Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Eight years of gone by and you are still thought of. I drive pass your memorial at least once during my shift and remember the smile you always had on your face. May you forever rest in peace.

Officer
LAPD

April 29, 2013

Motivated, Dedicated, United as One..............Class 161. Happy Anniversary. 02-21-02. Rio Hondo Police Academy.

Corporal Rick Gonzalez
USC/Classmate/Friend

February 15, 2013

Tommy I never met you, your name is honored at my current police academy at Rio Hondo class 2012-1. Our class was tasked to learn about the heroes who have fallen on our memorial wall. A famous quote I've heard "we are fueled by the fallen."Thank you for your service always.

Cadet Sandoval
Rio Hondo College Police Academy

September 5, 2012

Tommy, we have not forgotten. We were blessed to have you in our academy class and in our lives. I visited your memorial in Washington during police memorial week in 2009 with my family. As long as I'm alive, I will continue to honor your memory and legacy. Class 161.

Corporal Rick Gonzalez
USC PD/Classmate/Friend

May 11, 2012

Tommy, On this day we remember your sacrifice and we miss your smile and "Good Morning My Fellow Officers". The new officers that have started since you were taken from us, are taught about your sacrifice. I know you're watching over them as their guardian angel. Know this mighty warrior, it is time for you to rest for we now have your watch. We ( I ) will never forget you.

Sgt. Robert W Richardson
Los Angeles World Airportr Police

April 30, 2012

No one can say it better than Sgt. Richardson and Lt. Chin did in their previous post. The week I was preparing for my own son's police funeral, Officer Scott was killed in Southern California. My heart ached for his family when I heard the news and I sought them out at the 2006 memorial ceremonies in Sacramento to express my grief for them as we both began our grief journey the same week.- in April of 2005.

Tommy, 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 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.

I pray for aolace for all that love and remember you for I know both the pain and pride are forever. Your family is in my heart's embrace. Thanks to your family and friends for sharing their memories and devotion to you through their reflections.

Rest In Peace.

Phyllis Loya
Mom of fallen California Officer Larry Lasater, Pittsburg PD, eow 4/24/05

April 29, 2012

I'll never forget.

God blesses ...

GW

April 29, 2012

miss u tommy

ish PII, lifeguard
lapd/ la parks and recs (lifeguard)

April 5, 2012

when i run past your memorial on lincoln bl , i reach out my hand and say a prayer for you... we would talk briefly in the hallway at the change of shift, you starting yours and me ending mine .. you always had a smile on your face and asked how i was doing .. little did i know that would be the last day we would see eachother. Tommy you will always be remembered..till we meet again

Police Officer
LAXPD

December 30, 2011

Hello Tommy,

Here is a little message for you from your best friend.
I miss you every day “Great Scott”. You were my best friend and you can never be replaced. In high school, on the swim team, as lifeguards and one of the best men in my wedding, I would have never guessed in a million years that we weren’t going to grow old together playing dominoes, tennis and raising our families together. I now have two beautiful children Tommy, a daughter, Lailah Dakota (3yrs-old) and my son Bracque Maximus (5 months-old). I only wish you were here to meet and play with them.

I still can’t believe you're gone, my best friend. You know, I haven’t bowled, played dominoes or tennis since you’ve passed.

You were truly my best friend, I love man!

L. Kelso
Best Friend / Retired LAPD

August 19, 2011

Rest in peace and we'll see each other again. Just not right now.

Thanks for the pleasure of meeting you.

Class 161

police officer
bop

July 19, 2011

I wish to offer my sorrow and condolences for officer scott and his family.

Mark Alonzo Mcglothern
pro police supporter/former LBPD reserve

February 20, 2011

I miss you my friend. Rest in peace.

Edward Corrington

April 29, 2010

Another year has passed and you are still admired and respectfully remembered in the hearts and minds of so many. My thoughts and prayers are with your loved ones and friends on this anniversary of your EOW. You will never be forgotten.

James Sheppard
Father of Sgt. Jason L. Sheppard EOW 12/7/06

April 29, 2010

Tommy,

Finally, the time has come for your murderer to pay for his crime, to pay for hurting your family, friends and brothers so deeply. Time to pay for taking you away in the prime of your life. Most of all, its time for you to finally rest brother, and we will let the newer officers know of your bravery, sacrifice and courage. Its time that world knows that the men and women of the Los Angeles Airport Police Department are professional and highly trained police officers and we are SECOND TO NONE.

Police Officer
Los Angeles Airport Police

November 30, 2009

I am juror from the Sadowski trial and I just want to express that I am so sorry for the Scott family and their loss. I know that this happened a long time ago but I really felt for the family. Seeing them every day and then having to hear all the details of the death of their son made me really think extra hard about the case.
I know in my heart that the decision we as the jury came up with was the right one( guilty to 1st degree murder & he was sane at the time). I spoke to Tommys father after the trial and let him know how I felt, he gave me a hug and was so thankful for what we as jurors had done.
I hope that this can bring some type of closure to the Scott family.
Tommy, you were so blessed to have these wonderful people in your life and they were blessed for having you in their lives.
Rest in peace

Delia Sanchez
Juror #1 from trial

November 25, 2009

hello there tommy,

just wanted to say you truely have been missed especially by me. you where one of the ones who got me through the academy when times got tough. i wanted to say thank you very much for all that you have done. you will always be in my heart.....(cadet scott again) as he was know in the academy class 161.

officer marc danielian

officer marc danielian

November 10, 2009

Rest in Peace, Officer Scott. Your sacrifice is not forgotten.

