Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

"Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God."
Matthew 5:9

Marshal Chris Di Gerolamo
Federal Air Marshal Service

May 23, 2018

Your heroism and service is honored today, the 23rd 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 miss Bob.

Rest In Peace

Phyllis Loya
mother of fallen officer Larry Lasater

November 13, 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
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Investigator David L Bell
Richland County Sheriff's Dept., Columbia, SC

February 11, 2008

Rest in peace hero. You are a hero just by the profession you chose and were so accomplished at.

Pat Van Den Berghe, Manchester, NH
Neighbors for a Better Manchester, NH

November 30, 2007

We will always remember you.

Cpl/1 Steven Rizzo
Delaware State Police

November 14, 2007

We will always remember you.

Cpl/1 Steven Rizzo
Delaware State Police

November 14, 2007

I remember how kind you were to me when your wife used to babysit me so many years ago. I always think of you fondly. You were a nice man.

Jennifer
old friend

July 6, 2007

I remember how kind you were to me when your wife used to babysit me so many years ago. I always think of you fondly. You were a nice man.

Jennifer
old friend

July 6, 2007

You will not be forgotten Officer Zimmerman. Rest in peace, Sir, job well done.

A Maryland citizen

May 15, 2007

We remember... we will always remember.

Maryland Citizen

November 14, 2006

Bob...

What can I say, but thank you. You were one of a kind. Rest in peace brother untill we meet again.

Dean

Dean Baker
B.CO.P.D. Ret.

March 26, 2006

Rest in peace blue angel.

Shannon
concerned citizen