Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Patrolman William J. Costello

Pennsylvania Railroad Police Department, Railroad Police

End of Watch Wednesday, July 11, 1945

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Reflections for Patrolman William J. Costello

Thank you for your service, both military and police, and please know that your sacrifice is one that will never be forgotten. Rest in peace always.

Detective Cpl/3 Steven Rizzo
Delaware State Police (Retired)

July 11, 2020

Patrolman Costello,
On today, the 75th anniversary of your death I would just like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice-not just as a LEO but for our Country as well when you served during WW I.

R.I.P.
USBP

Anonymous
United States Border Patrol

July 11, 2020

Rest In Peace Patrolman William J. Costello. Thank You for your Service and Sacrifice protecting America's steel roadways.

I Pray for Peace for your Family, Friends and Co-Workers. I also Pray that the hounds of hell forever gnaw on the sorry soul of your murderer!

Amen.

Senior Special Agent B.L. Sherwood (Ret)
Port Terminal Railroad Police Houston, TX

July 11, 2016

To fully appreciate the heroes of the present, we must recognize our heroes of the past. Your heroism and service is honored today, the 68th anniversary year 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 who was murdered in the line of duty on April 24, 2005 while serving as a Pittsburg, CA police officer.

Time never diminishes respect. Your memory will always be honored and revered. Rest In Peace

Phyllis Lasater Loya
mom of fallen Pittsburg (CA) Officer Larry Lasater

January 5, 2013

To fully appreciate the heroes of the present, we must recognize our heroes of the past. Your heroism and service is honored today, the 68th anniversary year 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 who was murdered in the line of duty on April 24, 2005 while serving as a Pittsburg, CA police officer.

Time never diminishes respect. Your memory will always be honored and revered. Rest In Peace

Phyllis Lasater Loya
mom of fallen Pittsburg (CA) Officer Larry Lasater

January 5, 2013

Patrolman Costello, today marks the 63rd anniversary of your tragic death. Though I normally condemn those who cause the death of a Police Officer, I cannot condemn the man who caused yours as his death silenced his explanation. We may never know what caused this man to suddenly go berserk but regardless, he was being helped by a selfless, caring Police Officer. Your duty to the Railroad, its passengers and customers and the public in general is to be commended and praised. America’s railroads are one of the reasons this country is as great as it is and special women and men such as you helped make those railroads great.


You are also to be thanked for your service in the Great War. You are a hero.


God Bless and may you continue to Rest in Peace, Brother.

Ptl. Jim Leahy, Jr.
Harvard University Police Dept.

July 11, 2008

Patrolman Costello,
On today, the 61st anniversary of your death, I would like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice-not just for your community, but also for your service to our Country when you served during WWI.

R.I.P.
Anonymous

Anonymous

July 11, 2006

Through time and economy....your railroad is an ancestor of mine. God bless, Bill.....we have a unique profession.

Special Agent Dennis Duncan
Norfolk Southern Railway Police

February 26, 2004

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