Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Rest in peace Detective Nuckolls.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

December 25, 2021

RIP; Never to be forgotten.

Retired First Sergeant Thomas Webb
New York State Police - Troop "D"

October 6, 2020

"Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God."
Matthew 5:9

Chris Di Gerolamo
Federal Air Marshal Service

October 5, 2020

RIP, Sir! You are not forgotten and you are still a hero after all this time!

Fmr. Sheriff's Deputy
Marion County Sheriff, Indiana

December 25, 2013

Detective Nuckolls was my grandfather. My dad was 9 years old when his dad died. He and his older brother were placed in the Masonic Orphan's home in Batesville after their father's death.

The man who shot him was an alcoholic binge drinker who was beating his family when my grandfather responded to the call. The man warned my grandfather not to enter the house, but he did to protect the wife and children. The man shot and killed him.

I have the side arm that my grandfather was carrying at the time of his death and also have a great photograph of him, as well as a copy of the newspaper article regarding his death on Christmas day, 1926.

Linda Nuckolls West, granddaughter
granddaughter

December 3, 2012

Your heroism and service is honored today, the 85th 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 diminishes respect. Your memory will always be honored and revered.

I was saddened to see that Christmas Day is the eow for so many, many officers. Rest In Peace.

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

December 25, 2011

Rest in peace, hero.

God bless you. Thank you for your service and sacrifice.

Greater love hath no one than this, that someone lays down his life for his friends. John 15:13

Friend of USFS Off. Kris Fairbanks RIP 9/20/08

Anonymous

January 2, 2011

Rest in Peace, Detective Nuckolls. Your sacrifice is not forgotten.

Officer 11169

June 8, 2009

You are remembered today and thank you Sir for your service

VanDenBerghe
Manchester, NH

December 23, 2007

"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
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and may not be duplicated without permission

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

August 8, 2007

God Bless you and your family watch over me as i patrol the steets that took your life.

PLT Doug Bjork
Pine Bluff Police Department

July 17, 2007

Rest in peace Det. Nuckolls

December 25, 2004