Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Deputy Sheriff Cone, rest in peace.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

April 24, 2019

You are not forgotten by your brethren.

SGT D. B. Pixley (RET)
Edgecombe County Sheriff

April 24, 2015

Your heroism and service is honored today, the 22nd anniversary of your death. Your memory lives and you continue to inspire. Thank you for your service to my home state and the birthplace of my son. 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.

Time never dimishes respect, and your memory will always be honored and revered. I pray for the solace of all those who love and remember him for I know both the pain and pride are forever. I hold his family in my heart's embrace today.

Rest In Peace

Phyllis Loya
Mom of fallen California Officer Larry Lasater, Pittsburg PD, eow 4/24/05

January 25, 2012

Deputy Cone you are remembered today for your dedication to duty. RIP

Det. Michael Kane
Boston Police Dept.

January 25, 2012

YOU ARE REMEMBERED TODAY AND THANK YOU SIR FOR YOUR SERVICE

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

January 22, 2008

YOU ARE REMEMBERED TODAY AND THANK YOU SIR FOR YOUR SERVICE

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

January 22, 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

December 26, 2007

Dear Mr. Deputy Sheriff Thomas Alan Cone,

I am sorry that I was never able to meet you, but you have been shown to me thru your son. I wish that you were able to be here to see what a fine gentlemen your son has become. I thank you for putting your life on the line for serving as a law enforcement officer. Your son is not only a scholar and a gentleman, but also an impregnable example of what all men should strive to be. I give my deepest condolences to your family and to those who knew you. R.I.P and I can't wait to meet you in Heaven some day

Justin Michael Davis
Thomas Alan Cone II's little brother

October 18, 2007

I was working that fateful night in RM and remember the sense of loss. Every time I drive on 64 Alt. I think of Deputy Cone and what a great person he was. I was only a few months out of the academy, but the LEO family lost a great brother, and it was felt througout the twin county area.

S.E. Hun
Rocky Mount Police Dept.

May 4, 2007

It has been over 16 years since your tour of duty ended, you have not been forgotten nor will that ever happen. You are a true hero and heroes never die. Keep watch over your loved ones and those still out on patrol keeping watch over the Thin Blue Line.

Bob Gordon, father of fallen Chicago Officer
Michael P. Gordon, EOW: 8/8/04 (Killed by a Drunk Driver)

Bob Gordon, Gold Star Father

September 16, 2006

TOMMY I ENJOYED WORKING WITH YOU BEFORE I GOT ON THE DEPARTMENT. I WAS DRIVING THE WRECKER FOR SAMMY'S THE NIGHT OF YOU R ACCIDENT. I WAS TRYING TO GET ON THERE THEN. I WAS ISSUED SOME OF YOUR EQUIPMENT, WHICH I QUICKLY PASSED ONTO YOUR WIFE AND KIDS. SAMMY EDMONDSON SECURED YOUR COAT AS WELL. GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY. I KNOW YOU ARE WALKING BETTER STREETS NOW.

DEPUTY DENNIS A COLEY
EDGECOMBE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE

May 24, 2006

DEPUTY CONE, I NEVER MET YOU BUT I WAS IN THE ACADEMY AT THE TIME OF YOUR DEATH. ONE OF MY INSTRUCTOR'S WAS A SGT. AT YOUR DEPARTMENT. I KNOW WE ALL WERE HURTING FROM THE NEWS OF WHAT HAD HAPPENED. I THINK OF YOU AND YOUR FAMILY OFTEN. EACH TIME I ARREST A DRUNK DRIVER, IT IS FOR YOU AND EVERY OTHER PERSON WHO HAS LOST THERE LIFE IN A DWI CRASH. PLEASE WATCH OVER US ALL AND KNOW YOU ARE NOT FORGOTTEN.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR DUTY TO THIS GREAT NATION, RIP.

PRESTON ELLIS
KINSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT

February 26, 2005

I stop by this website often after the death of two dear friends with the NCSHP (Troopers Calvin Taylor E.O.W. October 3, 2001 and Anthony Cogdill E.O.W. May 30, 2003).

We all grieve over the lives lost in the line of duty. I hope you can find some comfort knowing that there are countless prayers that go out for your family.

These are senseless tragedies that never seem to stop. God Bless the men and women who continue to serve their communities in our great Nation.

...Gone, but never Forgotten....

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

April 5, 2004

Rest in peace blue angel.

Shannon
concerned citizen

January 12, 2004