Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Trooper Tom Pryme was an SP Academy classmate of mine, Class 122 11/02/1970...worked very hard at what he did.Tom will never be forgotten...RIP

Sr.Inv.Gerald H. Wienckowski(ret.)
New York State Troopers

January 24, 2008

Five grandchildren Tom..
You are with us at Christmas and always

wife

December 24, 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

December 20, 2007

I still miss the smile and the wit. You were a good friend. I visit your grave and remember our good times.

Rodger Haggett
Friend of the family

September 27, 2007

Trooper Pryme, I don't know you but I had the honor of working along side your wife, Carolanne in the S.F. Bay area. My best wishes to your family and extended family. One question. You didn't have to step into the lane of traffic to stop speeders like the Maryland State Troopers, did you?

Margaret (Eaton) McCabe
friend of widow

September 29, 2006

I miss him. I thank anyone that has left a comment on my dad, it means great things to me to know how much he meant to the people who TRULY knew him.(How did they get his motorcycle on/off the Quonset?)

T.L.Pryme Jr.
Son

July 23, 2006

We never met, but I think I knew you...

Aloha, Jean-Louis LePendu

Captain Jean-Louis LePendu

April 18, 2006

Miss you everyday. I wear your NYSP pin in memory. You have 4 beautiful grandchildren and 1 more on the way.

I love you forever
Carolanne

Carolanne Pryme
widow, Tpr T.L. Pryme

March 15, 2006

Tom, I am sorry that you could not see your daughter grow up. She is a wonderful and beautiful young woman, wife, mother and daughter-in-law. We are happy to have her as part of our family.

Delores Oswald

January 5, 2006

Miss you every day of my life. It's not the same without you...Fuddy

December 28, 2005

Thank you for your service. You are not forgotten.

A citizen

July 24, 2004