Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Rest in peace Sergeant Ballard.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

March 12, 2022

I knew your grandfather. His sister Ann was my aunt. Gene was a very good man I'm sorry you didn't have the opportunity to know him. At his funeral there were policemen from all over the USA and the procession from the church to the cemetery was several miles long.

Dianne Bowers-Turner
Family

November 25, 2014

I never meet my grandfather but if my father is anything like him he must have been a wonderful man to raise such a great father and son. Rest In Peace Grandpa ill see u in heaven.

Ryan Eugene Ballard
Im his grandson

July 8, 2013

Thank you for your service and for helping to make America a safer place.

Deputy Brian Jones
Boulder County Sheriff's Office, CO

November 24, 2012

Sgt.Ballard you`re not forgotten. You were the BEST supervisor I ever worked for....You are missed....

Anonymous

March 8, 2011

Your heroism and service is honored today, the thirty-first 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 solace for all those who love and remember you for I know both the pain and pride are forever.


Rest In Peace

Phyllis Loya
mom of fallen officer Larry Lasater

November 29, 2010

IT HAS BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE WE TEED IT UP TOGETHER. YOU WAS A MAN WITH HIGH MORALS AND CHARACTER, AND YOU WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN BROTHER.

SGT. L. SNOW
FULTONDALE ALA POLICE DEPT.

August 3, 2009

rest in peace hero

vandenberghe
NH

November 29, 2007

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

July 11, 2007

We pause to honor the memory of Sergeant Ballard. Our thoughts and prayers go out to all of his surviving family members.

May God comfort and keep each of you.

Major D.W. Warren
Montgomery, AL - Police Department

December 19, 2006

Rest in Peace, Sergeant Ballard. Your sacrifice is not forgotten.

Officer 11169

September 25, 2006

Sgt. Ballard,
On today, the 26th anniversary of your murder, I would like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice for the citizens of Birmingham.

R.I.P.
Anonymous

November 29, 2005