Officer 11169

October 23, 2009

Today, a portion of the 405 Freeway, near LAX, was dedicated to the Memory of Officer Scott......

(May You Rest - In - Peace, Bro)....

Michael B. Parlor

May 3, 2009

Tommy,
Four years have gone by and your memory never fades. The unit was honored to greet your parents today and present them with our team hat and shirt...They continue to display all of the great qualities that made you the officer, man, and friend you are to the department. A quick ride to your memorial always manages to puts a smile on our faces and remind us of the dangers of the job, even at LAX...
On Saturday May 2nd, Lincoln Blvd will be renamed Officer Tommy Edward Scott Square to pay tribute for your duty and sacrifice.
It is an exciting occasion and permanent reminder of you and all the greatness you demonstrated and more importantly, SHARED with all of us.
We will again continue to honor you next week during POLICE WEEK by riding 300 miles from NYC to DC, and like the first group did in 2006, we will feel your presence every step of the way......
To your memory...
Bike Nine

Officer Pete Trance
LA Airport Police

April 30, 2009

Officer Scott, today marks the 10th anniversary of your tragic death. You gave your all to the traveling public who expect to be able to go from place to place without a care in the world beyond being late for a flight. It’s thanks to you and the women and men like you that airports as safe as they are. Of course they’re a city within a city and prone to the same problems that anywhere else is, it’s the dedication of Airport Police Departments and similar safety agencies that put the public more at ease. Thanks to you, if a situation comes up, we know dedicated professionals will be on hand to deal with it. For that sense of well-being, I thank you.

As for the scum who brought about your death, we can only hope he’s still sitting in prison and will never taste freedom again. His actions were reprehensible and his taking of your life was the ultimate outrage. May he rot in hell.

It’s also especially sad that, with so few Airport Police Officers listed here (for which I thank God) there are two on the same date, a mere 6 years apart. This reflection also goes out to Officer John Richardson of the Nashville International Airport Police who also died in a Vehicular Accident in 1999.

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

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

April 29, 2009

To Officer Tommy Edward Scott, his family and his fellow officers with the Los Angeles World Airports Police Department:

Our heartfelt thoughts are with you on the anniversary of Officer Scott’s tragic death and we honor him for his valor and sacrifice to the community. Rest in Peace, Officer Scott and thank you for your service.

Wives Behind The Badge, Inc
Memebrs and Staff

April 29, 2009

All of us have heard by now, although those many versions of what happened on Lincoln Boulevard on a Friday morning, and how we came to lose Officer Tommy Edward Scott. Some of us even know the truth. And a few of us, apart from the table-pounders and chronic fault-seekers, know that there are just some things that you can't do without suffering - very literally and profoundly - casualties and our job is one of them.

You can't race cars without crashes, you can't dig mines without cave-ins, and you sure as hell can't send cops out onto the streets of a violent society without violent deaths. Tommy Scott knew that, and did it anyway as well as we all do. Those who knew him say he did the best job he could all the time,Some of his friends say he did it because he loved it, and any of us who can't say that envy him for it. At least he died as a rare and precious person - doing what he loved to do, and (doing it for the noblest of reasons.)That is something we can never explain to those outside our profession.

(You see,) you can't be a (good) cop simply because you couldn't get another job. You can only be a (Good) cop because you want to. And there is an answer as to why he died, something I learned half a world away many years ago as a young paratrooper, preparing to face the enemy in combat for the first time. It was that my sergeant explained that (like it or not) there are only three rules of war:

Rule Number One: "Young Men Die"
Rule Number Two: "You Can't Change Rule # 1"
Rule Number Three is "Somebody has to walk point"

You see, when a soldiers advance, knowing the enemy is near, there is always one man way out in the front of everyone else. His duty is to look for, and sense that first contact. To spot the enemy, pinpoint the ambush, (fire that first shot,) and as consequence, take those first shots.

It offends the logical mind and denies the instinct for survival. It ages and saddens, and wizens and sometimes kill those who take their turn "Walking (the) point". But it must be done, or there would be no protection for the rest, just more bloodshed and more grief. The "Point Man" is there to save lives , even if he gives his own in the process.

Well, society isn't a comapny of soldiers, but it sure has (and needs) somebody walking the point. Every time you go out the station door, every time you answer the radio call, every time you stop to check out something suspicious. AND YOU CAN'T CHANGE RULE NUMBER ONE.

If I could say something directly to thye people of this airport, it would be this: I know some of you will remember our brother, but that's not good enough. I want you to honor him for what he did for you. (That which he needn't have done) He certainly didn't have to do it, I'm not just talking about what he did on Friday April 29th. That was horrible, "routine call that went bad. I mean he did what he did for you day after day, in darkness and in light, rain or shine, (on Holidays and weekends and on his loved ones' birthday,) without ever expecting even a "thank you" (in return.) Tommy Edward Scott volunteered to "Walk the Point". Honor him. Remember him. In the quiet peace of your home, get down on your knees and thank God he volunteered to take the Point.

HUA

Posted for Lt. James Chin
Los Angeles Airport Police

Sgt. Robert W Richardson
Los Angeles World Airports Police

May 1, 2008

Hard to believe three years have come and gone. May God continue to comfort and bless your family... and may they always remain confident in knowing that you will FOREVER be a hero and NEVER be forgotten! Until we one day meet, keep walking a beat protecting the streets in Heaven.

S.M. Shrewsbury - Police Dispatcher
CSU Long Beach PD

April 30, 2008

YOU ARE REMEMBERED TODAY AND THANK YOU SIR FOR YOUR SERVICE

VANDENBERGHE
MANCHESTER, NH

April 29, 2008