Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Thank you for being my daddy. It has been 34 years and it still feels like yesterday. I miss you so much. You may be gone but you will never be forgotten!

Dana Stegall
Daughter

November 21, 2021

Rest in peace Officer Stegall.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

June 26, 2020

Rest in peace.

Lt. Jim Russo

June 15, 2018

He was good guy. I only knew him for a short period. I used to look at him and he always looked liked he slept in his uniform . But like most of us we worked extra duty and we were always on the go. Always ready. I only seen him on occasion and I didn’t know him very well. But he was always was very nice when we said hi. He did his job and he was well liked. He was a good police officer.

Captain R E Thompson
Baton Rouge Police Department retired

June 2, 2018

I will always love you your my hero !

David Stegall
son

July 7, 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

June 15, 2015

I love and miss you, Uncle Chuck. I know that you and Aunt Betty are with me everyday. Thank you for all that you are.

Beau Stegall
Nephew

February 2, 2015

Your service will always be remembered. God rest your soul.

Lt. O'Neal Wascom
Louisiana State Police

February 4, 2014

To fully appreciate the heroes of the present, we must recognize our heroes of the past. Your heroism and service is honored today, the 24th anniversary year 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. Rest In Peace.

I pray for solace for all those that love and remember you for I know both the pain and pride are forever.

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

November 20, 2012

I miss you uncle chuck, we all do.

Clyde R. Stegall II
nephew

September 30, 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
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Investigator David L Bell
Richland County Sheriff's Dept., Columbia, SC

February 2, 2008

To the worlds greatest father! He was a hero to the people of Baton Rouge and to his family! Daddy you will never be forgotten! I Love You!

Daughter, Dana Lynn Stegall
Daughter

December 18, 2007

Thank you for your service. Rest in peace.
Heros are never forgotten.

911 Dispatcher
Virginia

June 14, 2007

Thank you for making the ultimate sacrifice while watching the streets of Baton Rouge. You have not and will not be forgotten. RIP sir.

January 21, 2006

Officer Stegall,
On today, the 17th anniversary of your death, I would like to say thank you for your service to the citizens of Baton Rouge.

R.I.P.
Anonymous

June 14, 2005