Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Dear Daddy,

I miss you but know you are up in heaven. You are watching me and Taylor grow up and smiling!! You watch my mom raise us and still smile!!! I love you Daddy!!!!

Payton Selby

May 15, 2011

My dear friend...you crossed my mind today and I just wanted to tell you that you are so truely missed...my memories of you make me laugh...your sweet smile and sense of humor could lift my spirits anyday...heaven is richer having you....you will always be in my heart

Lisa
friend

December 13, 2010

REST IN PEACE BROTHER SELBY, YOUR SACRIFICE IS NOT FORGOTTEN. TONIGHT "A" SHIFT DEDICATES OUR WATCH TO YOUR MEMORY AND YOUR FAMILY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.

SGT. J.L. SLAUGHTER
RADFORD POLICE DEPARTMENT, VA

December 4, 2010

i miss you ever so much!!! i miss seeing you and hearing your voice. i still want to pick up the phone and call you, but i know you're not there anymore. i always think of our last visit together and how you thought i had lost my mind when i started crying in the middle of our meal for no good reason. you gave me that "she has freaked out" look, and it suddenly made me cheer up and laugh. i love you ! and i miss that sweet spirit you had.

(sister) Georgette

December 3, 2010

Your service will never be forgotten. May you forever rest in peace.

Lauren Wilkey
Wife of a DeSoto county Officer

June 18, 2010

We will never forget.

Faith

December 4, 2009

Remembering you on this day.
Love and miss you big brother.

Scott Selby

December 4, 2009

Your heroism and service is honored today, the seventh 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 you.

Rest In Peace

Phyllis Loya
mother of fallen officer Larry Lasater

December 4, 2009

So it is about the time I got the call. Where I am it is cold and rainy, kinda like that night. I spoke with Harold today and left Billy a message. They are good. Please continue to enlighten us with your spirit, we all need it. You are greatly missed.

Smiley

Smiley

December 4, 2008

My thoughts and prayers are with your loved ones and friends on this sixth anniversary of your EOW. Continue to keep watch over them and those still out on patrol watching over the Thin Blue Line. You will never be forgotten.

James Sheppard
Father of Sgt. Jason L. Sheppard EOW 12/7/06

December 4, 2008

I saw your buddy over the weekend. He got stung through some BS, but he is doing fine. That dreaded anniversary is coming soon, and I will make my calls. Wow, I still can't believe you are gone. How you tragedy has brought so many together. I miss you and am still with your pals. I know you are watching, don't ever close your eyes, your spirit is much needed now.

Smiley

Smiley
Friend

November 25, 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 30, 2008

Five years may have passed but you have not been forgotten. Continue to watch over your loved ones and those still out on patrol guarding over the Thin Blue Line. You have not been forgotten.

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

December 4, 2007

On this 5 year anniversary of your EOW, please watch over your family, friends and Brothers in blue during this Holiday season. Thank you for being someone special to so many. You are a true Hero and will not be forgotten.

Craig Figgins
Brother - SGT Dan Figgins St Charles, IL EOW 4/9/05

December 4, 2007

Deputy Selby,

On this the anniversary of your leaving us in the physical sence, we pay tribute to your spirit. Today, the Day Watch of the Henry County Georgia Police Department's North Precinct will hit the street in your honor. Please watch over us as we carry on your fine work.

Sergeant V.T. Rosen
Henry County Police Department
Day Watch North Precinct (S.W.A.T.)

Sergeant V.T. Rosen
Henry COunty Police Department

December 4, 2007

You are remembered today and thank you Sir for your service

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

December 3, 2007

Deputy Selby, I never met you, but thank you for your dedicated service to the citizens of this town. I know that everyday men and women like you, get up and put the badge on, and get out here and serve the public with trust, loyalty, and respect, and may everyone forever cherish your dedicated service. You were truly an inspiration for me to pursue a career in law enforcement. When I get out there sometime this year, I promise to make you proud. Rest in peace brother, you will forever be honored.

Calvin Grantham
Future recruit, Shelby County Sheriff's Department

April 24, 2007

Gone but not forgotten bubba.

Patrolman
SCSO

February 4, 2007

Deputy Selby,

You are deeply missed by family, friends and co-workers. May you rest in peace, Sir! You are not forgotten.

Police Officer

January 26, 2007

You know it's funny, I still think of you all the time. I pray for you and your family. I'm sure this time of year is especially hard on everybody...we still have you in our heart and soul. Please keep looking out for us.

Sergeant Faith Cunningham
Shelby County Sheriff's Office

December 22, 2006

DEPUTY SHELBY IS REMEMBERED TO DAY FOR THE SACRIFICE HE GAVE, HIS LIFE.
OUR HEROS WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN.

MOTHER OF AN FALLEN OFFICER IN TENNESSEE

December 4, 2006

Not the glittering weapon fights the fight but rather the hero's heart.
Proverbs.
G-d Bless.

December 4, 2006

my wife saw your mom today ,she said she painted your room blue cause it was your favorite color.i hate this and i sure never thought this would ever happen to anyone i knew,tonight in rollcall i will say a special prayer ,you will never be foregotten

officer j.quinn
memphis police

October 4, 2006

you were the one who showed me life. you were the one i would have stood by. its coming soon your aniversary though i will be gone overseas so i send this letting you know you were a great influence on me.

October 4, 2006

This is sent on behalf of Mike True, who if not had fallen off duty, would have shed a tear for Deputy Selby, may God have mercy on us all.

Patrolman Michael L. True
Shelby County Deputy Sheriff

September 11, 2006