Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

NEVER FORGET! Please help me honor the dedicated service and ultimate sacrifice of Lieutenant John Paul Gisclon of the Ashland County Sheriff's Office, Ohio and the additional 75 American Peace Officers who have paid the ultimate sacrifice on this date in history.

Superintendent Joe Morbitzer (Retired)
Ohio Attorney General, Bureau of Criminal Investigation

January 14, 2024

NEVER FORGET! On behalf of the Ohio Attorneys General Bureau of Criminal Identification & Investigation, we honor the dedicated service and ultimate sacrifice of Lieutenant John Paul Gisclon of the Ashland County Sheriff's Office, Ohio and the additional 73 American Peace Officers who have paid the ultimate sacrifice on this date in history.

Superintendent Joe Morbitzer
Ohio Attorney General, Bureau of Criminal Investigation

January 14, 2023

RIP Lt Gisclon. To your family, friends, and colleagues, I send my deepest condolences. Thank you for your service and your ultimate sacrifice.

Kathryn Reisinger

January 14, 2022

NEVER FORGET! On behalf of the Ohio Attorney Generals Bureau of Criminal Identification & Investigation, we honor the dedicated service and ultimate sacrifice of Lieutenant John Paul Gisclon of the Ashland County Sheriff's Office, Ohio and the additional 69 American Peace Officers who have paid the ultimate sacrifice on this date in history.

Superintendent Joe Morbitzer
Ohio Attorney General, Bureau of Criminal Investigation

January 14, 2021

I was a student at Ashland College with Lieutenant Gisclon’s future wife, and did an Internship at the Ashland County Sheriff’s Office in 1987. I appreciated the guidance he showed me. He was straightforward and had the respect of his fellow deputies. He paid the ultimate sacrifice for all us.

Clark Winch, Special Agent
U. S. Drug Enforcement Administration (Retired)

August 16, 2020

Lt. Gisclon,
Please forgive my previous reflection. On today, the 25th anniversary of your death I would just like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice-as a Law Enforcement Officer and also when you served in Vietnam with the U.S. Army. And to your Family and loved ones, I wish to extend my deepest sympathy.

R.I.P.
USBP

Anonymous
United States Border Patrol

January 14, 2020

NEVER FORGET! On behalf of the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Identification & Investigation, we honor the dedicated service and ultimate sacrifice of Lieutenant John Paul Gisclon of the Ashland County Sheriff's Department, Ohio and the additional 67 American Peace Officers who have paid the ultimate sacrifice on this date in history.

Superintendent Joe Morbitzer
Ohio Bureau of Criminal Identification & Investigation

January 14, 2020

Lt. Gisclon,
On today, the 20th anniversary of your death I would just like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice-not just as a Law Enforcement Officer but for our Country as well when you served with the U.S. Army in Vietnam. And to your Family and loved ones, I wish to extend my deepest sympathy.

R.I.P.
USBP

Anonymous
United States Border Patrol

January 14, 2020

NEVER FORGET! On behalf of the Westerville, Ohio Division of Police, we honor the dedicated service and ultimate sacrifice Lieutenant John Paul Gisclon of the Ashland County Sheriff's Department, Ohio and the additional 65 American Peace Officers who have paid the ultimate sacrifice on this date in history.

Chief Joe Morbitzer
Westerville, Ohio Division of Police

January 14, 2019

NEVER FORGET! On behalf of the Westerville, Ohio Division of Police, we honor the dedicated service and ultimate sacrifice of Lieutenant John Paul Gisclon of the Ashland County Sheriff's Department, Ohio and the additional 65 American Peace Officers who have paid the ultimate sacrifice on this date in history.

Chief Joe Morbitzer
Westerville, Ohio Division of Police

January 14, 2018

Lt. Gisclon,
On today, the 19th anniversary of your death I would just like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice-not just for your Community but for our Country as well when you served with the U.S. Army in Vietnam. And to your family and loved ones, I wish to extend my deepest sympathy.

