Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

You will always be remembered, missed & loved, Robert. You were a great guy, with a kind soul.

Karen B. McCrea Putz

April 26, 2023

Rest in peace.

J.R.

April 18, 2022

You are so very missed, Robert and always will be. I think of you often, as I know so many do.

Karen B. Putz
Good friend

April 4, 2022

Rest in peace Trooper Perry.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

June 23, 2021

Always remembered brother. Prayers to your family.

Judge /Magistrate Sheridan (Danny) Lynn
Former S.C. Highway Patrol

April 15, 2021

I was working Horry County that night. Remember hearing this incident on the radios. Made for a very somber and sad night.

TFC J.K. Prince
SCHP. 1984-2001

April 18, 2020

Always remembered brother!!

Judge / Magistrate Sheridan Lynn (former
Aiken County, S.C.

April 15, 2020

Your service and sacrifice will never be forgotten. Prayers for your family both blood and blue.

Nicole Burdette
Carolina COPS

April 15, 2020

It's been 33 years now and you are just as respected, missed and loved today as you were the day God called you home. ~♡~

Karen B. Putz
Friend

April 9, 2020

Never forgotten brother

Judge /retired SC Trooper Danny Lynn
Aiken County, SC

April 15, 2017

Hey Daddy,

Today I had Breakfast with Corporal Cooper, Jones Gamble, Colonial Oliver and many other respectable men you knew from the Highway Patrol. I regret I didn't make more effort to attend breakfast sooner but I sure am glad it finally happened. I was given a very nice display with your badge, name plate, and the very set of handcuffs that were on your belt as you ended your watch. I'd trade it all if it meant having a day with you, but since we know that's not an option I'm very proud to have these in my possession and will cherish them forever. When people start talking about you they always smile when they start and I beam with pride when I hear I remind them of you. Thanks for everything you did while you were here, and for making your family proud. Until we meet again, I love you and I hope that people one day hold my name in the same regard as they do yours.

Your Son,
R. Paul Perry III

Eldest Son - Robert Paul Perry III
Son

February 7, 2017

We continue to remember you and honor you for your service and sacrifice for the citizens of the State of South Carolina. Your family will always be in our thoughts and prayers.

Lois Rao
Carolina C.O.P.S.

December 6, 2016

I think of you often. I miss you every day. We were best friends and room mates at FUMA. I would love to tell your children who you were and the time we spent together at school,at your house in Lancaster and at my house in New Hampshire. I look forward to hearing from you Robert III. I have many stories to tell you.
Richard Pelletier [email protected]

Richard Pelletier
Best Friend

June 18, 2016

28 years now Robert. It doesn't seem like it's been that long. I think of you often, with respect & love of a friend. I just spoke of you yesterday. Your smiling face & kind soul are missed & loved always by many Trooper Robert Paul Perry, Jr.
You will forever be in our thoughts and our hearts!

Thank you to all officers who Protect & Serve!
"Lets' be careful out there"

Karen Barefoot McCrea Putz
Friend

January 7, 2015

Visited the Memorial Honoring fallen Officers at the State House today. My thoughts and prayers are not only of my Dad, but every last name on that wall and the people that loved them. To simply say thanks is not enough .....

Robert Paul Perry III
Oldest Surviving Son

April 16, 2012

Your heroism and service is honored today, the 25th 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.

I pray for solace for all those who love and remember you for I know both the pain and pride are forever. Your family is in my heart's embrace today. Thanks to your friends for sharing their memories and devotion to you through thei reflections.

Rest In Peace.

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

April 16, 2012

I never knew Officer Perry, but I know him through his two sons Paul and Jason, his sister Lea, and his mother Ruth. He must have been a very fine person.

Charles H Burroughs
Paul Perry III, father-in-law

April 15, 2012

I never got a chance to know my dad, but It really means a lot to hear about him from those who did. Thanks - R.Paul Perry III Lexington, SC

Oldest Son - Robert Paul Perry III
Son

February 28, 2012

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

April 15, 2010

"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

November 16, 2007

Although it has been twenty years, sometimes in my heart it seems like only yesterday..You were so full of life..
You continue to missed by so many! I know there is a special place in heaven where you now reside..
Thank you to all officers who Protect & Serve!
"Lets' be careful out there"

Karen McCrea
Friend

May 1, 2007

Twenty years ago today, has it really been so long. You are still missed. I now see four friends on the WALL when I visit the Police Academy in Columbia. All were good men. All are sorely missed. Perry was the first that I knew placed on the wall. He was my friend and is still missed. Time is suppose to heal all wounds but it does not. Nothing can replace a friend taken, there will always be a small empty place that will refuse to be filled. Why someone would want to do this job is beyond my understanding, but thanks to all of you who choose to do it. Please be careful out there, the WALL is full enough.

Lt. Thomas Dean McCrea
Kingstree Police Department

April 14, 2007

Robert & I traveled back and forth to the academy together and was stationed close to each other after graduation. He was a happy person & is often in my thoughts.

Chief Tim Turney
York Tech (SCHP-Retired)

January 31, 2006

There is a time in each persons life when you meet someone and you never forget them. You are always here. Forever

September 14, 2005

what to say about robert,what cant you say about him!robert was a loving,caring,and all around great guy.he was well known in the family as a very humorous guy.he loved a good joke.we love him dearly and miss him very much.he loved his job with all his heart and always said he wouldnt have it any other way.we love you and you are thought about daily.love always don,tonya,luke, shane,caycee,laura

parker family,cousin

February 3, 2005