Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

M/Trooper Deuter,
On today, the 25th anniversary of your death I would just like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice for the citizens of the state of Indiana. And to your Family and loved ones, I wish to extend my deepest sympathy.

R.I.P.
USBP

Anonymous
United States Border Patrol

July 16, 2023

Whenever I see a cross on a roadside, I offer a prayer for the deceased and his or her loved ones. A few years ago, as I was driving between our homes in IN and PA, I saw the cross with the hat affixed to it. Since that time, on my frequent trips up and back, I look for this cross and wonder who that person was. On my latest trip, I saw the sign dedicated to Master Trooper David Deuter. I offer my gratitude for his service and sacrifice. As well, I offer my condolences to his family, friends and colleagues and now have a name to remember in prayer. Rest in peace Trooper Deuter. You are not forgotten.

Anonymous
A passerby

July 20, 2020

Thank you for your service and please know that your sacrifice will never be forgotten. Rest in peace always.

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

July 16, 2020

I will miss you till the day I die.... So many changes with family and society. Your better off where you are my love......in Heaven.

Debra Deuter

July 15, 2020

I will miss you till the day I die.... So many changes with family and society. Your better off where you are my love......in Heaven.

Debra Deuter

July 15, 2020

In the mid 1980s I was doing ride alongs with the LaGrange Sheriff’s Dept. That’s when I met Dave and he met his future wife Deb. She was a dispatcher for the Sheriff’s Dept. Looking back they were a great couple both had a great sense of humor.
In 1994 I went to work on the Indiana Toll Road and worked with Dave on countless crashes and traffic control details.
On that terrible day I was a Toll Road Maintenance Supervisor and I was on my way home from the Steuben Maintenance Facility. I heard the call for a crash near the 127 MM numerous 911 calls. This would be on my way home. As I responded they reported a trooper was involved. I knew that I was going to be the first on scene.
I was. As a first responder/firefighter for 34 years that scene is one of two in those years I wish I’d never seen.
Dave was just a super great guy, a huge sense of humor and a big laugh. I was at the Toll Road until it was leased and everyday literally, out in traffic I thought about Dave.
Every time I pass a State Trooper stopped alongside the road, after all these years, I think of Dave and that day.
My god continue to bless Deb and their girls.
Mark McClish

Mark McClish
Former Toll Road Maintenance.

July 16, 2018

I will always remember the day that my Dad brought this "Rookie" to our house for dinner the first time he was training him. And I will always remember getting "the call" from my Dad on that terrible day. Nobody can understand what a Police Officer and their family goes thru each and every day. They are gone but not forgotten.

Andy Jagoda
Son of ISP Frank Jagoda

May 15, 2014

Rest in Peace, Master Trooper Deuter. Your sacrifice is not forgotten.

Officer 11169

February 17, 2013

I covered this while working news as a photographer. I also just started as a reserve police officer a few years prior to this and it left a very sad and insightful feeling with me.

Reserve Deputy Dean Orewiler
Sr. Reserve Deputy Officer

July 16, 2012

Always Honored, Always Remembered!

Your amazing family is the best tribute to you! Sending them much love today.

Carolyn Dudley
Surviving Spouse -ISP Lt Gary Dudley

July 16, 2012

Dave I was one of the lucky ones who got to work with you for 3 years before you were lost to us. There is not a single shift I work in 911 where I don't think of you, Rich Gaston, Cory Elson, Jason Beale and Jeff Shaw..You all were my friends, confidants and coworkers, and I miss you terribly...Peace be yours now brother..

Heather Zentz
Kosciusko County Shf/Former ISP Dispatcher

July 12, 2011

I think about Dave on just about every traffic stop. I met him when I was a probationary trooper on the Toll Road. I worked a different area than Dave and when he was introduced to me, the first thing he said was, if I ever needed help, to have the post call him and he would be out--didn't matter what time it was, or where it was. That was an awesome gesture to someone he had never met before. It was 1984. Sometimes somebody says or does something that sticks with you...Thanks, Dave

Jon Keene, Captain
LaPorte County Sheriff's Office (Indiana)

January 6, 2011

Your heroism and service is honored today, the twelth 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.