R.I.P.
USBP

Anonymous
United States Border Patrol

January 14, 2014

Your heroism and service is honored today, the 17th 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 murdered in the line of duty on April 24, 2005 while serving as a Pittsburg, CA police officer.

Time never dimishes respect and your memory wili always be honored and revered. I pray for solace for all those who love and miss you for I know both the pain and pride are forever.
I also thank your for your service in Vietnam.
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Rest In Peace

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

January 14, 2012

YOU ARE REMEMBERED TODAY AND THANK YOU SIR FOR YOUR LONG AND DEDICATED SERVICE

VANDENBERGHE
MANCHESTER, NH

January 5, 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

December 31, 2007

John i remembered you when i was a kid growing up. You and dad were great friends. I never forget, that everytime i came in with mom to see dad in the office, you'd set me on your lap and ask me if I was being ornary. You give me a cookie which always brightened my day.

I remember when the Sheriffs Office called dad of your death. In all of my years ive never seen my dad shed a tear.

You were truely an inspiration and a great role model to me. You and my dad are the real reasons why I am persuing a career as a State Trooper here in Washington.

God bless you, and guide over me and my fellow troopers and deputies and officers.

Micahel Sparks

Trooper Cadet Michael Sparks
Washington State Highway Patrol

July 7, 2007

John,

It seems so long ago since your untimely death. I was surprised and saddened when I heard the news since I had just had you as a student in the Criminal Patrol Class that I taught at OPOTA. I remembered you from that class as being a really good guy.

I made the trip from Clermont County to Ashland for your funeral. As I rolled into Ashland a cruiser from the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office was behind me. I just thought that you should know that you were so respected that we came from all over Ohio to say goodbye. A number of the other students from the class were also there and several of us talked for a few minutes in front of the church after the service. All of the conversation centered about how good a guy that you were.

When I got back I found the video tapes that we made of the class. We sent clips from that class to your department so that in the future your children could see you and here your voice.

I am retiring soon, something that you unfortunately did not live to do. I remember you telling me that you hoped to return to San Francisco after you retired. You did not make it back there but I know that you made it to a far better place.

Rest easy friend, you are not forgotten.

Sgt. Jim Frodge
Union Township Police/Clermont County

November 6, 2006

I first met Lt. Gisclon when I stopped to back him up on a fight in progress on US250 East just at the Ashland city limits, sometime in the fall of 1979, while I worked for the Ashland Police Dept. John had stopped a semi tractor containing 2 brothers who, for reasons I've since forgotten, started fighting with him. Once the 2 were cuffed, John shook my hand and couldn't thank me enough for happening by. Any time I saw him after that, he'd thank me, to the point that I had to tell him to stop. That's just the kind of guy I remember him as. His passing affected me deeply. Rest easy, brother.

Ptl. Timothy Clark
Lexington (OH) PD

May 21, 2006

Rest In Peace Lt. Gisclon

Sgt. Alan Adair #30-29
Guernsey County Sheriff's Office (OH)

January 10, 2006

Rest in Peace

Correctional Officer
Michigan Dept.of Corrections

March 17, 2005

I learned about Lt. Gisclon's death years ago, when I saw this incident re-enacted on television on the show "Real Stories of the Highway Patrol." His death angered me very much, and he apparently was killed because some crazy man wanted to kill a police officer. The sacrifice he made cannot have gone unrewarded, for I am sure that he is at peace in heaven. I hope his family has been doing well, this nation owes you a tremendous debt.

Pat
Baltimore County Police Explorer

We wear the same uniform and I will never forget. Never. Rest easy Deputy.

Deputy M. Moore
Warren County S.O. (OH)

I know that it has been some time, but I remember reading about your murder in the paper. I am a police officer now and a lot has to do with what I read that day. I now live in Ashlan county and would love to be as good as you were. My uncle, a dep. with Ashland SO, told me that you were the read deal.

rest easy brother,

Bryan

patrolman
central ohio