Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Patrolman Hugh Everette Eubanks

Bolivar Police Department, Tennessee

End of Watch Monday, March 17, 1975

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Reflections for Patrolman Hugh Everette Eubanks

Rest in peace Patrolman Eubanks. Wonder if you were related to football coach Weeb Eubanks.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

June 27, 2019

Patrolman Hugh Everette Eubanks was a true hero. May his soul rest in Heaven. Patrolman Eubanks will never be forgotten, and I thank you for your service to our great nation as well as to the State of Tennessee.

First Sergeant Thomas Webb (Retired)
New York State Police

April 11, 2018

This Murderer was just arrested again and charged with murder in Georgia!!!! He should have never been let out the first time.

Sgt. Lyle
Henry County Georgia Police Department

January 6, 2018

Cannot believe suspect was released and so soon too. What’s disservice to you. Now he’s killed again. No surprise there. A travesty.

Detective Sergeant Doug Teachworth (Lynn
Lynnwood WA PD

January 6, 2018

Your heroism and service is honored today, the 37th 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 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. It was a travesty of justice that your killer only served seven years before his release.

Rest In Peace.

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

March 17, 2012

A a fellow officer residing in Bolivar, TN. it saddens me to see that this murderer only got seven years. What a pathetic miscarraige of justice. Your family is in our prayer, now and always.

Officer Rick A. Foster
State of Tennessee Board of Probation and Parole

February 11, 2012

In memory of my Uncle Hugh, this summer I will be filling out the papers required to request that Hugh Eubanks' name be added to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial wall in Washington, D.C.

Patty Luna Shaffer
neice

May 29, 2011

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

March 17, 2010

YOU ARE REMEMBERED TODAY AND THANK YOU SIR FOR YOUR SERVICE, AS ALWAYS, THIS WRITER IS DISAPPOINTED THAT JUSTICE WAS NOT SERVED ON YOUR BEHALF.

VANDENBERGHE
MANCHESTER, NH

April 9, 2008

OFFICER EUBANKS, YOU HAVE SERVED WELL. MAY GOD BLESS YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND SACRIFICE. A HERO FOR SURE. MAY YOU REST IN PEACE.

CHIEF RONNIE WATFORD-RET.
JEFFERSON POLICE DEPT,S.C.

March 17, 2008

Paroled after 7 years, there is no justice what is the world coming to. Rest in peace and my prayers are with your loved ones

Officer Frustrated

March 17, 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
Copyright © 1999 - All Rights Reserved
and may not be duplicated without permission

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

January 29, 2008

Oh Brave Warrior, you did not die in vain, and you should not be without a reflection.
Dwell in the House of the Lord for you are a Hero and you are not forgotten.

Retired police officer

September 27, 2004

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