Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

I will always remember May 23, 1979 standing in my office, which was just around the corner from Hinds General Hospital. The sirens of the numerous emergency vehicles made us stop and I said to a coworker “Lord I hope those are not for anyone I know” . Only to shortly find out the sirens were for my then Father in law, Floyd Seaton. We had just gathered for dinner with the in laws the night before. Lots of chatter and laughter that night as always when the family gathered. He was a great man, would have been a great grandfather to our 2 children. I will always cherish my memories of him and honored to have been his daughter in law.

Linda
Daughter in law

June 9, 2023

I knew his son Terry Seaton. Terry's devotion to law enforcement brings a great credit upon himself, the Jackson Police Dept along with the state of MS.

Respectfully,
CPL D.W PALIN
USMC

CPL D.W. PALIN
USMC

July 16, 2021

Patrolman Seaton, rest in peace.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

April 1, 2020

Patrolman Seaton,
On today, the 40th anniversary of your death I would just like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice for the citizens of Jackson. And to your Family and loved ones, I wish to extend my deepest sympathy.

BPA Mike Casey
United States Border Patrol
El Paso Station

May 23, 2019

Officer Seaton your sacrifice will never be forgotten! Thank you for your dedicated service to The City of Jackson and the citizens you were sworn to protect! Continue to rest in peace my fellow LE Brother!
"Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one's life for his friends." John 15:13

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

Corporal Tony Dunn
Mississippi Highway Patrol, TroopD

May 23, 2016

Your sacrifice will never be forgotten! Thank you for your dedicated service to the Citizens and City of Jackson! Continue to Rest in Peace Officer Seaton.
Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends. John 15:13

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

Corporal Tony Dunn
Mississippi Highway Patrol, Troop D

May 23, 2015

Time may have passed but you are not forgotten. I believe as long as someone remembers you or speaks your name, you are still with us.
Thank you for your heroism.
God Bless

Detention Officer A.Zambito
Texas

May 23, 2015

Very quiet and nice man. Used to come in my store. As a matter of fact, the day he was killed, he was in my store. He got a call that a wreck had happened on the interstate and left. That was the accident that took his life.
Rest in Peace

Carl W. Merck
friend

April 5, 2013

To fully appreciate the heroes of the present, we must recognize our heroes of the past. Your heroism and service is honored today, the 33rd 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 that love and remember you for I know that both the pain and pride are forever. Your family is in my heart's embrace. Rest In Peace.

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

May 23, 2012

"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 29, 2007

Patrolman Seaton,
On today, the 26th anniversary of your death, I would like to say thank you for your service to the citizens of Jackson.
R.I.P.
Anonymous

May 23, 2005