Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Scott, I stumbled onto this page today, and I'm proud of the wonderful things that people are saying here. I hope you can read them from where you are. I guess I don't need to write something here to talk to you, but I want anyone who reads these reflections to know what a great guy you were. Not just a good officer, but a really cool person. Having you in my life for over 20 years was an awesome gift...one that was very difficult to give up. Losing you was the hardest thing I've ever had to live through. You lived through bull rides and car accidents, but were taken from us so brutally and we know it isn't fair. Your son has become a wonderful young man ! So smart ! Thank goodness he didn't have your grades in school ! :-) I know you're proud of him, as we all are. As long as your friends and your family are here, Scott, you will never be forgotten. You live daily in my thoughts, and always in my heart. I miss you so much.

PUD

October 27, 2010

Love and miss you Uncle Scotty! I know you and mom are in Heaven watchin down on all of us. ercbeckett at yahoo.com

Eric Beckett
Nephew

August 8, 2010

Hey Scotty its been a couple years since I last wrote you..things at the PD are business as usual. I took the trip up to Castroville to view your burial site. Im glad I was able to see your final resting place, it brought a sort of peace and calm over me and the 40 other officers that visited you that day. Keep watching over us! You will not be forgotten..

Sgt. Salvador J. Onofre III
Balcones Heights Police Department

July 29, 2010

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

March 12, 2010

Thoughts and prayers going out to the family and friends of Officer Rogiers.

Juanita Garza/Surviving Spouse
South Texas Concerns of Police Survivors

March 12, 2010

Scotty,
Can't believe twenty years have past. You are never far from my heart or thoughts. Today is your birthday, you would have been 50. Happy Birthday Scotty. Miss you!

Anonymous

March 26, 2009

Your heroism and service is honored today, the 20th 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 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.

Rest In Peace.

Phyllis Loya

Phyllis Loya
mother of fallen officer Larry Lasater

March 17, 2009

YOU ARE REMEMBERED TODAY AND THANK YOU SIR FOR YOUR SERVICE, I AM NOT SURE ABOUT ALL LAW BUT WOULD SEEM LIKELY TO ME THAT CAPITAL MURDER WOULD BE MORE THAN 25 YEARS. SO I GUESS THE PERSON THAT KILLED YOU WILL BE OUT IN 7 YEARS.
IT ISN'T RIGHT.

YOU ARE A HERO SIR JUST BY THE PROFESSION YOU CHOSE. GOD BLESS YOU AND ALL THOSE THAT LOVE YOU.

VANDENBERGHE
MANCHESTER, NH

March 12, 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

January 31, 2008

Scott, it's been a very long time since that night in 1989. I think about you and your family often. I very much enjoyed serving with you at Balcones Heights. It was years ago and many of us are no longer there. Rest in Peace my Brother.

Thomas B. Sing, Chief Investigator (Ret)
Texas State Fire Marshal

December 12, 2007

Well Marshal Rogiers, its been a little over two and a half years now since I was hired, and things are going good here at the P.D. I still like listening to the stories about when you were an Officer here, and know that everyone here still has a great deal of respect for you and what you stood for. I try to do my job as a Patrol Sgt. to the best of my ability and I'm proud to wear a patch with your number on it, in honor of your memory. Keep lookin out for us Marshal Rogiers, and protect our fellow brothers & sisters in the field.

Sgt. S. Onofre III
Balcones Heights Police Dept.

May 11, 2006

You were a very brave man, Sir.May you Rest in Peace.

March 12, 2006

I was a very good friend of Scott's while we were stationed together on Ft Hood Texas and spent many weekends at his mother's home in Castroville Tx. We also trained in Karate before he was sent to Korea. He was a great soldier and man. I am sure he was a great officer. All he wanted to do was work in law enforcement.

Chief Duane Dixon
Bellefonte Police Department

December 14, 2004

Marshal Rogiers, although I did not know you, I feel somehow connected to you..My career with the department you once served is about to begin and I promise that I will do everything in my power as a peace office to continue what you had begun. You are missed dearly by your friends and fellow officers. Rest in Peace brother. #562.

Salvador J Onofre III
BHPD

December 29, 2003

06-23-03, 25 YEARS FOR CAPITAL MURDER. WHAT A MISCARRIAGE OF JUSTICE. GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN. REST IN PEACE MY BROTHER IN BLUE.

CHIEF RONNIE WATFORD-RETIRED
JEFFERSON POLICE DEPT,S.C.