years and I have uncles in the sheriff dept in indiana. Me and my family have you in our prayers.

brandi
citizen of dayton

July 5, 2010

Sister, I salute your courage. Rest in peace.

Anonymous

February 7, 2010

Dear Officer Beall, as your family mourns another anniverary kno that your still on the minds of all of those close to you

Anonymous

August 25, 2009

Your heroism and service is honored today, the seventh anniversary of your death. Your memory lives and you continue to inspire. Thank you for your service. My cherished son Larry Lasater was murdered on April 24, 2005 while serving as a Pittsburg, CA police officer.

I was so saddened when I read your memorial page and learned about you...you were incredibly brave and your profound sense of duty and your valor will never be forgotten. I hold your family in my heart's embrace today for I understand the meaning of lives forever altered by senseless violence.

It is my fervent hope that your vicious murderer received the maximum sentence and your family the measure of justice they deserve.

You had a glorious smile and I am sure that is the way you faced the world. Rest In Peace.

This reflection is left with the utmost respect for the distinquised service that Mary Lynn gave to her community and the citizens of Ohio, and the supreme sacrifice she and her family made.

Phyllis Loya

Anonymous

August 25, 2009

Officer Beall you are a hero. Thank you for your willingness to serve your fellowman. May God continue to bless you and your loved ones. You will not be forgotten. Rest in peace my sister in blue.

State Constable J.L. Green
S.C. State Constables

August 25, 2009

Mary, I think of you all the time especially how you got me through my Bell run (LOL). I think of that day, that call almost every day and how I miss you. I visit you often, (never bringing carnations)and always on May 15. I know you watch from above,say hello to Rhonda for me. You and your family are in our prayers. Rest in Peace my sister in blue, until I see you on the other side. (Retired) Police Dayton Officer Traci Priest

Police Officer Retired Traci Priest
Dayton Police Department

July 9, 2009

A beautiful lady, a mother, wife and Police Officer taken just doing what we do. Trying to talk down a evil person who had done made a decision to kill. Maybe just maybe the killer will pay with his life so the country can be sure he will not be able to end another life, take someone else away from there family. I pray that the Lord has some way give your family and co-workers the strenght to survive and carry on. The way you preformed your final call was heroic and i am sure you were given the praise you deserved when you faced our creator. God Bless you Officer Beall and may God continue to bless your family and co-workers

Public Safety Supervisor Gary Mintz
Warren Wilson College, Asheville NC

February 6, 2009

Police Officer Mary Lynn Beall,

I would like to be able to write some meaningful words for every law officer listed in the ODMP. Each are noble heros. Each made a contribution to society beyond imagination. Some situations are more poignant than others. Some involve fearsomely bad instances, risky and dangerous confrontations, and others involve just plain bad luck. Officer Mary Lynn Beall's death is, at least to me, one that stands out in front of most others. She made a decision to handle a most risky situation in an highly unusual way. She approached an armed with the intent to bring a potentially horrendous situation, involving others, to and end. And, without violence. She made a decision. She placed herself at great risk. She chose to chance saving another supreme grief. His thanks to her was to severly wound her and eventually cause her death. He deprived her husband of a wife and her children of a mother. For this I hope that he plunges into the depths of hell...forever. To Officer Mary Lynn Beall I have only honor and respect. By her actions, by the words of her children in other messages, and the words of her friends I know that we, as law officers everywhere, have lost a sister who was not only courageous, compassionate, caring and simply trying to do the right thing, but she also bore children who spout not anger and bear vengeful hearts, but rather they only seek the approval and love of a mother they truly long to have contact with once again. This alone tells me that Officer Mary Lynn Beall is a hero among all other heros. She represented law enforcement and she represented it well. To her I render a final salute. To her family I render deep respect and great honor. Her husband appears worthy to have had such a wonderful wife and her children appear worthy to have had such a wonderful mother. I feel that already their prayers have been answered as Officer Mary Lynn Beall, the loving wife and caring mother, resides among them.

