Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Rest in peace Officer Barlow.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

October 5, 2021

Rest in peace and know that no passage of time will ever erase your service and sacrifice.

Detective Cpl/3 Steven Rizzo
Delaware State Police (Retired)

October 1, 2020

Rest In Peace. Your actions were honorable and necessary that night. Sorry for the time you lost and the pain that caused. I honor your sacrifice.

Officer J. Deisman
California Dept. Of Corrections & great grandson of the suspect.

May 31, 2020

Rest In Peace Brother. Your sacrifice is not forgotten on the 82nd anniversary of your EOW.

Officer Mike Robinson, (Ret)
City of Upland, CA

October 1, 2017

As the Great grandson of the man who took your life, my family has the utmost respect for you and your family. My grandmother was asleep on the porch with her sister the night of the incident and took the rifle from her deceased father notifying officer Barlow that he was dead. It impacted hers and her 3 brothers and younger sisters life greatly. She did however end up marrying a Lindsay Police Officer. So, life is strange. I would like to mention the people of Lindsay at that time in history and the generosity and kindness they showed officer Barlows and even my family. A total of 13 children lost their fathers because of that event and during the depression. The citizens of Lindsay rallied and took care of both families as they would see eachother from time to time. Im not sure of the struggles Officer Barlows family endured but, as a living decendant I would like to apologize and wish nothing but the best for officers Barlows extended family. It was always a wish of my grandmothers to express that to the family but, she never had the chance.

Officer J. Deisman
Ca. Dept. of Corrections and Rehibiltation

May 4, 2016

Rest in Peace, Officer Barlow. Your sacrifice is not forgotten.

Officer 11169

October 23, 2009

Your heroism and service is honored today, the 74th 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

Anonymous

October 1, 2009

Officer Barlow,

We worked in the same city, you and I, separated by 60 years of time. You were once just a plaque in the lobby and when I asked about you, everyone just shrugged their shoulders and said, "Just a guy that used to work here."

I set out to learn as much about you as I could and I was determined that your photo and history would one day appear on this page. Its a shame that it took so very long for this to take place.

I have been to the house on Lindsay Street where the shooting took place. A mark from one of your bullets was still visible on one of the front porch supports back in 1995.

I have stood by your lonely grave in Lindsay Cemetery and wondered if any of your eight children are still alive. If they are, I hope they have an opportunity to see this memorial.

Your service will not be forgotten...

Sergeant Robert Herndon
Former LPD Officer

May 4, 2009

You are remembered today and thank you Sir for your service.

Pat VanDen Berghe

October 13, 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
Used with Special Permission of the Author
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Investigator David L Bell
Richland County Sheriff's Dept., Columbia, SC

September 12, 2007

Gone but surely not forgotten

Jeff

February 28, 2007