LaGrange Police Department, Indiana
End of Watch Saturday, December 7, 1974
Reflections for Patrolman Michael Lee Waldron
Rest in peace Officer Waldron.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
April 17, 2020
Rest in peace.
Lt. Jim Russo
December 7, 2019
Rest in peace Patrolman Waldron.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
December 19, 2018
Rest in Peace, Patrolman Waldron. Your sacrifice is not forgotten.
Officer 11169
April 5, 2013
Your heroism and service is honored today, the 37th 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.
Rest In Peace
Phyllis Loya
mother of fallen officer Larry Lasater, PPD, eow 4/24/05
December 7, 2011
Patrolman Waldron, you have not been forgotten. Rest in peace.
Michelle - wife of US Marshal
February 23, 2011
As my career's end is coming closer, I decided to check and find those who had lost their lives during the year that I was hired. While it's been many years since your passing, I'm sure those you left behind and those whom with you served with distinction have kept you alive in their memories. Thank you for your service and for looking out for us who continue in our chosen profession. Rest in peace Patrolman Waldron.
Sgt. Robert Mau Sr.
PD Joliet IL
December 19, 2008
Officer Waldron your work on this Earth as we know it is done. You are in God's Hands now. May you rest in peace.
SGT. Daryl Brewer
Clarksville Police Dept. Clarksville, Tennessee
May 29, 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
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and may not be duplicated without permission
Investigator David L Bell
Richland County Sheriff's Dept., Columbia, SC
January 9, 2008
You are remembered today and thank you Sir for your service
vandenberghe
mancheser, nh
December 4, 2007
Gone, but never forgotten, Rest easy now my Brother in Law, your watch on earth is over.
SGT. John L. Gulledge Retired
Escambia CO FL SO
April 28, 2007
Thank you for your service, a true hero indeed....
Senior Officer D. W. Reichhardt
Waverly PD, Va.
December 7, 2006
God bless, Mike...from a fellow Hoosier.
Special Agent Dennis Duncan
Norfolk Southern Railway Police
February 24, 2004
Rest easy, Brother, you are not forgotten.
Monroe Co. Sheriff Dept. Bloomington, In.l
December 7, 2003
Rest easy, Brother, you are not forgotten.
Monroe Co. Sheriff Dept. Bloomington, In.
December 7, 2003
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