Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

You are remembered today and thank you Sir for your service

Pat Van Den Berghe, Manchester, NH
Neighbors for a Better Manchester, NH

November 1, 2007

Your name, who you were, and what you stood and died for will live in the hearts and minds of other Officers and citizens throughout the world. God bless your family and may you rest in peace. Yea though I walk through the shadow of death, You are with me.

unanimous

August 4, 2007

We respct what you did for the people of Pasadena, and that is to serve your city, and thats what you did. Pasadena loves you.

Kyle Zink
Deer Park Police Department

July 4, 2007

Les, we love down here in Pasadena, we will always remember your caring hear and open arms.Rest in peace.

Sgt. James Zink
Pasadena Police

July 4, 2007

Thank you for your service. You will never be forgotten. Rest in peace.

Daughter of an officer

November 5, 2006

I can only echo what my beautiful sister-in-law, Patricia, already voiced so eloquently. She and Ian, along with Mom and Dad and all of your family members, are living your legacy. Your aunts and uncles and cousins across the United States remember you daily . . . you are always alive in our hearts. I remember you as my "perfect" baby brother, I remember you as a kid playing King Herod in the church play and your sweat bands showing under your costume, I remember you as a junior high kid thinking it was great fun to tag along behind me one weekend in Austin on the UT campus, I remember you as an outstanding high school athlete that others admired, I remember you as a young man proudly finishing the police academy and being too young to buy bullets without Dad's help (you were 20), I remember you as a handsome and happy groom on your wedding day, I remember you as a doting and adoring father of your baby son, I remember you bursting into our house in Pasadena (never quietly) with big grins and boisterous laughter, I remember you loving the holidays and always caring for all your family, I remember the officer you became and the pride you took in the department, I remember it all. And when I look at Ian, he is you in so many ways all over again, Les. We miss you and lovingly look forward to the day we will all be rejoined together in Heaven. You left a legacy - a legacy of which you can be proud. You remain alive in our hearts and we will always love you.

Kris Early

Kristin Early
Sister

October 11, 2006

You are a man who knew how to give enough love to last a lifetime. Thank you for your love and our son. He has grown to be so much like you, and has inherited your many gifts. You are our hero for so many reasons.

I miss you.
I love you.

Patricia Early

September 24, 2006

At the beginning of every shift I supervise, myself and the other officers on shift dedicate the day to the memory of a fallen officer.

Today, November 5, 2005 we dedicated the shift to the memory of Patrolman Leslie Ian Early who died in the line of duty on this date 12 years ago.

When one law enforcement officer falls, we all stumble for a while, but we will carry on.

Patrolman Early’s sacrifice will never be forgotten.

Sgt. Paul Bissonnette
Royal Canadian Mounted Police - Surrey, BC

November 5, 2005

Les Early was a family man. He had three families, all of which loved and respected him.

He had his first family, Patty and Ian. He was everything to them, and they were everything to him. Anyone around them for more than 10 minutes could see that.

He had his extended family, which included his paternal family and Patty's family, as well. At every family gathering, Les was always involved and the center of attention. Not because he tried to be, but because he was a magnetic type of person. He was always ready to pitch in and work, and was a joy to be around.

His third family, the law enforcement brotherhood, knew him as a loving and caring brother, someone committed to the cause of right and good. He gave tirelessly; teaching, putting on events to buy equipment, assisting other agencies in their efforts, and anything else that would make the job safer and more successful for his brothers and sisters wearing a badge.

Les died like he lived, giving of himself when someone else was not available to do the job. He is an example and inspiration for anyone who knew him, and I will never forget being even a small part of his family. It will always be an honor to have him as a friend.

Rest well Les.

Sergeant Rick Park
Lake Jackson PD

August 24, 2005

I salute you for your service and honor you for your sacrifice.

A hero never dies.....

Rest in peace, hero.

April 26, 2005

04/21/04

Each day I try to read the ODMP. Today I read your story. No officer who gives his/her life for us need ever be forgotton. You died a hero; rest in peace.

Captain Robert W Cannon, Ret.
Vermilion Co, Il. Sheriff's Dept.

April 21, 2004

Patrolman Early, we didn't know you....but we won't let you be forgotten. Rest in peace, brother.

FF and PJN

March 25, 2004

I am the younger brother of a friend/fellow police officer who was friends with Les, and we visited his grave the other day. "Les is gone but not forgotten".

Anonymous

Hey Les,
I just wanted to drop a line in here to let you and others know I haven't forgotten you. I think about you all the time. If there's training going on, I'm thinking about you. It's so easy to recall the good times we had and it always brings a smile to my face. You will be glad to know your team is still rocking right along and doing their best to pass on the training you were so instrumental in bringing about.
Your Bud,
Ken Welch

Ken Welch
HCSO

I attended the Pasadena Police Academy with Les, and spent several years working with him.
There is not a day that goes by that I do not think of his life and his tragic end of watch.
I am better for having known him.
I miss him.

D/S C.E.Meyer
Asst Director of NDIA
National Drug Interdiction Association
Carroll County Georgia Sheriff
Interstate Crime Unit (I-20)

Interdiction Officer / Deputy C E Meyer
Carroll County Georgia Sheriff (ICU) and Asst. Director NDIA