Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Lieutenant Henry Walpole

Detroit Police Department, Michigan

End of Watch Wednesday, May 17, 1911

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Reflections for Lieutenant Henry Walpole

Lt. Walpole,
On today, the 110th anniversary of your death I would just like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice for the citizens of Detroit.

R.I.P.
USBP

Anonymous
United States Border Patrol

May 17, 2021

Rest in peace Lt. Walpole.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

May 3, 2021

Time may have passed but you are not forgotten. I believe as long as someone remembers you or speaks your name, you are still with us.
Thank you for your heroism.
God Bless

Detention Officer A.Zambito
Texas

May 17, 2015

Your heroism and service is honored today, the 98th 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.

Rest In Peace.

Phyllis Loya

Phyllis Loya
mother of fallen officer Larry Lasater

May 17, 2009

Officer Walpole,
It has taken over 97 years, but you are finally being honored. I would just like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice for the citizens of Detroit.

R.I.P.
USBP

Anonymous

December 16, 2008

Two months before your sacrifice, on March 25, 1911, fire erupted at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in New York City. Before it was over, 146 workers, mostly women, would lose their lives in the blaze. My grandmother, Rebecca Bursky, was one of the last to flee the ninth floor before the fire escape collapsed. She married my grandfather and together they set off for a new life in the City of Detroit. Most probably they were already there when your watch ended. They would raise six children, including my father. Dad would go on to fly with Howard Hughes and help land men on the moon. I would go on to enter public service.

I think about the Triangle fire often. Now I read your story. How many more stories can be told because of your heroic sacrifice. How many lives did you save beyond the people there that day. Valour was the order of the day Officer Walpole. I am only sorry it has taken this long to see you honored. I promise now you will never be forgotten.

James M. Grant, Crime Analyst II
Los Angeles Police Department

December 16, 2008

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