Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Rest in peace.

J.R.

December 28, 2023

Janice, my dear friend and fellow officer...Missing you and thinking of you with much love. It seems almost incomprehensible that 36 years have passed since our last shift, together. I will forever remember you and the love you had for your family, your job and your friends.

Susan Rasco-Fowler, Sergeant Burleson Police Department (Retired)

December 27, 2023

Happy birthday babe!

Officer Paul R Lancaster
Burleson Tx. P.D. (ret.)

December 27, 2023

Hey sweetie. Checking in early this year.....love ya....miss ya more each day....happy pending birthday. And merry Christmas kid. Love always!!!

Paul R Lancaster
Burleson Tx. P.D. (ret.)

December 18, 2022

Hey sweetie...happy birthday...i miss you...i can still see you...hear your voice....i love ya...see you down the road...Paul.

Officer Paul Lancaster
Burleson Tx. P.D. (ret.)

December 27, 2021

Happy birthday sweetie miss ya.

Officer Paul Lancaster
Burleson Tx. P.D. (ret.)

December 27, 2020

Rest in peace Officer Vanderveer.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 23, 2020

Rest In Peace Sister LEO. Thank you Hero and your family for your sacrifice and service. Always remembered.

Officer Mike Robinson (Ret.)
Upland Police Dept. CA

December 27, 2019

Happy birthday and rest in peace sweetie. See ya again down the road.

Officer Paul Lancaster
Burleson P.D. (ret.)

December 27, 2018

Rest In Peace Sister LEO. Thank you and your family for your sacrifice and service. Never forgotten.

Officer Mike Robinson (Ret.)
Upland Police Dept. CA

December 27, 2018

Officer Janice Marlene Vanderveer will never ever be forgotten. May her soul rest in Heaven, and may God bless her family.

First Sergeant Thomas Webb (Retired)
New York State Police

March 25, 2018

As we take a moment to remember Officer Janice Vanderveer of the Burleson Police Department of Burleson, TX on December 27, 2015....we also take a moment to remember ALL those we have lost over the years.

Officer Janice Vanderveer, you will NEVER be forgotten!

Volunteer Julie Stracener
Burleson CPAAA & COPs member

December 27, 2015

My first Christmas married to your wonderful son and I know you're looking down on him and are proud of the man he has become. Your legacy lives forever in our hearts and even though I have never met you listening to your family talk about you shows what a wonderful person you are. Working Christmas night and I know you're taking care of Adam not just tonight but every night he puts on his badge, We love and miss you Janice.

Rest in peace

Dispatcher Yvette Vanderveer
Irving Police Department/Daughter in law

December 25, 2014

26 years and you are still very much remembered! Janice was a great Officer with much love for her family and children; she spoke of them frequently and was excited to get back home to them. I've come to realize that you are home now, in heaven, and we all look forward to seeing you again.

ex-Officer Chandler
Burleson PD

December 27, 2013

Your heroism and service is honored today, the twenty-second 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 murdered in the line of duty on April 24, 2005 while serving as a Pittsburg, CA police officer.

I pray for the solace of all those who love and miss you for I know both the pain and pride are forever.

Rest In Peace

Phyllis Loya
mother of fallen officer Larry Lasater

December 30, 2009

Officer Vanderveer,
Maam, on today the 22nd anniversary of your death I would just like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice for the citizens of Burleson. And to your amily and loved ones, I wish to extend my deepest sympathy.

R.I.P.
USBP

Anonymouis

December 27, 2009

"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

We pause today on the 20th anniversary of your untimely death and say a prayer for your family and your fellow officers.
Rest in peace you are not forgotten
Chief John Roelandts (retired)
Deborah Roelandts (911 retired)
Oconomowoc Wisconsin

Chief John Roelandts (retired)
Town of Oconomowoc

December 27, 2007

YOU ARE REMEMBERED TODAY OFFICER AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE

VANDENBERGHE
MANCHESTER, NH

December 26, 2007

I was there when we said goodbye. I never knew her but I have never forgotten her. Rest my sister.

Sgt. D.J. Rogers
Cleburne PD

October 23, 2007

Thank you for making the ultimate sacrifice. Though you are gone, you are never forgotten. You gave everything in service of strangers. To me, that is the true definition of a hero. Thank You!!!

Officer Melson
Victoria Police Department

July 9, 2007

There isn't a day that goes by that I'm not reminded of the sacrifice you made. Most people don't understand how much pain I suffered losing my mother at such a young age... How could they? They assume that since I was so young, I didn't even know you. To an extent, that is true. What I did know, however, was your touch... And I knew it well. I knew it so well, in fact, that I ached when I would normally need you to keep me warm in the cold of the night.

And yet, I am still proud of how courageous you were. I know you're in Heaven, paying attention to all my deeds... And so I promise to be the person who impresses you right back.

I love you and miss you Mom,
Adam.

Adam

March 15, 2007

I'm Having the Time of My Life

I'm having the time of my life now, the battle is almost won

My faith is strong and my conscience is clear, and I've only begun.

To know the peace He has promised me, the joy of a job well done.

And I count my blessings along the way, And I thank Him for everyone.

I'm having the time of my like right now.

For I never thought I'd ever be given a second chance such as The Lord has given me,

To see with clearer eyes then I have ever seen before.

To know when I knock, HIS Hand will open the door.

How like a dream my old life seems, So far within the past I've traded

foolish fantasies for the things that I will know will last.

And I am strong within His strength, and precious in His sight,

Accepting all He sends, Because His ways are always right.

I'm having the time of my life right now.

Because I've learned to share everything with GOD, each minute I am here.

For He alone can read my heart. And He knows what is in my heart, and within me.

And He makes all things wonderful, because He is my friend!

March 8, 2005

Remembering you along with all the others on 12-27 who gave the ultimate sacrifice. Rest in Peace. You're not forgotten.

Anonymous

December 27, 2004

IT'S BEEN ALMOST TWENTY YEARS SINCE WE LOST JANICE. SHE WAS A BRIGHT STAR IN A WORLD FULL OF DARKNESS. SHE WAS ALWAYS TALKING ABOUT HER FAMILY AND HOW MUCH SHE LOVED THEM. SHE WOULD TELL ME ABOUT SOMETHING FUNNY HER DAUGHTER HAD DONE AND WHAT NEW WORDS HER SON WAS SAYING. JANICE WAS AN INSPIRATION TO ME TO BE THE BEST OFFICER AND MOTHER THAT I CAN BE. I THINK ABOUT JANICE EVERYTIME I PUT THE UNIFORM ON. THANK YOU GOD FOR GIVING ME THE CHANCE TO HAVE KNOWN HER.

PATROL OFFICER KELLI CREED
GILMER POLICE DEPT

September 23, 2004