Phyllis Loya

Phyllis Loya
mother of fallen officer Larry Lasater

July 16, 2010

My thoughts are with all of your loved ones on this day. Continue to watch over all of them and protect them. You have not been forgotten and are a true hero.

Bob Gordon
Father of Michael P. Gordon, EOW: 8/8/04

July 23, 2008

My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family on this day.

Sergeant
Connecticut State Police

July 16, 2008

Dad,
Soon, it will be 10 years since your death. It is still so hard to believe that you are gone. You would be proud of those you left! We are all carrying on the values and ethics you taught us.
Our world has changed a lot since you were killed. It seems so unsafe sometimes. Officers face so many challenges. But, we will not stop fighting for their safety and training and support.
Everyone here misses you, but we are so proud of you and we know that you are richly enjoying your reward in Heaven.
Thank you Dad for the life you lived, for the legacy you left, and for the love you filled our hearts with. I miss you so much. I love you and can still feel you watching and protecting us.

Laura M. Deuter Spangle
Daughter of David

May 1, 2008

Thank you Auburn PD for your comment. It was a blessing to see a recent relection. I feel as time goes on others forget but the family never does.

April 11, 2008

Always remembered

Auburn Police Dept.

January 10, 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
Copyright © 1999 - All Rights Reserved
and may not be duplicated without permission

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

January 9, 2008

Sweet Sleep be yours.

July 16, 2006

Rest in Peace Brother

Deputy Bennett
Henry County Sheriff's Dept. (Indiana)

July 16, 2006

Our Greatest Fear
Yet once again the Thin Blue Line is diminished,
an officer’s final tour of duty is finished.
"Officer down", it’s our greatest fear,
and once again, I hold back a tear.
They patrol in the state, city, county and town,
in uniforms colored white, green, blue and brown.
The shape of their badges may vary,
but it’s a symbol that they all, proudly carry.
They leave for work with a kiss goodbye,
but some don’t come home, no matter how hard they try.
To uphold the law is the job that they pick,
with such high aspirations, why must some die so quick?
They leave behind loved ones, family and friends,
after their lives have met tragic ends.
Some die in crashes, others hearts not too stout,
too many have been lost when gunshots ring out.
Our Heavenly Father has called them home,
no more these dark streets do they roam.
Through trial and error they have given their best,
please Lord, now grant them eternal rest.
Yet once again the Thin Blue Line is diminished,
an officer’s final tour of duty is finished.
" Officer down", it’s our greatest fear,
and once again I hold back a tear.



Master Trooper Dave “Stumpy” Miller

Indiana State Police Dist 13

December 19, 2005

Trooper Deuter your work on this Earth as we know it is done. You are in Gods Hands now. May you rest in peace now brother...

SGT. Daryl Brewer
Clarksville Police Dept. Clarksville, Tennessee

December 14, 2005

"The path of the Warrior is lifelong, and mastery is often simply staying on the path."

Thank you for helping us stay on the path. You shall not be forgotten.

65th Indiana State Police Recruit
Indiana State Police

December 3, 2005

I often visit this website after the death of two dear friends from the NCSHP (Troopers Calvin Taylor E.O.W. October 3, 2001 and Anthony Cogdill E.O.W. May 30, 2003). Both of these troopers were killed by transfer trucks who hit them as they were performing traffic stops on the side on Interstate 40.

I was shocked to see that 4 of the last 5 Indiana Troopers were killed in the same manner. In the case of Trooper Cogdill, the truck driver had cocaine in his system and a crack pipe in this truck. He was charged with 8 offenses. The trial ended a few weeks ago. Unfortunately, the jury found him not guilty on most of the charges. He was found guilty of deathy by vehicle and is to spend 45 days in jail (less time served). Where is the justice????

My thoughts and prayers go out to the family and friends of Trooper Deuter. I am deeply saddened to see the death of another Trooper.

These are senseless occurances that continue to happen. Thank you so much to the men and women who continue to serve their communities and this great Nation. God Bless You.

...Gone, but never Forgotten...

Marti (EMT-Paramedic)
Haywood Co EMS (NC)

April 4, 2004