Cpl. Ralph D. Fiorenza (Ret.)
Pennsylvania State Police

December 6, 2008

Officer Beall,

My prayers continue to be with your family, friends and brothers and sisters at the Dayton PD. Rest in peace Officer Beall... you continue to be an inspiration to many, including myself.

"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God" (Matthew 5:9).

ECS I/Disp. N. Sears
Orlando Fire Dept.

December 1, 2008

I like to think I am one of the "tough guys" but I felt sick to my stomach when I read Ofc. Beall's story. My thoughts and prayers are with her and her family. And to the officers she served with. Rest in peace, Blue Sister.

AZ Narc

September 18, 2008

you are not forgotten! God Bless your family. Just know someone was thinkging of your hero.

Deputy Sheriff - Former
Marion County Sheriff -Indpls

August 25, 2008

Thinking of you and all of your loved ones today. You fought so hard for so long. Continue to keep watch over all of your loved ones and protect them. You will never be forgotten.

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

August 25, 2008

You are remembered today and always not only for your supreme sacrifice but for the honorable life you lived. Heroes live forever! My thoughts and prayers go out to your family on this anniversary of your loss.

Jennifer Mayo, sister of
Deputy Hilery A. Mayo Jr. STPSO La. E.O.W 6/9/07

August 25, 2008

What a disturbing and cruel outcome! You served proudly and came face to face
with evil. Sometimes you get the bad guy and sometimes he gets you. My heart goes out to your families. I know you are deeply missed.
Lynn Kole
Bellingham, WA

Anonymous

August 17, 2008

Thankyou for your service and sacrifice. You are a brave hero for us all to look up too. You will never be forgotten

POLICE OFFICER
PHILA PA

March 5, 2008

Mom-

You are the reason I have always worked so very hard. I think of you every day and wish you could have been there for my proudest achievements. I know you are watching, and I hope you realize how much you taught me in the little time we had together. I will watch over our family just as you would have wanted. I miss you, love you, and cannot wait to see you again one day.

Vanessa

Vanessa Beall
Daughter

March 4, 2008

You were an amazing mom to my bestfriend and you should be really proud of Maddie and her achievements this year. I'm watching over her too:)
We all miss you and will never forget your heroism. See you in heaven,
love, Brianna

Brianna
daughters friend

February 10, 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
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and may not be duplicated without permission

Investigator David L Bell
Richland County Sheriff's Dept., Columbia, SC

December 31, 2007

The above photograph was just like Mary. She always had a smile on her face. She died doing what she loved. She was always trying to find the good in people. May God rest her soul.

T. C. Peirson
DPD Retired

October 26, 2007

My thoughts and prayers to Mary's family. God bless you.

Connie Mullins
Dayton PD, retired

September 21, 2007

Having lost a very close friend this month, I just wanted
to thank the family of Officer Beall. We all enjoy our freedom in this country because of the sacrifice that she and others have made. God bless her family and know that she is proud of you.

Constable
Morehouse Parish

August 25, 2007

My heart aches for the family of Officer Beall. My thoughts and prayers to the family, friends and co-workers on the anniversary of her passing. Officer Beall paid the ultimate sacrifice trying to make this world a better place for us all. May God comfort you.
Heros are never forgotten.

911 Dispatcher
Virginia

August 25, 2007

It's been five years now, May your family and friends be at peace and remember the good times you had. Even though short on this earth, you have got to have a wonderful place in heaven. What a loving and caring, brave woman you must have been to do what you did. I am sure you are missed by everyone who knew you.

Firefighter
SWTFD

August 25, 2007

My thoughts are with your loved ones today on this 5th anniversary of your EOW. You are thought of every single day by those that love you dearly and they will continue to do so for as long as they walk this earth. You are a true hero and heroes never die. Continue to keep watch over your loved ones and those still out on patrol.

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

August 25, 2007

Officer Beall,
Today is the fifth anniversary of your EOW. My thoughts go out to your loved ones and friends who are remembering you today. May your legacy of courage and love continue through your children. Thank you for making the world better. You did.

Pennsylvania citizen

August 25, 2007