Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Rest in peace Major Kennedy.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

January 15, 2022

Rest easy

Mark Mottola

July 17, 2020

Thank you for your service and please know that your sacrifice is one that will never, ever be forgotten by your LE brethren. Rest in peace always.

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

July 17, 2020

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

Marshal Chris Di Gerolamo
Federal Air Marshal Service

March 29, 2016

Thanks for the brotherhood and friendship . I think about the "good times" at the P.D. quite often. It never was the same after you left . I enjoyed serving all of those years on the "SPECIAL OPS " team . Your laughter and smile was always encouraging and is still alive in my memory. Your kindness to my family will never be forgotton . Thanks again for everything you did for our department and community . You will never be forgotten . "RUCK"..234

SGT. J.E. RUCKER
BOONE POLICE (RETIRED)

January 18, 2011

Your heroism and service is honored today, the eighth 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 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.

I pray for the solace of all those who love and miss you for I know both their pain and pride are forever.

Phyllis Loya

Phyllis Loya
mother of fallen officer Larry Lasater

July 17, 2010

You are still not forgotten, even 7 years later. You will never be forgotten. Rest in God's peace, brother.

Officer Josh McCrary
Plumerville Police Dept, Arkansas

July 17, 2009

Thank you Bob for the opportunity you gave me. Without you I would have lost my certification. you took a chance on me when no one else would. I will always be grateful to you. god bless you and your family, Rest In Peace

Anonymous

January 1, 2009

Bob,
Another year passed yesterday since you left us. I reflect on our friendship and work often. I really miss you, but I know where you are and look forward to someday seeing you there. Again rest in peace My Friend, and KNOW you are missed!!

Tony Keller Lt. Retired

July 18, 2008

Bob,

I will never forget the evening I learned you were gone. I could not believe it.

You were always such a help to me with equipment and technical support. I miss our little afternoon "intel" briefings.

I hope you realize the impact that you and Kerri and Kyle had on me as I stepped into fatherhood myself.

RIP Bob.

Charlie
NC Probation & Parole

June 19, 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
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and may not be duplicated without permission

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

December 26, 2007

Bob,
I'm not sure where to begin. You have been gone for 5 long years and there is not a day passes that you do not enter my mind. You were always, from day one, the son we never had. I have never felt such awful pain as when I was told of your death. Thank you for the wonderful grandson you left for me to love. You would be so proud of Kyle He is you in so many way I feel you around us every day. I love you dearly and miss you beyond words.
Jackie

Jackie Dowdy
Mother-In-Law

November 10, 2007

Dear Dad,
I love and miss you with all my heart. I think about you all the time & I love you. Kyle (son)

Kyle Kennedy
Son

November 5, 2007

It has taken over 5 long years to say, "I know you didn't leave us on purpose". I just hope people realize how dedicated to law enforcement & your commitment to your family that you were!! Kyle is exactely the mirror image of you and for that I am eternally grateful. He lives on in is father. I will forever miss & LOVE you with all my heart. I hope you are restfully peaceful, in that little corner of flying heaven that I know you are in. I am sure you are watching us from above with our favorite morning coffee. Just remember that Kyle & I love you and I will meet up with again to be with you forever & a day. With love, hugs, extra kisses & affection Kerri (your wife)

Kerri Kennedy
Wife

October 27, 2007

MY BROTHER, MAY GOD BLESS YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND SACRIFICE. A HERO FOR SURE. MAY YOU REST IN PEACE.

CHIEF RONNIE WATFORD-RET.
JEFFERSON POLICE DEPT,S.C.

July 17, 2007

Major Kennedy,
Today is the fifth anniversary of your EOW. My thoughts are with your family and friends as they remember you today and always.

Pennsylvania citizen

July 17, 2007

What a pleasure to have known and worked with you. I'll see you on the other side.

John A. Boone
Drug Enforcement Administration

October 27, 2006

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

Bob,

You were a true professional, a Great guy, and a True friend! WE all miss you! We were blessed with the time we had together!

God Bless you and Keep you My Good Friend!

Lt.Tony A.Keller
Catawba County Sheriff's Office,Newton N.C.

"The guardian angels of life sometimes fly so high as to be beyond our sight, but they are always looking down upon us."
-Jean Paul Richter

You're not forgotten ...
July 17, 2003

Anonymous

I met Major Robert Kennedy on the weekend of July 13,2002 at a Civil Air Patrol School in Burlington N.C. It seemed that we became instant friends, I guess because we were both police officers and involved with the Civil Air Patrol.

After classes we would talk about our jobs and our families. In the short amount of time that I spent with Bob I learned how much he loved his son and wife. It seemed that we talked all weekend about our families and police work. I was deeply saddened when I learned about his death. My thoughts and prayers are with the family. May God walk with the family each day.

Officer John Overman
Wendell Police Department

"Ye, though I fly through the Valley of the Shadow of Death, I shall fear no Evil; For I am at 10,000 feet and climbing."

Keep on climbing! Rest in Peace.

Darin L. Paul, Special Agent/Pilot
Federal Bureau of Investigation - Detroit Division

To the family,friends and co-workers of Major Robert Kennedy: May God bless each & every one of you throughout this trying time. We feel your pain and loss, for our hearts break along with yours. Please know that you are all in our thoughts and prayers.

Joni Thompson
Charlotte-Mecklenburg / Training Academy

Bob...continue to lead in your unwavering fashion. Know that you made a difference not only in the public that you served, but to the officers who knew and served you.

You will never be forgotten...Good Bye old friend

A/Sr Inspector Steve W. Graves
U.S. Marshals Service

My thoughts are with you and your family after your loss of Bob, as well as the other two Officers. Bob touched so many in life, and unfortunately passed this place much to soon.

Sgt. Phil Hamby
Forsyth County Sheriff's Office