Sacramento Police Department, California
End of Watch Monday, June 1, 1981
Reflections for Police Officer William Henry Warner
Rest in peace Officer Warner.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
May 30, 2019
Rest In Peace Brother in Blue. Thank you and your family for your sacrifice and service.
Officer Mike Robinson (Ret)
Upland Police Dept. CA
June 1, 2018
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 1, 2015
I have laid down my life in service to all of you.
I have been a part of the fabric that has held the line between your safety and your victimization. I have given my life so that others may live in peace. I have lived my life as a dedicated member of the greatest profession. There is no greater honor.
As I now become a part of the rich history of law enforcement, please remember me always for I have left behind those who loved and depended upon me.
My partners and my agency, please remember my family, their loss, and don’t let time soften your compassion for them.
You guard the gate now and I will continue my watch from above.
MAY YOU REST IN PEACE AND MAY YOUR FAMILY FIND COMFORT IN THE GOOD YOU HAVE DONE HERE ON EARTH.
Doug Gist, Captain (ret) Washoe SO
Silver State National Peace Officers Museum, Virginia City, NV.
July 1, 2013
Bill, I met you as a freshman at Jesuit High School and through fate your were assigned to be my upper class man "big brother." Fate led us both to SPD and I walked into that SPD locker room exactly a year a year after your passing. You were a "man for others" as the Jesuits wanted us to be and it was a life of tremendous potential cut short! You were determined,smart, hard working, and considerate to others-RIP
Captain James R. Maccoun
Sacramento Police Department
May 8, 2012
Rest in Peace, Officer Warner. Your sacrifice is not forgotten.
Officer 11169
January 21, 2012
Your heroism and service is honored today, the 28th 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. Rest In Peace.
I hope to meet your family, especially your son, at one of our Northern Califonia chapter of COPS meeting. My grandson Cody was also born 2 1/2 months after his father was killed. I hold the family in thought and prayer.
Phyllis Loya
Anonymous
June 1, 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
December 5, 2007
You have not been forgotten. God bless you and your sacrifice.
Detective D. Thompson
Colorado Springs Police Department
June 1, 2007
This is a horrible tragedy. Your son is now 26. 4 years
older than you when you were taken. You have missed
so much and he has missed you. With thoughts of you on this anniversary of your EOW.
Lynn Kole
Washington State
June 1, 2007
May you Rest in Peace Blue Angel.
June 1, 2006
Ofc. Warner,
I just finished reading a poem about you on a website full of police poems. I then wanted to come to this site to learn about you. You will not be forgotten!
"Police Officers are part of a brotherhood that others will never know"
Rest in Peace, Ofc. Warner, we've got it from here.
Ofc. Culver, RJ #138
Holly Hill Police Department
Volusia County, FL
Ofc. Culver, RJ #138
Holly Hill Police Department
April 22, 2005
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